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| '''Established''' || 1800 (Formation of the Freethinker Dominion)
 
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| '''Standing Strength''' || ~4,200,000 Men & Women
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| '''Standing Strength''' || 4,200,000 (inc 1,200,000 NS personnel)
 
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| '''Headquarters''' || [[Admiralty House (Navarre)|Admiralty House]], [[Navarre]]  
 
| '''Headquarters''' || [[Admiralty House (Navarre)|Admiralty House]], [[Navarre]]  
 
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| '''Commander-in-Chief''' || Line Admiral [[Sir Erik Svenson]] MM, FRN
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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===The Colonial Navy===
 
===The Colonial Navy===
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The naval forces of [[The Freethinker Commonwealth]] were known as the '''Freethinker Colonial Navy''' before they became a autonomous dominion of the [[Midlonia]]n Empire in 1799.  
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Founded in 1660 with the purchase of the ex-Midlonian Navy Sloop ''[[FRNS Adventure (1660) |Adventure]]'', the force had grown to twelve ships by the time of the [['War Of The Mainland']], where, under the command of [[Sir John Barham]], it scored several victories against the numerically superior [[Knootian]] navy in the area. A total of twenty enemy ships were destroyed for the loss of just four colonial vessels, and the part the force played in the war is seen as vital to the eventual Midlonian victory. Several captured Knootian ships were also added to the ranks of the fleet, meaning a net gain in terms of tonnage because of the conflict.
  
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Founded in 1660 with the purchase of the ex-Midlonian Navy Sloop ''[[FRNS Adventure (1660) |Adventure]]'', the force had grown to twelve ships by the time of the [['War Of The Mainland']], where, under the command of [[Sir John Barham]], it scored several victories against the numerically superior [[Knootian]] navy in the area. A total of twenty enemy ships were destroyed for the loss of four Colonial vessels, and the part the force played in the war is seen as vital to the eventual English victory. Several captured spanish ships were also added to the ranks of the fleet, meaning a net gain in terms of tonnage because of the conflict.
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In the aftermath of the war, the service was seen as vital to protecting the coastlines and trade routes of the [[Freethinker Mainland|Mainland]], and thus the late sevententh to the eighteenth century saw an exponential expansion of the force. Indeed, by the time of the offical name change at the beginning of the nineteenth century, over fifty ships, including four seventy-four gun 'Ships of the Line', had been commissioned into the growing colonial service.
  
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In the aftermath of the war, the service was seen as vital to protecting the coastlines and trade routes of the [[Freethinker Mainland|Mainland]], and thus the late Sevententh to the Eighteenth century saw an exponential expansion of the force. Indeed, by the time of the offical name change at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, over fifty ships, including four seventy-gun Man o' Wars, had been commissioned into the service.
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The naval forces officially became the [[Freethinker Royal Navy]] in the spring of 1800. The naval forces of [[The Freethinker Commonwealth]] were generally known as the '''Freethinker Colonial Navy''' before the nation itself became a autonomous dominion of the [[Midlonia]]n Empire in 1799.  
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The service officially became the [[Freethinker Royal Navy]] in the spring of 1800.
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===Service to Midlonia===
 
===Service to Midlonia===
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== Bases ==
 
== Bases ==
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See Main Article: [[Freethinker Naval Bases]]
  
 
== Rank Structure ==
 
== Rank Structure ==
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== Equipment ==
 
== Equipment ==
 
===Warships===
 
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====Capital Ships====
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*[[Ankara Class CGN]]
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*[[Berlin Class CAN]]
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**[[Ankara Class CGN]]
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**[[Berlin Class CAN]]
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*[[Sabre Class DDHN]]
 
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====Littoral====
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*;Mine Warfare:
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====Submarines====
 
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*[[Brazen Class SSK]]
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*[[Tyrant Class SSBN]]
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**[[Tyrant Class SSBN]]
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**[[Brazen Class SSK]]
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====Auxiliaries====
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*;Tankers:
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====Amphibious Assault====
 
====Amphibious Assault====
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*;Landing Platform Docks:
  
 
===Weaponry===
 
===Weaponry===
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*[[Mk 72 VLS]]
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====Gunnery====
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*;CIWS:
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*;Self Defence Gunnery:
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====Missiles====
 
====Missiles====
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**[[Mk 72 VLS]]
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===Other Systems===
 
===Other Systems===
 
*[[Overlord CMS]]
 
*[[Overlord CMS]]
  
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==Current Deployments==
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==Current Fleets and Deployments==
  
 
[[Category:Armed forces]]
 
[[Category:Armed forces]]
 
[[Category:The Freethinkers]]
 
[[Category:The Freethinkers]]

Revision as of 21:31, 14 June 2006

Freethinker Royal Navy
RNEnsign2copys.png
Motto Sine Pari (Without Equal)
Established 1800 (Formation of the Freethinker Dominion)
Technology Base Post Modern Tech
Standing Strength 4,200,000 (inc 1,200,000 NS personnel)
Headquarters Admiralty House, Navarre
Commander-in-Chief Admiral of the Line Sir Erik Svenson CMM, FRN

The Freethinker Royal Navy is the oldest and arguably the most powerful component of the Freethinker Royal Armed Forces. The service is tasked with the defence of the Freethinker Commonwealth and its territorial waters and with providing, in the modern tech era, the main force projection power of the Freethinker Government in international affairs.

History

The Colonial Navy

Founded in 1660 with the purchase of the ex-Midlonian Navy Sloop Adventure, the force had grown to twelve ships by the time of the 'War Of The Mainland', where, under the command of Sir John Barham, it scored several victories against the numerically superior Knootian navy in the area. A total of twenty enemy ships were destroyed for the loss of just four colonial vessels, and the part the force played in the war is seen as vital to the eventual Midlonian victory. Several captured Knootian ships were also added to the ranks of the fleet, meaning a net gain in terms of tonnage because of the conflict.

In the aftermath of the war, the service was seen as vital to protecting the coastlines and trade routes of the Mainland, and thus the late sevententh to the eighteenth century saw an exponential expansion of the force. Indeed, by the time of the offical name change at the beginning of the nineteenth century, over fifty ships, including four seventy-four gun 'Ships of the Line', had been commissioned into the growing colonial service.

The naval forces officially became the Freethinker Royal Navy in the spring of 1800. The naval forces of The Freethinker Commonwealth were generally known as the Freethinker Colonial Navy before the nation itself became a autonomous dominion of the Midlonian Empire in 1799.

Service to Midlonia

Independence

The Second Moonstone War

Development

Today

The Freethinker Royal Navy has evolved into one of the most powerful maritime navies in the world today.

Units

Bases

See Main Article: Freethinker Naval Bases

Rank Structure

Equipment

Warships

Capital Ships

  • Battleships
  • Aircraft Carriers

Escorts

Littoral

  • Fast Attack Craft
  • Patrol Craft
  • Mine Warfare

Submarines

  • Attack Submarines

Auxiliaries

  • Multi-Product Resupply Vessels
  • Tankers

Amphibious Assault

  • Landing Platform Docks

Weaponry

Gunnery

  • Heavy Calibre
  • CIWS
  • Self Defence Gunnery

Missiles

  • Surface Warfare Missiles
  • Air Warfare Missiles

Other Systems

Current Fleets and Deployments

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