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Royal New England Navy
| Royal New England Navy | |
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| Active Personnel: | 8,500 |
| Reserve Personnel: | 4,335 |
| Conscripts: | 2,805 |
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| Chief of Navy: | Joshua Brown |
The Royal New England Navy or RNEN is the chief naval force of New England, and is part of the New England Defence Force (NEDF). By world standards, the RNEN is is classified as a green-water navy, with a primary capability of operating within 500nm of home port. The navy deliberately lacks the ability for sustained long-distance combat operations, concentrating instead on the home defence of New England.
Despite it's diminutive size and status, the RNEN has a proud history and has defeated much larger navies in the past, including the Australian and American navies during the Five Day War. The professional head of the Royal New England Navy is the Chief of Navy, currently Vice Admiral Joshua Brown. The Chief of Navy in turn reports to the Chief of the Defence Force Staff.
For a history of the Navy, see Military History of New England.
Organisation
The Royal New England Navy is comprised of regular, reserve and national service personnel. The regular navy is a full professional outfit, whereas the naval reserve is a part time reserve outfit only called upon in emergencies. By law, conscripts can never be deployed onto active duty and act only in a support role after their initial training period.
There is a single fleet, the Home Fleet, which is divided into two squadrons: Northern and Southern. Each of the squadrons is commanded by a Rear Admiral and has maritime and shore components organised into flotillas. The Northern Squadron is responsible for the defence of the sea north of Wenonah Head, and is based out of HMND Goodwood Island near Yamba. The Southern Squadron is charged with the defence of the sea south of Wenonah Head, and is based out of HMND Limeburners near Port Macquarie. Air support is provided by 108 Wing, Royal New England Air Force, which is based out of AFS Kalang near Raleigh.
Establishments
The Royal New England Navy operates from three principal establishments across New England, plus a handful of smaller facilities that support the operation of the fleet. The principal establishments are the three dockyards, located at Goodwood Island, Mylestom and Limeburners, with all commanded by a Commodore. All dockyards carry the designation HMND for His Majesty's Naval Dockyard.
Fleet
See also, Fleet of the Royal New England Navy.
The current fleet involves eighteen ships and submarines plus supply and support vessels.
Ranks
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Commander | Captain | Commodore | Rear- Admiral |
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Petty Officer |
Chief Petty Officer |
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Master Warrant Officer |
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