Royal Navy of Meriad

The Royal Navy of Meriad is Meriad's principal. It is charged with the protection of Meriad's lengthy coastline and expansive territorial waters, projecting Meriadni power in times of war, assisting mariners in distress, and conducting counter-piracy,, counter-narcotics, and counter-smuggling operations in Meriadni waters and in conjunction with foreign naval forces. While the Meriadni navy is quite small, it is well-equipped and well-funded by the Hall of Jarls.

The Meriadni Royal Navy, as a branch of the Armed Forces of Meriad, is formally commanded by the reigning Monarch of Meriad, presently King Sketli. Practically, it is commanded overall by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Ebba Isaksson, and in particular by the Commanding Admiral of the Royal Navy, presently Fleet Admiral (upper half) Petter Ueland.

The Royal Navy maintains a well-equipped force of 8, 5 , 2 , 39 , and numerous small boats and watercraft. These assets are augmented by a force of over 120 rotary-wing aircraft and 58 fixed-wing aircraft. There are also two under the operational control of the Meriadni Civil Marine Service, which are tasked with keeping Meriadni Navy vessels refueled and resupplied.

Organization
The Royal Navy is organized into three fleet commands, as well as a number of smaller organizational units. The largest of these is Central Fleet Command, which is based in Gröstavik, and encompasses the bulk of the surface fleet. Nordeaic Fleet Command, based out of Sürvern, is comprised of a destroyer and numerous smaller watercraft, and is mainly focused on monitoring international commerce and shipping near the delta of the Yurgen River and the southern Nordeaic Sea. Polar Fleet Command, which encompasses the navy's icebreaking capacity, is based out of Høstenpunkt, and is made up of two destroyers and the navy's two Stifinner-class icebreakers.

Meriadni Maritime Directorate
The Meriadni Maritime Directorate is the government body responsible for clearing and maintaining sea lanes of ice during the winter months of the year. It operates a total of six diesel-electric icebreaking vessels, only two of which are certified for open-water usage. While technically not part of the Royal Navy, in practice the Maritime Directorate serves under the operational command of the Polar Fleet.

Bases
Due to its small size, the Royal Navy operates out of a very limited number of facilities. These naval bases operate year-round, and have a variety of roles.


 * Gröstavik, Olstadt - The main base for the navy, and home port to Central Fleet Command and nearly half of all operational vessels.
 * Fyrtárn, Kaldavinde - West Coast Operations Directorate homeport and home of the 4th Coastal Squadron (special forces).
 * Høstenpunkt, Eyjanfjalla AR - The home port to the Undersjøiske Krefter ("Undersea Forces") and most of the Navy's icebreaking capacity, under Polar Fleet Command.
 * Sürvern, Sydilströp - Training facility and homeport of Noideaic Fleet Command
 * Stormhaven, Saint Claire Island - Remote operations homebase