Imperial Navy The Imperial Navy is the aquatic fighting force for the Empires of Cyrodiil . The navy has been tasked with anything from hunting down pirates to fighting wars and even invading the continent of Akavir . They are known to have existed from the First Era through to the Third and later Fourth Era . History . The Imperial Navy has seen many conflicts over the thousand years its been around . It is charged with keeping peace throughout Tamriel by stopping pirates and even going to war if necessary with other nations if necessary . Bramman incident . In 1E 1033 the Imperial Navy was tasked with hunting down a Bramman . Bramman was an Argonian pirate who constantly harassed and raided ships in the Topal Bay . Eventually , Empress Hestra took notice of this . She sent ships from the Imperial Navy to destroy the pirates ship , kill his crew , and execute Bramman himself . Ships chased him through Black Marsh after failing to kill him in the Topal Bay . They eventually cornered him near what would become the City of Blackrose and they executed him . Red Sails . In 2E 566 , Emperor Leovic had tasked the Imperial Navy with patrolling the Abecean Sea and secure safety and security around the Gold Coast region . The Navy , at the time , was feared , well - armed and had accomplished soldiers to secure safety . Prior to the Navy getting fathered in Anvil , the Brena and Strid River were both plagued by pirates . But when the Navy was sent to Anvil , these rivers were liberated . In 2E 577 the Imperial Navy fought during the rebellion of Varen Aquilarios . As such , they left Anvil , to fight in the north and east , resulting in a pirate invasion of Anvil , led by Fortunata ap Dugal , who is likely an ancestor of Torradan ap Dugal . Fortunata was a shipping magnate of the Gold Coast Trading Company and decided took over the docks and release her pirates to the docks of Anvil . These men quickly overpowered the troops loyal to the local Legion Prefect , after which Fortunata named herself governor of the Gold Coast , from the Abecean Sea to Varen ' s Wall . It was said that , due to the lack of an Imperial Navy to oppose Fortunata , the people near the Abecean Sea had to be careful of the pirate queen . Tiber Wars . When Tiber Septim was still trying to conquer all of Tamriel the Imperial Navy undoubtedly saw combat all across Tamriel . However , the main fighting it did was that of the New West Navy in Hammerfell . This faction of the navy had two known leaders , the first being Vasi Hadrach until sometime in the 9th century of the second era when he was assassinated . The second was one of Septims potentates , Amiel Richton . Under Amiel the navy went on to win the Battle of Hunding Bay where he defeated the last High King of Hammerfell , Thassad II . After this battle Stros M ' Kai was conquered , which was the last place in Hammerfell unconquered by the Empire . This navy consisted of mostly Colovian Nobility . This navy also has pictures drawn of it , giving us a good image at what the Imperial Navy might have had for ships during the Tiber Wars . The navy was widely considerd unbeatable , and was also used during the invasion of Morrowind , where they fought in badly coordinated battles near Black Marsh ' s border swamps . Akaviri Invasion . The navy played a major role in the Empire ' s assault on Akavir from around 3E 271 to 3E 290 . In the early years of the 270 ' s during the Third Era , the Emperor , Uriel Septim V , began planning an invasion of Akavir and several islands in between Tamriel and the continent . It was decided that the current size of the Imperial Navy was not large enough to carry out this invasion , so the Emperor ordered that new ships be built . Thus the Far East Fleet was created . It was said to be so large that the new fleet nearly doubled the current size of the navy . The fleet is known to have been able to carry at least two Legions with large amounts of supplies for a long voyage . The fleet was originally made to invade Akavir , but it had other objectives as well . Before it could sail to Akavir the fleet needed to conquer the islands of Roscrea and Esroniet . These islands were wealthy trade islands that the Imperial Navy would use as military ports to sail to Akavir . Once the islands had been taken the fleet was loaded up with Imperial Legion soldiers and sent off to Akavir . When the fleet arrived they did no fighting . The Tsaesci had no navy for the Imperial Navy to face , so they simply delivered off their troops . Many sailed off to preform supply runs across the ocean and bring more legions and settlers over for the invasion . However constant storms slowed and eventually halted all sailing across the ocean until the Emperor authorized the use of battlemages to accompany the fleet to stop the storms . Eventually disaster struck the legions in Akavir and almost every soldier was killed , along with the Emperor . Much of the fleet was also destroyed in this failed conquest . Camoran Usurper . When the Camoran Usurper began to damage the Empire , the Imperial Navy took every ship , including pirate ships , to fight in the war . As a result of the war , the Navy did not respond to various smugglers around the Gold Coast , and because the Navy needed supplies in High Rock , and had no forces to guard them , pirates took a profit . With the Navy too occupied fighting the Camoran usurper , eastern Tamriel became fearful of a pirate gang known as the Red Sabre s . As a result , the captain of these pirates , Torradan ap Dugal , got a bounty on his head worth 40 . 000 . When the Camoran Usurper was eventually beaten Commodore Fasil Umbranox turned his attention on the Red Sabres . He sent out many ships and men in his search for the pirates , and after four years , found them . Captain Dugal had tricked Umbranox ' s main force with a fake trail , and tried to catch the Commodore off guard , but Umbranox had left men behind just in case the pirates came back . The pirates fought the Navy in the bay , as the Imperials had set fire to the town to prevent the pirates from escaping on land . Most Imperials didn ' t really care , as at the time Anvil was mainly settled by thieves . When the battle ended , only two ships were left standing ; the pirates ' Black Flag , and Umbranox ' s Flagship . This was largely due to Umbranox having Imperial Mages aboard his ships . Captain Dugal , who knew defeat was coming , tried to flee from Umbranox . However , in his retreat , Umbranox ' s battlemages cast spells at the Black Flag , causing the nearby cliff to slowly collapse and seal the pirate and his crew in . As a result of his victory , Umbranox was awarded Anvil , and his dynasty has ruled the city ever since . Early Fourth Era . In the early Fourth Era , while the Empire was in shambles , what remained of the Imperial Navy protected the settlement of Water ' s Edge from the forces of Leyawiin and Bravil . Great War . The Imperial Navy also fought in the Great War , where they had naval clashes on Lake Rumare with the Aldmeri Dominion Navy . These naval clashes ultimately ended in failure , as the Imperial City fell in the year 4E 174 on the 12th of Second Seed to the supieror force of the Aldmeri Dominion . Factions of the Navy . The following navies are , or have been historically , part of the Imperial Navy :