Fleet

A fleet, or armada, was a conglomeration of warships or other starships that were organized into a single unit under a commanding officer, though the term could be broadly used for any grouping of ships. Throughout galactic history, numerous factions and forces made use of fleets and overall navies.
==Description==
===Overview===
A fleet, or armada, was a formation of warships or other starships that was organized into a single unit, and could consist of other sub-units and groups.Star Wars: Complete Locations Fleets had both military and civilian purposes, and some navies were referred to as a fleet, such as the Rebel Alliance Navy often referred to as the Alliance Fleet,Lead by Example or the New Republic Defense Fleet, which served as the New Republic's naval branch.Aftermath
===Military usage===
In military organization, fleets were typically a large formation of warships or military craft and part of a military's naval branch. Ranging from only a handful of capital ships, to hundreds, fleets were adaptable to various needs and responsibilities such as rescue fleets,The High Republic Adventures (2021) 2 reserve fleets, attack fleets,Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil sector fleets,Dawn of Rebellion supply fleets, and more.
==History==
Fleets were in use by the time the Sith armada was active in galactic history, when it fought against the smaller yet ultimately triumphant Ghostfinder fleet.Aftermath: Empire's End The Galactic Republic maintained a rescue fleet during the High Republic Era. The Republic maintained a fleet that was attached to each of its Sector Armies, totaling twenty, during the Clone Wars. One of these twenty fleets was the 2nd Fleet.Rise of the Separatists The Confederacy of Independent Systems possessed fleets in its navy when it fought the Republic, and the Alliance to Restore the Republic managed a fleet with which it fought against the Empire.
In the Imperial Navy, a fleet could be commanded by an admiral, a Fleet Admiral, or a Grand Admiral. Some Imperial fleets were mobile and travelled from conflict to conflict,Thrawn such as the Third Fleet,Thrawn: Treason the Seventh Fleet, and Death Squadron. On the other hand, sector fleets were set to a specific sector of the galaxy, such as the Lothal sector fleet and the Anoat sector fleet.Star Wars: Uprising Task forces, such as the Ninety-Sixth Task Force, were units of ships smaller than fleets that were under the command of an admiral or commodore.Thrawn: Alliances
The Sith Eternal labored for years to create the Final Order, a massive fleet of Xyston-class Star Destroyers, which was set to launch as the largest fleet in galactic history. However, the Citizens' Fleet, which saw action at the Battle of Exegol and overcame the Sith fleet, becoming the largest fleet ever created in the galaxy.Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
==Appearances==
==Sources==
===Non-canon sources===
*LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure
==Notes and references==
Category:Organizational military units