Royal Navy of the Vatican States

**It is a branch of the Armed Forces of the Vatican States responsible for carrying out naval operations. Its main function is "To maintain, train and equip for combat the naval forces capable of achieving victory in war, deterring aggression and maintain freedom in the seas ”, the Navy has 1,200,000 active personnel and 540,000 in reserve.**

**The Navy was created on September 25, 1451 by order of Queen Alessandra I de Medici due to the need to combat piracy and that warships were organized into a single unit, The Armed Forces of the XXI century maintains great importance in the world today, such as in regions of East Asia, Southern Europe and the Middle East. Its ability to project power along the coastline of certain regions of the world improves during times of peace, and its rapid response to regional crises makes it an active participant in the defense of the Vatican States.**

# ***Relevant Data***

**Active: September 25, 1451**

**Barracks: The Hexagon**

**Secretary of the Navy: Lionello Palermo**

**Chief of Naval Operations: Admiral Marco Colombo**

**Motto: In the Rivers and the Ocean we are to defend them**

# ***Organization***

**The navy is under the administration of the Department of Defense, under the civilian leadership of the Secretary of the Navy. The maximum rank is that of Naval Chief of Operations, an admiral who depends on the Secretariat of the Navy, there are 7 Operational forces of the Navy:**

**-The Pacific Fleet**

**-The Atlantic Fleet**

**-The Mediterranean Fleet**

**-The Indian Fleet**

**-The Central Command of Naval Forces**

**-The Military Marine Transportation Command**

**-The Naval Aviation Forces**

# ***Ranks from Lowest to High***

**-Recruit Sailor**

**-Sailor Apprentice**

**-Sailor**

**-Third Mate**

**-Second quartermaster**

**-First boatswain**

**- Chief Petty Officer**

**- Chief Petty Officer**

**- Chief Petty Officer of the Command**

**-Fleet / Force Chief Petty Officer**

**-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy**

**-Alferéz de Fragata**

**-Alférez de Navío**

**-Ship lieutenant**

**- Lieutenant Commander**

**-Commander**

**-Captain**

**-Contramiral**

**-Vice Admiral**

**-Admiralof the Navy**

# **Ships**

### **Aircraft Carrier**

**-RVN Francisco I: Flagship - Garibaldi Class - Captain Spartaco Ferri**

**-RVN Roma: Pacific Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Emanuele Toscano**

**-RVN Florence: Atlantic Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Anastasio Folliero**

**-RVN Amerigo Vespucci: Mediterranean Fleet - Garibaldi Class - Captain Luca Fiorentini**

**-RVN Cristoforo Colombo: Mediterranean Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Enzo Ferri**

**-RVN Giuseppe Garibaldi: Fleet of the Indian - Garibaldi Class - Captain Albertino Bruno**

**-RVN Luis I: Pacific Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Cornelio Ricci**

**-RVN Octavio IV: Atlantic Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Gilberto Lori**

**-RVN Conquistador: Pacific Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Abbondio Moretti**

**-RVN Margarita III: Fleet of the Indian - Garibaldi Class - Captain Alda Udinesi**

**-RVN Duke of Bologna: Mediterranean Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Giordano Dellucci**

**-RVN Savoy: Indian Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Miranda Piazza**

**-RVN Borbon: Pacific Flot - Captain Remo Siciliano**

**-RVN Venice: Atlantic Fleet - Captain Giacobbe Pugliesi**

**-RVN Alessandra I: Mediterranean Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Rocco, Angelo**

**-RVN Mont Blanc: Fleet of the Indian - Cavour class - Captain Egidio Pagnotto**

**-RVN leonardo Da Vinci: Pacific Fleet - Garibaldi Class - Captain Flaviano Loggia**

**-RVN Vesuvius: Pacific Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Federica Trevisan**

**-RVN Caio Duilio: Mediterranean Fleet - Cavour Class - Captain Girolamo Nucci**

**-RVN Pompei: Atlantic Fleet - Garibaldi Class - Captain Neera Calabrese**

### **Amphibious Assault Ship**

**-Europe Class: 25 Vessels**

**-Rome class: 16 ships**

### **Cruise Ships**

**-Class Orizzonte: 45 Cruises**

**-Mediterranean Class: 10 Cruises**

**-Class Comandanti: 5 Cruises**

### **Destroyers**

**-Class Rimini: 40 Destroyers**

**-Class Vieste: 25 Destroyers**

### **Littoral Combat Ship**

**-Bergamini Class: 19 Vessels**

**-Class Caribinieri: 10 Vessels**

### **Coastal Patrol Vessel**

**-Typhoon class: 20**

**-Class Tornado: 13**

### **Corvette**

**-Class Federico Martinengo: 8 Corvettes**

### **Ballistic Submarine**

**-Class Francisco I: 25 Submarines**

**-Class Duke of Rome: 20 Submarines**

# **Aircraft**

### **Fixed-Wing Aircraft**

**-C-130 Hercules: Transport - 40 UNITS**

**-Boeing F / A-18E: Multipurpose Fighter - 700 UNITS**

**-F-35 Lightning II: Stealth Fighter - 38 UNITS**

**-E-2 Hawkeye: AWACS - 108 UNITS**

**-EA-18G Growler: Electronic Warfare - 265 UNITS**

**-E-6 Mercury: Electronic Warfare - 32 UNITS**

**-Lockheed EP-3: Electronic Warfare - 26 UNITS**

**-P-3 Orion: Maritime Patrol - 82 UNITS**

**-Boeing P-8: Patrol Maritima - 204 UNITS**

**-T-6 Texan II: Training - 350 UNITS**

**-F-16 Fighting Falcon: Training - 230 UNITS**

### **Helicopters**

**-V-22 Osprey: Transportation - 69 UNITS**

**-CH-53E Super Stallion: Antisubmarino - 70 UNITS**

**-SH-60 Seahawk: Search and Rescue - 45 UNITS**