Imperial Navy (RWE)

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The **Imperial Navy**, also referred to as the Imperial Starfleet, was the naval branch of the Imperial Armed Forces. It was responsible for space warfare, orbital bombardment, the deployment of atmospheric and space fighters, and the delivery of Imperial troops into combat. The Imperial Navy mainly consisted of Defender-class Light Assault Frigates, Phoenix-class Heavy Assault Frigates, V series fighters, and R series fighters, and it was tasked with maintaining peace and order in the galaxy.

## Organization

### Branches

* Admiralty Board
	+ Office of the Chief of the Imperial Navy
	+ Circle of Twelve
	+ Chiefs of Naval Operations
* Naval High Command
	+ Fleet Command
		- Line Branch
			* Deck Division
			* Administration Division
			* Logistics Division
		- Flight Branch
			* Flight Division
			* Starfighter Corps
		- Fleet Support Branch
			* Engineering Division
			* Technical Services Division
		- Support Service Branch
			* Ordnance
			* Gunnery
			* Communications
			* Biological
			* Astrogation
		- Diplomatic Department
		- Chaplain Department
	+ Exploratory Command
	+ Orbital Command
	+ Naval Special Warfare Command
		- 110th Imperial Fighter Wing
			* Squadron One
			* Squadron Two
			* Squadron Four
		- Task Force 16
		- Black Eight Squadron
		- Scimitar assault wing
	+ Imperial Supply
	+ Merchant Galactic
	+ Imperial Exploration Corps
	+ Imperial Survey Corps
* Imperial Naval Special Forces
	+ Imperial Navy commando
	+ Venom Guard
	+ Inferno Squad
	+ Imperial Marines
* Imperial Naval Military Police
* Imperial Naval Judicial Board
* Imperial Logistics Division
	+ Naval Corps
* Imperial Naval Intelligence
	+ Naval Security Branch
	+ Department of Internal Affairs
	+ Imperial Navy Research, Development and Engineering Center
	+ Bureau of Information
	+ Bureau of Intelligence
	+ Bureau of Operations
	+ Office of Analysis
	+ Communications Intelligence

## Personnel

### Ranks

The ranks of those in the Imperial Navy's officer corps were determined by wearing a color-coded rank insignia plaque which utilized red, blue and yellow squares. An admiral was identified by twelve multicolored squares, six red over six blue; however, black-uniformed officers were identified with six colored squares side by side for the rank of admiral, four red and two yellow along with red-tipped code cylinders, unlike the blue tipped variant used by other officers. A captain was identified by six squares of three red over three blue. The prestigious title of Grand Moff was identified with twelve squares, six blue over three red and three yellow. While most high-ranking officers wore olive-green drab and lower ranking non-commissioned officers wore black uniforms, some officers could rise up the ranks and keep their black uniform variant.

The ranks of the Imperial Navy, arranged from highest to lowest, were:

* Grand Admiral / Grand General
* Admiral of the Navy (Apontined Position)
* Fleet Admiral
* High Admiral
* Admiral
* Vice Admiral
* Rear Admiral
* Commodore
* Captain of the Line (Apontined Position)
* Fleet Captain
* Captain
* Senior Commander
* Commander
* Lieutenant Commander
* Senior Lieutenant
* Lieutenant
* Junior Lieutenant
* Ensign

The Chief of the Imperial Navy was a single individual who served on the Joint Chiefs and advised the Supreme Commander of the overall Imperial Military.

A Fleet Captain referred to a high-ranking individual who captained the flagship of an admiral. A Flag officer referred to a senior officer above the rank of commander. It typically took ten to fifteen years to transition from ensign fresh from the academy to captain. Usually, a captain waited at least six more years before becoming commodore. However, High Command could speed up the process, especially for political reasons.

## Equipment

Main article: Imperial military uniforms

Imperial uniforms varied depending on the specialization of the individual, ranging from protective armor to pressed jackets. Those of higher rank often wore the distinctive hot rod red double-breasted tunic along with black boots, black trousers and a command cap displaying an officer's disk designed by Emperor Williams himself. It saw wide service in both the Imperial Navy and Army, however, an olive-green variant was utilized by Imperial Marine Commandos.

Imperial weapons technicians wore distinctive clamshell helmets and partial body armor, while fighter & transport pilots wore encased full body armor with helmets similar to those worn by Imperial Marines, along with flexible gas transfer tubes in the front of their helmets along with other modifications for operating in the vacuum of space.

## Starships of the Imperial Navy

### Capital Ships

The Imperial Navy used a plethora of capital ships as flagships and command ships. They include the Daedalus-class Battleships as the most common variety of capital ships, as well as the Odyssey-class Battlecruiser, the Titan-class Heavy Destroyer, the Exodus-class Supercarrier, and the Vengeance-class Titan.

Although a rarer sight than dreadnoughts were even more formidable ships. Thirteen Dreadnoughts were in Imperial service prior to the outbreak of th eShadow Empire, including several Ares-class Dreadnought as well as the under construction Lancelot-class Dreadnought, Executor-class Dreadnought, Assertor-class Dreadnought, they acted as sector command ships, and a heavy weapons platform. There were also several heavy weapon platforms, Fort-class Heavy Dreadnought and Citadel-class Star Dreadnought were in service as well.

### Medium-Sized Ships

Along with its massive capital ships, the Imperial Navy also employed smaller vessels for support or other purposes not fit for a capital ship; they also served as the background of the Imperial Starfleet. These included frigates, cruisers, corvettes, as well as unclassified ships designated Imperial Support Vessel.

Cruisers, such as attack cruisers, bulk cruisers, battlecruisers, the Imperial Support Vessel (the Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser), Detainer CC-2200s, Gozanti-class cruisers, IGV-55 surveillance vessels, Immobilizer 418 cruisers, Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruisers, Vindicator-class heavy cruisers, S-46I Medium Scout Ships, Carrack-class light cruisers, and both Arquitens-class command cruisers and light cruisers. A modified variant of the Arquitens-class command cruiser was the prison-tug, which served as a cruiser and tug for wreckage-prisons. A tractor tug was a model of tug utilized by the Empire.

Frigates were the most widely used ship type pre Joint Expedition Task Force. The most used of the type were the Defender-class Light Assault Frigate, and the Phoenix-class Heavy Assault Frigate.

Cruisers were the most widely used post Joint Expedition Task Force. The new ship type included the Tells-class Heavy Cruiser, Constitution-class Heavy Cruiser, and the Vulcan-class Light Cruiser.

Corvettes such as the Hellhound-class Heavy Assault Corvette, Greyhound-class Scout Corvette, Razor-class Fast Attack Corvette, and Sparrow-class Anti-Fighter Corvette were used as escorts and patrol ships.

There are also designated science vessels such as the Falcon-class Science Frigate, Venture-class Science Cruiser, Athena-class Heavy Science Cruiser, Crossfield-class Heavy Science Cruiser, and the Eclipse-class Science Corvette.

### Freighters and Cargo Transports

To move large amounts of materials across the galaxy, the Imperial Navy used freighters and similar vessels. Common freighters and barges included the class four container transport, the Eta-class supply barge and the Imperial heavy freighter.

### Troop and Vehicle Transport

Small craft dedicated to deploying troops and ground vehicles were known as dropships. Known dropships included the Tacoma Tug, the Pioneer Landing Ship and the Valkyrie Dropship.

The type of transport called the Imperial Dropship Transport also performed this role, as did smaller gunships like the Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry and the LAAT/le patrol gunship. Other transports included the High-Altitude Entry Transport-221 and the Xiytiar-class heavy transports.

### Shuttles

Used to ferry around Imperial personnel, common shuttles included the Pathfinder Shuttle which included its modified variant, the T-5 Deliverance and Delta-class T-3c shuttles of the Abecederian line, as well as Sentinel-class landing crafts, Theta-class T-2c shuttles, Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttles and Zeta-class shuttles. The TIE/sh shuttles and TIE Boarding Crafts from the TIE line were also used as shuttles.