Bundesmarine

The **Bundesmarine** is the naval arm of the Bundesstreitkräfte of Lohrland. The Bundesmarine has several major subdivisions, most famously the Bundesmarinefliegerdienst and the Bundesmarineinfanteriekorps.

Since circa 1920, the country has invested heavily in building up its aerial and naval forces,

While the President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, currently a position held by Alaric Fingerer, the Chief of Naval Operations of the Bundesmarine is Großadmiral Edric Buchter, who is subordinate to the Minister of Defense.

## Equipment

### Inventory (ships, 1943)

* 2 battlecruisers.
	+ 2 Plünderer-class Battlecruisers (about to be decommissioned).
* 12 Large Cruisers:
	+ 4 Pikenier-class Large Cruisers.
	+ 8 Vorkämpfer-class Large Cruisers.
	+ 6 Plänkler-class Large Cruisers under construction.
* 40 aircraft carriers of varying sizes
	+ 12 Fleet Carriers:
		- 2 Paladin-class Fleet Carrier.
		- 6 Ebenholzgarde-class Fleet Carrier.
		- 4 Smaragdgarde-class Fleet Carrier (further 6 under construction).
	+ 24 Light Carriers:
		- 3 Jäger-class Light Carrier.
		- 3 Hirschreiter-class Light Carrier.
		- 6 Kriegsschwester-class Light Carrier.
		- 4 Wächter-class Light Carrier.
		- 8 Klingentänzer-class Light Carrier (further 10 under construction)
	+ 4 Aviation Battleships: 4 Freihafen-class Aviation Battleships.
* 104 cruisers of varying sizes
	+ 80 Light Cruisers:
		- 10 Farbenheim-class Light Cruiser (about to be decommissioned)
		- 20 Kaplaningen-class Light Cruiser (about to be decommissioned)
		- 8 Wolfingen-class Light Cruiser
		- 4 Wächterwald-class Light Cruiser
		- 32 Kavaliershaus-class Light Cruiser (further 40 under construction)
	+ 24 Heavy Cruisers:
		- 4 Justitiar-class Heavy Cruiser (about to be decommissioned)
		- 8 Schwertkämpfer-class Heavy Cruiser.
		- 8 Beschützer-class Heavy Cruiser.
		- 4 Landsknecht-class Heavy Cruiser (further 14 under construction)
* 320 destroyers
	+ 84 D- and E-class Destroyers (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 16 F-class Destroyer (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 54 G-, H-, I-class Destroyers (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 4 Blitz-class Destroyer
	+ 30 J- and K-class Destroyers
	+ 102 L-, M- and N-class Destroyers
	+ 16 Donner-class Destroyer (further 50 under construction)
	+ 16 O-class Destroyer (further 162 under construction)
* 66 submarines:
	+ 8 Nachtmahr-class Submarine
	+ 30 Erdwanderer-class Submarine
	+ 24 Bekenner-class Submarine (further 100 under construction)
	+ 4 Silberwolf-class Cruiser Submarine
* 204 frigates: Frigates are ocean-going multi-purpose escort vessels.
	+ 40 Burg-class Frigate (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 80 Festung-class Frigate (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 42 Zitadelle-class Frigate (further 138 under construction), license-produced Schwanenmädchen-class Frigates
	+ 42 Berg-class Frigate (further 198 under construction), license-produced Steinhalle-class Patrol Frigates
* 100 corvettes: Corvettes are multi-purpose escort vessels designed for coastal use, patrols, fisheries protection and similar roles.
	+ 10 Eiche-class Corvette (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 20 Birke-class Corvette (about to be decommissioned)
	+ 5 Tanne-class Corvette
	+ 5 Fichte-class Corvette
	+ 60 Kiefer-class Corvette
* A number of support vessels of various categories.

**Ships**

Fleet Carriers: Paladin-class Fleet Carrier, Ebenholzgarde-class Fleet Carrier, Smaragdgarde-class Fleet Carrier
Light Carriers: Jäger-class Light Carrier, Hirschreiter-class Light Carrier, Kriegsschwester-class Light Carrier, Wächter-class Light Carrier, Klingentänzer-class Light Carrier
Aviation Battleships: Freihafen-class Aviation Battleship

**Cruisers**

Battlecruisers (awaiting decomissioning): Plünderer-class Battlecruiser
Large Cruisers: Pikenier-class Large Cruiser, Vorkämpfer-class Large Cruiser, Plänkler-class Large Cruiser
Heavy Cruisers: Justitiar-class Heavy Cruiser, Schwertkämpfer-class Heavy Cruiser, Beschützer-class Heavy Cruiser.
Light Cruisers: Farbenheim-class Light Cruiser, Kaplaningen-class Light Cruiser, Wolfingen-class Light Cruiser, Wächterwald-class Light Cruiser, Kavaliershaus-class Light Cruiser

**Escort Vessels**

Destroyers: D- and E-class Destroyers, F-class Destroyer, G-, H-, I-class Destroyers, Blitz-class Destroyer, J- and K-class Destroyers, L-, M- and N-class Destroyers, Donner-class Destroyer
Frigates: Burg-class Frigate, Festung-class Frigate, Zitadelle-class Frigate, Bucht-class Frigate
Corvettes: Eiche-class Corvette, Birke-class Corvette, Tanne-class Corvette, Fichte-class Corvette, Kiefer-class Corvette

**Supply and Support Vessels**

Mine Warfare Vessels: Typ IV Minesweeper, Typ V Minesweeper
Tenders: Willfried-class Tender, Siegfried-class Tender
Seaplane Tenders: Schwalbennest-class Seaplane Tender
Replenishment Oilers:
Hospital Ships: Schwester Irina class Hospital Ship, Schwester Biara class Hospital Ship
Other: Wyvernreiter-class Amphibious Assault Ship, Höllenhund-class Amphibious Assault Ship, Typ VI Landing Craft, Typ III Harbour Patrol Boat, Camilla-class Attack Transport

Aircraft: Bundesmarinefliegerdienst
(37mm [calibre] MZ-SFK [purpose designations] 20 [year of introduction] Anti-Aircraft Autocannon)

## Organization

The Bundesmarine is organized into four major divisions: The Marineadministration, administrative division of paper-pushers , the Flottenkommando, the actual fleet, the Bundesmarinefliegerdienst, the naval aviation branch, and the Bundesmarineinfanteriekorps, the marines.

The Flottenkommando is divided into several smaller commands, the Fleets. These Fleets are assigned to specific geographic areas and, sometimes, roles. The Fleets are in particular: