Imperial Navy (Nordmark)

Minister of War
 Chief of the KLM

The **Kaiserliche Marine** (Justician: Imperial Navy) also known as the **Reichsmarine** (Justician: Reich Navy) is the naval force of the Reichswehr, the Imperial Armed Forces of Nordmark. Despite the historical preference and dominance of the Gothaus land forces, the focus has been shifted to building naval capabilities underneath *Admiral* Germund von Theismann. The focus on building the Imperial Navy has revolved around the "Theismann Plan" (Sutiran: Theismann-Plan) which has focused on building a blue water navy capable of being activated and responding to protecting Nordmark's interest throughout the world.

The Imperial Navy prior to the collapse of the Sturian Reich was incredibly disorganized with several dozen offices and commands handling the Sturian Imperial Navy, which the Nordmark military borrowed its name from. The Imperial Navy is chiefly underneath the command of the Kaiser, who serves as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Sturian: Oberster Befehlshaber) of the entire Imperial Armed Forces, collectively known as the "Reich Defense Forces" (Sturian: Reichswehr). The overall command of the Imperial Navy falls to the Imperial Navy High Command (Sturian: Kaiserliche Marine Oberkommando; KMO) sometimes known as the *Oberkommando der Marine* (Justician: Marine High Command) with an appointed Chief of the Imperial Navy High Command.

The Ministry of War maintains the Naval Cabinet (Sturian: Marinekabinetts) which is the central military-civilian cooperation area for naval matters, including armaments, production and strategy. The Imperial Navy maintains around 37 primary ships with additional smaller craft for support and auxiliary services.

## Fleets of the Imperial Navy

### White Ocean Fleet (Weiße Meeresflotte)

Headquarters: Fürstenstatt, Province of Göthaus

* Mühlkau-class battleship - SMS Mühlkau (Flagship), SMS Salzbirn, SMS Clauholz
* Fürsten-class cruiser - SMS *Prinz Freidrich Maria*, SMS *Prinz Adelbert*, SMS *Prinz Wilhelm*, SMS *Crown Prinz Leopold*

### Northern Fleet (Nordflotte)

Headquarters: Thannhofen, Province of Göthaus

* Mühlkau-class battleship - SMS Neuwagen (Flagship), SMS Schaffnacht, SMS Vöcklabruck
* Fürsten-class cruiser - SMS *Prince Eugen*, SMS *Prinz Joachim*, SMS *Prinz Floria*, SMS *Crown Prinz Horst*

### Colonial Squadron (Kolonialgeschwader)

Headquarters: Saalbruck, Province of Gorsteig

* Mühlkau-class battleship - SMS Penzkamp, SMS Thannborn, SMS Siezenschlag, SMS Neuschlag
* Fürsten-class cruiser - SMS *Prinz Konstantin*, SMS *Prinz Meiko*, SMS *Prinz Reinhard*, SMS *Prinz Nikolas*
* Helmding-class colonial service cruiser - SMS Rounesse, SMS Blombach, SMS Semhausen, SMS Appenlach, SMS Pfullenrode, SMS Creuzthal

### Coastal Defense Squadron (Küstenverteidigungs-Geschwader)

Headquarters: Ebergeismar, Province of Allgeismar

* Freiben-class coastal defense ship - SMS Freiben, SMS Hollaberg, SMS Traishaus, SMS Adekastel, SMS Großdrungen
* Wolfszing-class coastal defense ship - SMS Wolfszing, SMS Hochwald, SMS Stirland, SMS, Marienburg

## Imperial Navy ship classes

### Battleships

* Mühlkau-class battleship (Commissioned 1890)
* Kaiser-class battleship (Commissioned 1895)

### Cruisers

* Fürsten-class cruiser (Commissioned 1886 - Protected cruiser)
* Harkau-class cruiser (Commissioned 1895 - Protected cruiser)
* Elmscheid-class cruiser (Commissioned 1897 - Light cruiser)
* Helmding-class colonial service cruiser (Commissioned 1893 - Aviso/light cruiser)
* Altenkamp-class cruiser (Commissioned 1888 - Unprotected cruiser)
* Crown Prince-class cruiser (Commissioned 1896 - Armored cruiser)
* Kaiserin-class cruiser (Commissioned 1898 - Armored cruiser)

### Coastal defense ships

* Freiben-class coastal defense ship (Commissioned 1888)
* Wolfszing-class coastal defense ship (Commissioned 1893)

### Other ships

* S90-class torpedo boat (Commissioned 1899)