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[[Image:FleetSymbol.jpg|thumb|180px|right|'''Imperial Navy''' symbol]]
 
[[Image:FleetSymbol.jpg|thumb|180px|right|'''Imperial Navy''' symbol]]
The '''Imperial Navy''' is one of the armed forces employed by the [[Imperium]]. While the [[Imperial Guard]] is responsible for the Imperium's ground forces, the Imperial Navy is responsible for the fleets of warships that soar between the stars and planets in the Imperium as well as engaging threats both inside and outside the Imperium's borders. The Imperial Navy is the military arm of the [[Imperial Fleet]].<sup>4</sup>
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The '''Imperial Navy''' is one of the armed forces employed by the [[Imperium]]. While the [[Imperial Guard]] is responsible for the Imperium's ground forces, the Imperial Navy is responsible for the fleets of warships that soar between the stars and planets in the Imperium as well as engaging threats both inside and outside the Imperium's borders. The Imperial Navy is the military arm of the [[Imperial Fleet]]{{Fn|1}} and was, until their separation after the [[Horus Heresy]], a branch of the [[Imperial Army]].
  
 
==Organisation==
 
==Organisation==
 
[[Image:SegGalacticPic.jpg|right|230px]]
 
[[Image:SegGalacticPic.jpg|right|230px]]
 
==='''Fleet Structure'''===
 
==='''Fleet Structure'''===
 
 
The Imperial Navy fleets are arranged around the five [[Segmentum|Segmentae Majoris]] that comprise the Imperium, and are based at the five [[Segmentum Fortress]]es.  
 
The Imperial Navy fleets are arranged around the five [[Segmentum|Segmentae Majoris]] that comprise the Imperium, and are based at the five [[Segmentum Fortress]]es.  
  
'''Fleet Headquarters'''
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These fleets are named after the Segmentum in which they are based, such as the '''Warfleet Solar''' and so on. These fleets are then sub-divided into smaller fleets patrolling individual [[sector]]s and [[subsector]]s, again they are generally named after the area they are safeguarding, for example [[Battlefleet Gothic]] will be protecting the Gothic Sector.
  
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====Fleet Headquarters====
 
*Segmentum Solar - [[Mars]]  
 
*Segmentum Solar - [[Mars]]  
 
*Segmentum Pacificus - [[Hydraphur]]  
 
*Segmentum Pacificus - [[Hydraphur]]  
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*Ultima Segmentum - [[Kar Duniash]]  
 
*Ultima Segmentum - [[Kar Duniash]]  
  
These fleets are named after the Segmentum in which they are based, such as the '''Warfleet Solar''' and so on. These fleets are then sub-divided into smaller fleets patrolling individual [[sector]]s and [[subsector]]s, again they are generally named after the area they are safeguarding, for example [[Battlefleet Gothic]] will be protecting the Gothic Sector.
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===Fleet Personnel===
 
 
 
 
==='''Fleet Personnel'''===
 
 
[[Image:FleetOfficer.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A '''Navy''' officer]]
 
[[Image:FleetOfficer.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A '''Navy''' officer]]
 
 
*{{Main|Imperial Navy Hierarchy}}
 
*{{Main|Imperial Navy Hierarchy}}
  
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The Imperial Navy is headed by the [[Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy]] who is often one of the [[High Lords of Terra]]. He oversees five [[Segmentum]] Lord High Admirals.
  
The Imperial Navy is headed by five [[Imperial Navy Hierarchy#Lord High Admiral|Lord High Admirals]], one of whom is often a [[High Lords of Terra|High Lord of Terra]].
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Below the Lord Admirals are various Sector and Battlefleet commanders, then individual ship [[Imperial Navy Captain|Captain]]s and junior officers and below them a myriad array of Non-Commissioned Officers.  The Imperial Navy has a corps of [[Commissar]]s that oversee the morale and discipline of Naval personnel, known as the [[Fleet Commissariat]].{{Fn|6}}
Below them are various Sector and Battlefleet [[Imperial Navy Hierarchy#Battlefleet Command Ranks|commanders]], then individual ship [[Imperial Navy Hierarchy#Battlefleet Ranks|Captains and junior officers]] and below them a myriad array of [[Imperial Navy Hierarchy#Non-Commissioned Officers|Non-Commissioned Officers]].
 
  
The Imperial Navy also operates '''Naval Security Battalions'''. These consist of units of armed soldiers intended to put down mutinies, board enemy ships, and protect Imperial Navy installations. Typically, Naval Security troopers are equipped with black body armor and [[shotgun|shotguns]].<sup>7</sup>
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The Imperial Navy also operates '''Naval Security Battalions''', also known as '''Naval Armsmen'''{{Fn|6}}. These consist of units of armed soldiers intended to put down mutinies, board enemy ships, and protect Imperial Navy installations. Typically, Naval Security troopers are equipped with black body armour and [[shotgun]]s.{{Fn|4}}
  
==='''Vessels'''===
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==Vessels==
 
*{{Main|Imperial Navy Vessels (List)}}
 
*{{Main|Imperial Navy Vessels (List)}}
The Imperial Navy is composed of a vast array of different types of vessel - from one-man attack fighters to huge Battleships that are many miles long.
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The Imperial Navy is composed of a vast array of different types of vessels - from one-man attack fighters to huge Battleships that are many miles long.
  
==='''Battleships'''===  
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=== Battleships ===  
 
[[Image:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Emperor Class Battleship]]
 
[[Image:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Emperor Class Battleship]]
[[Battleships]] are huge vessels, with colossal amounts of weapons and shields, and usually serve as the flagship for the Admiral of the Fleet, though this is not always necessarily the case. Although very powerful, battleships are very slow to manoeuvre and cannot react quickly to enemies that rapidly change course. Imperial battleships can have crews of anywhere between 25,000 to 3,000,000 or more depending on sources, including large numbers of Imperial Navy armsmen to defend against enemy boarding assaults. Battleships can be up to 8 kilometres from prow to stern and displace billions of tons. Because they represent such a vast expenditure of resources and require a fairly advanced technical base, these are typically constructed only in the largest shipyards above the major [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Forge World]]s. These vessels are precious assets and are carefully husbanded, usually employed in only larger fleet formations.<sup>5</sup>
 
There are various classes of Imperial Battleship, but the ''Emperor'' and more recent ''Retribution'' are by far the most common in the Imperial Navy
 
  
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[[Battleships]] are huge vessels, with colossal amounts of weapons and shields, and usually serve as the flagship for the Admiral of the Fleet, though this is not always necessarily the case. Although very powerful, battleships are very slow to manoeuvre and cannot react quickly to enemies that rapidly change course.  Imperial battleships can have crews of anywhere between 25,000 to 3,000,000 or more depending on sources, including large numbers of Imperial Navy armsmen to defend against enemy boarding assaults. Battleships can be up to 8 kilometres from prow to stern and displace billions of tons. Because they represent such a vast expenditure of resources and require a fairly advanced technical base, these are typically constructed only in the largest shipyards above the major [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Forge World]]s. These vessels are precious assets and are carefully husbanded, usually employed in only larger fleet formations.{{Fn|2}}
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There are various classes of Imperial Battleship, but the ''Emperor'' and more recent ''Retribution'' are by far the most common in the Imperial Navy.
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*[[Apocalypse Class Battleship]]
 
*[[Emperor Class Battleship]] - carries an immense amount of attack craft in addition to its normal, incredibly powerful weaponry.
 
*[[Emperor Class Battleship]] - carries an immense amount of attack craft in addition to its normal, incredibly powerful weaponry.
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*[[Invincible Class Fast Battleship]]
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*[[Nemesis Class Fleet Carrier]]
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*[[Oberon Class Battleship]]
 
*[[Retribution Class Battleship]] - which is noted for its powerful broadside firepower and its very large amount of torpedo tubes
 
*[[Retribution Class Battleship]] - which is noted for its powerful broadside firepower and its very large amount of torpedo tubes
*[[Apocalypse Class Battleship]]
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*[[Vanquisher Class Battleship]]
*[[Oberon Class Battleship]]  
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*[[Victory Class Battleship]]
 
 
  
==='''Cruisers'''===  
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=== Cruisers ===  
Smaller that Battleships, [[Cruiser]]s are the '''''"Ships of the line"''''' in Imperial Fleets. There are several different sub-categories of Cruiser -
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Smaller that Battleships, [[Cruiser]]s are the '''Ships of the line''' in Imperial Fleets. There are several different sub-categories of Cruiser.
  
 
====Grand Cruisers====
 
====Grand Cruisers====
 
[[Image:VenganceClassGrandCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|180px|Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser]]
 
[[Image:VenganceClassGrandCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|180px|Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser]]
'''Grand cruisers''' are significantly smaller than battleships, yet distinctly larger than regular cruisers. These vessels are usually very old in design and do not incorporate many of the features that are typical in current Imperial Navy vessels, like the armoured prow, and are not entirely compatible with current navy tactical doctrine. Due to this, many are retired from active duty, but are still used by reserve fleets. There are also some modernised versions of grand cruisers in service, but since these are much larger and more heavily-armed than their predecessors, they are more often classed as battleships. These kinds of vessels are usually purpose-built or modified from battlecruiser hulls and are not commonly encountered in the Imperial Navy.<sup>5</sup>
 
  
*[[Vengeance Grand Cruiser|Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser]]
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[[Grand Cruiser]]s are significantly smaller than battleships, yet distinctly larger than regular cruisers. These vessels are usually very old in design and do not incorporate many of the features that are typical in current Imperial Navy vessels, like the armoured prow, and are not entirely compatible with current navy tactical doctrine. Due to this, many are retired from active duty, but are still used by reserve fleets. There are also some modernised versions of grand cruisers in service, but since these are much larger and more heavily-armed than their predecessors, they are more often classed as battleships. These kinds of vessels are usually purpose-built or modified from battlecruiser hulls and are not commonly encountered in the Imperial Navy.{{Fn|2}}
*[[Avenger Grand Cruiser|Avenger Class Grand Cruiser]]
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*[[Exorcist Grand Cruiser|Exorcist Class Grand Cruiser]]
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*[[Avenger Class Grand Cruiser]]
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*[[Exorcist Class Grand Cruiser]]
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*[[Furious Class Grand Cruiser]]
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*[[Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser]]
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====Battle Cruisers====
 
====Battle Cruisers====
 
[[Image:ArmageddonClassBattleCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|170px|Armageddon Battle Cruiser]]
 
[[Image:ArmageddonClassBattleCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|170px|Armageddon Battle Cruiser]]
'''Battlecruisers''' are based on a hull-design that is similar to the regular Cruisers, though Battle Cruisers are generally somewhat larger and more heavily armed, incorporating more advanced power distribution systems capable of supporting battleship-grade weaponry in a cruiser hull.<sup>5</sup>
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[[Battlecruiser]]s are based on a hull-design that is similar to the regular Cruisers, though Battle Cruisers are generally somewhat larger and more heavily armed, incorporating more advanced power distribution systems capable of supporting battleship-grade weaponry in a cruiser hull.{{Fn|2}}
  
*[[Armageddon Battle Cruiser|Armageddon Class Battle Cruiser]]
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*[[Armageddon Class Battle Cruiser]]
*[[Mars Battle Cruiser|Mars Class Battle Cruiser]]
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*[[Chalice Class Battle Cruiser]]{{Fn|3a}}
*[[Overlord Battle Cruiser|Overlord Class Battle Cruiser]]
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*[[Dominion Class Battle Cruiser]]
*[[Chalice Class Battlecruiser|Chalice Class Battle Cruiser]]<sup>6a</sup>
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*[[Long Serpent Class Battlecruiser]]
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*[[Mars Class Battle Cruiser]]
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*[[Mercury Class Battle Cruiser]]
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*[[Overlord Class Battle Cruiser]]
  
 
====Cruisers====
 
====Cruisers====
 
[[Image:Dominator Class Cruiser.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Dominator Class Cruiser]]
 
[[Image:Dominator Class Cruiser.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Dominator Class Cruiser]]
'''Cruisers''' make up the majority of a fleet. Though not as powerful as a Battleship, cruisers are much faster and can still deliver a deadly blow. There are multiple classes of cruiser, most based on the same general hull design but incorporating different combinations of broadside batteries, lance turrets and starfighter hangars.  Cruisers can carry a crew complement of anywhere between 1,000-100,000<sup>6</sup>, depending on sources. While cruisers are still particularly complex, it is not uncommon for them to be constructed on smaller Forge Worlds or any [[Civilised World]] that has a shipyard suitable for constructing vessels of their size.  
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[[Cruiser]]s make up the majority of a fleet. Though not as powerful as a Battleship, cruisers are much faster and can still deliver a deadly blow. There are multiple classes of cruiser, most based on the same general hull design but incorporating different combinations of broadside batteries, lance turrets and starfighter hangars.  Cruisers can carry a crew complement of anywhere between 1,000-100,000{{Fn|3}}, depending on sources. While cruisers are still particularly complex, it is not uncommon for them to be constructed on smaller Forge Worlds or any [[Civilised World]] that has a shipyard suitable for constructing vessels of their size.  
  
*[[Lunar Cruiser|Lunar Class Cruiser]]
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*[[Dictator Class Cruiser]]
*[[Tyrant Cruiser|Tyrant Class Cruiser]]
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*[[Dominator Class Cruiser]]
*[[Dominator Cruiser|Dominator Class Cruiser]]
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*[[Gothic Class Cruiser]]
*[[Gothic Cruiser|Gothic Class Cruiser]]
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*[[Lunar Class Cruiser]]
*[[Dictator Cruiser|Dictator Class Cruiser]]
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*[[Tyrant Class Cruiser]]
  
 
====Light Cruiser====
 
====Light Cruiser====
 
[[Image:EndeavourClassLightCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|160px|Endeavour Light Cruiser]]
 
[[Image:EndeavourClassLightCruiser.JPG|right|thumb|160px|Endeavour Light Cruiser]]
A subset of the cruiser category are the '''Light Cruisers'''. These ships fall in size between cruisers and escorts, mixing the firepower and durability of the former with the speed and manoeuvrability of the latter. Light cruisers are a fairly common ship class, for they are relatively simple to construct for being a capital ship, and they are uniquely suited for reconnaissance patrols and for making a presence where their speed and manoeuvrability are an advantage, and where having a larger number of smaller hulls allows the Navy to monitor a wider area of space.<sup>5</sup>
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A subset of the cruiser category are the [[Light Cruiser]]s. These ships fall in size between cruisers and escorts, mixing the firepower and durability of the former with the speed and manoeuvrability of the latter. Light cruisers are a fairly common ship class, for they are relatively simple to construct for being a capital ship, and they are uniquely suited for reconnaissance patrols and for making a presence where their speed and manoeuvrability are an advantage, and where having a larger number of smaller hulls allows the Navy to monitor a wider area of space.{{Fn|2}}
  
*[[Dauntless Light Cruiser|Dauntless Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Dauntless Class Light Cruiser]]
*[[Endeavour Light Cruiser|Endeavor Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Defiant Class Light Cruiser]]
*[[Endurance Light Cruiser|Endurance Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Defender Class Light Cruiser]]
*[[Defiant Light Cruiser|Defiant Class Light Cruiser]]  
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*[[Endeavor Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Endurance Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Enforcer Class Light Cruiser]]
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*[[Siluria Class Light Cruiser]]
  
 
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=== Escorts ===
==='''Escorts'''===
 
 
[[Image:RapidStrikeVessels.JPG|right|thumb|180px|Escort Vessels]]
 
[[Image:RapidStrikeVessels.JPG|right|thumb|180px|Escort Vessels]]
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[[Escort]] ships are the smallest type of ship in the Imperial Navy fleets, found in two distinct sub-classes.
  
[[Escorts|Escort ships]] are the smallest type of ship in the Imperial Navy fleets, found in two distinct sub-classes. The larger of the two are '''Frigates''', which are better armed and more heavily armoured. '''Destroyers''' are generally smaller, but they are by far the fastest and most manoeuvrable interstellar warships employed by the Imperial Navy. They are usually organised in squadrons of 2 to 6 vessels and will always operate as a group. The main task of the escort ships is to serve as a screen for capital ships against enemy torpedoes and attack crafts so that they can get into position more quickly and safely. They are also employed behind the gun line to finish off enemy cruisers that have been damaged so that the larger vessels can concentrate on the most important threats in an enemy formation. Most escort classes specialise in a certain role, such as the '''''Cobra''''' class torpedo boat destroyers or the '''''Firestorm''''' class frigate with its armour-piercing prow-mounted Lance. Escort ships are normally not more than 1.5 kilometres in length, with destroyers generally being only 750 metres to 2 kilometres from prow to stern.<sup>5</sup>
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The larger of the two are [[Frigate]]s, which are better armed and more heavily armoured.  
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[[Destroyer]]s are generally smaller, but they are by far the fastest and most manoeuvrable interstellar warships employed by the Imperial Navy. They are usually organised in squadrons of 2 to 6 vessels and will always operate as a group. The main task of the escort ships is to serve as a screen for capital ships against enemy torpedoes and attack crafts so that they can get into position more quickly and safely. They are also employed behind the gun line to finish off enemy cruisers that have been damaged so that the larger vessels can concentrate on the most important threats in an enemy formation. Most escort classes specialise in a certain role, such as the '''''Cobra''''' class torpedo boat destroyers or the '''''Firestorm''''' class frigate with its armour-piercing prow-mounted Lance. Escort ships are normally not more than 1.5 kilometres in length, with destroyers generally being only 750 metres to 2 kilometres from prow to stern.{{Fn|2}}
  
*[[Sword Class Frigate]]
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*[[Claymore Class Corvette]]{{Fn|3b}}
*[[Firestorm Class Frigate]]
 
*[[Tempest Frigate|Tempest Class Frigate]]<sup>4</sup>
 
 
*[[Cobra Class Destroyer]]
 
*[[Cobra Class Destroyer]]
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*[[Defence Monitor]]
 
*[[Falchion Class Escort]]
 
*[[Falchion Class Escort]]
*[[Turbulent Class Heavy Frigate]]<sup>6b</sup>
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*[[Firestorm Class Frigate]]
*[[Claymore Class Corvette]]<sup>6b</sup>
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*[[Havoc Class Frigate]]
*[[Defence Monitor]]
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*[[Sword Class Frigate]]
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*[[Turbulent Class Heavy Frigate]]{{Fn|3b}}
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*[[Tempest Class Frigate]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Viper Class Destroyer]]
  
==='''Older and obsolete classes'''===
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=== Older and obsolete classes ===
 
There are many older classes of Imperial ship that are no longer in production -
 
There are many older classes of Imperial ship that are no longer in production -
  
*'''Ironclads''' - much like their contemporary counterparts, are vast 8-kilometre vessels which lack the [[void shield]]ing of their counterparts in favour of metres of [[adamantium]] plate armour. These ships, built before the advent of void-screen technology, have since been phased out of production, for the main part, to be replaced by more modern designs. However, those remaining in service have been recommissioned for a variety of purposes; various pattern ironclads may be retrofitted with gargantuan, ship-, station- and even planet-killer cannon running the entire length of the ship's keel, linked directly to the stern fusion reactors; others may simply be braced and reinforced for the purpose of ramming into - and through - enemy vessels. These ships are rare in the Imperial Navy, due to their archaic design and the lack of facilities still capable of repairing, let alone producing them.
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*'''Ironclads''' - much like their contemporary counterparts, are vast 8-kilometre vessels which lack the [[void shield]]ing of their counterparts in favour of metres of [[adamantium]] plate armour. These ships, built before the advent of void-screen technology, have since been phased out of production, for the main part, to be replaced by more modern designs. However, those remaining in service have been re-commissioned for a variety of purposes; various pattern ironclads may be retrofitted with gargantuan, ship-, station- and even planet-killer cannon running the entire length of the ship's keel, linked directly to the stern fusion reactors; others may simply be braced and reinforced for the purpose of ramming into - and through - enemy vessels. These ships are rare in the Imperial Navy, due to their archaic design and the lack of facilities still capable of repairing, let alone producing them.
 
 
*'''Obsolete Classes''' - There are many classes of vessel which were once utilised by the Imperial Navy. Many of these older vessel's are still in service with the [[Chaos Space Fleet|Traitor Fleets]].
 
  
==='''Note on variations in Classes'''===
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*'''Obsolete Classes''' - There are many classes of vessel which were once utilised by the Imperial Navy. Many of these older vessels are still in service with the [[Traitor Fleet]]s.
A note on Imperial ship classes – while naval warships can be defined along a fairly limited number of classes based on weapon configurations approved by the Adeptus Mechanicus, the form these vessels takes varies widely throughout the Imperium. For example, a ''Lunar'' class constructed above Cypra Mundi in Segmentum Obscurus may bear little resemblance to a ''Lunar'' class constructed above Kar Durniash in Ultima Segmentum and even less so to a ''Lunar'' class, constructed among the vast shipyards of Mars. Nonetheless, they will all have roughly the same operating characteristics and weapon configuration, and thus can be easily serviced by any orbital facility throughout Imperial space.
 
  
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=== Note on variations in Classes ===
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While naval warships can be defined along a fairly limited number of classes based on weapon configurations approved by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], the form these vessels takes varies widely throughout the Imperium.  For example, a ''Lunar'' class constructed above [[Cypra Mundi]] in [[Segmentum Obscurus]] may bear little resemblance to a ''Lunar'' class constructed above [[Kar Duniash]] in [[Ultima Segmentum]] and even less so to a ''Lunar'' class, constructed among the vast shipyards of [[Mars]]. Nonetheless, they will all have roughly the same operating characteristics and weapon configuration, and thus can be easily serviced by any orbital facility throughout Imperial space.{{Cite This}}
  
==='''Attack Craft'''===
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=== Attack Craft ===
 
[[Image:Fleet LandingCrew.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An '''Imperial Navy''' landng party]]
 
[[Image:Fleet LandingCrew.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An '''Imperial Navy''' landng party]]
 
Many Imperial vessels carry onboard various smaller craft for both offense and defense.
 
Many Imperial vessels carry onboard various smaller craft for both offense and defense.
 
*[[Fury Interceptor]]
 
*[[Fury Interceptor]]
*[[Starhawk|Starhawk Bomber]]
 
 
*[[Shark Assault Boat]]
 
*[[Shark Assault Boat]]
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*[[Starhawk Bomber]]
  
 
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=== Aircraft ===
==='''Aircraft'''===
 
 
*{{Main|Imperial Aircraft}}
 
*{{Main|Imperial Aircraft}}
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*{{Main|Aeronautica Imperialis}}
  
The Imperial Navy is also responsible for the majority of Imperial Aircraft. These aircraft are used both for space-combat and providing air support to Imperial ground forces.  
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The branch of the Imperial Navy known as the [[Aeronautica Imperialis]] is responsible for the majority of Imperial Aircraft. These aircraft are used both for space-combat and providing air support to Imperial ground forces.
 
 
  
=='''Imperial Navy Armaments'''==
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== Imperial Navy Equipment ==
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*{{Main|Imperial Fleet Equipment}}
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*{{Main|Imperial Navy Weaponry}}
 
*[[Weapons Batteries]]
 
*[[Weapons Batteries]]
 
*[[Torpedo]]
 
*[[Torpedo]]
 
*[[Lance]]
 
*[[Lance]]
*[[Macroweapon|Macrocannon]]
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*[[Macrocannon]]
 
*[[Nova Cannon]]
 
*[[Nova Cannon]]
 
*[[Atlas (Warhead)]]
 
*[[Atlas (Warhead)]]
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==Notable Members of the Imperial Navy==
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*[[Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy|Lord High Admiral]] [[Merelda Pereth]]
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*[[Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy|Lord High Admiral]] [[Lansung]]
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*[[Lord Admiral]] [[Zaccarius Rath]]
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*[[Lord Admiral]] [[Anastasia Arkelius]]
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*[[High Admiral]] [[Vortigern Hanroth]]
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*[[Admiral]] [[Cornelius von Ravensburg]]
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*[[Admiral]] [[Parol]]
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*[[Admiral]] [[Quarren]]
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*[[Admiral]] [[Usurs]]
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*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Alber Vander Trake]]
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*[[Captain]] [[Abridal]]
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*[[Captain]] [[Horatio Bugler]]
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*[[Captain]] [[Virator Hax]]
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*[[Commander]] [[Brunt]]
  
 
==Related Articles==
 
==Related Articles==
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*[[Battlefleet]]
 
*[[Battlefleet]]
 
*[[List of Imperial Battlefleets]]
 
*[[List of Imperial Battlefleets]]
[[Image:NavyImage2.jpg|thumb|540px|center|'''Imperial Navy''' ships at anchor]]
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*[[Navy Intelligence]]
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[[Image:NavyImage2.jpg|thumb|540px|center|'''Imperial Navy''' ships]]
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]]
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]]
*<sup>2</sup>:[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]]
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*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat480005a&categoryId=1100007&section=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources], {{Cite This}}
*<sup>3</sup>:[[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]]
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Koronus]], pg. 24
*<sup>4</sup>:[[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]]
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Heresy Core Rulebook]] pg. 261
*<sup>5</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat480005a&categoryId=1100007&section=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources]
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], {{Cite This}}
*<sup>6</sup>: Battlefleet Koronus, Page 24.
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[WD352]] pg. 32
*<sup>7</sup>: [[Dark Heresy Core Rulebook]] p. 261
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{{Uncited}}
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*[[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]]
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*[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]]
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*[[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]]
  
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Imperial Navy symbol

The Imperial Navy is one of the armed forces employed by the Imperium. While the Imperial Guard is responsible for the Imperium's ground forces, the Imperial Navy is responsible for the fleets of warships that soar between the stars and planets in the Imperium as well as engaging threats both inside and outside the Imperium's borders. The Imperial Navy is the military arm of the Imperial Fleet[1] and was, until their separation after the Horus Heresy, a branch of the Imperial Army.

Organisation

SegGalacticPic.jpg

Fleet Structure

The Imperial Navy fleets are arranged around the five Segmentae Majoris that comprise the Imperium, and are based at the five Segmentum Fortresses.

These fleets are named after the Segmentum in which they are based, such as the Warfleet Solar and so on. These fleets are then sub-divided into smaller fleets patrolling individual sectors and subsectors, again they are generally named after the area they are safeguarding, for example Battlefleet Gothic will be protecting the Gothic Sector.

Fleet Headquarters

Fleet Personnel

A Navy officer

The Imperial Navy is headed by the Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy who is often one of the High Lords of Terra. He oversees five Segmentum Lord High Admirals.

Below the Lord Admirals are various Sector and Battlefleet commanders, then individual ship Captains and junior officers and below them a myriad array of Non-Commissioned Officers. The Imperial Navy has a corps of Commissars that oversee the morale and discipline of Naval personnel, known as the Fleet Commissariat.[6]

The Imperial Navy also operates Naval Security Battalions, also known as Naval Armsmen[6]. These consist of units of armed soldiers intended to put down mutinies, board enemy ships, and protect Imperial Navy installations. Typically, Naval Security troopers are equipped with black body armour and shotguns.[4]

Vessels

The Imperial Navy is composed of a vast array of different types of vessels - from one-man attack fighters to huge Battleships that are many miles long.

Battleships

Emperor Class Battleship

Battleships are huge vessels, with colossal amounts of weapons and shields, and usually serve as the flagship for the Admiral of the Fleet, though this is not always necessarily the case. Although very powerful, battleships are very slow to manoeuvre and cannot react quickly to enemies that rapidly change course. Imperial battleships can have crews of anywhere between 25,000 to 3,000,000 or more depending on sources, including large numbers of Imperial Navy armsmen to defend against enemy boarding assaults. Battleships can be up to 8 kilometres from prow to stern and displace billions of tons. Because they represent such a vast expenditure of resources and require a fairly advanced technical base, these are typically constructed only in the largest shipyards above the major Adeptus Mechanicus Forge Worlds. These vessels are precious assets and are carefully husbanded, usually employed in only larger fleet formations.[2]

There are various classes of Imperial Battleship, but the Emperor and more recent Retribution are by far the most common in the Imperial Navy.

Cruisers

Smaller that Battleships, Cruisers are the Ships of the line in Imperial Fleets. There are several different sub-categories of Cruiser.

Grand Cruisers

Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser

Grand Cruisers are significantly smaller than battleships, yet distinctly larger than regular cruisers. These vessels are usually very old in design and do not incorporate many of the features that are typical in current Imperial Navy vessels, like the armoured prow, and are not entirely compatible with current navy tactical doctrine. Due to this, many are retired from active duty, but are still used by reserve fleets. There are also some modernised versions of grand cruisers in service, but since these are much larger and more heavily-armed than their predecessors, they are more often classed as battleships. These kinds of vessels are usually purpose-built or modified from battlecruiser hulls and are not commonly encountered in the Imperial Navy.[2]


Battle Cruisers

Armageddon Battle Cruiser

Battlecruisers are based on a hull-design that is similar to the regular Cruisers, though Battle Cruisers are generally somewhat larger and more heavily armed, incorporating more advanced power distribution systems capable of supporting battleship-grade weaponry in a cruiser hull.[2]

Cruisers

Dominator Class Cruiser

Cruisers make up the majority of a fleet. Though not as powerful as a Battleship, cruisers are much faster and can still deliver a deadly blow. There are multiple classes of cruiser, most based on the same general hull design but incorporating different combinations of broadside batteries, lance turrets and starfighter hangars. Cruisers can carry a crew complement of anywhere between 1,000-100,000[3], depending on sources. While cruisers are still particularly complex, it is not uncommon for them to be constructed on smaller Forge Worlds or any Civilised World that has a shipyard suitable for constructing vessels of their size.

Light Cruiser

Endeavour Light Cruiser

A subset of the cruiser category are the Light Cruisers. These ships fall in size between cruisers and escorts, mixing the firepower and durability of the former with the speed and manoeuvrability of the latter. Light cruisers are a fairly common ship class, for they are relatively simple to construct for being a capital ship, and they are uniquely suited for reconnaissance patrols and for making a presence where their speed and manoeuvrability are an advantage, and where having a larger number of smaller hulls allows the Navy to monitor a wider area of space.[2]

Escorts

Escort Vessels

Escort ships are the smallest type of ship in the Imperial Navy fleets, found in two distinct sub-classes.

The larger of the two are Frigates, which are better armed and more heavily armoured. Destroyers are generally smaller, but they are by far the fastest and most manoeuvrable interstellar warships employed by the Imperial Navy. They are usually organised in squadrons of 2 to 6 vessels and will always operate as a group. The main task of the escort ships is to serve as a screen for capital ships against enemy torpedoes and attack crafts so that they can get into position more quickly and safely. They are also employed behind the gun line to finish off enemy cruisers that have been damaged so that the larger vessels can concentrate on the most important threats in an enemy formation. Most escort classes specialise in a certain role, such as the Cobra class torpedo boat destroyers or the Firestorm class frigate with its armour-piercing prow-mounted Lance. Escort ships are normally not more than 1.5 kilometres in length, with destroyers generally being only 750 metres to 2 kilometres from prow to stern.[2]

Older and obsolete classes

There are many older classes of Imperial ship that are no longer in production -

  • Ironclads - much like their contemporary counterparts, are vast 8-kilometre vessels which lack the void shielding of their counterparts in favour of metres of adamantium plate armour. These ships, built before the advent of void-screen technology, have since been phased out of production, for the main part, to be replaced by more modern designs. However, those remaining in service have been re-commissioned for a variety of purposes; various pattern ironclads may be retrofitted with gargantuan, ship-, station- and even planet-killer cannon running the entire length of the ship's keel, linked directly to the stern fusion reactors; others may simply be braced and reinforced for the purpose of ramming into - and through - enemy vessels. These ships are rare in the Imperial Navy, due to their archaic design and the lack of facilities still capable of repairing, let alone producing them.
  • Obsolete Classes - There are many classes of vessel which were once utilised by the Imperial Navy. Many of these older vessels are still in service with the Traitor Fleets.

Note on variations in Classes

While naval warships can be defined along a fairly limited number of classes based on weapon configurations approved by the Adeptus Mechanicus, the form these vessels takes varies widely throughout the Imperium. For example, a Lunar class constructed above Cypra Mundi in Segmentum Obscurus may bear little resemblance to a Lunar class constructed above Kar Duniash in Ultima Segmentum and even less so to a Lunar class, constructed among the vast shipyards of Mars. Nonetheless, they will all have roughly the same operating characteristics and weapon configuration, and thus can be easily serviced by any orbital facility throughout Imperial space.[Needs Citation]

Attack Craft

An Imperial Navy landng party

Many Imperial vessels carry onboard various smaller craft for both offense and defense.

Aircraft

The branch of the Imperial Navy known as the Aeronautica Imperialis is responsible for the majority of Imperial Aircraft. These aircraft are used both for space-combat and providing air support to Imperial ground forces.

Imperial Navy Equipment

Notable Members of the Imperial Navy

Related Articles

Imperial Navy ships

Sources

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