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Imperial Navy

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Imp Navy
Imperial Navy
General Information
Leaders
Notable Members
Headquarters

Anaxes

Locations

Various

Historical Information
Formed From

Republic Navy

Founding Date

19 BBY

Fragmentation

4 ABY

Reorganization

13 ABY

Other Information
Affiliation

Galactic Empire

Exodus Information
Lead Roleplayer

Imperial Faction Coordinator

[Source]
"Service. Fealty. Fidelity."
— Imperial Navy Credo

The Imperial Navy, also known as the Imperial Starfleet, Imperial Fleet, Imperial Battlefleet, or Imperial Space Service, is the naval branch of the Imperial Military of the Galactic Empire. At its peak, it fielded millions of warships, logistics vessels and fighters, maintaining Imperial control throughout the galaxy. While the stormtroopers became the visible aspect of the Imperial Military, it was the Imperial Navy that helped secure the early safety of the Galactic Empire. The huge shapes of Star Destroyers and the simple shapes of TIE Fighters became the identities of the Imperial Navy, which controlled planets, systems, and sectors through fear of attack as much as sheer numbers.

The Imperial Navy is broken down into four key branches: the Line Branch handles strategy and administration, the Flight Branch handles combat vessel flight operations, the Fleet Support Branch handles vessel maintenance and repair, and the Service Support Branch handles the supplies and services that allow naval personnel to carry out their jobs. Unlike the Old Republic Navy, the Imperial Navy is not required to answer an emergency call from a local government. Individual planets are deemed "too insignificant" for the Imperial Navy to worry about unless otherwise ordered by Imperial Command.

Role[]

Specific responsibilities of the Imperial Navy include defending Imperial citizens from space-based threats such as pirates, smugglers, and other armed governments, enforcing Imperial will, and overseeing commerce through customs and blockade operations. The Imperial Navy also performs orbital bombardments as needed, transports major ground force deployments, and supports them with space and aerial support.

The Imperial Navy conducts itself by the Imperial Naval Code, a set of martial laws and regulations created to guide the massive military organization. Under Palpatine's rule, the vast majority of personnel in the Imperial Starfleet were male Humans, although some Human females, such as Admiral Daala, and even other species were also in the service, such as the Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn. When Thrawn became Regent of the Empire, the Imperial Navy became more accepting of women and non-Humans in the fleet.

Naval Units[]

The Imperial Navy relies mostly on the Imperial Army and the Stormtrooper Corps to handle battles not dealing directly with ship combat; the most frequent case of this cooperation being boarding actions; but they still have a few distinctive units of their own.

  • Special Navy Force Trooper - An elite unit created to establish beachheads on targeted planets without the aid of the Imperial Army or Stormtrooper Corps.
  • TIE Pilot - The Empire's elite starfighter pilots.
  • Imperial Gunner - The members of the Imperial Navy who man the various weapons of the Empire's capital ships and military bases.

Notable Divisions[]

Fleets[]

Starfighter Squadrons[]

  • Ghost Squadron - Thought to be the only squadron in the Empire that can contend with the 181st as the best starfighter group in the Empire.

Ships of the Fleet[]

The most recognizable symbol of the Imperial Starfleet is the Imperial-class Star Destroyer, which peaked at over twenty-five thousand vessels while the Galactic Empire was at its most powerful. In addition to the mighty Star Destroyer, millions of starships of different designs are fielded for various purposes.

Most major capital ships, battlestations and logistics vessels used by the Imperial Navy are constructed by Kuat Drive Yards, the Loronar Corporation, and Rendili StarDrive. Additionally, countless other shipyards supply the Imperial Starfleet with support ships of all different makes and models. The starfighter of choice for the Imperial Navy is the ubiquitous TIE series, designed by Sienar Fleet Systems, however the Empire has also utilized fighters outside of the TIE series to a lesser extent.

Due to the pervasiveness of the Empire at its height, many of the ship designs used by the Imperial Navy have also become mainstays in other navies across the galaxy, including rivals such as the New Republic.

Space Stations[]

Supercapital Ships[]

Capital Ships[]

Star Destroyers[]

Carriers[]

Cruisers[]

Destroyers[]

Frigates[]

Interdictors[]

Corvettes[]

Other[]

Supcapital Ships[]

Starfighters[]

TIE Series[]

Space Superiority[]

Bombers[]

Space Superiority[]

Bombers[]

Transports[]

Assault[]

Shuttles[]

Support Craft[]

Reconnaissance/Scouting[]

Ships[]

Starfighters[]

Cargo[]

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Sources[]

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