Imperial Navy

The Third Imperium shall support Free Trade among its members. No member shall engage in piracy or smuggling, nor allow its territory to be used for piracy or smuggling, nor shall it issue letters of marque or reprisal or other permission for ships operating within its territory to engage in piracy or smuggling. The Third Imperium shall defend its territory forcefully enforcing Imperial Rule within the borders of Imperial Space. It expresses the will of the Emperor. These are the mandates of the Imperial Navy.
The Imperial Navy began its life as the Sylean Federation Naval Service during the expansion of the federation, and in its life as the SFNS fought many wars and battles against other empires around and within the final borders of the Sylean Federation. Theirs was not a peaceful life in the later years of the Federation, but the experience and loyalty engendered in the service was to stand it in good stead in the future.

Structure

• Imperial Navy Ranks
• Commissioned Officers
• O11 » Grand Admiral ( * * * * * )
• 010 » Admiral ( * * * * )
• O9 » Vice Admiral ( * * * )
• O8 » Rear Admiral ( Upper Half * * )
• O7 » Commodore Rear Admiral Lower Half ( * )
• O6 » Captain
• O5 » Commander
• O4 » Lieutenant Commander
• O3 » Lieutenant
• O2 » Lieutenant Junior Grade
• O1 » Ensign
• Enlisted (Ratings)
• E9 » Master Chief Petty Officer
• E8 » Senior Chief Petty Officer
• E7 » Chief Petty Officer
• E6 » Petty Officer First Class
• E5 » Petty Officer Second Class
• E4 » Petty Officer Third Class
• E3 » Able Spacehand
• E2 » Spacehand Apprentice
• E1 » Spacehand Recruit 

Public Agenda

"An interstellar community operates under many unique restrictions, most notably the fact that it consist of many island-planets set in an ocean of vacuum. Such a society must take control of that ocean. Its instrument is the Navy. The Imperium is a remote, centralized government possessed of great industrial and technological might; but due to the sheer distances and travel times involved within its star-spanning realm, the Imperium is unable to be everywhere at once. As a result, the Imperium allows a large degree of autonomy to its subject worlds, calling only for some respect for its overall policies, and for a united front against outside pressures.
To monitor the space lanes, the Imperium maintains a Navy. Because these forces can never be everywhere at once, local provinces (subsectors) also maintain navies, as do individual worlds. This three tiered structure of Imperial, subsector, and planetary navies produces a flexible system for patrolling space, while putting the limited resources of the Imperium to best use."

Grand Admiral Marc William Miller from the Master Naval Manual, in the introduction to Book 5 High Guard (pg. 1), written in 100 3I (paraphrased).

History

Third Imperium Naval Founding Once the Warrant of Restoration officially formed the Third Imperium, Emperor Cleon I set about renaming and rebranding all the previous Federation's services under his command. At this point SFNS was engaged in hostilities with the Chanestin Kingdom, a minor empire rimward of Sylea. The war had been raging, on and off, for over 100 years, and it would have been a monumental task to reorganize and reform the navy during such a conflict. As a result the service was at the time only renamed the Imperial Navy and it was not until two years later, after the fall of the Chanestin capital at Keshi, that the task of reorganization could begin anew.
Once started the reorganizations completely reshaped the navy and laid the foundations of what it has become today. Most of what was implemented in those early days still holds true today although the sector and subsector fleet structures came later. The rank structures were basically left the same as those used by the SFNS, which were themselves holdovers from the Rule of Man.
In the opening years of expansion of the newly established Imperium the navy had a busy time. Besides the usual flag waving missions to newly absorbed worlds, there was the constant threat of piracy and minor disputes between member worlds. However, their major task was the pacification of the pocket empires that had grown up during the Long Night.

Founding Date

Forday, 012 0000 3I

Type

Military, Navy

Capital

Capital

Training Level

Elite

Veterancy Level

Decorated/Honored

Leader

Grand Admiral Kashiwa Subaru

Leader Title

Viscount, Viscountess

Head of State

Strephon Alkhalikoi

Government System

Theocracy

Power Structure

Confederation

Economic System

Market economy

Parent Organization

The Third Imperium

Location

Capital

Controlled Territories

• Tobia Naval Depot Omega

Notable Members

• Grand Admiral Kashiwa Subaru