Azanian Navy
Azanian Navy | |
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Emblem of the Azanian Navy | |
Founded | November 8, 1864 |
Country | Template:Country data Azania |
Branch | Navy |
Role | Naval warfare |
Size |
677,009 active duty personnel 207,536 reserve personnel 561,474 civilian employees 423 deployable ships out of 692 total ships 5,633 manned aircraft |
Part of | Department of Defense |
Headquarters | The Wall, Independence, D.L., Azania |
Motto(s) | "Nos Vincere Semper" (English: "We Always Overcome") |
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Black, Maroon, White |
March | "TBD" |
Fleet |
8 aircraft carriers 44 amphibious assault ships 4 amphibious command ships 26 amphibious transport docks 14 cruisers 188 destroyers 102 frigates 24 mine countermeasure vessels 146 patrol ships 238 submarines 22 replenishment ships (267 auxiliaries} |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief |
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Secretary of Defense | Lázaro dos Anjos |
Chief of Naval Operations | ADM Kelly Gaston |
Vice Chief of Naval Operations | ADM Jeffery Sellers |
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy | MCPON Logan Gilchrist |
Insignia | |
Ensign | File:Flag of the Azanian Navy.svg |
Jack | File:Navy Jack of the Azanian Navy.svg |
Pennant | File:Naval Pennant of the Azanian Navy.svg |
Originating as a small customs fleet and anti-slavery outside off the western coast of Central Africa, the Azanian Navy was staffed by former black sailors of the now-defunct United States Navy. Comprising more than a sixth of all naval personnel at the time in the old Union Navy, the free black sailors of the United States left the country for Azania in the 1860s to find work and refuge away from the chaos that was the War of Contingency during the breakup of the United States. Taking full advantage of this core of experienced naval personnel, the Azanian Navy was established four years after the country's declaration of independence in 1864. With the arrival of African American and Afro-Brazilian tradesmen to the country during the numerous waves of migration to Azania, a new and greatly expanded Azanian Navy was constructed to ensure the republic's security from piracy and slave traders lurking off the coast of Azania. From then on, the Azanian Navy would play a crucial role in the invasion of Angola in 1883, as well as a major naval power during the Battle of the Atlantic in Great War I. As of the 21st century, the Azanian Navy maintains a commanding presence on the world stage, deploying fleets across the globe to combat piracy and rogue state actors in the crisis regions or sites of vital international trade. It is a blue-water navy with the capability to project force to any location in the world, as well as take part in humanitarian operations, and rapidly respond to regional crises for the sake of peace and security.
The navy is administered by the Azanian Commission for Naval Policy, which is monitored and directed by a civilian holding the office of Secretary of Defense. The most senior member of the Azanian Navy is the Chief of Naval Operations.