The Navy of the Democratic Commonwealth is currently 720 493 men and women strong.  It is lead by Grand Admiral Anna Valynova..   Rank Progression of the Navy Regular Officers Non-Commissioned Officers Grand Admiral Fleet Chief Petty Officer Fleet Admiral Master Chief Petty Officer Admiral Senior Chief Petty Officer Vice-Admiral Chief Petty Officer Rear-Admiral - Commodore Petty Officer First Class Line Captain Petty Officer Second Class Captain - Commander - Lieutenant-Commander Crewman Lieutenant Junior Crewman Sub-Lieutenant Crewman Recruit - Ensign

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Equipment

Nautica Type 13E "Tryton" Guided Missile Destroyer
Displacement: 6000 tonnes Length: 172m Beam: 17.3m Drought: 6.2m Crew: 320 Missiles: SSM - 8 UX-4 (Hawk), SAM - 4 UA-3 (Arrow) Guns: 2 - 100mm / 56 (twin), 8 - 37mm / 63 (twin) Torpedoes: 6 lauchers with "Iceberg" class torpedoes A/S mortars: 4 mortars	The "Tryton" also has two helipads for "Leapfrog" helicopters, Ostakhov 5 (URX-OV-5) sonar, and air and surface rader.  It is the largest and most powerful ship employed by the UNC, but only one has been built so far.

Nautika Type 65F "Tiger Shark" Missile Frigate
Displacement:2180 tonnes Length: 130m Crew: 200 Speed: 25 knots	The "Tiger Shark" class missile frigate is armed with 2 triple SSM missile launchers, 1 sextuple SAM launcher, 2 twin 100mm cannons, 8 (4 twin) 37mm cannons, air/surface radar, and sonar, along with 1 "Leapfrog" helicopter.  On a side note, this picture was taken in Ha Kao during the celebrations after the signing of the Union Federation Pact.

Nautika S-5 "Skimmer" Nuclear Attack Submarine
Displacement: 5000 tonnes dived Length: 108m Beam: 11m Drought: 8.5m Speed: 25 knots dived Missiles: SSM - UX-4 (Hawk) Torpedoes: 6 - 533 mm bow tubes (Stingray active/passive homing torpedoes) Sonar: Ostakhov 5 (URX-OV-5)	The "Skimmer" is the state of the art submarine employed by the Union.  It is nuclear powered, and far more efficient than any earlier diesel models used by the Union.  It's main purpose is to act as guard and patrol for the S-6 subs, as well as transports and other naval ships.

Nautike S-6 Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine
Displacement: 6500 tonnes dived Length: 120m Beam: 10m Drought: 8m Speed: 22 knots dived Missiles: replaced by 12 "Energik" short-ranged ballistic missiles Torpedoes: 6 - 533 mm bow tubes with 18 Stingray active/passive homing (effective range: 15km; speed: 40 knots; weight: 205 kg) Sonar: Ostakhov 5 (URX-OV-5)	The S-6 was designed under the Sylvansk government, but not put into full production until the Union took control of defense.  It is armed with the newest short-range ballistic missiles, and the newest torpedo systems.  The Stingray torpedo has an effective range of 15 km, a cruising speed of 40 knots, and weighs 205 kg.

Qionsha Type 072II "Yuting" Amphibious Transport
Displacement: 3770 tonnes standard (4800 tonnes loaded) Payload: 250 troops; 10 tanks; 4 LCVP Length: 130m Beam: 16m Drought: 3.2m Speed: 17.4 knots Range: 4800km at 14 knots Guns: 6.37 mm (3 twin)	In addition to the guns, the "Yuting" has two platforms for "Leapfrogs".   The "Yutings" are the design of nautical engineers in Neepon at the Ha Kao Naval Research and Design Institute.  In honour of the Neeponese developers, the ship was both produced under the name Qionsha, which is a division of the Sylvansk-based state corporation Nautika.

The Greater Democratic Commonwealth is the personal nation of Joshua Chabbert on Scandia.