Grand Alliance Navy

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The Grand Alliance Navy is the naval combatant force of the Grand Alliance.

The Navy is consisting of several smaller navies such as Kul Tiras and Gilneas, but while may have their own separate Admirals for local issues, all answer to the Navy's leader, Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth, and ultimately King Varian Wrynn.

History
Following the formation of the Grand Alliance after the Splintering of the Alliance of Lordaeron, the few kingdoms left aided in growing a sizable military force, adding vessels and soldiers for Navy, Kul Tiras yet again being the leading faction in that regard.

Fourth War
The Grand Alliance Navy had a huge role to play in the Fourth War, being the leading militant group in Pandaria and Kalimdor as well as areas such as Vashj'ir. While the campaigns in Northrend and otherwise was not as large as Pandaria with Operation Shieldwall, the Grand Alliance Navy did make large efforts and helped turn the tides of several battles.

Vashj'ir
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Pandaria
Following the disappearance of the White Pawn, King Varian Wrynn sent a large number of Grand Alliance Navy vessels in attempt to desperately find the missing Prince of Stromwind. The group of ships crashed landed into the mysterious, mist-filled continent of Pandaria and soon began to search for the White Pawn. With the addition of the Skyfire, the Alliance was able to push back the Horde who had also straggled upon Pandaria after hearing of the Alliance's discovery of the continent.

As tensions grew and matters became more dire as the Horde and Alliance foolishly tried to lay claims upon the land, war began spreading, resulting in events such as the Jade Serpent's Fall.

While at that time, most of the fighting had been on land, both King and Warchief began to mobilize and plan one of the biggest naval operations in maritime warfare history, resulting in Operation Shieldwall and the erection of Lion's Landing, which became the Alliance's base of operations and one of the Grand Alliance Navy's largest Fleet Base.

Battle on the High Seas
During the war in Pandaria, two operations to push away the opposing faction were simultaneously put in motion by the Alliance and the Horde as the final preparations for their land operations were put in place. The result was a skirmish on the High Seas during which several influential Horde naval personnel were killed by the Grand Alliance Navy, at the cost of several of their own.

Operation Shieldwall
As the Battle of the High Seas pushed back Horde and prevented further damage or delaying of the Operation, King Varian Wrynn personally accompanied the mission, seeing through the construction of Lion's Landing. As the Grand Alliance Navy sent in one of their best Task Forces, King Wrynn along with a trusted Hero aided in removing Horde insurgents from the counterpart of Domination Point.

As Lion's Landing was erected and began to become a large, formidable and proud fortress, the Operation went through a series of challenges including Prince Wrynn's attempt at stopping Warchief Garrosh Hellscream using the Divine Bell, a mystical Pandaren artifact that could create pure chaos out of a single hit upon the ancient bell, but in the end resulted in Garrosh destroying the bell, the remnants crushing nearly every bone in the young Prince's body.

As Prince Wrynn recovered from his traumatic mission, the Fleet Base was suddenly attacked shortly after, resulting in Navy putting up a desperate, but successful retaliation making sure to take down the Horde and repair their base. A group of Heroes made it to the Battle in time and aided Navy in the defeat of the Horde, along with Admiral Taylor and the 7 Team, resecuring Lion's Landing for the Alliance.

Lion's Landing is the Grand Alliance Navy's most advanced and efficient Homeport as of yet, acting as the forefront for almost all Naval Operations in the South, giving it the official title of Fleet Base South.

Theramore
As the Fourth War began closing in on Azeroth, the Horde's attacks became more violent and even more bloodthirsty as Warchief Hellscream sought to crush the Alliance and take the entirety of Kalimdor for the Horde, resulting in several cases of butchery or massacre, though on both sides.

Under the Command of Hellscream, the Horde leaders convened and much to some of their dismay, were commanded to aid in the destruction of Northwatch and Theramore. The Horde sent their own Navy and attempted a large and widely successful blockade, preventing Navy from attacking Horde centers in retaliation.

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Aftermath of Theramore
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Siege of Orgrimmar.
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Fleet Bases and Ports
The Grand Alliance Navy spans across four continents and many kingdoms, being one of the Alliance's most spread out combat forces.

While the various Fleets work around the clock in all areas of the seas and portlands, all vessels are assigned to a singular Homeport, or Fleet Base.

A Fleet Base acts as the home for often anything larger than a Task Group, housing a large variety of ships.

There are four fleet bases, each one being the headquarters for Navy on that continent.

The four Fleet Bases are named by the direction on the generic Azerothian map they are in, such as Fleet Base East, in the Eastern Kingdoms, which resides in the East.

While each continent holds a cohesive Fleet Base, there are always smaller ports in which smaller groups or singular vessels are housed. In the absence of a Fleet Base, Home ports are used as shipyards, maintenance, training and/or other uses. It isn't uncommon for a Fleet Base to also be referred to as a Homeport when discussing about a singular vessel.

Adamant-class ships

 * HMS Adamant
 * HMS Fordragon
 * HMS Laughing Lady
 * HMS Ramsey

Gryphon-class ships

 * HMS Glorious Dawn
 * HMS Xavier's Shield

Landen-class ships

 * HMS Ludgate
 * HMS Pride of Westfall
 * HMS Russ

Icebreaker-class ships

 * Belore's Grace
 * Heartbringer
 * The Emberheart

Navies
As the Grand Alliance Navy is the supreme naval force in the Grand Alliance, all navy's holding allegiance with the Alliance are apart of the Navy.

Kaldorei Navy
The Kaldorei Navy is often the first to be called for humanitarian and support missions as well as strike missions, utilising their swift vessels to destroy the enemy with the least losses.

Human Navies
The Human Navies are a vital force within the Grand Alliance, providing large populations of sailors and soldiers alike, as well as making up the bulk of the Navy's various fleets.

Stormwind Navy
The second largest navy after Kul Tiras, Stormwind hosts seven fleets with soldiers and lords hailing from the different regions of the Kingdom in addition to two fleets that serve as the auxiliary expedition unit and the royal fleet. The Stormwind Navy is under the direct authority of the House of Wrynn while being under the command of Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth.

Gilnean Navy
Formerly one of the largest human navies that aspired to match Kul Tiras, Gilneas' navy was disbanded and liquidated with the construction of the Greymane Wall, the closing of the port towns and the closing of the borders. However, in more recent days the navy has resurfaced and began a major reconstruction mission. There is no known specific central leader of the navy other than presumably the king.

Kul Tiras Navy
The largest of the human navies before Stormwind and Gilneas, Kul Tiras provides the bulk of the ships and has the largest presence of the human kingdoms on the seas, with the largest fleets and some of the best trained soldiers, many hailing from generations of naval service. For centuries, Kul Tiras has dominated the seas, their naval supremacy only coming into question after the losses suffered in the Third War and the Cataclysm. The Kul Tiras Navy is under the command of the Lord Admiral of Kul Tiras.

Stromgarde Navy
The Stromgarde Navy is a small and somewhat inactive navy comprised of four fleets serving the Kingdom of Stromgarde. Of the four fleets, only two remain in active service in the present day after Stromgarde's power waned following the Third War.

Khaz Modan
The Ironforge Navy is a fleet of steam-powered sea vessels and their crewmen in military service to the Kingdom of Ironforge and Gnomeregan. They provide the Alliance navy with valuable submarines, Icebreaker-class vessels and other useful vessels, often shaping the ironworks of the fleets. In addition, Khaz Modan is also the Grand Alliance Navy's main source of earthly materials such as iron and certain woods.

The Headlands Armada
Situated against the Northgate River, the Headlands Armada is what is to be speculated as a large fleet of ships to capitalize on the now open borders of the Kingdom of Gilneas. Still in construction, the Armada began construction at the end of the Battle of the Bite and has since been the conglomerate forces of the ships of the Duchy of the Headlands and the Blades of Greymane.

Though mostly privatized, the allegiance of the kingdom to the Alliance places the Armada within bounds of the Grand Alliance Navy. Though an admiral has not yet been appointed over said forces, Thomas Balamont McClendon, Lord Adrian Gregor and Lady Fleur DeWitt over see most of the naval forces that have been constructed thus far due to their positions as managing the main ports of the Headlands proper.

The Armada is to include the forces of the Reach, Range and Bite as a singular movement, rather than individualized as most of the Duchy forces are.

The current leader of the Armada is defaulted as the Duke, Berenal Grayblade, though most ships have been delegated towards their captains for commands when off duty. Their flagship is currently Xavier's Shield, which remains docked in Karnsburg.

The Armada at one point also included The Wolfheart until its eventual decommissioning.

The 226th Regiment Task Force
A small Navy Task Force operating on the distance coasts of Kalimdor, this force is run by Admiral Aurin Dawnlight and is the fore-front of anti-piracy, naval combat on Kalimdor as well as the main source of transportation for the Regiment stationed there.

The Task Force consists of 32 vessels after severe losses over it's period of warfare.

Seventh Legion Fleet
The Seventh Legion Fleet is the naval capabilities of the Seventh Legion, an elite special operations Regiment composed of Alliance veterans.

The 7th Legion Fleet is currently in Pandaria, though considerably smaller due to heavy losses in significant battles such as the Defense of Theramore, during the Fourth War.

Fleet Air Arm
The Grand Alliance not only holds maritime warfare capabilities, but also has specialities in air-and-maritime warfare, utilizing different forms of flying machines to destroy the enemy from above or send supplies to isolated vessels.

Known Fleet Air Arm Commanders

 * Admiral Medris Featherwing
 * Captain Oswald Boelcke

Fleet Underwater Assault Division
The Fleet Underwater Assault Division is the Navy's main holder of Gnomish submarines and sub-maritime warfare. While led mostly by Gnomes and Dwarves, the Division is known to also aid in the training of Clearance Divers, placing in their expertise on assaulting ships on all sides.

Known Underwater Assault Division Commanders

 * N/A

Navy Humanitarian Fleet
The Navy Humanitarian Fleet is the group of ships dedicated to bringing aid to all four corners of the world as well as replenishing and supporting the rest of Navy when not on Humanitarian Operations. The Fleet consists of a large portion of the Kaldorei Navy as well as a fair share of Proudmoore-class vessels, utilizing both classes speed and carriage capacity to the full use.

Known Navy Humanitarian Fleet Commanders

 * Admiral Nightwind

Command Structure
The Grand Alliance Navy, like the rest of the Alliance military, utilises a large, strict rank structure used to define Sailors, Officers and Flag Officers.

Officer Ranks

 * Grand Admiral 
 * Admiral 
 * Vice-Admiral 
 * Rear-Admiral 
 * Commodore 
 * Captain 
 * Commander 
 * Lieutenant-Commander
 * Lieutenant
 * Sub-Lieutenant
 * Midshipman

Sailor Ranks

 * Warrant Officer
 * Chief Petty Officer
 * Petty Officer
 * Leading Seaman
 * Seaman
 * Ensign

Chaplaincy
The Grand Alliance Navy also utilises Chaplains from the Church of the Holy Light who act as both religious leaders and medical officers on board large fleet units or Fleet Bases. Chaplains are usually nominated from their particular diocese and are valuable crew members.

Admirals/Marshals Within the Navy.
An Admiral is a high ranking flag officer within a navy. They often lead large fleets or task forces, usually operating as the logistical or planning heads for the navy. All Admirals are a part of an organization of Admirals in what is known as the Alliance Naval Command, or Admiralty as it is most commonly refered to.

Current

 * Grand Marshal Baldrec Ashcroft (Seventh Vanguard, Grand Alliance Navy)
 * Sky Admiral Catherine Rogers (Admiral of the Alliance Fleet Air Arm (?) )
 * Admiral Ranets Daggerfang (Gilnean Navy, Grand Alliance Navy, 226th Regiment.)
 * Admiral Medris Featherwing (Kaldorei Navy, Grand Alliance Navy, Alliance Fleet Air Arm.)
 * Admiral Letholdus Carrington (Admiral of the Stromic Navy, Second Fleet)
 * Admiral Hugoh Anneblaut (Admiral of the Westridge Fleet)
 * Admiral Aredath Alren Balar (Admiral of the Kul Tiran Navy)
 * Admiral Cantlebree (Admiral of the Stormwind Navy)Chaplain
 * Admiral Nightwind (Admiral of the Kaldorei Navy, Grand Alliance Navy)
 * Admiral Odesyus (Alliance Naval Command, Grand Alliance Navy, Stormwind Navy)

Former

 * Grand Marshal Ashamal Shalah'aman (Ret. Grand Marshal of the Grand Alliance Navy)
 * Admiral Taylor (Admiral of the Stormwind Navy †)
 * Admiral Luis Derischore (Admiral of the Stormwind Navy †)
 * Admiral Tarlen Aubrey (Admiral of the Theramore Navy †)
 * Admiral Hodgson (Admiral of the Grand Alliance Navy †)

Uniform
The Grand Alliance Navy Uniform consists of an (Ironically) large field of Navy Blue, with a golden sun yellow, the generic Grand Alliance colours.

Sailors and Marines
While most sailors utilise thick cloth for their occupations, much of the marines done leather and/or plate in order to better protect themselves from in coming weapons or other dangers.

Chaplains
Chaplains often utilise formal and religious garments, with the symbol of the Church of the Holy Light seen regularly upon it. Chaplains are like with medics and wear cloth clothing in regards to the under deck bays or rooms in which they operate within.

Medics
Medics wear their formal red-and-white robes, with the Royal Red Cross insignia upon the sleeves and shoulders of the robes, unlike much of the ship's crew, who utilise armour easier to move on. This is mainly because of the Medic's lack of appearance on deck, normally residing in the medical bay.

Admiral's Uniform
An Admiral's uniform will differentiate between Navies as each holds their own culture and uniforms, but most will have possession of a formal Bicorne, or Admiral's Hat, an Aiguillette (An ornate, braided cord that in slung other the shoulder) and a Ceremonial Sword for formal events.

Most Admirals in combat will either wear a combination of cloth and plate, or even some leather, though it often comes down to the Admiral's culture and preference in the end.

Engagements
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Historic Operations
Operation Landfall - A large naval operation based in southern Krasarang Wilds in an attempt to establish and stabilise an Alliance foothold on the continent named, Lion's Landing. It's counterpart, the Horde, did a similar operation resulting in the erection of Domination Point, the Horde naval Fleet Base on Pandaria.

Operation Navy Help Gilneas - This was a large naval humanitarian efforts following the fall and re-administration of the Kingdom of Gilneas. While led by the Seventh Legion Fleet, the Grand Alliance Navy managed to give aid to the operation, adding several Proudmoore-Class vessels loaded with supplies and troops in an attempt to help stabilize the 7th Legion Corps.

Defense of Theramore - The Defense of Theramore movement was a direct response from the Grand Alliance to the fall of Northwatch and the coming battle at Theramore. King Varian Wrynn sent several high ranking Generals and Marshals (And even Admiral Aubrey) as well as the Seventh Legion Fleet in order to attempt to defend the region. While at first it seemed the combined forces of the Alliance were winning, in the end both the Task Force detachment and the Alliance Officials there were completely wiped out following the Bombing of Theramore.

Battle of Baradin Bay - An early engagement between the New Horde and the Grand Alliance. An Orcish blockade aided by the Dragonmaw Clan had allowed the Orcs to cripple one of the Alliance's main thoroughfares for trade and mass transport. Determined to break the blockade and recapture Baradin Bay, the forces of the Alliance Navy planned an offensive operation against the Horde's ironclad fleet. The Battle of Baradin Bay was commanded by Admiral Luis Derischore, who perished in the midst of the battle when his capital ship was destroyed by Goblin Sappers. Command of the fleet was taken by Ashamal Shalah'aman, who at the time was a Cadet Officer of the Alliance Navy. A lightning counterattack seized the day for the Alliance forces, leading in a total Orcish retreat and the recapture of Menethil Harbor.

Current Operations
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Navy Today
Though vastly crippled by the long string of wars and tragic losses, the Grand Alliance Navy continues to grow and expand in numbers, ships, expertise as well as victory, becoming what is easily the most respected and feared maritime combat force in all of Azeroth.

While many great leaders have been lost, such as Lord Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, Navy continues to send forth new heroes and leaders, expanding the Alliance and her ideals, forging a newer, safer and more honourable path for not only the various, close-knit kingdoms of the Grand Alliance, but for Azeroth itself.