Admiralty Fleet Orders

Admiralty Fleet Orders were printed routine orders issued to ships and establishments for information, guidance and action, written by the Alliance Naval Command or, Admiralty as they are refered to.

Orders often covered matters of general interest or requiring wide circulation, including technical, administrative and disciplinary regulations, and official instructions and information.

Pre-Second War Admiralty Fleet Orders
All Kingdoms with a functioning Navy had thier own form of Admiralty Orders, Kul Tiras having by far the most extensive and wide collection of them.

Up until Gilneas' Industrial Revolution, the printing and communication of orders often proved time-consuming and expensive, leaving the navies to use certain methods to help relay the orders to shore establishments and vessels abroad. This often included magical communication, certain messenger birds or other techniques.

Once Gilneas began printing at an industrial scale, Admiralty Orders began being printed at a larger scale and were able to be sent out to far more establishments and to almost every single vessel instead of each Fleet or Task Force.

Admiralty Fleet Orders in the Alliance of Lordaeron
LIke with much of the combined Alliance Naval Forces, the Alliance of Lordaeron's navy capabilities took on board a cohesive Admiralty, and thus, a cohesive Admiralty Fleet Orders.

The Fleet Orders often helped significantly in the chaotic, desperate struggle with the Orcish Horde, maintaining order and supply within the Alliance's Navy during a time of, at points, complete confussion.

Splintering of the Alliance of Lordaeron and the Grand Alliance
As the Alliance of Lordaeron splintered, and the Grand Alliance (And her Navy) was formed, a more advanced, broader Admiralty Fleet Orders were commissioned, allowing the new Alliance to formulate and strategise their Navy quickly and without fault.

While at times, the Fleet Orders arrived late due to numbers of reasons, those that did reach their destination often turned the tides of battle, or kept a Fleet alive due to the ingenious logistics the orders produced.

Admiralty Fleet Orders Records
Citizens can read up on old Admiralty Fleet Orders in the Stormwind Library to this day, though most are at least thirty years old and after many have been declassified.

Only those who are either apart of the Alliance High Command (Who have full access to all records), Admiralty or have a special permit may view more recent or classified Admiralty Fleet Orders.