Lordaeron Navy (GAN)

The Lordaeron Navy
	; The Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Lordaeron
Military Type	Navy
Kingdom(s)	Kingdom of Lordaeron
Size	None, destroyed
Headquarters ; - Royal Fleet ; - Auxilliary Fleet ; - North Fleet ; - East Fleet ; - South Fleet ; - West Fleet	Hasic, Hillsbrad Foothills ; Lordaeron Harbor, Lordamere ; Hasic, Hillsbrad Foothills ; ; Stratholme Harbor, Eastweald ; King's Harbor, Tyr's Hand ; Hasic, Hillsbrad Foothills ; North Tide's Harbor, Silverpine Forest
Leader(s)	King Terenas Menethil ; Grand Admiral Placeholder
Secondary Leader(s)	Marine General Placeholder
Engagements	Second War ; Third War
Insignia	Lordaeron Naval Ensign
Status	Destroyed

^Note:^{This interpretation of the Lordaeron Navy draws heavily from the Grand Alliance Navy Project. Players are welcome to use or develop their own interpretation of the Lordaeron Navy.}

The seafaring forces of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the Lordaeron Navy, also known as the Lordaeronian Navy or the Königlich Marine in Lordaeronian, was once one of the greatest naval forces of the north, although it was practically destroyed by the Scourge during the Third War and disbanded soon afterwards with the destruction of the Kingdom.

History[]

Fleet Bases and Ports[]

Know Vessels and Ship Classes[]

Lordain-class Ship of the Line[]

Menethil-class Ship of the Line[]

Adler-class Frigate[]

The Adler -class Frigate was the primary frigate of the Lordaeron Navy, carrying 36 guns.

Falke-class Destroyer[]

The Falke -class Destroyer was the primary destroyer of the Lordaeron Navy, carrying 36 carronades.

Förster-class Corvette[]

The Förster -class Corvette was the primary corvette of the Lordaeron Navy, carrying 24 guns.

Dalia-class Transport[]

The Dalia-class Transport was the primary transport vessel of the Lordaeron Navy. Despite it's size, it sailed relatively fast and could carry large amounts of troops or cargo. The old model was still in use during the later stages of the Third War, and was used to transport Prince Arthas Menethil and the First Legion to Northrend, where some of their charred husks can still be found.

Fleets and Organisation[]

The Lordaeron Navy consisted of six fleets, one for each cardinal point and a royal and auxiliary fleet.

Royal ^(First) Fleet[]

Also known as the Grand Fleet, the First Fleet of the Lordaeron Navy was based at Lordaeron Harbor, on the great lake of Lordamere. Unlike the other five fleets, the First did not consist of a number of mixed squadrons, instead it consisted of the kingdoms main battleships, which during the Second and Third Wars were fifteen Lordain-Class First Rate Ships of the Line, each carrying 96 guns. The fleet was almost completely destroyed at anchor with the Fall of Capital City, surviving ships eventually joining the Stormwind, Theramore and Tirasian Navies. Many of the sunken ships would later be dredged up and join the Dread Navy of the Undercity.

Auxiliary ^(Second) Fleet[]

Based out of the Baradin port of Hasic, the Second Fleet served as a reserve force for the rest of navy, being dispatched to reinforce under-strength fleets or protect the nation's merchant convoys. One of the smaller fleets, it only consisted of six squadrons at the time of the Second War. After the Kingdom's destruction by the Scourge, the remainder of the Second joined Jaina Proudmoore's expedition to Kalimdor, eventually becoming part of the Theramore Navy.

North ^(Third) Fleet[]

Assigned to protect the Kingdom's interests in the North and Frozen Seas, the Third Fleet never saw much combat due to the lack of enemy nations in their sphere of influence, thus making it one of the most under funded and smallest fleets. Almost a third of the fleet was burned at anchor in the Culling of Stratholme, with the remained being taken north by Arthas and sunk, later to be raised as a part of the Scourge Navy.

East ^(Fourth) Fleet[]

Assigned to the defence of the eastern coasts, the Fourth Fleet was also one of the smaller fleets, although they saw much more action than the Third over the centuries due to the presence of Stromgarde in that sea. Mostly unaffected by the fall of the kingdom, the Fourth would join the Scarlet Crusade, eventually ending up controlled by the Scarlet Onslaught or the Argent Crusade.

South ^(Fifth) Fleet[]

One of the biggest fleets of the Lordaeron Navy, the Fifth Fleet was assigned to the temperate waters of Baradin Bay and formed soon after Lordaeron's capture of the Baradin Foothills (later renamed to the Hillsbrad Foothills) from the now-defunct Kingdom of Baradin, later expanding with the capture of the Alteraci Navy's ports and vessels when the Kingdom conquered the remainder of the Foothills. Mostly fighting against the larger Tirasian and Stromic Navies, the Fifth would provide the keystone of the Kingdoms defence from the Orcish fleets during the Second War and, as it survived the fall mostly unharmed, later joining the rest of the Grand Alliance Navy as an independent navy.

West ^(Sixth) Fleet[]

Operating fromNorth Tide Bay in northern Silverpine Forest, the Sixth Fleet was assigned to the defence of the Great Sea, wrestling for control with the Gilnean Navy for much of it's lifetime. Half the fleet was taken north by Arthas on his expedition to Northrend, where it was later burned. Another third would join Jaina Proudmoore in her expedition to Kalimdor and become part of the Theramore Navy. The remainder of the fleet was sunk at anchor during the Fall of North Tide.

Lordaeronian Marine Corps[]

The naval infantry force of the Lordaeron Navy, the Lordaeronian Marine Corps or "Königlich Marinekorps" (Royal Naval Corps) was tasked with the defence of the navy's docks and ships, along with boarding actions and naval landings. The Marine Corps was divided into seven brigades, one for each of the fleets and one assigned to the defence of the navy's shore bases, and was commanded by the "General zur Marine" or "Marine General". At its height during the Second and Third Wars, it consisted of 30,000 men.

Naval Command Structure and Ranks[]

Flag Officers[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
Grand Admiral (Groß Admiral)	O-13			Grand Admiral
Admiral (Admiral)	O-12			Admiral
Vice Admiral (Vize Admiral)	O-11			Vice Admiral
Port Admiral (Hafen Admiral)	O-10			Rear Admiral
Counter Admiral (Konter Admiral)	O-9			Commodore

Senior Officers[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
Captain at Sea (Kapitän zur See)	O-8			Flag Captain
Frigate Captain (Fregatten Kapitän)	O-7			Captain
Corvette Captain (Korvetten Kapitän)	O-6			Commander
Captain-Lieutenant (Kapitän Leutnant)	O-5			Lieutenant Commander

Junior Officers[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
First Lieutenant at Sea (Oberleutnant zur See)	O-4			Flag Lieutenant
Lieutenant at Sea (Leutnant zur See)	O-3			Lieutenant
Ensign at Sea (Fähnrich zur See)	O-2			Ensign
Midshipman (Seekadett)	O-1			Midshipman

Under Officers[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
Chief Under Officer of the Navy (Oberst Unteroffizier zur Marine)	E-12			Commander Chief Petty Officer
Chief Under Officer (Oberst Unteroffizier)	E-11			Chief Warrant Officer
Head Under Officer (Haupt Unteroffizier)	E-10			Master Warrant Officer
Under Officer (Unteroffizier)	E-9			Warrant Officer

Mates[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
Chief Mate (Oberst Maat)	E-8			Chief Petty Officer
Head Mate (Haupt Maat)	E-7			Master Petty Officer
Mate (Maat)	E-6			Petty Officer
Chief Sailor (Oberst Matrose)	E-5			N/A

Sailors[]

Rank	Pay Grade	Insignia		GAN Equivalent
Rank	Pay Grade	Left Shoulder	Right Shoulder	GAN Equivalent
Head Sailor (Haupt Matrose)	E-4			Leading Seaman
Exempted Sailor (Gefreiter Matrose)	E-3			Able Seaman
Sailor (Matrose)	E-2			Seaman
Under Sailor (Unter Matrose)	E-1			Seaman Recruit

Marine Ranks[]

General Officers[]

General of Marines (General zur Marine)	Lieutenant General of Marines (Leutnant General zur Marine)	Major General of Marines (Seemeister General zur Marine)	Marshal of Marines (Marschal zur Marine)

General of Marines[]

Lieutenant General of Marines[]

Major General of Marines[]

Marshal of Marines[]