Common Core:Nanotrasen Naval Structure

The Nanotrasen Navy

Being one of the largest spacefaring corporations in the Known Galaxy, NT has a naval arm of significant size, consisting of civilian and military craft fitted to perform a vast array of duties. The Blue-Space Navy is a bit of a play on words, combining the technologies of Bluespace with their voidcraft travel, but most signficantly, a Navy so vast they paint space their corporate color, blue.

Though there is a dispraportionate ratio of Civilian to Military spacecraft (partly due to Galactic Federal Law, partly due to logistics), the Nanotrasen Navy sits on a near-unlimited source of civilian spacecraft, producing them by the thousands continuously, only quickening in the growing Federation. Nanotrasen shipping vessels and Orbital Stations are constantly being manufactured to feed into the space-industrialization machine that is Nanotrasen.

When it comes to Military spacecraft, more particularily the larger vessels of Nanotrasen's Navy, there aren't a massive amount (not including very small patrol, scout, and strike crafts). This isn't to say that Nanotrasen's military-focused navy isn't big, because it is, it's not big when compared navies such as The Federation, however Nanotrasen is one of the few corporations to have a navy consisting of both small and large spacecraft, something most corporations aren't able to achieve (usually only having small spacecraft and a small handful of larger spacecraft at most).

Large Spacecraft

Here is a list of large spacecraft in the Nanotrasen Navy

Lancaster-Class Frigate: A capable ship of the line, designed as a backbone assault ship. Equipped with missiles, anti-ship turbolazers, and ballistic cannons. Equipped with a hangar bay for strike craft, as well as additional space for supernumaries such as Marines.

Complement of 160. No. Built - 5

Sokol-Class Torpedo Ship: A small vessel designed as an anti-ship patrol vessel. It is designed to have a low signature to avoid detection.

Complement of 40 (6 officers, 34 Enlisted). No. Built - 14

Endurance-Class Patrol Cutter: A patrol ship equipped with a turbolazer. Typically assigned to remote NT Stations as a guard vessel.

Complement of 30. No. Built - 20

Solaris-Class Battlecruiser: The capital ships of the NT Navy, equipped with bluespace artillery.

Complement of 400. No. Built - 2

Naval Hierarchy

Ranks within the NT Navy mirror that of other navies within the Galactic Federation. **THESE ARE NOT RANKS HELD ON ORBITAL, SPACE, OR TERRESTRIAL STATIONS / COLONIES, ONLY ON NANOTRASEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SHIPS**

NANOTRASEN NAVAL RANKS

RATINGS	Ratings for all departments are trained for 12 weeks aboard the NTSS Kojak. Upon succesfully passing out of Kojak, ratings will attend further trade-specific training for 8 weeks before being deployed on their respective ships.
Trainee	Rank held by new intake ratings at the NTSS Kojak
Able Spaceman	The entry level rank for all ratings who pass out of Kojak Training Station.
Leading Hand	Ratings with at least two years of spacefaring experience. In charge of a small team.
Petty Officer	NCO. Typically the rank held by ratings with a department-specific qualification.
Chief Petty	A senior NCO. This rank is typically held by the Bosun, Quartermaster, etc
Warrant Officer	Seniormost NCO. Typically held by ratings with at least 15-20 years of experience.
OFFICERS	All officer candidates must pass a series of interviews and a fitness test. Successful candidates will then spend 6 months at the NanoTrasen Naval Academy, as Cadets.
Cadet	Training rank held during attendance at the Nanotrasen Naval Academies
Ensign	The first rank held by officers fresh out of NanoTrasen Naval Academy. He or She will be an Officer of the Watch.
Lieutenant	On larger ships, a senior OOW. On smaller ships, he or she will be the Executive Officer or a Department Head.
Lieutenant-Commander	On smaller vessels, the ship's Commanding Officer. On larger vessels, a department head.
Commander	This rank is typically held by the vessel's Commanding Officer. On capital ships, it is held by the XO and CE.
Captain	Captain - The commander of a squadron of ships, or the Commanding Officer of a Capital Ship. It is also a rank held by commanders at CENTCOM for regional facilities or CENTCOM officers on-ship.
Commodore	Responsible for command of either a Fleet of vessels or an entire division. A senior CENTCOM position.
Admiral	Held by the Admiral of The Blue-Space Navy, currently Admiral Francis Roberts

Departments

WARFARE DEPT - Concerned with ship-to-ship combat operations and combat readiness. Comprises the gunnery teams, bridge crew.

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT - Comprises the Engineering Teams and other Technical Specialists such as Communications and IT.

LOGISTICS - Handles procurement and supply.

MARINES - NT Navy Marine Corps. The Emergency Response Teams are made up of Marines Corps Staff. Responsible for shipboard security and act as an assault force if needed.

NT Merchant Navy

For transportation and cargo operations, the ships and crews of the NT Merchant Navy are classed as civilians. Crews are expected to hold the relevant certificates of competency for their roles.

RATINGS

Deck Dept.	- Ordinary Spacefarer - Able-Bodied Spacefarer - Fitter - Bosun
Engine Dept.	- Oiler - Motorman
Catering Dept.	- Messman - Steward - Cook

OFFICERS

Deck Dept.	- 3rd Officer - 2nd Officer - 1st Officer - Captain
Engine Dept.	- 4th Engineer - 3rd Engineer - 2nd Engineer - Chief Engineer