Common Core:Nanotrasen Naval Structure
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. All of its ships are painted in the company's signature "Corporate Blue" (trademarked), and while it isn't ranked among the largest navies even in only the EROS sector, Nanotrasen prides itself on strength, and not numbers. Technological innovation has allowed Nanotrasen to have quite a fierce navy despite its smaller size compared to some other organizations and political bodies, and while Nanotrasen participates in little warfare contemporarily, it still necessitates defending itself should errant syndicate attacks come.
Large Spacecraft
Here is a list of large spacecraft in the Nanotrasen Navy
Houndstooth-Class Corvette:
Complement of 960. No. Built - 120
Jackal-Class Frigate: A small vessel designed as an anti-ship patrol vessel. It is designed to have a low signature to avoid detection.
Complement of 1000. No. Built - 100
Warden-Class Destroyer: 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 6000. No. Built - 80
Sentinel-Class Cruiser: A patrol ship equipped with a turbolazer. Typically assigned to remote NT Stations as a guard vessel.
Complement of 6000. No. Built - 70
Apotheosis-Class Battleship: A patrol ship equipped with a turbolazer. Typically assigned to remote NT Stations as a guard vessel.
Complement of 6000. No. Built - 60
Zeitgeist-Class Juggernaut: The capital ships of the NT Navy, equipped with bluespace artillery.
Complement of 4000. No. Built - 20
P-Class Colossus: The experimental ships of the Nanotrasen Navy, equipped with some of the largest weapons ever constructed. The ships have only been tested once, where the main laser cannon was fired at a small extant planet. While the beam initially appeared to simply decimate the surface of the planet, 120 seconds of continuous fire (utilizing approximately 100QW of energy), the core eventually destablized itself, and the planet rendered itself into fragments. The Solarian Federation quickly rendered their firing a galactic war crime, outside of a Gamma-state security level throughout the sector.
Complement of 600. No. Built - 6
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**
| RATINGS/ENLISTED PERSONNEL | |
| Ordinary Rate (OR) | New recruits to the Nanotrasen navy. |
| Able Rate (AR) | The entry level rank for all ratings who pass basic training. |
| Leading Rate (LR) | Ratings with at least two years of spacefaring experience. In charge of a small team. |
| Petty Officer (PO) | NCO. Typically the rank held by ratings with a department-specific qualification. |
| Chief Petty Officer (CPO) | A senior NCO. |
| Warrant Officer (WO) | Seniormost NCO. |
| 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. |
| Midshipman (Mid) | An officer in training, newly promoted to officership. |
| Ensign (Ens) | The first rank held by officers fresh out of NanoTrasen Naval Academy. He or She will be an Officer of the Watch. |
| Lieutenant (LT) | On larger ships, a senior OOW. On smaller ships, he or she will be the Executive Officer or a Department Head. |
| Lieutenant-Commander (LT Cdr) | |
| Commander (Cdr) | |
| Captain (Cpt) | 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. |
| ADMIRALTY | Members of the Nanotrasen High Naval Command (NTHNC). |
| Commodore (Com) | |
| Vice Admiral (VAdm) | |
| Admiral (Adm) | Responsible for command of either a Fleet of vessels or an entire division. A senior CENTCOM position. |
| Grand Admiral (Gadm) | |
| Fleet Admiral (Fadm) | The highest rank in the NTHNC. |
