A series of occasional papers on interstellar defence and fleet issues, from Jim's Fighting Fleets study group, the Defence Estimation - Longterm Planning, Homeworlds & Interstellar group.

Paper 2/3207 : Reorganisation of the Imperial Earth Navy in Q0
3207.100

The Imperial Earth Navy has announced some changes to its Fleet organisation in Quadrant Zero.

The mothballed vessels, previously assigned the 10th Home Fleet moniker have been redesignated as 20th Battle Fleet. The vessels will remain mothballed.

20th Battle Fleet will be redesignated 22nd Battle Fleet

The three Guard Squadrons, and the six Destroyers have been redesignated 10th Home Fleet.

16th Mobility Fleet retains a Light Cruiser and three ALSI plus the various TPTI and LSSI. 16MF also retains administrative responsibility for all of the various mothballed support vessels and the AMI assigned to the IFF.

The IEN contribution to Force H remains as before.

The 3207 IEN combatant force structure in Q0 will be:
10th Home Fleet 2 BBI, 2 CVI, 2 CAI, 6 DDI 92cf
20th Battle Fleet 2 BBI, 4 CVI, 2 CAI (Mothballed) 108cf
21st Battle Fleet 2 BBI, 4 CVI, 2 CAI 108cf
22nd Battle Fleet 2 BBI, 4 CVI, 2 CAI 108cf
Force H 2 BBI, 4 CAI 56cf
16th Mobility Fleet 1 CLI, 3 ALSI 11cf

The Office of Naval Construction also released the following planning information:
The CVI completed on T59 (2), T63 (4) and T67 (2) will be assigned to the 8 Colonial Fleets.
The BBI completed on T65 (1) will be assigned to 6th Colonial Fleet
The CAI completed on T61 (5) will go to 1,2,3,4,8 CF
The DDI completed on T61 (4) will go to Q0 10 HF
This represents the end of planned Main Fleet Reconstruction.

Survey and Scout Construction
The SSI being completed on T65 (3) and T67 (1) will go to Q0 and Q7, and to Deep Look.
The SCI being completed on T63 (4) are as yet unassigned but may go to the LRDG.

Ends