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The '''National Army Naval Bureau''', colloquially the '''National Army Naval Forces''' (NFBM or NBM), is the seaborne component of the [[Office of the National Army (Faneria)|National Army of the Republic of the Fhainn]], managing a fleet of nearly two hundred major surface craft and submarines. It is the predominant naval power in the [[Vandarch]] Sea and the primary means by which Faneria projects hard power globally.

| unit_name                    = National Army Naval Bureau

| native_name                  = ''Biùro Maranach an Fyddin Naiseanta''

*1912-present (National Army Naval Bureau)

====Revolutionary Peoples' Army Naval Service====

The NBM began its service as the RPANS, or Revolutionary Peoples' Army Naval Service, from those parts of the Royal Navy which defected to Republican rebels, and were formed into coastal patrol units to protect RPA land forces. Much of the Royal Navy initially sided with the Royalists, as the fleet was a point of pride for the Throne and sailors were generally well-treated and loyal to their captains, most of whom were themselves minor nobility.

A number of fleet elements were scuttled or defected to foreign nations as a result of the war, namely to [[Hendalarsk]] and [[Eldmora-Regulus]]. This left the Navy in a dilapidated state postwar in stark contrast to its previous glory, requiring a flurry of shipbuilding and reonstruction of talent and officer pools. These rapid reforms would lead to a number of innovative thinkers being invited into the planning for the new Republican navy, as well as a number of failed ship designs in the 1910s..

The RPANS was reformed into the NBM in the 1910s, and initially focused on building up a core of cruisers and destroyers. Initial development followed legacy planning such as the [[2:1 Plan]], which focused on dominance in the Vandarch, but later began branching out with greater emphasis on the [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas]] and [[Sea of Nordska|Nordskan]] Seas. It was one of the first forces to adopt a preference for task-force squadrons over battleship lines due to its lack of heavy surface elements, with a large number of training drills being conducted to test ship designs and train crews feverishly. The navy continued to rebuild its strength, replacing its few battleships with more modern vessels, favoring the concept of the 'fast battleship' promulgated by Burgundine doctrine. This would later expand to conversions and testing of support carriers and the phasing in of seaplane catapults on many larger vessels.

The Naval Forces expanded considerably after the 1980s, rebuilding a spall core of cruisers and constructing the carrier _____ in the 1990s. Since then, fleet composition has leaned heavily towards expanding the destroyer and frigate wings of the navy, creating a blue-water capacity with marine landing assets, and the development of a native Vertical Launch System introduced in the 2000s. The major impetus of modernization has been the formation of task squadrons for international deployments centered around carrier assets - a concept first tested during the [[Peninsular War]]. This includes the phasing out of late-20th century ship classes and the development of ships based on a 'combat triangle' of ASW/mine warfare (managed by frigates), surface/air attack (managed by destroyers), and fires support (air or artillery, managed by cruisers and landing support ships).

*[[List of Ship Classes of the Fhainnin Navy]]