Royal Mespalian Navy

The Royal Mespalian Navy (Mespalian: Mechpælæn râllinen marîne, : Marine royale mespalienne) is the naval branch of the Royal Mespalian Armed Forces, responsible for the defense of Mespalia and its territorial waters.

The RNN has a fleet of 44 ships and 28,000 active-duty personnel. In addition, around 10,000 conscripts serve in the Navy. These numbers also include the 4,000-strong Royal Mespalian Marine Corps.

History
The Royal Mespalian Navy was first created during the Mespalian Revolution in 1824 and at the time, it consisted of requisitioned civilian ships and the Independancce, a captured Vallisian. The Navy grew rapidly during the war, and after Mespalia gained international recognition for its independence, it became an official part of the Royal Mespalian Armed Forces]].

Today, Royal Mespalian Navy is a that mostly patrols the Balearic Sea, but has occasionally conducted operations further away from Mespalia.

Dress Uniform
The Dress Uniform is issued to all officers and senior non-commissioned officers. It is usually only worn during ceremonial occasions, such as military parades and when meeting with the King.

The uniform consists of dark blue trousers and a double-breasted tailcoat with an open collar and a tie. The headwear consists of a dark blue bicorn, with gold lining for officers. The belt and buttons are gold for officers, while for senior non-commissioned officers the belt is gold and blue, and the buttons are silver.

Service Uniform
The Service Uniform is the most formal uniform issued to all personnel, used for general duties. It comes in several different variants depending on season and the rank of the wearer.

During wintertime, officers and senior non-commissioned officers wear a dark blue double-breasted tunic with an open collar. Braided shoulder boards are used for officers and blank shoulder boards for non-commissioned officers. The rank insignia is displayed on the sleeve. Buttons are gold for officers and silver for non-commissioned officers. A peaked cap is worn, with different symbols for officers and non-commissioned officers.

During summertime, officers and non-commissioned officers wear a white single-breasted tunic with a closed collar. Unlike in the summer uniform, for officers the rank is displayed on unique padded shoulder boards and there is no rank insignia on the sleeve. However, the rank insignia of senior non-commissioned officers is displayed on the sleeve, but unlike in the summer service uniform, it is placed much higher on the sleeve. A peaked cap is worn, with different symbols for officers and non-commissioned officers.

Enlisted personnel and junior non-commissioned officers wear a traditional sailor uniform, with rank insignia displayed on the sleeve. Color of the uniform depends on the season. A sailor cap is worn with the uniform, with the name of the ship or installation embroidered into the hat in gold.

Working Uniform
The Working Uniform is only issued to officers and senior non-commissioned officers. It is a relaxed version of the dress uniform, are meant for everyday wear onboard ships and shore installations. They are not meant for interactions with the public, for which the service uniform is preferred.

Like the service uniform, the daily uniform is issued in summer and winter versions. It consists of a button-up shirt and pants with a gold belt buckle. Rank is displayed on the shoulder boards, similar to the summer service uniform. A peaked cap is worn with the uniform.

Shipboard Working Uniform
The Shipboard Working Uniform is worn onboard ships and in other situations where the other, more formal uniforms could become dirty. It is more durable and utilitarian compared to more formal uniforms and consists of a dark blue (although slightly lighter than the dark blue used in other uniforms) jacket with a zipper. Rank is displayed on the collar for enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers and on the shoulders for officers. Peaked or sailor caps are not used with the working uniform, and instead a blue utility cap is worn.

Officers
Naval officer ranks are displayed on the lower sleeve and consist of golden laces of various thicknesses topped by an. Company officers only have narrow laces, field officers have one thick lace and a varying number of narrow laces, and admirals have one extra thick lace with oak leaf embroidery and a varying number narrow laces.

Like in all branches of the RMAF, naval officers carry shoulder boards with a varying number of bullion laces to signify whether the officer in question is a cadet or a company, field or general officer. The type of shoulder board depends on the uniform. Braided boards common to other branches are worn with dress and winter service uniforms, while unique boards that display rank are worn with summer service uniform.

A distinction cloth is placed between the laces when the wearer belongs to a certain branch of the Navy. It is red for the medical branch, purple for the engineering and light blue for aviation.

Enlisted and NCO's
Enlisted and NCO naval ranks are displayed on the upper sleeve and consist of a various number of embroidered chevrons. The color of the chevron signifies whether the soldier is a conscript, in which case the chevrons are red, or a career soldier, in which case the chevrons are gold. Senior NCO's also have blank shoulder boards.