The Republic of Cinnabar Navy, or RCN, was the space military force of the Republic of Cinnabar.
History[]
After the end of the Hiatus, the Republic of Cinnabar began to build up a navy to defend its territory and shipping routes. (RCN1)
Organization[]
The RCN was governed by the Navy Board, a group of political (civilian) and military staff appointed by the Cinnabar Senate.
There were several bureaus:
- Publications Bureau3:9
- Bureau of Material: vessel construction4:6 and base estabishments4:9
- Bureau of Communications4:10
- Bureau of Personnel: promotions4:29
- Bureau of Ordnance: construction and installation of weapons7:3
- Procurement Bureau8:3
- Liaison Office: naval cooperation with friendly (but presumably not client) nations; see also Darwin Britten6:2
Equipment[]
Regular RCN vessels had their names prefixed by RCS (Republic of Cinnabar Ship).
Personnel[]
RCN employed a number of civilian employees such as receiving clerks;2:3 however most staff was uniformed. The uniformed staff was further divided into ratings, warrant officers, and commissioned officers; see Ranks for detail.
Almost all of RCN's commissioned officers came through the RCN Academy; but there were some exceptions for masters.7:14
- Cassanos (Midshipman)
- Christopher Cha (Lieutenant)
- Seth Chazanoff
- Aris Choravski (Lieutenant)
- Collodi (Admiral)