The Coalition Navy

The Coalition Navy is divided into three Fleets; each fleet is related to a geographic region. The First Fleet is responsible for the Great Lakes and the Coalition's portion of the St. Lawrence corridor. The Second is responsible for the Gulf of Mexico. The Third is responsible for the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Additionally, a new force has been considered but not yet implemented in the Atlantic Ocean around CSNS Halifax, the main Coalition sea base. This Fourth Fleet would be responsible for the Atlantic, and would likely involve major military forces acting in concert with both Quebec and the New German Republic.

Ship Classes - Aircraft Carriers
The Coalition fields two classes of aircraft carrier, the Joseph Prosek-class armored aviation cruiser and the  of Chi-Town-class dedicated aircraft carrier. Additionally, there are a number of amphibious-warfare vessels which qualify as VTOL carriers.

Joseph Prosek Class
The Joseph Prosek class currently numbers four vessels, all deployed to the Second Fleet with the possibility of transfer to the Fourth if it is ever fully formed. These vessels are distinguished from true aircraft carriers by their carriage of dedicated surface-warfare systems, notably the sixteen-inch high-velocity naval railguns that give the ship its most powerful punch. All of these ships are constructed at the Fort Pinnacle yards, at the rate of one a year. Approximate construction time per hull is three years.

Notable Vessels of Class:

CVAN-1 Joseph Prosek

CVAN-2 Lindsay Sawyer

CVAN-3 Douglas Lamberson

CVAN-4 Ernest Vinien

CVAN-5 George Cabot (Under construction)

CVAN-6 (Under construction)

CVAN-7 (Under construction)

State of Chi-Town Class
The State of Chi-Town class is based on the pre-Rifts USS Ranger class, modified to serve in the Coalition fleet. A deal between Golden Age Weaponsmiths of Alabama and the Coalition States has produced this class, built with Golden Age guidance and Coalition material resources. The follow-on class, the Battle class, is planned for 110 PA, and was built completely without Golden Age assistance. The State of Chi-Town class is constructed at CSNS Fort Pinnacle, in Lone Star. Approximate construction time per hull is two years.

Notable Vessels of Class:

CVN-1 State of Chi-Town

CVN-2 State of Iron Heart

CVN-3 State of Missouri

CVN-4 State of Lone Star

CVN-5 State of El Dorado

CVN-6 Wisconsin Territory

CVN-7 Minnesota Territory

CVN-8 Michigan Territory

CVN-9 State of Whykin (Under construction)

CVN-10 (Under construction)

CVN-11 (Under construction)

CVN-12 (Under construction)

Battle Class
The Battle class is the first purely Coalition-built dedicated aircraft carrier. It is significantly smaller than the State of Chi-Town class, but it can navigate significantly farther inland and is significantly faster. Given the evolution of the Coalition military to an expeditionary, rather than defensive, force, this is hardly surprising. The Battle class is being built at CSNS Baton Rouge. The first of these vessels is planned for 110 PA, and construction time is two years per hull.

Hornet Class
The Hornet-class amphibious warfare vessels are not truly aircraft carriers, but are listed because they do have an extended aviation component on board to support amphibious landings. They are based off of pre-Rifts designs of the same name, and were built by Golden Age Weaponsmiths under Coalition supervision. The Hornet-class is the easiest, fastest-building of the classes, with eighteen months required per hull. Six are required to ferry the full complement of a naval infantry division; however, they are generally deployed in brigade pairs.

Notable Ships of Class:

LAH-1 Hornet

LAH-2 Wasp

LAH-3 Yellowjacket

LAH-4 Bumblebee

LAH-5 Honeybee

LAH-6 Cicada

LAH-7 Locust

LAH-8 Grasshopper

LAH-9 Black Widow

LAH-10 Brown Recluse (Under construction)