Task Forces of the Royal Caledonian Navy
This is a list of the various Task Forces of the Royal Caledonian Navy, along with their currently assigned stations:
Spinward Station
Headquarters: HM Dockyard Caithness Commander (as this is written): Rear Admiral Stuart Adamson, Viscount of Killiekrankie
- Task Force 4 - Home Port: Caithness
- Task Force 12 - Home Port: Rutherglen
- Task Force 20 - Home Port: Budwick
- Task Force 21 - Home Port: Glenelg
- Task Force 22 - Home Port: Knoydart
- Task Force 27 - Home Port: Culloden
Driftward Station
Headquarters: HM Dockyard Victory Commander (as this is written): Rear Admiral Bruce Watson, Earl of Dunfermline
- Task Force 7 - Home Port: Victory
- Task Force 11 - Home Port: Rob Roy
- Task Force 14 - Home Port: Claverse
- Task Force 15 - Home Port: Scotia
- Task Force 30 - Home Port: Grampia
Coreward Station
Headquarters: HM Dockyard Cuillin Commander (as this is written): Rear Admiral Anthony Butler, Baron of Aberayrshire
- Task Force 10 - Home Port: Cuillin
- Task Force 23 - Home Port: Annan
- Task Force 25- Home Port: Firth
Rimward Station
Headquarters: HM Dockyard Douglass Commander (as this is written): Rear Admiral Mark Brzezicki, Duke of Whiteminch
- Task Force 1 - Home Port: Douglass
- Task Force 13 - Home Port: Macbeth
- Task Force 24 - Home Port: Pentland
- Task Force 26 - Home Port: Lanark
Reserve
These Task Forces are all controlled directoy by Navy Command, and are deployed according to the current situation.
- Task Force 2 - Home Port: Caledon
- Task Force 3 - Home Port: Stirling
- Task Force 5 - Home Port: Dunbarton
- Task Force 6 - Home Port: Stuart
Command
Task Forces are commanded by Rear Admirals (two star ranks).
Stations (in wartime, Fleets) are commanded by Vice-Admirals (three star rank)
Task Force Composition
Each Task Force is composed of the following elements:
- Battleship Squadron: 8 Battleships (TF 20-27 - 4 Battleships)
- Carrier Squadron: 3-4 Fleet Carriers
- Scout Squadron: 12 Heavy Frigates
- Destroyer Squadron: 32 Destroyers
- Logistics Squadron: 8-12 Replenishment ships. These ships work in relays, hauling supplies to the Task Force from nearby bases.
- Fuel Squadron: A squadron of large tankers to haul Jump fuel to rendezvous points supporting major jumps.
Notes:
- Task Force 30, based on a planet with a Class E Starport, has no battleships, and about half the size of the other task forces.
- Task Forces 20-27 have only four battleships each.
- Also note that Task Forces 1-7 are equipped with the latest, 320,000 ton Battleships.