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[[File:Du Shi Wang.JPG|right|thumb|''Du Shi Wang''-class battleship of the Capellan Navy]]
==History==
The impressive Capellan fleets are what gave [[Franco Liao]] the power to build the [[Capellan Confederation]], and successive Chancellors have done what they could to keep that tradition alive.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 102</ref> By 2765, the year before the [[Amaris Civil War]], there were 37 WarShips in the Capellan Navy, which were 5 ''[[Du Shi Wang]]'' battleships, 1 vintage ''[[Black Lion]]'' battlecruiser, 16 heavy cruisers (10 ''[[Soyal]]'' and 6 ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''), 9 destroyers (3 ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]'', 2 ''[[Carson (WarShip class)|Carson]]'', 2 ''[[Lola I]]'', and 2 ''[[Essex I]]''), and 6 corvettes (3 ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]'' & 3 ''[[Vigilant]]'').<ref name=FR2765CCAFp5>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5</ref>

The fleet was divided into 6 squadrons, with each commonality getting a squadron. Each of those squadrons consisted of one battleship, two cruisers, and 2-3 smaller WarShips. A reserve squadron existed with the ''[[Typhon]]'' battlecruiser, 6 more cruisers, and 3 smaller WarShips. In the event of a major military action, the reserve squadron was deployed to reinforce the commonality fleet. [[House Liao]] was aware of the navy's vulnerability at that time, therefore they attempted to acquire as many WarShip hulls as they could and increased purchases of fighter carriers and assault DropShips. This effort was actually aided by the [[Amaris Coup]] when [[Delhi WarShips]] lost access to their main shipyards at [[Carver]]. Delhi smuggled plans for the ''[[Vincent]]'' and ''[[Essex]]'' to the [[Capella]] shipyards and began frantic production runs, which the Capellan Navy happily acquired. Significant numbers of these vessels would be built before the Succession Wars began, greatly enhancing the Navy even if they were comparatively outdated.<ref name=FR2765CCAFp5>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp30+">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', pp. 30–31: "Essex I (Destroyer)"</ref>
[[File:Feng-Huang.jpg|right|thumb|''Feng Huang''-class Heavy Cruiser of the Capellan Navy.]]
With the collapse of the Star League in 2780, and the wars that raged in the centuries afterwards, the Capellan Navy went into decline. As the Confederation lost much technological infrastructure and experienced territorial losses, it resulted in an ever decreasing budget for the Capellan Navy. Its fortunes changed with the renaissance of the 3050s-60s, starting with the reintroduction of WarShips to its arsenal.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 102</ref> Two new classes of WarShips introduced to the Capellan Navy were the ''[[Feng Huang]]'' cruisers and ''[[Impavido]]'' destroyers, with the first ships of each class being produced in 3058.<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4359/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>

Like the fleets of the other Inner Sphere powers, the Capellan Navy suffered horrendous losses during the [[Jihad]] and lost most of its WarShips. As of 3145, the Capellan Navy possessed two heavy cruisers (the two surviving ships of the 6-ship ''[[Feng Huang]]'' class), each with a fleet of assault DropShips. Not wanting to risk their cruisers, the navy's primary force consists of flotillas consisting of Pocket WarShips of the ''[[Lung Wang]]'' and ''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance-DC]]'' classes.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28</ref>

==Fleets==
===2571===
Approximately 135 active WarShips.<ref name=RW34B>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 34: "Integration with SLDF" - A transfer of "almost two-thirds of her nation's WarShips" requires an initial force of ~135 WarShips, with 90 going to the SLDF</ref>

===2575===
45 active WarShips.<ref name=RW34>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 34: "CCAF Stats"</ref>

===2600===
45 active WarShips.<ref name=RW34/>

===2750===
30 active WarShips.<ref name=LoT49>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 49: "Member State Troop Strengths</ref>

===2765===
37 active WarShips.<ref name=LoT49/><ref name=FRCC5>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref>
:* Five ''[[Du Shi Wang]]'' Battleships (including ''[[Duncan Liao (Individual Du Shi Wang-class WarShip)|Duncan Liao]]'', ''[[Quicksilver Mongoose (Individual Du Shi Wang-class WarShip)|Jasmine Liao]]'', ''[[Mica Liao (Individual Du Shi Wang-class WarShip)|Mica Liao]]'', and ''[[Sundermann Liao (Individual Du Shi Wang-class WarShip)|Sundermann Liao]]'')
:* [[Black Lion I|''Black Lion'' Block I-class]] Battlecruiser ''[[Typhon]]''
:* Ten ''[[Soyal]]'' Heavy Cruisers (including ''[[Solstice]]'')
:* Six ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]'' Heavy Cruisers
:* Two ''[[Lola I]]'' Destroyers
:* Two ''[[Essex I]]'' Destroyers
:* Two ''[[Carson (WarShip class)|Carson]]'' Destroyers
:* Three ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]'' Destroyers (including ''[[Changsha]]'' and ''[[Mount Song]]'')
:* Three ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]'' Corvettes
:* Three ''[[Vigilant]]'' Corvettes

===2780===
92 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.<ref name=1SW17>''First Succession War'', p. 17: "Comparative Inner Sphere Military Strengths"</ref>

===2784===
119 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.<ref name=1SW17/>

===2786===
157 active WarShips, including four reserve vessels. Known fleet composition is detailed below but these numbers should be interpreted as a minimum count per class, not a definitive one:<ref name=1SW17/><ref name=1SW140>''First Succession War'', p. 140: "Active WarShips of the Great Houses"</ref>
:* Three ''Du Shi Wang''-class Battleships (including ''Mica Liao'' (destroyed [[2787]]), ''Sundermann Liao'' (destroyed [[2789]]), ''Duncan Liao'' (destroyed [[2805]]))<ref name=1SW55/><ref name=1SW56>''First Succession War'', p. 56</ref>
:* One or two ''Black Lion''-class Battlecruisers (''[[Zulfiqar]]'', possibly ''Typhon'')<ref name=1SW55>''First Succession War'', p. 55</ref>
:* One ''Soyal''-class Heavy Cruiser (''Solstice'' (destroyed 2787))<ref name=1SW60>''First Succession War'', p. 60</ref>
:* Two ''Lola III''-class Destroyers<ref name=1SW56/>
:* Nine ''Essex''-class Destroyers (including ''[[Khalzan]]'', ''[[Ai Di]]'' (destroyed 2787), and ''[[Calseraigne (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Calseraigne]]'' (destroyed 2789))<ref name=1SW56/><ref name=1SW60/>
:* Two ''Baron''-class Destroyers (including ''Changha'' (destroyed [[2789]]) and ''Mount Song'' (destroyed 2789))<ref name=1SW54>''First Succession War'', pp. 54–55</ref>
:* Six ''Vincent''-class corvettes (including ''[[Vladislav]]'' (destroyed 2787))<ref name=1SW83>''First Succession War'', pp. 83–85</ref>
:* Two [[Carrack|''Carrack'']]-class Transports (one destroyed, one captured 2789)<ref name=1SW55/>

===2821===
12 active WarShips including the following vessels of unknown class:<ref name=1SW140/>
:* ''[[Poznan (Individual WarShip)|Poznan]] (destroyed [[2829]])<ref name=2SW25>''Second Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
:* ''[[Prominence (Individual WarShip)|Prominence]] (destroyed 2829)<ref name=2SW25/>
:* ''[[Jiaxing (Individual WarShip)|Jiaxing]] (destroyed [[2832]])<ref name=2SW36>''Second Succession War'', p. 36</ref>
:* ''[[Zhaoqing (Individual WarShip)|Zhaoqing]] (destroyed 2832)<ref name=2SW36/>
:* ''[[Khalzan (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Khalzan]] (destroyed [[2838]])<ref name=2SW52>''Second Succession War'', p. 50</ref>
:* ''[[Chengdu (Individual WarShip)|Chengdu]] (destroyed 2838)<ref name=2SW52/>
:* ''[[Meizhou (Individual WarShip)|Meizhou]] (destroyed [[2841]])<ref name=2SW64>''Second Succession War'', p. 64</ref>

===3067===
''Kong-jiang-jun'' [[Zhang Han Su]] commanded the Capellan Navy.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 102: "Capellan Navy"</ref>
:* Five [[Feng Huang|''Feng Huang'']]-class Cruisers: ''[[Aleisha Kris]]'', ''[[Elias Jung]]'' (destroyed 3070), ''[[Sundermann Rhys]]'' (destroyed 3071), ''[[Franco Martell]]'' (destroyed [[3077]]), and ''[[Ilsa Hyung]]'' (under construction in 3067)
:* Three [[Impavido|''Impavido'']]-class Destroyers: ''[[Xizang]]'', ''[[Zhejiang]]'' (destroyed [[3070]]), and ''[[Anhui]]'' (destroyed [[3071]])

===3145===
:* Two [[Feng Huang|''Feng Huang''-class]] Cruisers: ''Aleisha Kris'' and ''Ilsa Hyung'' (destroyed [[3146]])

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''

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