Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard

Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard

Type	public enterprise
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1685 AN
Headquarters	Victoria, Meckelnburgh
Owner(s)	Government of Meckelnburgh
Website	nautholsvik.mil.mb

Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard is the primary shipbuilding yard in the United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh for the Royal Meckelnburgh Navy, Royal Meckelnburgh Saeweard and other armed services of Meckelnburgh. The shipyard is located on Victoria Harbor on the east coast of the Nautholsvik Peninsula in Victoria. Nautholsvik shipyard opened in 1685 AN with the founding of Meckelnburgh and produced the nation's first naval vessels. In the 1730s AN, production at the shipyard expanded from light ships to capital assets, while the first exports were delivered in 1752 AN.

History

First Generation.

Until the 1730s AN, the vessels produced by Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard are often lighter class ships or auxiliary vessels. Heavier naval assets for the Royal Meckelnburgh Navy, Royal Saeweard and other branches were imported instead. The production at the shipyard offered the smaller kingdom access to a consistent, well-established fleet of defensive vessels since 1685 AN, at Meckelnburgh's founding.

Second Generation

Beginning in the 1730s AN, a number of conflicts in the world broke out. These included the 1733 AN Senyan protests across from Branniboria on the Apollonian mainland and the catastrophic Streïur uis Faïren (1733 AN–1741 AN) on Benacia, the latter of which saw the Benacian Union threaten action against Meckelnburgh vessels. As well, many of the core classes of Meckelnburgh's naval defense were approaching 50 years old.

Consequentially, the Parliament of Meckelnburgh announced an official national defense plan, the Three in Three Program, in 1734 AN to massively increase the defense of Meckelnburgh, including building assets to compensate for the increased defense responsibilities not addressed since 1728 AN, when the island of Esthar was annexed as the constituent country of Branniboria. The Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard was then tasked with producing the kingdom's revolutionized fleet.

Starting in 1752 AN, Nautholsvik shipyard began its first foreign sales, delivered to Meckelnburgh's closest ally, the Lanzerwald Republic.

Production line

Armed vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Production	Operators	Image
Submarines
Island-class	Attack submarine	1,574 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (6)
Ships of the line
City-class	Guided missile multi- purpose cruiser	9,600 t	1690 AN	Meckelnburgh (1)
Penninsular-class	Multi-purpose frigate	3,320 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (9)  Lanzerwald (5)
Mine warfare ships
Ad Astra-class	Mine counter- measures vessel	1,312 t	1716 AN–	Meckelnburgh (5)
Ad Infernum-class	Minelayer	1,450 t	1690 AN–	Meckelnburgh (4)
Coast guard boats
Charles John-class	Rescue patrol boat	92 t	1725 AN–	Meckelnburgh (20)  Lanzerwald (40)

Auxiliary vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Production	Operators	Image
Intelligence vessels
Pleiades-class	Signals intelligence gathering vessel	1,400 t	1716 AN–	Meckelnburgh (2)
Support vessels
Associate-class	Replenishment oiler	1,940 t	1734 AN–	Meckelnburgh (3)
Emeritus-class	Submarine support ship	1,400 t	1726 AN–	Meckelnburgh (1)
Of Counsel-class	Diving support vessel	223 t	1724 AN–	Meckelnburgh (3)
Icebreakers
Snow Miser-class	Icebreaker	3,809 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (3)
Saugerties-class	Icebreaking tug	662 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (8)
Hospital ships
Barber-class	Hospital ship	4,996 t	1726 AN–	Meckelnburgh (2)
Oceanography vessels
Lincoln-class	Fisheries research	2,028 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (4)
Newport-class	Hydrographic survey	1,800 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (6)  Lanzerwald (5)
Depoe-class	Pollution and chemical control	1,543 t	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (8)  Lanzerwald (3)
Training vessels
Nobles-class	Training boat	65 t	1713 AN–	Meckelnburgh (4)  Lanzerwald (4)