Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard

Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard

Type	Public enterprise
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1685 AN
Headquarters	Victoria,  Meckelnburgh
Area served	Meckelnburgh  Branniboria  Salem  Iselande
Owner(s)	Government of Meckelnburgh
Website	nautholsvik.mil.mb

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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 primary shipyard is located on Victoria Harbor on the east coast of the Nautholsvik Peninsula in Victoria, with a secondary yard in Battleferd Point. 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

A portion of the shipyard in Victoria.

First Generation.

Nautholsvik Naval Shipyard opened in 1685 AN with six drydocks, the largest two capable of handling up to 4,500-ton vessels and smallest up to 1,250 tons. A fifth drydock, up to 10,000-ton vessels, opened in 1687 AN. Two additional medium-sized docks opened in 1692 AN and 1704 AN, while two under-250-ton craft docks opened in 1713 AN.

Until the 1730s AN, the vessels produced by the shipyard were 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 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 almost 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 revolutionized fleet.

The first vessel of the new fleet, the fleet replenishment oiler, was laid down in 1735 AN. The first launch of the new fleet occurred in 1739 AN with the completion of the arctic offshore patrol vessel.

Starting in 1752 AN, Nautholsvik shipyard began its first foreign sales, delivered to Meckelnburgh's closest ally, the Lanzerwald Republic. One of the primary sales, the Penninsular-class multi-purpose frigates, remains the longest workhorse in the Meckelnburgh navy.

Production line

Combat vessels

Submarines

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
River-class	Attack submarine (SSK)	1,800 t	57 m	20 kn	27		Meckelnburgh (6)
First Generation
Island-class	Attack submarine (SSK)	1,574 t	60 m	20 kn	28	1685 AN–1694 AN	Meckelnburgh (4, 2 retired)

Aviation carriers

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
	Light aircraft carrier (CVL)	19,500 t	248 m	30 kn	520		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Helicopter escort carrier (CVHE)	13,950 t	197 m	30 kn	360		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Landing platform dock (LPD)	12,750 t	166 m	19 kn	139		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Landing ship dock (LSD)	9,240 t	160 m	18 kn	100		Meckelnburgh (1)

Line combat ships

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
	Guided-missile destroyer (DDG)	7,700 t	165 m	30 kn	300		Meckelnburgh (3)
	Radar destroyer (DDR)	7,230 t	152 m	32 kn	191		Meckelnburgh (4)
Mountain-class	Helicopter frigate (FFH)	4,800 t	133 m	28 kn	185		Meckelnburgh (5)
First Generation
City-class	Guided missile cruiser (CG)	9,600 t	173 m	33 kn	330	1687 AN–1693 AN	Meckelnburgh (1, never commissioned)
Penninsular-class	Multi-purpose frigate (FF)	3,320 t	122 m	30 kn	154	1685 AN–present	Meckelnburgh (9, +2 TBR before 1734, +1 after, +1 new)  Lanzerwald (5 -1)

Mine warfare vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
First Generation
Ad Astra-class	Mine counter-measures ship (MCM)	1,312 t	68 m	14 kn	84	1716 AN–1722 AN???–present	Meckelnburgh (5 +1)
Ad Infernum-class	Coastal minelayer (MLC)	1,450 t	78 m	20 kn	60	1690 AN–1704 AN	Meckelnburgh (4)

Maritime security vessels

Rescue and safety vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
	Seagoing buoy tender (WLB)	2,000 t	69 m	16 kn	48		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Medium-endurance cutter (WMEC)	1,800 t	95 m	30 kn	30		Meckelnburgh (4)
	Coastal buoy tender (WLM)	864 t	53 m	12 kn	24		Meckelnburgh (4)
	Patrol cutter (WPC)	253 t	43 m	25 kn	9		Meckelnburgh (10)
First Generation
Charles John-class	Patrol boat (WPB)	91 t	27 m	25 kn	10	1725 AN– present	Meckelnburgh (20+7, +2 retired TBR after 1734)  Lanzerwald (40)
	Motor lifeboat (MLB)	31 t	16 m	25 kn	7		Meckelnburgh (45)

Icebreakers

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
	Arctic security cutter (WMSA)	22,400 t	139 m	18 kn	100		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Icebreaker (WAGB)	6,400 t	98 m	17 kn	38		Meckelnburgh (3)
	Arctic offshore patrol vessel (AOPV)	3,600 t	93 m	15 kn	119		Meckelnburgh (1)
First Generation
Snow Miser-class	Icebreaking buoy tender (WLBB)	3,809 t	83 m	15 kn	25	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (1, 2 retired)
Saugerties-class	Icebreaking tugboat (WTGB)	662 t	43 m	15 kn	17	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (8+3)

Auxiliary vessels

Reconnaissance vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
MBNRP Series	Ocean surveillance ship (AGOS)	~2,285 t	~68 m	~11 kn	~36		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Missile range instrumentation ship (AGM)						Meckelnburgh (1)
Andromeda-class	Electronic reconnaissance ship (AGER)						Meckelnburgh (2)
First Generation
Pleiades-class	Electronic reconnaissance ship (AGER)	1,400 t	61 m	12 kn	26	1716 AN– 1727 AN	Meckelnburgh (2, retired)

Support vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
	Fleet replenishment oiler (AOR)	20,240 t	174 m	20 kn	159		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Submarine rescue ship (ASR)	6,050 t	105 m	13 kn	40		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Rescue and salvage ship (ATS)	5,190 t	80 m	15 kn	65		Meckelnburgh (1)
	Light replenishment oiler (AOL)	3,500 t	79 m	20 kn	33		Meckelnburgh (5)
First Generation
Barber-class	Hospital ship (AH)	4,996 t	97 m	17 kn	41	1726 AN–	Meckelnburgh (2)

Training vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
Royalty-class	Training frigate (FFT)	4,050 t	143 m	25 kn	370		Meckelnburgh (1)
First Generation
Nobles-class	Training patrol craft (YP)	65 t	20 m	10 kn	12	1713 AN– 1715 AN	Meckelnburgh (4)  Lanzerwald (4)

Environmental services vessels

Name	Type	Tonnage	Length	Speed	Comp.	Production	Operators	Image
Second Generation
Yaquina-class	Arctic research ship (AGAR)	6,400 t	98 m	16 kn	31		Meckelnburgh (1)
Siletz-class	Hydrographic survey ship (AGS)	3,680 t	91 m	15 kn	72		Meckelnburgh (1)
Waldport-class	Pollution control ship (AGPC)	3,450 t	71 m	15 kn	50		Meckelnburgh (2)
Toledo-class	Oceanographic research ship (AGOR)	2,866 t	75 m	12 kn	48		Meckelnburgh (2)
Yachats-class	Fisheries research ship (AGFR)	163 t	27 m	9 kn	13		Meckelnburgh (4)
First Generation
Lincoln-class	Fisheries research ship (AGFR)	2,028 t	64 m	14 kn	69	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (2, 2 retired)
Newport-class	Coastal hydrographic survey ship (AGSC)	1,800 t	70 m	12 kn	63	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (4, 2 retired)  Lanzerwald (5 -2)
Depoe-class	Pollution control ship (AGPC)	1,543 t	54 m	11 kn	18	1685 AN–	Meckelnburgh (2, 6 retired)  Lanzerwald (3 -1)

See also

• Sanama State Maritime Industries, a major foreign supplier of vessels for Meckelnburgh.