Martian Congressional Republic Navy

Martian Congressional Republic Navy
Emblem of the MCRN
Organization information
Type	Planetary / national navy of the Martian Congressional Republic
Role	Naval and exploratory arm of the Martian Congressional Republic Principal arm of the MCR military
Leader	Prime Minister of the Martian Congressional Republic
Command structure	Prime Minister (commander-in-chief) Admirals Captains
Historical information
Engagements	Operation Silent Wall UN-MCR War Free Navy Conflict Laconia-Sol Conflict (As a part of the EMC)

The Martian Congressional Republic Navy (MCRN) is the naval force of the Martian Congressional Republic, and the most important branch of its military.

Though smaller in size than the United Nations Navy, it is more technologically advanced and generally considered on par with the UNN.

Ship construction

Most Martian ships are constructed in the same basic configuration, floor by floor from the drive cone and reactors. First is the engineering deck, then specialty compartments, then the galley, followed by crew cabins. The next two decks are medical bays and interrogation chambers. The storage deck and airlocks follow, with the command deck and pilot (or the bridge in larger ships) at the “top”. Under thrust, Martian ships are essentially skyscrapers, with elevators and ladders connecting the various decks.

MCRN ships generally cruise separately from one another, or in pairs for smaller ships. The third-generation battleships are well armed enough to be considered fleets unto themselves. The pride of the MCRN is centered around the Donnager-class battleships. Donnager-class battleships measure nearly 500 meters long, or the length of a 130-story office building, and bristle with torpedo tubes, point defense cannons, and massive railguns. They serve as flagships for MCRN fleets, and are large enough to carry small escort frigates and Patrol Destroyers within them.

Second-generation battleships still have a place in the MCRN, serving alongside fast-attack cruisers, destroyers and frigates capable of patrolling the entire Sol system. Mars also has advanced stealth technology, though battleships and larger ships typically avoid this in favor of the intimidating effect of an aggressive battle posture. Larger ships are basically mobile bases, such as the Donnager-class, carrying marines and military interrogators aided by pharmaceuticals.

By virtue of superior technology, fiercer armament, and superior-trained crew, the battle fleets of Mars are unmatched. Martians never cease to remind others of this, and make their military pride known at any and every opportunity.

Rank Structure

The Martian Congressional Republic Navy is led by a four-star Admiral.

MCRN known ranks (including MMC)

• Admiral (4-star) (J. Peñano, Winston Duarte)
• Admiral (2-star) (Emil Sauveterre)
• Captain (Theresa Yao, Chandra Lucas, Sandrine Kirino)
• Commander (Thorsen)
• Lieutenant (Sutton, K. Lopez, Paolo Mayer, Emily Babbage)
• Ensign (Sinopoli, Loftis)
• Gunnery Sergeant (Roberta Draper)
• Sergeant (Fermín Beltran)
• Corporal (Sa'id)
• Private (Riko Oshi, Jed Trepp, Hillman, Travis)

Shipyards and facilities

Shipyards/facilities	Appears	Notes
MCRN Callisto shipyards	TV and Books	Destroyed by Free Navy asteroid strike. (Books only)
Mariner Valley shipyard	TV	Destroyed by Free Navy terrorist bombing.
Asteria Naval Base	TV	War College of the MCRN.

Fleets

The Martian Congressional Republic Navy is divided into three main fleets. Additional fleets operate as a part of the main ones:

Fleets	Appears	Notes
MCRN Home fleet	Books and TV	Operates in Mars A.O. and inner Sol System.
MCRN Saturn fleet	TV lore	Operates in Saturn A.O.
MCRN Jupiter fleet	Books and TV	Operates in Jupiter A.O. and the Belt.
MCRN 3rd fleet	TV	Lost four battle groups during combat in the UN-MCR War.

Known ships/Platforms

Designation	Class	Ship type	Appears	Notes
MCRN Donnager	Donnager-class	Battleship	Leviathan Wakes	Scuttled after it was damaged by stealth ships and boarded, all while investigating the Scopuli distress call and Canterbury destruction.
MCRN Bellaire			Nemesis Games
MCRN Barkeith			Nemesis Games, Babylon's Ashes	Stolen from the MCRN by Admiral Duarte's Laconian faction before being destroyed by a Ring Gate anomaly.
Carcassonne			Tiamat's Wrath	Mothballed then later dismantled and rebuilt for the underground
Armstrong			Tiamat's Wrath	Mothballed then later dismantled and rebuilt for the underground
Bellerophon			Tiamat's Wrath	Mothballed then later dismantled and rebuilt for the underground
MCRN Cydonia	Raptor-class	Fast-attack cruiser	Caliban's War
MCRN Hammurabi	Unknown class	Frigate	Abaddon's Gate	One of the first ships to enter the Slow Zone
MCRN Sally Ride	Unknown class	Destroyer	Caliban's War
MCRN Iani Chaos	Unknown class	Destroyer	Caliban's War	Present during Io Campaign.
MCRN Cavalier	Unknown class	Frigate	Abaddon's Gate	Present during the Slow zone incident
MCRN Lucien	Unknown class	Frigate	Abaddon's Gate
MCRN Hijo de puta	Unknown class	Frigate	Abaddon's Gate
MCRN Tachi / Rocinante	Corvette-class	Light frigate	All novels	Believed to be destroyed, but actually came under the control of the Canterbury crew survivors and recommissioned as Rocinante by the crew themselves.
Pella			Nemesis Games, Babylon's Ashes	Stolen from the MCRN for the Free Navy. Later destroyed by Ring-Gate anomaly.
Connaught			Babylon's Ashes	Stolen from MCRN for the Free Navy. Later when crew defected the ship fought alongside the Consolidated Fleet against the Free Navy. Eventually heavily damaged in battle.
MCRN Tsuchi	Corvette-class (Presumed)	Light frigate	Nemesis Games	Decommissioned after Io Campaign yet reappeared a year later near Europa.
Shinakuto			Babylon's Ashes	Stolen from the MCRN for the Free Navy.
Andreas Hofer			Nemesis Games
Koto			Babylon's Ashes
Solano			Babylon's Ashes
Panshin			Babylon's Ashes
Serrio Mal			Babylon's Ashes
Witch of Endor			Babylon's Ashes
Ando			Babylon's Ashes
Dagny Taggart			Babylon's Ashes
MCRN Bandon	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Leviathan Wakes	Alex Kamal served on the Bandon when he was with the MCRN.
MCRN Carson Lei	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Nemesis Games	Destroyed by Free Navy during the raid on Callisto shipyards.
MCRN Apalala	Unknown-class	Supply ship	Nemesis Games	Stolen from the MCRN before Free Navy Conflict.

Designation	Class	Ship type	Appears	Notes
MCRN Stealth C Ballistic Missile Platform	MCRN Stealth C Ballistic Missile Platform	Mobile Stealth Missile Platform	Season 3	5 were positioned against Earth during the UN-MCR War. All 5 were destroyed by the United Nations.
MCRN Donnager	Donnager-class	Battleship	Season 1	Scuttled after it was damaged by Amun-Ra-class Stealth frigates and boarded, all while investigating the Scopuli distress call and Canterbury destruction.
MCRN Icaria Planum			(TV lore)	Became flagship after the destruction of the Donnager.
MCRN Schiaparelli			(TV lore)	Current Flagship of MCRN Jupiter fleet after UN-MCR War
MCRN Hotspur			Season 2	Assigned to MCRN Jupiter fleet, Ganymede border Patrol
MCRN Firebrand			(TV lore)	Assigned to MCRN Jupiter fleet, Callisto shipyard defense
MCRN Sagarmatha			Season 5	Part of the EMC ring gate fleet, destroyed during the battle for the Sol gate by the Free Navy
MCRN Valkyrie	Scirocco-class	Assault cruiser	Season 2	Launched a torpedo at the Weeping Somnambulist.
MCRN Scirocco			S2, S3	Destroyed Phoebe Station to prevent earth reaching it. Later damaged during the Ganymede Incident.
MCRN Xuesen			Season 3	Sent to the Ring. Bobbie Draper is on board.
MCRN Hammurabi			Season 3	Part of the MCRN Jupiter Fleet headed by Capt. Sandrine Kirino. Witnesses infighting of the UNN Jupiter Fleet after attempted mutiny aboard the UNN Agatha King.
MCRN Aryabhata	Scirocco-class(presumed)	Assault cruiser	Season 4	Stolen uniforms of this ship were worn by Belters to enter restricted MCRN facilities.
Pella	Unknown class	Light cruiser	Season 5	Stolen from the MCRN for the Free Navy by defected MCR individuals
MCRN Morrigan	Morrigan-class	Patrol destroyer	(TV lore)	Stationed at Titan
MCRN Scipio Africanus			Season 1	High profile incident in media involving rock-throwing attack, in "Rock Bottom".[Citation needed] TV version probably survived. Book version not attacked.
MCRN Cú Chulainn			Season 2, Season 4
MCRN Kittur Chennamma			Season 3	During the UN-MCR War, the ship was hit by railgun rounds completely destroying its command deck and taking out its water and life support systems. Would later be found by the Rocinante which salvaged its munitions.
MCRN Shandian			Season 2	Modified for Stealth. Shadowed the UNS Arboghast over Venus until disappearance whilst entering the atmosphere.
MCRN Damascus			(TV lore)	Part of Operation Silent Wall.
MCRN Iceni			(TV lore)
MCRN Avalanche			(TV lore)
MCRN Hamill-Stewart			(TV lore)
MCRN Ambedkar			Season 1	Attempted to Board the Rocinante until receiving MCRN Black Ops code.
Koto			Season 5	Stolen from the MCRN for the Free Navy by defected MCR individuals
Serrio Mal	Unknown class	Heavy frigate	Season 5	Stolen from the MCRN for the Free Navy by defected MCR individuals
MCRN Tachi / Rocinante	Corvette-class	Light frigate	All seasons	Believed to be destroyed, but actually came under the control of the Canterbury crew survivors and recommissioned as Rocinante by the crew themselves.
MCRN McCabe			(TV lore)	Part of Operation Silent Wall
MCRN Valenza			(TV lore)
MCRN Karakum			Season 2	Black Ops ship destroyed by United Nations Navy over Ganymede.
MCRN Barkeith	D-class	Supply ship	Season 5	Part of the rogue MCRN fleet, destroyed by the Ring network anomaly during transit to Laconia system
MCRN Africanus	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Season 2	Stationed at Callisto.
MCRN Askia	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Season 3	C.O. Captain Lucas was onboard Xuesen during the Slow Zone Incident.
MCRN Yangtse	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Season 1	Launched Ambedkar to Board the Rocinante for inspection.
MCRN R R Martin	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Season 3	Present at Io Campaign.
MCRN Asander	Unknown class	Unknown ship type	Season 5	Alex Kamal and Admiral Sauveterre both served onboard this ship.

Ship-classes

Class	Ship type	Photo	Notes
Donnager-class	Battleship		The largest and most powerful ship-class in the MCRN fleet
Scirocco-class	Assault cruiser
Raptor-class	Fast-attack-cruiser		Considered Top-of-the-line during the UN-MCR War
Banshee-class	Destroyer
Morgaina-class	Patrol Destroyer
Corvette-class	Light frigate
Asp-class	Fast attack craft
Troika-class	Dropship

Class	Ship type	Photo	Notes
Donnager-class	Battleship		The largest and most powerful ship-class in the MCRN fleet
Scirocco-class	Assault cruiser		Used to deploy Force Recon Marines via externally docked Chariot-type dropships.
Unknown class	Light cruiser		One ship of this class was stolen and used by the Free Navy.
Unknown class	Heavy frigate		In service during Free Navy Conflict. At least two were stolen and provided to Free Navy
Corvette-class	Light frigate		A capable and well armed light frigate. In service during the cold war between Earth and Mars.
Morrigan-class	Patrol destroyer		Heavily used in policing operations
D-class	Supply ship		Armed with PDCs and torpedoes this supply ship was capable of defending itself unlike its UNN equivalents.
Chariot-type	Dropship

History

Eros Incident

When the Canterbury was destroyed, and James Holden released his broadcast incriminating Mars in its destruction, MCRN Donnager picked up Holden and his crew of Knight. During Holden's debrief, the Donnager is attacked by six unidentified ships and eventually destroyed. Holden and his crew escaped on the MCRN Corvette-class ship Tachi and later claim it as salvage.

When the Donnager is destroyed by what is believed to be OPA ships, Mars declares war on the Belt. Later, when Holden releases information that the ships that destroyed the Donnager were actually made on Earth, United Nations Navy ships fire on MCRN ships in Mars orbit, also destroying the Deimos deep radar station. The MCRN then ordered their ships in the system to return to Mars and declared war on Earth.

After the protomolecule was unleashed on Eros during the Eros incident, and its existence became known to the public, the Martian fleet nuked Phoebe into a thin gas that was sucked into Saturn’s gravity.

Ganymede Incident

In the eighteen months since the Eros incident, the MCR and UN have been in a bitter cold war.

The Ganymede incident was an event in which a human-protomolecule hybrid attacked Martian and UN Marines on Ganymede, killing everyone except Gunnery Sergeant Roberta Draper. The initial attack was misinterpreted by both the MCR and the UN as an attack from the other side, which led to a battle above and on Ganymede that claimed nearly three thousand military and civilian lives, as well as causing over five billion MCR dollars of infrastructural damage.

Slow Zone incident

The MCRN sends a joint expedition fleet to the Ring with the UNN and OPA navy. Following the MRCN Hammurabi pursuit of the Rocinante, The majority of the joint fleet enter the Sol Ring where the Slow Zone incident occurs.

Rebuilt fleet

By the time of the Conflict on Ilus IV, the MCRN had recovered significantly from its fighting with the UN in the war. The navy had sixteen battlecruisers and fifteen thousand nuclear warheads, alongside "high energy proton cannons".

Defections and theft

Knowing that the MCR was facing an economic crisis due to mass emigration to new systems MCRN Admiral Winston Duarte organized to form a new government in the Laconia system using radical Belters as cover to escape the system with a third of the entire MCRN fleet. This was done by stealing officially decommissioned ships including many Corvette-class ships and giving them to the Free Navy to start a war.

Unknown to the Majority of the MCRN and the Martian Congressional Republic government when the Free Navy Conflict began Free Navy ships were able to approach the ship carrying the Prime Minister Nathan Smith posing as reinforcements. These ships then attacked the fleet at close range catching the MCRN off guard and forcing them to send the Prime Minister off onboard the fastest ship available the Razorback.

Confusion and war

With an entire third of the MCRN fleet gone rogue and heading towards the Laconia system with no known reason the MCR was in crisis that caused the Prime Minister to be deposed. During this time the remaining MCRN fleet was largely kept back and was unable to pursue offensive operations until all personal loyalty could be confirmed.

Despite this at least one MCRN ship carrying Martian Marines was able to join the Ceres Offensive led by the United Nations Navy and arrived as one of the first two ships (the other carrying UN Marines) to easily retake Ceres.

The remaining MCRN forces once reorganized and secured were able to join the Consolidated Fleet Offensive including most of the reserves protecting Mars.

Post War

After the Free Navy Conflict the MCRN joined the United Nations Navy as a part of the Earth-Mars Coalition Navy operating more as a single entity.

Defence of Sol

In the Laconia-Sol Conflict, MCRN as part of the Earth-Mars Navy with the Transport Union attempted to stop the Laconian Empire's attempt to conquer the Sol system with its battle cruiser, the Heart of the Tempest. The EMC forces are eventually defeated at the Battle of Point Leuctra causing them to surrender.

Laconian Dominance

After the defeat to the Laconian Imperial Navy, the MCRN was integrated as part of the Laconian Empire in policing operations in the Sol system.

Discovery on Phoebe

The MCRN Donnager was sent to investigate Phoebe after contact was lost. Marines led by Lieutenant Lopez found the Martian scientists all dead.

Later after rescuing the surviving crew of the Canterbury the Donnager was attacked by six Amun-Ra-class stealth ships. Lopez and his marines took James Holden and his crew to the MCRN Tachi in the hangar to escape the Donnager, although only Lopez of the Marines himself would make it onboard dying shortly after. The Donnager self-destructed to avoid capture.

After boarding an illegal mining skiff the MCRN Scipio Africanus was attacked by the skiff. Surviving the attack the skiff was destroyed along with its pilot. The MCRN responded by increasing patrols and inspecting ships passing through its areas of control.

The MCRN Ambedkar was despatched from the MCRN Yangtse to board the Rocinante. However shortly before boarding the Rocinante gave out an MCRN code identifying itself as an undercover MCRN vessel. The Ambedkar then withdrew and allowed them to proceed.

Eros Incident

The MCRN did not directly get involved in the Eros Incident. Although a ship had been dispatched to Eros after the OPA travelled to the station to destroy it, the events of the Eros Incident prevented the ship from reaching before the station had moved.

Ganymede Incident

When an unknown foe attacked United Nations Marine Corps and Martian Marine Corps troops on the surface of Ganymede ships of the MCRN Jupiter fleet became engaged with UNN Jupiter fleet ships in close range PDC shootouts. The engagement was sudden and confused with each side believing the other had attacked them first. Ultimately the MCRN fleet proved victorious and UNN forces retreated.

A Corvette-class frigate the MCRN Karakum was depatched to the surface of Ganymede to secretly take transport of a Hybrid, however it was destroyed near the moon by UNN missiles.

After peace talks broke down UNN forces attacked the MCRN over Ganymede.

UN-MCR War

After discovering MCRN stealth nuclear missile platforms the UN destroyed them all using Earth's railgun platforms, however one missile platform was able to launch a single warhead hitting South America and killing millions.

The war enters a stalemate with the MCRN's more advanced ships and the UNN's vastly larger fleet causing them to be matched in battle.

Io Campaign

The MCRN Hammurabi and its fleet divert their course away from Callisto to intercept the UNN flagship, Agatha King. When a Mutiny onboards the Agatha King occurs, the captain on the Hammurabi enters a ceasefire with UNN forces that are firing on each other. Following the self-destruction of the Aagatha king by Augusto Nguyễn, the UN-MCR war effectively ends.

Ring Space Incident

The MCRN sends a joint expedition fleet to the Ring with the UNN and OPA navy. Following the MRCN Xuesen pursuit of the Rocinante, The majority of the joint fleet enter the Sol Ring where the Ring space incident occurs.

The blockade Run

The MCRN in the coalition with the UNN, Blockade the Sol Ring in preventing any civilian ship from entering the Ring space. Then serval Belter refugee ships run the blockade on the Ring causing the UN and MCR ships fire upon these ships knocking several out before entering the Ring Space.

Post War disarmament

Following the UN-MCR war and end of their cold war with Earth, Mars reduces its military size, Causing an increase in ships being retired and veteran unemployment.

Seceded faction

Heading out on a supply run with two escort heavy frigates the MCRN Barkeith instead stopped at the Hungaria group meeting a Free Navy fleet and transfered the escort frigates to them. Barkeith then travelled towards the outer planets.

A single MCRN heavy frigate alongside two UNN cruisers engaged five Golden Bough ships at the Engagement near Patroclus. The Frigate was reported lost.

At the Battle for the Sol gate one Donnager-class the MCRN Sagarmatha alongside two UNN Truman-class battleships was engaged by the Free Navy command fleet. Shortly before both sides engaged a large micro-meteor cloud impacted the three MCRN and UNN ships causing massive damage to all three hulls. Despite this the three battleships put up a stiff resistance destroying all incoming missiles with their functional PDCs. At this point several torpedoes came out of the ring space and impacted upon the Sagamatha causing a reactor detonation destroying the ship. Moments later an MCRN fleet appeared on the flank of the UNN battleships. This was however, the Barkeith with a number of MCRN ships officially listed as lost in action. These ships fired upon the UNN battleships destroying both.

This fleet had seceeded from the MCRN and moved into the Laconia system.

Worn rank insignias

Insignia	Rank	Worn by
	Admiral	J. Peñano
	Admiral	Sauveterre
	Captain	Sandrine Kirino, Chandra Lucas
	Captain	Theresa Yao
	Lieutenant	Emily Babbage
	Lieutenant	K. Lopez
	Gunnery Sargeant	Bobbie Draper
	Private	Jed Trepp, Riko Oshi

• Note that the insignias worn onscreen are inconsistant with different ranks appearing to wear the same insignia and several officers lacking insignias entirely.

See also

• Unused Shandian design

Gallery

The MCRN Home Fleet over Mars.

MCRN Jupiter Fleet over Ganymede.

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