The Admiralty was the overall leading unit of the navy and included Imperial Navy High Command. The Imperial Navy was commanded by Galactic Emperor Palpatine and the Joint Chiefs of the Empire, while admirals and captains assumed responsibility for their respective craft and would be informed of any long-term plans. Officially wiping away the thousand year old Republic by announcing the creation of the Galactic Empire, with himself as Galactic Emperor.Īfter the rise of the New Order, the Imperial Navy was created from the remains of the Republic Navy at the end of the Clone Wars, and inherited its proud naval tradition that dated back thousands of years. It came to have its own starships that patrolled the vast majority of Imperial space throughout the reign of Emperor Palpatine’s New Order.Īfter the establishment of the Imperial Navy, it became the primary projection of the Imperial Military‘s arm, becoming the largest branch in the Armed Forces with its enormous fleet of vessels and millions of personnel. When the Separatist leadership was executed at Mustafar by Darth Vader then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine announced his plans for the galaxy since the beginning. With the rise of the New Order, the massive military buildup that became synonymous with the late Galactic Republic in an effort to combat the Separatist Alliance in the Clone Wars was continued and expanded in the now Galactic Empire. Consisting mainly of Star Destroyers and TIE fighters, the Imperial Navy was tasked with maintaining order in the galaxy. The Imperial fleet was created in the wake of the Clone Wars, when Chancellor Sheev Palpatine transformed the Galactic Republic he led into an authoritarian Empire.

The Imperial Navy, also known as the Imperial Starfleet, was the naval branch of the Galactic Empire‘s military.

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