Citana Naval Arsenal

The Citana Naval Arsenal, formerly known as the Citana Imperial Dockyards, is the Imperial Navy's chief naval shipyard, located in Citana, Taxata. The Arsenal's history can be traced back directly to the 1820s, and indirectly to the 1500s. The facility has been continuously operated and expanded since its establishment and is one of the oldest working yards in the world. It has been known as the Commerce District Arsenal, Citana Royal Dockyards, Citana Imperial Dockyards, and Citana Naval Arsenal at various points throughout its history. It built wooden ships for the Riyudic Imperial Navy up until the 1870s, after which it transitioned to building steel ships. It has a long history of capital ship construction and built two out of three of Riyude's current commissioned aircraft carriers.

As the Commerce District Arsenal
Citana's naval tradition dates back to the 16th century, roughly a century after the !Colonial discovery of Riyude. Although it had been a rather poor city throughout Riyudic history, the burgeoning global trade transformed Citana into one of the primary ports through which outside powers gained access to the !Lawrence trade. The Commerce District was established in the mid 16th century, along with a naval shipyard in 1561; this was named the Commerce District Arsenal and represented the beginning of Citana's strong naval history. Although it primarily produced civilian vessels and not warships, the Commerce District Arsenal became one of the largest shipyards in the !HRE by the 1670s and remained so for the rest of its history.

The Commerce District Arsenal was briefly seized by !Colonizer in the !Crisis, as apart of a wider occupation of Citana.

This facility remained intact for the next few centuries until it burned down in the 1802 Citana Fire, which devasted the city's Commerce District as well as many adjacent neighborhoods. The Arsenal was deemed irreparable and was demolished by the end of 1803, and there was no plan for constructing a replacement facility for nearly two decades.

As the Citana Royal Dockyards
Citana's explosive economic growth in the first quarter of the 19th century prompted the Kingdom of Taxata to seriously consider re-establishing a naval yard in the city. Construction on the facility began in 1824 and by 1828 the Citana Royal Dockyards were operational. The first ship built at the Dockyards was !Ship, which was launched in early 1829.

Although it was meant to usher in an age of Taxatic naval superiority amongst the kingdoms in the !HRE, the Dockyards ultimately did not see much activity in the following decade. There was great internal turmoil in the !HRE during Riyudic Unification, and conflicts during the unification period were mostly fought inland with almost no naval elements. However, the Dockyards did see the construction of the ship-of-the-line Prince of Citana in 1834, which had 98 guns mounted on three gun decks. For a while, the Prince represented one of the most powerful naval vessels in the !Lawrence, becoming the Riyudic flagship following unification. However, she did not see any combat action in her lifetime and was retired to become a museum ship in 1866.

As the Citana Imperial Dockyards
Following the establishment of the Riyudic Empire in 1838, the Citana Royal Dockyards became owned and operated by the Riyudic Imperial Navy, which renamed the facility to the Citana Imperial Dockyards.

The Citana Imperial Dockyards was one shipyard among many in the early decades after Riyudic Unification. However, the development of iron and steel vessels saw it quickly grow to be the dominant shipyard in Riyude, by virtue of its close proximity to Citana's large steel industry. In the 1870s, advancements in naval technology and the development of steel-hulled steam-powered warships saw the Dockyards go through a major expansion and modernization. From 1874-1889, the facility almost doubled in size, and was merged with another, smaller shipyard in the city to create the Citana Naval Arsenal.

As the Citana Naval Arsenal
A major steel mill was constructed in the Arsenal in 1886, along with several munitions factories, funded by investors from the private sector. By the turn of the century, Citana was one of the largest shipyards in the world and could accommodate any ship afloat.

For much of the 20th century, the Citana Naval Arsenal was one of five primary shipyards operated by the Imperial Navy, along with !Shipyard, !Shipyard, !Shipyard, and !Shipyard. Citana was the largest of these facilities and more capital ships were launched from Citana than any other shipyard in Riyude.

During the Kanashan Occupation of Riyude during !War, a combined Riyudic-Coranellan force staged a naval raid of the Citana Naval Arsenal, which succeeded in sinking a Kanashan battleship and damaging the facility to the point where it would not be operational for several months.

Many legendary 20th century Riyudic warships were built at Citana, such as the super-battleship TBD, which was among the largest and most powerful battleships ever built with a displacement of around 72,000 long tons and a devastating broadside of twelve 20-inch guns.

Following !WWII, many government naval facilities were sold into the private sector, and Citana became the only remaining major shipyard owned by the Imperial Navy.

Modern Day
The Citana Naval Arsenal has retained its prominence into the modern day. It is one of three major naval shipyards operated by the Imperial Navy, along with !Shipyard and !Shipyard. It is a part of the larger Imperial Naval Complex, which is the headquarters of the Imperial Navy as well as the home port of the Riyudic !Atlantic Fleet. The Imperial Navy's two most recent aircraft carriers, the TBD and TBD, were designed and built at Citana.

Aircraft Carriers

 * Riyude, Riyude-class fleet carrier (1950)
 * TBD, TBD-class fleet carrier (1940)
 * TBD, TBD-class fleet carrier (1939)

Battleships and Battlecruisers

 * TBD, 20 inch-class battleship (1953)
 * Taxata, Taxata-class battleship (1941)
 * TBD, 16 inch-class battlecruiser (1936)

19th Century

 * Prince of Citana, 98-gun ship of the line (1834)