Fleets were usually named after their commanding admiral's last name. The Navy's fighting forces were divided into fleets, which varied greatly in size demanding the mission requirement and their role. The chiefs of the Naval High Command and Naval Cabinet were typically grand admirals and answered to the Minister of War, who, in turn, was only answerable to the Galactic Emperor. The leadership of the Imperial Navy was divided into two sections: the Imperial Naval High Command, which was responsible for ship deployment, operational and strategic planning and the Imperial Naval Cabinet, responsible for promotions, appointments, administration, issuing munitions, and giving orders to naval forces. Most governors were reliant on the Navy's sector fleet for more substantial support, which Imperial law obligates it to provide. While high nobles and regional governors maintained their own fleets, these were typically more apt to handling day to day piracy, customs enforcement and warding off minor skirmishes with hostile powers. To achieve these goals, the Imperial Navy was divided into sector fleets, the precise size and composition varying with the importance of the sector and available resources. However, the creation of the New Republic in 347 IC and its contact with the Empire several years later resulted in the Navy's primary role becoming in waging the conflict against the republican government. The Fleet's initial functions were to put down insurrections and revolts, and protect the borders from pirates and other criminal groups. It was formed from the Galactic Federation Navy, after the reformation of the Federation into the Galactic Empire by Emperor Beorthram Althmark. At its peak, it fielded hundreds of thousands of warships, logistics vessels and fighters, becoming one of the largest navies in galactic history and maintaining Imperial control throughout the galaxy. The Imperial Navy, also known as the Imperial Starfleet, Imperial Fleet, Imperial Battlefleet, or Imperial Space Service, was the space warfare branch of the Imperial Armed Forces of the Galactic Empire.

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