The Royal Drachenwald Navy, established during the reign of Elffin I and Vanna I, offers several career opportunities for mariners loyal to Their Draconic Majesties.
Under the current naval programme, a loyal subject of the Crown who is interested in keeping the seas – or a foreigner who is willing to enter the service of our Crown – is eligible for a commission in the Royal Navy. A similarly reputable person who is not interested in a career in the regular navy but is willing to help by plundering the Crown’s enemies can obtain a letter of marque.
Naval commissions and letters of marque are subject to a small administrative fee, payable to the Kingdom account to augment the royal travel fund:
- Admiral’s commission: 30 €
- Captain’s commission: 25 €
- Letter of Marque: 25 €
Commissions in the regular Navy are for a period of five years after which the officer will be retired, although renewals for expired commissions will be available at half price. Letters of Marque are valid unless and until revoked by the Crown.
Obtaining a commission
To obtain a commission in the Navy or a Letter of Marque, you need to do three things:
Pay the appropriate fees, as listed above:
Payments within the UK
Kingdom of Drachenwald
HSBC
Account Number: 91484060
Sort Code: 40-47-34
Payments elsewhere in the kingdom
IBAN: GB86HBUK40473491484060
BIC: HBUKGB4165G
Account Name: SCA - Kingdom of Drachenwald
Bank’s Address: 20 Badminton Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6BN
Bank: HSBC
Send e-mail to the Drachenwald Chancellor of the Exchequer, including
- your name as it appears on the payment (ie. mundane name)
- amount paid
- date of the payment
- reason for the payment: Drachenwald Navy
Send e-mail to the Clerk of the Crowns Ships, including
- the name of the prospective officer as it will appear on the Navy roster (ie. SCA name)
- in case of an Admiral’s commission, the region or other command for which the Admiral will be responsible
- in case of a Captain’s commission, the name of the ship
- in case of a Letter of Marque, the name of the ship and its home port
- e-mail address of the recipient
- evidence of payment of the fees – a copy of the information you sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer is sufficient
Current Commissions
Admirals
- Anjuli Longship
- Command: the Inland Waterways
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2023-06-16 /
- Arianwen ferch Arthur
- Command: 6th Fleet
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2004-01-04 / 2023-06-16
- Birittha Wf
- Command: the Yoldia Sea
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2003-10-31 / 2022-09-08
- Frederick Thurstone
- Command: the Mediterranean Sea
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2020-05-25 /
- Matheus Leuchensis
- Command: the Ionian Sea and the Channel of Sicily
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2022-10-01 /
- Tamara Samuilova
- Command: the Black and Aegean Seas
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2020-05-25 /
- Umm Samin bint Asad al-Isfahaniyya
- Command: the Sargasso Sea
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2023-06-16 /
- Þora Sumarliðadóttir
- Command: the open Seas north of the Arctic Circle
- Commissioned / Last Renewed: 2016-12-31 / 2021-11-22
Captains
Holders of a letter of Marque
- Aarnimetsä
- Ship: a suitable fleet
- Home Port: various ports in Aarnimetsä
- Letter Granted: 2007-08-29
- Acarin Saint-Cyr
- Ship: Antelope
- Home Port: Insulae Draconis
- Letter Granted: 2005-05-19
- Amalthea Mandragoria
- Ship: Titans Wrath
- Home Port: Rauchenderberg
- Letter Granted: 2003-11-03
- Birittha Wf
- Ship: Aarnimetsän Ankka
- Home Port: Hucka
- Letter Granted: temp. Elffin & Vanna I, reissued 2022-07-24
- Maia de la Valette
- Ship: Falcon
- Home Port: Malta
- Letter Granted: 2005-04-25
- Njall the Mercenary
- Ship: Venus
- Home Port: Rockall
- Letter Granted: 2005-05-19
- Wazoo
- Ship:
- Home Port:
- Letter Granted: temp. Vitus I
Charter
Contact Information
- Clerk of the Crowns ships: Birgitta Lulli , navy@drachenwald.sca.org