Battleship

The United Forces battleships are large ships utilized by the United Forces to deal with warfare at sea.

History
After Republic City fell to the Equalists after an extensive attack, a message was sent to a ten-ship fleet of battleships by Councilman Tenzin. The fleet's leader, General Iroh, replied to the wire stating that his fleet would be arriving in three days time and that he looked forward to winning back Republic City alongside the Avatar.

Upon arriving at Republic City, the fleet was damaged by a large number of Equalist mines. General Iroh proceeded to use his ship's intercom to tell his waterbending and earthbending soldiers to get rid of the mines. As soon as he issued the command, however, his fleet of battleships was attacked by a large number of Equalist biplanes. Despite the best efforts by the United Forces, the entire fleet was destroyed.

Later on, General Iroh sent a wire to his commanding officer, Bumi, to wait for his signal before entering Republic City with a second wave of battleships. General Iroh later found out, however, that the message had been intercepted by Hiroshi Sato, and that he knew exactly where the second fleet was hiding. Hiroshi did not get the chance to attack the hidden fleet, however, as the Equalist airstrip was destroyed by Bolin, Asami, and General Iroh after they were freed by Naga.

After Amon fled Republic City, Bumi's fleet of battleships arrived.

Design
Each battleship bears the characteristic insignia of each of the three nations. Battleships have the Earth Kingdom insignia located on their bows and hulls, Fire Nation insignias on their guns, and Water Tribe insignias on the hulls. The hulls are also decorated with two large, golden dragons.

The anti-aircraft guns/cannons (5 on the front deck and 2 on the rear deck) are metal tubes that Firebenders concentrate their flames through, increasing range and firepower. While this seems ideal for fighting the large airships common of the time, it proved inadaquate in fighting the new high-velocity Equalist biplanes that had not been previously seen, prompting some gunners to abandon their guns and firebend directly at the biplanes.

The battleships' hulls have numerous platforms jutting out from them (6 on each side with a domed-location in between the 5 rear platforms), allowing Waterbenders easy access to the vast amounts of water surrounding the ships.

The battleships also contain a number of domed-locations (4 on each side and 1 in the mid-rear), where earth-discs are stored. Earthbenders are able to launch these discs directly from the battleship to their intended target.

List of known commanding officers

 * General Iroh
 * Commander Bumi

Trivia

 * The ships have two bows, giving them a catamaran appearance from the front.
 * Many components of these battleships, including the bridge, mast, twin funnels, and deck layout, have a similarity to the Dreadnought battleships of the early 20th century.