The Office of Naval Intelligence was the military intelligence branch of the Solarian League Navy.
It was headed by Admiral Karl-Heinz Thimár in the early 1920s PD. Thimár was later removed by Admiral Winston Kingsford and replaced with Admiral Heinrich Bergman. Later, in March 1923 PD, Kingsford named Doctor Charles E. Gannon as director. (SI2,HH14,CS4)
Organization[]
ONI was divided into four main sections. (HH13)
1. Office of Operational Analysis
- Responsible for analyzing operational data, like reports on other navies, in order to identify trends and potential operational problems or shortcomings. Supposed to generate intelligence in response to specific requests.
- Headed by Admiral Hai-shwun Cheng in 1922 PD
2. Office of Technical Analysis
- Supposed to provide OpAn with current information on tech developments foreign and domestic to support their analyses.
- Headed by Vice Admiral Rosalinda Hoover in 1922 PD until her replacement by Vice Admiral Karen Clarke in November of that year.
3. Office of Economic Analysis
- Responsible for tracking economic trends and information of specific interest to the Navy.
- Headed by Vice Admiral Yountz (until 1922 PD); Captain/Rear Admiral Caswell Gweon (since 1922 PD)
4. Office of Counter Intelligence
- Responsible for counter intelligence and internal security.
- Headed by Rear Admiral Yau Kwang-tung in 1922 PD