VNS Aurelius-class Monitor

The Aurelius Class Monitor or Aurelius Gunboats, later after the modernization the Valican Class Riverboat or Aurelius II Minelayers, were a class of ships in use by the Grand Valerius States shortly after the foundation of the country as a way to patrol the coasts of the new nation. There were 7 ships in the class, however it's production was cut short, due to the change in focus to larger ships, specifically Battle cruisers and Early Battleships (Pre-Dreadnoughts). After World War I the ships were modernized to create a small Anti-Submarine Fleet, for the coastal areas. A few of the ships, notably the Aurelius (Renamed Valerius) the Makir, which was hastily equipped with tank turrets to defend Arziovilla and the Larin, would serve in World War II after the navy was decimated against the Arkasians

History
The Aurelius Class Monitors, were created to fill the needed Coastal and Brown Water naval needs of the newly founded Grand Valerius States and as such these ships were put into production. The first of which being Laid Down in 1884, these ships were replaced almost instantly by the Vali class Destroyer for use as a coastal vessel, they saw more service in the brown water naval role, patrolling rivers. They later saw use as Minesweepers where in they patrolled the harbors of the Grand Valerius States they also saw use as coastal defense ships at the very end of the war, almost all of the ships were scuttled due to heavy damage.