Fourth Fleet

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The Fourth Fleet comprises of the United Kingdom and Ireland[1] and is one of the numbered fleets within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. It is also known as Grayson Home Fleet. It is commanded by RADM Sir Neil Simpson, GCE, MC, OG, QBM, GSN.

History

Originally Fourth Fleet was synonymous with the Grayson Space Navy, as such it included all Grayson Ships and the commanding officer was always the High Admiral. This ended with Protector’s Order 1704-01 which was issued on the 2nd April 2017. This appointed RADM Martyn Griffiths, Steadholder Pittman as 4th Fleet/GSN Home Fleet commanding officer, breaking the link between this role and the High Admiral. Fourth Fleet's area of Operations was originally the entire Grayson Space Navy this was updated by Admiralty Order 1701-03 which defined it as covering the United Kingdom. Further clarifications issued explained this also covered the Republic of Ireland, as one of the Fourth Fleet ships includes that country in it's area of operations. In addition a grandfather clause was issued to allow units previously assigned to 4th Fleet to remain so if they wished to.

Originally the Fourth Fleet, as the container for all Grayson Space Navy ships, consisted exclusively of correspondence chapters. The distinction between correspondence and meeting chapters was later dropped, and there are Grayson ships of all types today. The first ships were established in Texas, Florida and the UK, eventually spawning more and more chapters around the world.

Fourth Fleet Commanding Officers

# Name Flagship Assumed Relieved
1 HADM Lady Kirylyn Dreamer, Steadholder Blackbird GNSS Katherine Mayhew (SS-02) 01 February 2008 01 March 2012
2 HADM Nicholas Hurst GNS Barbara Bancroft (SD-32) 01 March 2012 31 December 2013
3 HADM Lord Sir Tom Saidak, KDE, DSO, Steadholder Henesy HMS Intractable (SD-459) 31 December 2013 2 April 2017
4 VADM Lord Martyn Griffiths, MC, DSO, RM, Steadholder Pittman GNS Albion (DD-42) 2 April 2017 4 December 2020
5 RADM Sir Neil Simpson, GCE, MC, OG, QBM, GSN GNS Olympus (CL-58) 4 December 2020 Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

  • Commanding Officer: RADM Sir Neil Simpson, GCE, MC, OG, QBM, GSN
  • Deputy Commanding Officer: VACANT
  • Chief of Staff: VACANT
  • 4th Fleet Bosun: SMCPO Emilio Desalvo, KE, DGC
  • Flag Lieutenant: LTJG Sir Phillip Culmer, KDE, MC (Currently on leave of absence to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons.)
  • Gunnery Officer: LCDR Rowan Wagstaff-Weston, ME, QBM
  • 4th Fleet Communications Officer: CDR Emil Bojar, OE
  • 4th Fleet COLAC: CAPT David Sanders

Fourth Fleet MPs

Fourth Fleet is currently represented in the House of Commons by four MPs.

Order of Battle

Fourth Fleet has one large echelon assigned to it:

Task Force 41 (TF 41)

Main article: Task Force 41

Task Force 41 is under the command of CDR Elisabeth Bickerton, and patrols the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

The following ships are assigned to Task Force 41:

  • GNS Albion (DD-42) - (Squadron Flagship) patrolling any unassigned areas of the UK, under the command of CAPT Rowan Wagstaff-Weston.
  • GNS Joshua (DD-18) - patrolling Scotland, under the command of LCDR Derek Souter.
  • GNS Mercy (DD-43) - patrolling South England and East Anglia, under the command of LCDR David Thompson.
  • GNS Paul of Tarsus (DD-43) - patrolling London and its surrounds, under the command of CAPT Misha Sumra.
  • HMS Pegasus (CLAC-26) - patrolling Yorkshire, UK, under the command of CAPTSG Benjamin Wagner.
  • GNS Olympus (CL-58) - patrolling Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, under the command of CAPT Neil Simpson.

Independent Units

The following units are not assigned to any of the above echelon forces:

  • GNSS Katherine Mayhew (SS-02) - Holding Chapter for the Grayson Space Navy, under the command of the High Admiral Angela Sanders.
  • GNS Glory (CLAC-09) - patrolling Texas with members worldwide, under the command of CAPT David Sanders.
  • GNS Barbara Bancroft (SD-32) - patrolling Texas, under the command of CAPTSG Jeremy Carsten.


Former Echelons and Member Vessels

The following ships were formerly part of Fourth Fleet:

Fleet Orders

Please also see Protector's Orders

NOTE: This Wiki is the authoritative source for orders per the Fourth Space Lord. All orders have been provided by the issuing authority or are as posted in the TRMN Forums.
Fleet Order Effective Date Subject Status
Fourth Fleet Order 01-1804-17 18 April 2017 Eastercon 2017 Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 02-0106-17 01 June 2017 Manticon Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 03-0510-17 05 October 2017 Fleet Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 04-1911-17 19 November 2017 Fleet Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 05-2511-17 25 November 2017 Pistol Marksman Active
Fourth Fleet Order 06-1012-17 10 December 2017 HonorCon 2017 Fleet Level Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 07-0601-18 06 January 2018 Fleet Staff Active
Fourth Fleet Order 08-0601-18 06 January 2018 4th Fleet Cup Winners 2017 Active
Fourth Fleet Order 09-0601-18 06 January 2018 4th Fleet Cup Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 10-2001-18 20 January 2018 4th Fleet Bravery Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 11-2001-18 20 January 2018 4th Fleet Officer Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 12-1002-18 10 February 2018 LAC Launch Active
Fourth Fleet Order 13-1002-18 10 February 2018 Fleet Event Active
Fourth Fleet Order 14-3003-18 30 March 2018 4th Fleet Convention Ship Active
Fourth Fleet Order 15-0703-18 07 March 2018 4th Fleet EasterCon Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 16-1404-18 14 April 2018 4th Fleet Marksman Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 17-0505-18 05 May 2018 4th Fleet DesRon 41 Command Change Active
Fourth Fleet Order 18-1905-18 19 May 2018 GNS Covington Officer Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 19-1905-18 19 May 2018 Fleet Communications NCOIC Superseded by
20-2805-18
Fourth Fleet Order 20-2805-18 28 May 2018 Fleet Communications Officer Active
Fourth Fleet Order 21-0106-18 01 June 2018 Rife Marksman Expert Active
Fourth Fleet Order 22-0906-18 09 June 2018 Patrick St. Jean Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 23-0906-18 09 June 2018 Deputy Fleet Bosun Active
Fourth Fleet Order 23-2807-18 28 July 2018 Launch HMLAC Constantine Active
Fourth Fleet Order 25-1808-18 18 August 2018 4th Fleet COLAC Active
Fourth Fleet Order 26-1808-18 18 August 2018 4th Fleet RHLAC Posting (RHLAC Picthfork) Active
Fourth Fleet Order 27-0810-18 08 October 2018 Covington Marksmanship Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 28-1310-18 13 October 2018 4th/10th Fleet Starbase 24 awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 30-2601-19 26 January 2019 Task Force 41 Active
Fourth Fleet Order 31-1002-19 13 October 2018 4th Fleet Bosun Active
Fourth Fleet Order 32-1404-19 14 April 2019 Eastercon Active
Fourth Fleet Order 33-1105-19 11 May 2019 Junior Officer Promotions Active
Fourth Fleet Order 34-0206-19 02 June 2019 Staff Appointments Active
Fourth Fleet Order 35-0206-19 02 June 2019 Marksmanship Awards Active
Fourth Fleet Order 36-2707-19 27 July 2019 WorldCon Ship Active
Fourth Fleet Order 37-1908-19 19 August 2019 Fleet Event Active
Fourth Fleet Order 38-1509-19 15 August 2019 WorldCon 2019 Active
Fourth Fleet Order 39-1509-19 15 August 2019 EuroCon Active
Fourth Fleet Order 40-2809-19 28 August 2019 EuroCon Amendments Active
Fourth Fleet Order 41-1210-19 12 October 2019 FenCon Active
Fourth Fleet Order 42-0911-19 09 November 2019 Survivor's Cross Active
Fourth Fleet Order 43-0911-19 09 November 2019 Salisbury Active
Fourth Fleet Order 44-1011-19 10 November 2019 Navy Pistol High Expert Active
Fourth Fleet Order 45-2311-19 23 November 2019 Fleet Staff Change Active
Fourth Fleet Order 46-2212-19 22 December 2019 4th Fleet Officer Promotion Active
Fourth Fleet Order 47-0601-20 06 January 2020 Fleet Excellence Award Active

Related Orders

Directive Effective Date Subject Status
Naval Directive 17FE-01 17 Feb 2017 Establishment of DesRon 41 and Subordinate Divisions Active
Admiralty Order 1701-03 9 Feb 2017 Fleet Composition – UPDATED Active
Protector’s Order 1704-01 2 April 2017 Appointment of 4th Fleet Commanding Officer Active

References


The Numbered Fleets of the Royal Manticoran Navy
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