HMS Invincible (BC-416)
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| Name: | HMS Invincible}} | ||
| HCN: | BC-416}} | ||
| Charter City: | Minneapolis, MN, US}} | ||
| Class: | Reliant}} | ||
| Type: | Battlecruiser}} | ||
| Affiliation: | File:Flag RMN.png Royal Manticoran Navy}} | ||
| Commander: | CAPTSG John Neitz}} | ||
| Launched: | 01 May 2012}} | ||
| Status: | Inactive Reserve}} | ||
| Reporting to: | [[]]}} | ||
| Fleet: | Second Fleet}} | ||
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- For other ships named HMS Invincible, see HMS Invincible (disambiguation)
HMS Invincible (BC-416) was a Reliant-class battlecruiser assigned to Second Fleet. Commanded by CAPTSG John Neitz, RMN, Invincible was commissioned with BuShips Directive 1205-01 and its charter city was Minneapolis, Minnesota.
History
Invincible's crew traced its lineage to {{#if:
|HMS Merlin (CA-270) |{{#if:CA-270 |HMS Merlin |HMS Merlin
}}}}, which was the first ship launched in Second Fleet, and one of the earliest chapters in TRMN.
Cruiser Division 211 was the first echelon unit formed in The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN). Invincible was the division flagship, with Merlin and {{#if:
|HMS Samurai (CL-356) |{{#if:CL-356 |HMS Samurai |HMS Samurai
}}}} as the other ships. <ref>Naval Directive 12AP-03</ref>
In October 2012, Battlecruiser Squadron 21<ref>Naval Directive 12OC-01</ref> was formed with Invincible as its flagship.
In 2013, Invincible was decommissioned and its namesake superdreadnought {{#if:hcn
|HMS Invincible (SD-455) |{{#if:SD-455 |HMS Invincible |HMS Invincible
}}}} was launched, with the battlecruiser crew transferring to the superdreadnought.
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPTSG John Neitz | 1 May 2012<ref name="BSD150501">BuShips Directive 1205-01</ref> | 4 Nov 2012 |
| 2 | CAPTJG Laura Lochen | 4 Nov 2012<ref name="BSD121101">BuShips Directive 1211-01</ref> | 19 Feb 2013 |
| 3 | CAPTJG Elisa Randall | 19 Feb 2013<ref>BuShips Directive 1302-04</ref> | 03 May 2013<ref>With commissioning of SD-455, BuShips Directive 1305-03.</ref> |
Crew Lineage
- 30 AUG 2011: Commissioned as {{#if:
|HMS Merlin (CA-270) |{{#if:CA-270 |HMS Merlin |HMS Merlin
}}}}<ref name="BSD110801">BuShips Directive 1108-01</ref>.
- 01 MAY 2012: Upgraded to battlecruiser {{#if:
|HMS Invincible (BC-416) |{{#if:BC-416 |HMS Invincible |HMS Invincible
}}}}<ref name="BSD120501">BuShips Directive 1205-01</ref>, Merlin recommissioned in Tenth Fleet (2014), then recommissioned in Second Fleet (2015).
- 03 MAY 2013: Upgraded to superdreadnought {{#if:
|HMS Invincible (SD-455) |{{#if:SD-455 |HMS Invincible |HMS Invincible
}}}}, battlecruiser Invincible decommissioned to inactive reserve fleet.
Original Command Staff
- Commanding Officer: CAPTSG John Neitz, RMN
- Executive Officer: CDR Laura Lochen RMN
- Ship's Bosun: SMCPO Bill Lochen, RMN
Ship's Orders
See Also
HMS Invincible (SD-455): the successor chapter.
References
| Battlecruisers | |
|---|---|
| Royal Manticoran Navy | |
| Agamemnon (BC-P) | Agamemnon (lead) - Achilles - Ajax - Andromeda - Black Rose - Dienekes - Diomedes - Hector - Helen - Heracles - Leonidas - Menelaus |
| Homer (BC) | Homer (lead) - Atropos |
| Nike (BC) | Artemis - Beowulf - Callisto - Excalibur - Horatius - Juno - Musashi - Penelope - Rigel - Truculent |
| Reliant (BC) | Reliant (lead) - Athena - Claymore - Enterprise - Invincible‡ - Ishtar - Phantom - Royalist - Shiva - Victorious |
| Grayson Space Navy | |
| Courvoisier (BC) | Madrigal |
| Courvoisier II (BC-P) | Randolph Candless - Maria Waltham |
| Imperial Andermani Navy | |
| Blücher (BC) | Buddenbrock |
| Warlord-D (BC) | Hrolf Kraki |