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| type        = Destroyer
| class       = Roland
| launched    = 23 MAY 2012
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| status      = Active Reserves
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'''{{hms|Roland|DD-476}}''' is a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] within the [[Active Reserves]].

==History==
First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms|Artemis|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}}. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms|Intractable|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07>[[BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.

HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June, 2017 in [[Second Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, returning HMLAC Caleb (LAC-013) to the Active Reserve. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 04 January, 2020. <ref name="BSD200106">[[BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CDR]] Jack Yeager || 23 May 2012 || 23 August 2016
|-
| 2 || [[LCDR]] Jeffry Ellis || 10 June 2017 || 04 January 2020
|-
|}
===Crew Lineage===

==Command Staff==

==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===
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|[[Image:Royal_meritorious_unit_citation_(ribbon).png|110px|link=Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]
|}
</center>
* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 07 July 2015, by order of ADM Lady Chrissy Killian, CO 10th Fleet, for their part in the combined efforts over a year in establishing and perpetuating the good name of Task Group 91.1 and 10th Fleet in general.<ref name="10FTO-1507-01">[[Tenth Fleet Order 1507-01]]</ref>

==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[Tenth Fleet#Tenth Fleet Orders|Tenth Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Roland'' operations and personnel.

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status
|-
| HMS Roland Ship's Order 1234-56 || data-sort-value=08-24-16 | 24 August 2016 || Place Holder for Future Orders || Inactive
|}

==References==
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==See Also==

==External Links==
[//honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/HMS_Roland HMS Roland article at Honorverse wikia]

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