Fourth Fleet

The Fourth Fleet comprises of the United Kingdom and Ireland 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 VADM Lord Martyn Griffiths, MC, DSO, RM, Steadholder Pittman.

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	Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

• Commanding Officer: VADM Lord Martyn Griffiths, MC, DSO, RM, Steadholder Pittman
• Deputy Commanding Officer: VACANT
• Chief of Staff: CAPT Neil Simpson, KDE, MC, OG, QBM
• 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.

• PO2 Jessica Barnhill, MP, GNS Glory
• PO1 Sarah Brider, CGM, QBM, MP, GNS Paul of Tarsus
• LTJG Sir Phillip Culmer, BIS, KDE, MP, HMS Pegasus (Speaker)
• Clerk Dame the Rt Hon Amy Wagstaff-Weston, KCE, OGL, PC, MP, GNS Albion

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 LCDR 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 CDR 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.
• GSNLAC Gideon's Sword (GSNLAC-24) - under the command of LTSG Anne Zecca, with a parent ship of GNS Glory.

Former Echelons and Member Vessels

The following ships were formerly part of Fourth Fleet:

• GNS Hector Ferelli (SD-44) - was decommissioned on 20 January 2020.
• RHLAC Pitchfork (RHLAC-002) - was reassigned to Thirteenth Fleet on 6th January 2020.
• GNS Covington (CLAC-01) - was reassigned to Third Fleet on 18th December 2018.
• HMLAC Constantine (HMLAC-26) was decommissioned on 14 November 2018 to upgrade to HMS Pegasus.
• GNS Hermes was decommissioned on 9 April 2017 to upgrade to GNS Barbara Bancroft.
• GNS Leah was decommissioned on 22 October 2012 to upgrade to GNS Glory.
• GNS Nathan was decommissioned on 30 November 2016.
• Destroyer Squadron 41 was decommissioned on 26 January 2019 to be replaced by Task Force 41. It had two divisions underneath it.
• Destroyer Division 413 formerly under DesRon 41, was decommissioned on 26 January 2019 to be replaced by Task Force 41.
• Destroyer Division 414 formerly under DesRon 41, was decommissioned on 26 January 2019 to be replaced by Task Force 41.

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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