HMS Unconquered (CL-16)

HMS Unconquered (CL-16) is a light cruiser and the oldest active duty warship in the Royal Manticoran Navy.. Her current commanding officer is RADM Sir Doss Buckalew, Baron New Greyhawke .

History

Commissioned in 1649 PD, Unconquered was first commanded by Edward Saganami; it was his first hyper-capable command. Unconquered's final commanding officer was Ellen D'Orville, followed by an order to transfer the ship to the reserve fleet, where Unconquered remained for a century. She was scheduled for scrapping after her service, but was saved through a massive fundraising effort of the Royal Navy League to effect a repair and restoration project, preserving the ship back to her Saganami-era state. Once the project was completed, she remained in a parking orbit above Manticore as a memorial and living history museum.

Shipboard Positions

After the Royal Navy League managed to rescue Unconquered from scrapping following reserve duty, it was determined that given the ship's illustrious history, it would be considered a high honor to be assigned as a member of her crew. Crew membership did not require the honoree to physically crew the vessel; it was merely an additional billet afforded to the honoree which entitled them to wear the HMS UNCONQUERED tab placed above the honoree's actual assignment shoulder insignia.

The Commanding Officer of Unconquered was traditionally a senior active duty RMN flag officer, chosen by the Crown from a list of nominations voted on by the Navy's serving officers. In 1920 PD Admiral Honor Harrington was appointed CO of Unconquered upon the retirement of Admiral Massengale. The CO of Unconquered was the only RMN flag officer who was allowed to wear the white beret of a hyper-capable ship's CO.

TRMN

Within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc., assignment to Unconquered is one of the highest honors for members of the Navy and Marine Corps; crewmembers are considered to exemplify the very best in unswerving duty and service to the entire organization, with demonstrated and conspicuous accomplishment and achievement. Eligibility for consideration is limited to members of the Royal Manticoran Navy and the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps; other branches within the organization have their own, similar societies. Each year, a "class" of inductees is named in the fall months, usually at HonorCon in late October. The full list is announced via email and social media after the awards ceremony by the Bureau of Ships. Crewmember appointments are permanent; however, the appointment as Commanding Officer lasts for one year. The transfer of command is typically announced at Honorcon in Autumn. Admiralty Order 1511-04 established the position of a "Permanent Commanding Officer" of Unconquered, above that of the Commanding Officer. The current and first Permanent CO is David Weber.

Nomination

Those holding a billet of ship commanding officer or above may submit worthy nominees to the Third Space Lord when nominations are solicited (usually July or August until September or October). A committee made up of the members of the Bureau of Ships will consider all submitted nominations for intense vetting. Crewmembers are voted upon in committee, while the Commanding Officer is submitted to the Royal Council for final consideration and selection. Those nominations not selected are traditionally transmitted to the Bureau of Personnel for consideration of a post-nominal award.

Commanding Officer of Unconquered

Being appointed as Commanding Officer of HMS Unconquered affords all honors bestowed upon any other command of a hyper-capable craft. The CO is entitled to wear the white beret for the duration of their appointment, and can add a hyper star to their uniform. The duration of the Annual Commanding Officer is one year, usually from one HonorCon to the next, unless otherwise indicated. The Permanent Commanding Officer appointment lasts until such time as the First Lord of the Admiralty deems it necessary to appoint a new officer to the position.

So far, tradition seems to dictate that the annual appointment is only once per lifetime; no officer has been appointed to this position more than once in the organization's history.

List of Permanent Commanding Officers

Year	Name
2015	FADM Sir David Weber, Grand Duke New Montana

List of Annual Commanding Officers

Year	Name
2011	Scott A. Akers
2012	RADM Sir Antonio Lopes
2013	RADM Tom Pope, Baron Allegheny-Mellon
2014	VADM Sir Daniel Walker, Baron Mars-Evans
2015	John Roberts
2016	RADM Dame Laura Lochen, Countess Boundary Waters
2017	VADM Sir John Neitz, Earl of Westmarch
2018	RADM Dame Christa Brolley, Baroness New Dover
2019	VADM Dame Diane Bulkeley, Baroness New Essex
2020	RADM Sir Matthew Parker, Earl Camera Stellata
2021	RADM Sir Doss Buckalew, Baron New Greyhawke

Crew Manifest

Command

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Permanent Commanding Officer	FADM Sir David Weber, Grand Duke New Montana	2015	HMS Duke of Cromarty
Commanding Officer	RADM Sir Doss Buckalew, Baron New Greyhawke	2018	HMS Tristram
Executive Officer	RADM Sir Matthew Parker, Earl Camera Stellata	2020	Judge Advocate General
Ship's Bosun	CSMCPO Sir William Lochen, Earl of Boundary Waters, Baron of La Mancha	2012	CSMCPO, Bureau of Planning HMS Invincible
Operations Officer	RADM Dame Christa Brolley, Baroness New Dover	2016	HMS Hector
Assist. Operations Officer	CDRE Sir Doss Buckalew, Baron New Greyhawke	2018	HMS Tristram
Chief Operations Specialist	CDRE Sir Matthew Miller	2018	HMS Gallant
Operations Specialist	LTSG Elizabeth Cant, GSN	2012	GNS Albion
Operations Specialist	RADM Edward Wandall	2017	Commandant Saganami Island Naval Academy
Operations Specialist	CDRE Zach Perkins	2016	HMS Penelope
Intelligence Officer	FADM Dame Laura Lochen, Countess of Boundary Waters, Baroness of La Mancha	2012	First Space Lord, Admiralty House
Assist. Intelligence Officer	RADM Sir Kim Niemeyer, Baron Bahia Cadiz	2015	Fifth Space Lord, Bureau of Personnel Admiralty House
Intelligence Warrant Officer	CWO Michael Cucchiarella†	2015	HMS Invincible
Chief Intelligence Specialist	CAPTSG Steven Firestine	2017	HMS Duke of Cromarty
Intelligence Specialist	LCDR Jules Howard	2013	HMS Valkyrie
Intelligence Specialist	CAPTSG Jackie Snedden	2017	Commanding Officer, HMS Enterprise
Intelligence Specialist	ADM Chrissy Killian, Countess Fontana Flats	2017	Commanding Officer, Tenth Fleet
Intelligence Specialist	CAPTSG Pamela Cole Baroness New Florence	2020	HMS Grendelsbane, JAG Ombudsman

Administration

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Administration Officer	VADM Sir Michael D. Garcia, Baron McCovey Cove	2015	Deputy First Space Lord, HMS Medusa
Assist. Admin Officer	CDRE Sir Jerald Andry III	2018	HMS Barbarossa
Chief Yeoman
Yeoman	CAPTSG Sir Jamey Salsberg	2018	HMS Invincible
Yeoman
Yeoman
Chief Personnelman	RADM Sir Antonio Lopes	2012	HMS Gryphon
Personnelman	RADM Sir David Misener	2021	Bureau of Personnel
Personnelman
Personnelman
Chief Navy Counselor	CAPTJG Emily Herron	2013	HMS Invincible
Navy Counselor	CDR Dame Dora Ann Erikson	2018	HMS Javelin
Navy Counselor	CAPTSG Sir Paul McPherson	2021	Sidemore Station
Navy Counselor

Logistics

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Logistics Officer	LTSG Anne Zecca, GSN	2011	GNS Nathan
Assist. Logistics Officer	CDRE Sir Joseph Harney	2017	CO BATRON 2
Chief Storekeeper	RADM Heidi Nelson, Baroness Redstone	2017	Seventh Space Lord
Supply Clerk	ADM Dame Brandi Hinson, Countess Nya Ostergotland	2013	HMS Werewolf
Storekeeper
Storekeeper
Storekeeper
Chief Steward	CAPT Mark West, GSN†	2012	HMS Valhalla
Steward's Mate	CWO Jack Warren	2015	HMS Werewolf
Steward's Mate
Steward's Mate
Chief Disbursing Clerk	CAPTJG Dame Cindy Epard, Baroness Cape Fear	2015	HMS Werewolf
Disbursing Clerk
Disbursing Clerk
Disbursing Clerk

Tactical

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Tactical Officer	RADM Sir Zachary White	2015	HMS Achilles
Assist. Tactical Officer	CDRE Sir James Kratzer	2011	Commanding Officer, BatCruDiv 111 HMS Heracles
Weapons Officer	VADM Sir John Neitz, Earl of Westmarch	2012	Commanding Officer, Second (Gryphon) Fleet
Assist. Weapons Officer	CDRE Sir Sherman Day	2015	Commanding Officer Task Force 22 HMS Demon
Chief Gunner's Mate	DDO Sir Wayne Bruns, Baron Grosvenor	2013	Provost Mannheim University, Bureau of Training HMS Imperatrix
Gunner's Mate	RADM Sir Jon Stout	2014	Commanding Officer, Home Fleet
Gunner's Mate	LCDR Ed Cook	2019	HMS Barbarossa
Gunner's Mate
Chief Missile Technician	SMCPO Ken O'Dell	2014	HMS Excalibur
Missile Technician
Missile Technician
Missile Technician
Chief Beam Weapons Technician	SCPO Sir Derek Sauls	2015	HMS Gryphon
Beam Weapons Technician
Beam Weapons Technician
Beam Weapons Technician
Combat Systems Officer	CAPTSG Garret Bitker	2016	Commandant Astro Control Services HMS Unicorn
Assist. Combat Systems Officer
Chief Sensor Technician	RADM Michael Romero	2014	Commanding Officer, Third Fleet
Sensor Technician
Sensor Technician
Sensor Technician
Chief Fire Control Technician
Fire Control Technician
Fire Control Technician
Fire Control Technician
Chief Tracking Specialist
Tracking Specialist	CDRE Dame Jill McTavish	2013	Commanding Officer, BatRon 1 HMS Valkyrie
Tracking Specialist
Tracking Specialist

Engineering

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Chief Engineering Officer	AotF Sir Martin Lessem, Duke New Scania	2011	First Lord of the Admiralty
Assist. Engineering Officer	S1C Sir Eugene Haggarty	2011	HMS Phantom
Assist. Engineering Officer	RADM Stephanie Taylor-Morgan, Baroness Havelok	2012	Fifth Space Lord, Bureau of Personnel Admiralty House
Assist. Engineering Officer	CAPTSG Jan Cabrnoch	2014	HMS Iwo Jima
Chief Impeller Technician	CDRE Sir Christopher Thompson	2015	Third Space Lord, Bureau of Ships HMS Valkyrie
Impeller Technician
Impeller Technician
Impeller Technician
Chief Power Technician	CDR Brian Harris	2013	Commandant of the Remote Testing Institute, Bureau of Training HMS Excalibur
Power Technician	SMCPO William Underhill	2015	HMS Callisto
Power Technician
Power Technician
Chief Gravitics Technician	CAPTJG Zachary McCauley	2015	HMS Intrepid
Gravitics Technician
Gravitics Technician
Gravitics Technician
Chief Environmental Technician
Environmental Technician
Environmental Technician
Environmental Technician
Chief Damage Control Technician	RADM Sir Dave Weiner, Baron Serpents Head Point	2015	Bureau of Personnel HMS Achilles
Damage Control Technician	SCWO Sir Ryan Gale	2013	HMS Intrepid
Damage Control Technician	RADM Sir Ashley Nichols	2018	HMS Barbarossa
Damage Control Technician	CAPTJG Samuel Deitzmann	2020	HMS Demon, Task Force 22 Flag Captain
Chief Hydroponics Technician	CDRE Dame Cindy Jeffers, Baroness Clear Lake	2017	Deputy Second Space Lord, Bureau of Planning
Hydroponics Technician	CAPTSG Danielle Erikson	2018	HMS Merlin
Hydroponics Technician
Hydroponics Technician

Communications

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Communications Officer	CDRE Penny Horwitz, GSN	2012
Assist. Communications Officer	CAPTSG Dame Elisa Randall, Countess of New Cumbria	2014	Ambassador to BatCruRon 39
Assist. Communications Officer	ADM Sir Robert W. Bulkeley, Jr., Duke Mountain View	2015	Commanding Officer Eighth Fleet
Chief Communications Technician	CDRE Dame Cheryl Krause	2014	HMS Invincible
Communications Technician	CAPTJG Marcus Johnston	2015	Editor-in-Chief, Bureau of Communications
Communications Technician	RADM Sir Michael Timko	2019	Deputy Fourth Space Lord, GNS Hector Ferelli
Communications Technician	CAPTJG Alice Fawcett	2018	HMS Rigel
Chief Electronics Technician	CDRE Sir Geoffrey Strayer	2018	HMS Demon
Electronics Technician
Electronics Technician
Electronics Technician
Chief Data Systems Technician	Flotadm Laura Sophia Luschen, IAN	2013	Senior Military Advisor for the Imperial Andermani Navy
Data Systems Technician	CDR Sir Robert Gartner†	2014	HMS Invincible
Data Systems Technician	SMCPO Sir Shon Elliott	2016	HMS Medusa
Data Systems Technician

Astrogation & Flight Operations

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Astrogation Officer	VADM Sir Eric Schulman	2012	Speaker of the House of Commons HMS Hector
Assist. Astrogator Officer	LTSG Kaye Downing, GSN	2011	GNS Nathan
Assist. Astrogator Officer	RADM Martyn Griffiths, GSN, Steadholder Pittman	2012	GNS Albion
Assist. Astrogator Officer	CAPTJG William J. Knight, RMN, Baron White Lion	2015	HMS Implacable
Chief Helmsman	CDR Sir Drew Drentlaw, Baron Glencairn	2013	HMS Enterprise
Helmsman	LCDR Andrew Martin	2014	HMS Beowulf
Helmsman	CDRE James Jones	2016	HMS Thunderer
Helmsman
Chief Plotting Specialist	SMCPO Dame Jacia Bruns	2015	HMS Imperatrix
Plotting Specialist	CWO Andrew Sivula	2017	HMS Hector
Plotting Specialist	CDRE Sir Colin Lloyd	2017	Deputy Sixth Space Lord, Bureau of Training
Plotting Specialist	SMCPO Lori Bonilla	2019	HMS Minotaur
Boat Bay Officer	CDRE Sir Justin Grays, Baron New Victoria	2012	HMS Intrepid
Chief Coxswain	SMCPO Christopher Baye	2016	Bosun, HMS Hellhound
Coxswain	RADM Sir Michael Paquette	2014	HMS Hector
Coxswain	RADM Sir Daniel J. Brandow	2015	Eighth Fleet DFCO, HMS Implacable
Coxswain

Medical

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Chief Medical Officer	ADM Sir James Friedline, Earl Neu Odenwaldkreis	2012	Sixth Space Lord, Bureau of Training
Assist. Medical Officer	LTSG Ian Tregale	2012	GNS Mercy
Chief Nurse	RADM Dame Diane Bulkeley, Countess New Essex	2015	Second Space Lord Bureau of Planning HMS Enterprise
Chief Corpsman	CAPTJG Dame Carolyn Crutchfield	2018	SIA TSC Medical Department Chair CO HMS Achilles
Corpsman	SMCPO Sir Thomas Coonradt	2014	HMS Andromeda
Corpsman	CAPTSG Dame Sonja Thiede	2018	HMS Guadalcanal
Corpsman	RADM Sir Matthew Parker, Earl Camera Stellata	2020	Judge Advocate General
Chief Sick Berth Attendant	CAPTJG Sir Steven Rosenthal	2016	HMS Barbarossa
Sick Berth Attendant
Sick Berth Attendant
Sick Berth Attendant

Marine Detachment

Billet	Name	Inducted	Assignment
Commanding Officer	LTGEN Michael Houghtaling, RMMC	2019	Deputy Marine Forces Command
Executive Officer	MGEN James "AJ" Olsen, RMMC	2019	4th Space Lord
Platoon Leader	SGTMAJ Gregory Marchand, RMMC, Baron Tesseyman	2013	HMS Invincible
Platoon Sergeant	MOTC Sir Sean Niemeyer, RMMC Duke New Ulyanovsk	2013	Marshal of the Corps, Royal Manticoran Marine Corps London Point
Platoon Clerk	MSGT Stanislav Cech, RMMC	2013	HMS Iwo Jima
First Squad Leader	COL Andrew Knipe, RMMC	2013	GNS Albion
First Squad Marine	BRGEN Joseph Grieco, RMMC	2016	Commandant, Royal Manticoran Marine Academy
First Squad Marine	BRGEN Shirley Kunz, RMMC	2018	HMS Wolf
First Squad Marine	LTCOL William Farley, RMMC	2018	HMS Medusa
Second Squad Leader	COL Bryar Nelson, RMMC	2013	Chief of Staff to the Marshal of the Corps HMS Invincible
Second Squad Marine	COL Shawn Merrow, RMMC	2018	HMS Eardsidh Kamerling
Second Squad Marine
Second Squad Marine
Third Squad Leader	GEN Sonja Wolf, RMMC	2013	Commanding Officer, Marine Forces Command London Point
Third Squad Marine	MSGT David Campbell	2019	MARDET Barbarossa
Third Squad Marine	MAJ Evan Roth	2019	MARDET Barbarossa, Kings College
Third Squad Marine
Unassigned Marine	LTCOL Jeremiah Patrick, RMMC	2015	HMS Charon
Unassigned Marine	MAJ Leah Bloodgood, RMMC	2015	HMS Invincible
Armory Sergeant	COL Robert Folden, RMMC	2018	HMS Invictus
Armory Corporal	BGEN Geoffrey Kramer, RMMC	2019	Commanding Lynx Regiment, 10th Expeditionary Force

Non-Billeted Crewmembers

• RADM Tom Pope, Baron Allegheny-Mellon (2012, Commanding Officer, Torch Fleet)
• CAPTSG Brian Horton (2016, HMS Intrepid)
• RADM Melyssa Smith, 2015, HMS Pegasus
• CAPTJG Sir Patrick Lindsley (2015, HMS Starcrest)
• CDR Don Hackett (2016, HMS Valkyrie)
• LCDR Sir James Conason (2015, HMS Barbarossa)
• MCWO Eric Nelson (2015, HMS Invincible)
• PO2 Sophia Bull (2016, HMS Valkyrie)
• PO1 Kyle Anderson (2018, HMS Valkyrie)
• WO1 Jon Iffland, HMS Duke of Cromarty, 2019
• Scott A. Akers
• John Roberts

See Also

• HMS Valhalla - Honors bestowed upon those members who've passed away while members of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc..
• The Queen's Own - similar honor society for the Royal Manticoran Army
• The Protector's Own - similar honor society for the Grayson Space Navy

References

Awards of The Royal Manticoran Navy and Marine Corps
Honors:	Peerage - HMS Unconquered - HMS Valhalla
Orders:	Star Kingdom - King Roger - Golden Lion - Queen Elizabeth - Merit
Achievement:	PMV - QCB - MC - OC - SC - DGC - OG - NS - DSO - MT - CGM - GS OCN - QBM - SXC - RHDSM - MID - CBM - CSM - MSM - NCD - NMAM
Service:	POW - SAPCM - MOM - HWC - HOS - GACM - YSMR - MHWM - KR3CM - QE3CM QE3SJM - MCAM - MtSM - MRSM - GCM - SSD - RTR - NCOSCR - AFSM
Unit Citations:	LHC - RUC - RMU - FEA
Qualifications of The Royal Manticoran Navy
OSWP - ESWP - NRM - NPM - Hyper Command Star - OAW - EAW - FMF
Other Service branch awards
RMA - RMMM - RMACS - SFC - GSN - CIV
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