Eighth Fleet

The Eighth Fleet is one of the numbered fleets within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. Commanded by RADM Dan Brandow, from his flagship HMS Implacable, this fleet's area of operations includes the American states of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and Colorado.

History

The Eighth Fleet was established in 2011 with the Naval Directive 11FB-07 from the First Space Lord, FADM Lord Sir Scott Akers, to ADM Lord Sir John Roberts, Baron New Mecklenburg to assume command of the fleet. HMS Anasazi formed in the Albuquerque area on 17 March 2011, under the command of ADM John Roberts, transferring a lot of his crew from the StarFleet ship USS Anasazi (NCC-62001). Roberts initially had three hats; Ship CO, Fleet CO, and Third Space Lord, but at the time of TRMN's founding, neither of these jobs was particularly onerous.

USS Ad Astra also crossed universes to become the HMS Enterprise under the command of CAPTJG Diane Bulkeley on 28 April 2012 to be the second ship in 8th Fleet, based out of Colorado. HMS Raven soon signed on 07 September 2012 under the command of LCDR Michael Roybal in NM, and on 04 September 2012, HMS Condor was founded in Glendale, AZ under the command of LCDR Craig Porter, bringing our number up to four. Since it was unseemly that Roberts continue as Anasazi's CO, CAPTSG Jason Gurule was named as commanding officer on 04 Nov 2012.

HMS Juno was founded later on 23 Sept 2013 under the command of CAPTJG Stephen Savage, becoming our first Canadian chapter in Edmonton, AB. This was none too soon, as HMS Raven was lost in action on 07 September 2013 (lost contact with all of the crew). However, we also had the formation of the first MarDet on board HMS Condor on 06 October 2013, under the command of Marine CAPT George Farmer, located in Tucson, AZ.

HMS Jonas Adcock became our first ship in Utah on 02 June 2014, under the command of CAPTJG Eddy Roberts. On 01 July 2014, CDR Marcus Johnston took command of HMS Condor, but not for long, as they upgraded to HMS Claymore (CA-51) on 28 July 2014. 10 August 2014 saw the formation of MarDet Enterprise under 2LT Shirley Kunz.

Crew from the Anasazi split off to form HMS Avalon on 1 January 2015, under the command CAPTJG Dan Brandow. Soon after, CAPTJG Angel Barrow took command of HMS Enterprise on 18 January 2015, when CDRE Bulkeley was promoted to become Chief of Staff for the 1st Space Lord. However, HMS Juno was lost in action on 21 January 2015 (command staff not testing up to their rank). When real-life concerns struck, CAPTJG Tammy Schoonover stepped up to take command of HMS Enterprise on 05 May 2015. Not long after, HMS Reliant split off from the Enterprise on 15 Aug 2015 under the command of CAPTJG David Toback, allowing the formation of BatCruDiv 865 (65 being the hull number of the USS Enterprise) under the command of CAPTSG Tammy Schoonover. Pinnace Claymore-One was launched on 07 July 2015 under the command of LTJG Chris Paige in Tuscon, AZ. Eddy Roberts transferred from his old ship to command HMS Helen Zilwicki, splitting crew from HMS Jonas Adcock on 01 November 2015 to become the second ship in Utah, gaining a MarDet under the command of CPL Allison Ehni]] on 10 November 2015, and finally forming CruDiv 801 (named after the Salt Lake City area code) on 26 November 2015. That month was also important to the crew of the HMS Avalon, who upgraded to become HMS Implacable under the command of CDRE Dan Brandow.

ADM John Roberts finally realized that the demands of 8th Fleet were too much to maintain, so he turned over command to his deputy on 01 January 2016, becoming RADM Dan Brandow. 1LT Shirley Kunz got her command of MarDet Enterprise upgraded to a platoon on 10 March 2016. On 27 April 2016, BatDiv 841 was formalized, combining {hms|Anasazi|SD(P)-482}} and HMS Implacable under the command of CAPTSG Jason Gurule. On the same day, HMS Claymore (CA-51) upgraded to a battlecruiser becoming HMS Claymore (BC-618), still under the command of CAPTJG Marcus Johnston, confusing anyone who reads this history from now on. The new fleet admiral finally relinquished command of HMS Implacable to CAPTJG Bill Knight on 28 May 2016. CAPT Benjamin Loyola took command of HMS Reliant on 13 September 2016.

Eighth Fleet Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	ADM Lord Sir John Roberts	HMS Anasazi	9 Mar 2011	31 Dec 2015
2	RADM Dan Brandow	HMS Implacable	1 Jan 2016	Incumbent

Eighth Fleet Deputy Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	CDRE Diane Bulkeley	HMS Enterprise	18 Aug 2014	30 Aug 2015
2	CDRE Dan Brandow	HMS Avalon	30 Aug 2015	31 Dec 2015
3	CDRE Eddy Roberts	HMS Helen Zilwicki	1 Jan 2016	Incumbent

Eighth Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officers

#	Name	Ship	Assumed	Relieved
1	FSMCPO Angel Barrow	HMS Enterprise	18 Aug 2014	06 Oct 2014
2	FSMCPO Jacob Sandoval	HMS Implacable	30 Aug 2015	02 May 2016
3	FSMCPO Scott Madison	HMS Anasazi	02 May 2016	Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

• Commanding Officer: RADM Dan Brandow
• Deputy Commanding Officer: CDRE Eddy Roberts
• Fleet Bosun: FSMCPO Scott Madison

Order of Battle

Eighth Fleet has three echelons assigned to it,

Battle Division 841 (BatDiv 841)

• HMS Anasazi (Division Flagship), under the command of CAPTSG Jason Gurule, patrolling Albuquerque, NM.
• HMS Implacable, under the command of CAPTJG Bill Knight, patrolling Santa Fe, NM.

Battlecruiser Division 865 (BatCruDiv 865)

• HMS Enterprise (Division Flagship), under the command of CAPTSG Tammy Schoonover, patrolling Colorado Springs, CO.
• HMS Reliant, under the command of CAPTJG Benjamin Loyola, patrolling Longmont, CO.

Cruiser Division 801 (CruDiv 801)

• HMS Helen Zilwicki (Division Flagship), under the command of CMDE Eddy Roberts, patrolling Taylorsville, UT.
• HMS Jonas Adcock (Division Flagship), under the command of CAPTJG Edward Schneider, patrolling Tooele, UT.

Independent Units

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

• HMS Claymore (BC-618), under the command of CAPTJG Marcus Johnston, patrolling Tempe, AZ.
• Pinnace Claymore-One, under the command of LTJG Chris Paige, patrolling Tucson, AZ.

Former Echelons and Member Vessels

The following vessels were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet:

• HMS Claymore (CA-51) - Upgraded to HMS Claymore (BC-618) on 27 April 2016.
• HMS Condor - Upgraded to HMS Claymore (CA-51) on 28 July 2014.
• HMS Avalon - Upgraded to HMS Implacable on 20 November 2015.
• HMS Raven - Decommissioned on 07 September 2013.
• HMS Juno - Decommissioned on 21 January 2015.

References

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