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 ADM Robert Bulkeley, from his flagship HMS Wolf, 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 Mecklenberg 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 International (SFI) chapter USS Anasazi (NCC-62001). Admiral New Mecklenburg served in three capacities; Ship CO, Fleet CO, and Third Space Lord, but at the time of TRMN's founding, neither of these jobs was particularly onerous.

HMS Enterprise formed 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 the total number of chapters 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 the first Canadian chapter in Edmonton, AB. This was none too soon, as HMS Raven was decomissioned on 07 September 2013 (lost contact with all crewmembers). The formation of the fleet's first MarDet aboard HMS Condor occurred on 06 October 2013, under the command of CPT George Farmer, RMMC, located in Tucson, AZ.

HMS Jonas Adcock became the first ship to commission in Utah on 02 June 2014, under the command of CAPTJG Eddy Roberts. On 28 July 2014, HMS Condor (DD-1233) upgraded to HMS Claymore (CA-51). 10 August 2014 saw the formation of MARDET Enterprise under 2LT Shirley Kunz, RMMC.

Crew from the Anasazi split off to form HMS Avalon on 1 January 2015, under the command of CAPTJG Dan Brandow. However, HMS Juno was decommissioned on 21 January 2015 (command staff not testing up to their rank). As one ship falls, another took its place, when HMS Reliant split off from 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. HM Pinnace Claymore-One 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 commissioned in Utah, and 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.

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, promoting Dan Brandow to Rear Admiral. 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. Unfortunately, real life affected the CO of HM Pinnace Claymore-One and it had to be returned to its mother ship on 28 September 2016. When HMS Jonas Adcock was threatened by the demotion of their command staff on 28 November 2016, CDRE Eddy Roberts decided to combine both the Adcock and HMS Helen Zilwicki into HMS Siren.

RADM Brandow had to step down as fleet commander, promoting Eddy Roberts as the acting CO on 28 Mar 2017. He was officially promoted to Rear Admiral on 26 April 2017. Since Marcus Johnston was promoted to Deputy Fleet Commander, he had to surrender command of the overloaded HMS Claymore. They split the Arizona ship into two operational areas: the south was covered by HMS Claymore (CA-51) under the command of CAPTJG Michael Naron, and the north was covered by HMS Broadsword (CA-47) under the command of CAPTJG Rose Davies on 22 April 2017. This created CruDiv815 under the command of Captain Naron.

Due to a political conflict between members of the Enterprise, members in Colorado Springs, CO decided to form their own chapter. However, because it wasn't done in the proper manner, the incipient chapter was penalized by JAG. So instead, it was launched as Pinnance Claymore-01 on 4 June 2017 eventually becoming the HMS Wolf. Meanwhile, Bill Knight began a fundraiser effort throughout the fleet for one of their members, Midshipman Elijah Dimas, who was fighting cancer. Unfortunately, he succumbed to the disease and died on 10 January 2018, promoting him to Ensign before his death.

CruDiv 815 was dissolved on 13 January 2018, since the division was too spread out to maneuver effectively, and Captain Naron was unable to have a divisional command in addition to his BuTrain duties. We also lost the Reliant and Enterprise, with that BatCruDiv being dissolved.

Eighth Fleet Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	ADM Lord Sir John Roberts, KDE, SC, Earl of New Mecklenberg	HMS Anasazi	9 Mar 2011	31 Dec 2015
2	RADM Sir Dan Brandow, KDE, OG, CGM, CBM	HMS Implacable	1 Jan 2016	28 Mar 2017
3	RADM J. Eddy Roberts QCB, MC, SC	HMS Siren	28 Mar 2017	9 Feb 2019
4	ADM Duke Sir Robert W. Bulkeley KSK, MC, SC, OG, DSO, CGM, GS, Duke of Mountain View	HMS Wolf	9 Feb 2019	Incumbent

Eighth Fleet Deputy Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved	CO
1	CDRE Diane Bulkeley	HMS Enterprise	18 Aug 2014	30 Aug 2015	ADM Roberts
2	CDRE Dan Brandow	HMS Avalon	30 Aug 2015	31 Dec 2015
3	CDRE Eddy Roberts	HMS Siren	1 Jan 2016	28 Mar 2017	RADM Brandow
4	CDRE Marcus Johnston, OC, CGM	HMS Broadsword	28 Mar 2017	26 Sept 2018	CDRE Roberts
5	CDRE Chris Roche, OC, SC, GS	HMS Siren	09 Oct 2018	5 Jul 2019	CDRE Roberts
6	RADM Sir Dan Brandow	HMS Implacable	5 Jul 2019	Incumbent	ADM Bulkeley

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	31 Mar 2019
4	FSMCPO Brandi Lyn Darbe, OC, OE, NS	HMS Wolf	31 Mar 2019	Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

• Commanding Officer: ADM Robert Bulkeley • Email: co@8thfleet.trmn.org
• Deputy Commanding Officer: RADM Dan Brandow • Email: dco@8thfleet.trmn.org
• Fleet Bosun: FSMCPO Brandi Lyn Darbe • Email: bosun@8thfleet.trmn.org
• Chief of Staff: CAPTJG Michael Lesnick • Email: cos@8thfleet.trmn.org
• Staff Communications Officer: vacant • Email: comm@8thfleet.trmn.org
• Fleet Intelligence Offier: CDRE Marcus Johnston • Email: intel@8thfleet.trmn.org

Order of Battle

Battle Division 841 (BatDiv 841)

Main Article: Battle Division 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.

Independent Units

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

• HMS Siren (CLAC-13), under the command of CAPTJG Dakota Ferris, patrolling Taylorsville, UT.
• HMS Cyclops (CLAC-11) , under the command of CAPTJG Michael Naron, patrolling Tucson, AZ.
  • HMLAC Fastjack (LAC-032) , under the command of LTJG Michael Benton, patrolling Sierra Vista, AZ.
  • HMLAC Browncoat (LAC-033) , under the command of LTSG Richard DeShong, patrolling Tempe, AZ.
• HMS Broadsword (CA-47), under the command of CAPTJG Rose Davies, patrolling Glendale, AZ.
• HMS Wolf (CA-429) (Fleet Flagship), under the command of CAPTJG Joe Hinson, patrolling Colorado Springs, CO.

Former Echelons and Member Vessels

The following vessels were formerly assigned to the Eighth Fleet:

• HMS Claymore (BC-618) - Split into HMS Claymore (CA-51) and HMS Broadsword on 26 April 2017.
• 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.
• Cruiser Division 801 - Disbanded on 28 November 2016.
• HMS Helen Zilwicki - Upgraded to HMS Siren on 28 November 2016.
• HMS Jonas Adcock - Upgraded to HMS Siren on 28 November 2016.
• HMS Claymore - Upgraded to HMS Cyclops on 01 January 2019.
• HMS Enterprise - Decommissioned on 19 December 2018.
• HMS Reliant - Decommissioned on 24 April 2019.

Eighth Fleet 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.

Order No.	Effective Date	Subject	Status
1911-D	26 NOV 2019	Range Control Officer and Marksmanship Awards in Eighth Fleet	Active
1911-C	24 NOV 2019	Eighth Fleet Patches on Uniforms	Active
1911-B	17 NOV 2019	Supplemental Eighth Fleet Awards from SpikeCon	Active
1911-A	06 NOV 2019	Eighth Fleet Awards for November 2019	Active
1910-A	06 OCT 2019	Commissioning of HMLAC Browncoat	Active
1907-B	15 JUL 2019	Commissioning of HMLAC Fastjack	Active
1907-A	13 JUL 2019	Operational Awards, Manticon 2019	Active
1907-1	05 JUL 2019	Appointment to Deputy Fleet Commander	Active
1903-1	31 MAR 2019	Appointments to Eighth Fleet Staff	Active
1812-02	30 DEC 2018	Marksmanship Awards	Active
1812-01	10 DEC 2018	8th Fleet O-2 Promotion	Active
1811-01	07 NOV 2018	Supplemental 2018 Q3 Awards List for 8th Fleet	Active
1810-02	17 OCT 2018	2018 Q3 Awards List for 8th Fleet	Active
1809-01	03 SEP 2018	Promotion Announcement	Active
1808-01	08 AUG 2018	Marksmanship Awards for August	Active
1806-02	01 JUN 2018	June 2018 Marksmanship Awards	Active
1806-01	01 JUN 2018	Dissolution of BatCruDiv 865	Active
1805-01	23 MAY 2018	Replacement of Fleet Chief of Staff	Active
1804-01	02 APR 2018	Eighth Fleet Marksmanship Award	Active
1803-01	01 MAR 2018	Promotion - Amy Hinson	Active
1802-20	20 FEB 2018	Awards - Tempe Library Comic-Con	Active
1801-03	13 JAN 2018	Dissolution of CruDiv 815	Active
1801-02	13 JAN 2018	2017 Cup Winners Announcement	Active
1801-01	07 JAN 2018	Promotion of MID Sir Elijah Dimas, KR	Active
1710-03	16 OCT 2017	Award Announcement - WesterCon 2017	Active
1710-02	17 OCT 2017	Authorization of Fleet Event	Active
1709-02	07 SEP 2017	8th Fleet Award Announcements - Bubonicon	Active
1709-01	05 SEP 2017	8th Fleet Award Announcements - Bubonicon	Active
1708-02	18 SUG 2017	Eighth Fleet Promotion Announcements	Active
1708-01	07 AUG 2017	Award Announcement - StarFest 2017	Active
1706-02	04 JUN 2017	Midshipman Elijah Dimas Project	Inactive
1706-01	04 JUN 2017	Launching of Pinnance Claymore-01	Inactive
1704-06	26 APR 2017	Decoration Announcement	Inactive
1704-05	26 APR 2017	Appointment of Deputy Fleet Commander	Inactive
1704-04	25 APR 2017	8th Fleet Interpretation of ND17APR-05 - regarding Fleet Shoulder Patches	Superceded by 8FLT 1911-C
1704-03	14 APR 2017	Assignment of Fleet Staff (con't)	Superceded by 8FLT 1903-1
1704-02	06 APR 2017	Communication Issues	Active
1704-01	02 APR 2017	Assignment of Fleet Staff	Superceded by 8FLT 1903-1
1611-10	10 NOV 2016	Awards Announcement - Santa Fe Comic Con	Active
1609-01	28 SEP 2016	Decommissioning Pinnace Claymore-One	Active
1609-28	28 SEP 2016	Awards Announcement - TactiCon 2016	Active
1609-24	24 SEP 2016	Awards Announcement - Bubonicon 2016	Active
1608-19	19 AUG 2016	Death of S3/c Jensen	Active
1607-06	06 JUL 2016	Awards Announcement - LepreCon 2016	Active
1607-03	06 JUL 2016	Awards Announcement - MantiCon 2016	Active
1605-02	02 MAY 2016	Appointment of 8th Fleet Bosun	Superceded by 8FLT 1903-1
1602-27	27 FEB 2016	Award and Promotion	Active
1602-02	02 FEB 2016	Award Announcements - SLC Comic-Con 2016	Active
1601-15	15 JAN 2016	Award Announcements - Albuquerque Comic-Con 2016	Active
1601-04	04 JAN 2016	Change of Command 8th Fleet	Active
1509-01	08 SEP 2015	Awards Announcement - Bubonicon 2015	Active
1508-30	30 AUG 2015	Appointment of 8th Fleet Deputy Commanding Officer	Superceded by 8FLT 1601-04
1507-01	13 JUL 2015	Awards Announcement - LepreCon 2015	Active
1506-02	29 JUN 2015	Awards Announcement - CONduit 2015	Active
1502-04	04 FEB 2015	Designating Official Fleet Events	Active
1501-01	25 JAN 2015	Awards Announcement - William Knight	Active
1501-12	25 JAN 2015	Awards Announcement - Dan Brandow	Active
1501-03	03 JAN 2015	Unknown	Active

Related Orders and Directives

Directive	Effective Date	Subject	Status
Naval Directive 19FEB-01	01 February 2019	Appointment of the 8th Fleet Commanding Officer	Active
FORCECOM Directive 2610-A	24 April 2018	Change of Command, Marine Detachment, HMS Anasazi (SD-482)	Active
BuShips Directive 1804-02	24 April 2018	Decommissioning of HMS Reliant (BC-401)	Active
Naval_Directive_17APR-08	25 April 2017	Commanding Officer, Eighth Fleet	Superseded by Naval Directive 19FEB-01
BuShips Directive 1611-16	28 November 2016	Commission of HMS Siren (CLAC-13)	Active
BuShips Directive 1609-15	13 September 2016	Change of Command, HMS Reliant (BC-401)	Active
JAG Order 1609-01	01 September 2016	Appointment of JAG 8th Fleet Ombudsman	Active
BuShips Directive 1605-10	28 May 2016	Change of Command - HMS Implacable	Active
BuShips Directive 1605-03	17 May 2016	Change of Command - HMS Claymore	Active
BuShips Directive 1604-05	27 April 2016	Establishment of BatDiv 841	Superceded by ND 16AP-04
BuShips Directive 1604-04	27 April 2016	Commissioning of HMS Claymore	Active
Naval Directive 16AP-04	27 April 2016	Establishment of BatDiv 841	Active
FORCECOM Order 1603-A	10 March 2016	Upgrade of MarDet HMS Enterprise	Active
BuShips Directive 1602-05	08 February 2016	Award Announcements - List of Honor	Active
BuShips Directive 1512-01	04 December 2015	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Active
Naval Directive 15NO-04	25 November 2015	Establishment of CruDiv 801	Active
BuShips Directive 1511-12	20 November 2015	Commissioning HMS Implacable	Active
FORCECOM Order 1511-C	10 December 2015	Activation MarDet HMS Helen Zilwicki	Active
BuShips Directive 1511-04	08 November 2015	Brevet Promotion - HMS Jonas Adcock	Active
BuShips Directive 1511-02	01 November 2015	Re-Commissioning HMS Helen Zilwicki	Active
BuShips Directive 1511-01	01 November 2015	Commissioning HMS Jonas Adcock	Active
Naval Directive 15SE-01	08 September 2015	Renumbering of the Battle Cruiser Division 865 (BatCruDiv 865)	Active
Naval Directive 15AU-07	25 August 2015	Organization of the Battle Cruiser Division 821 (BatCruDiv821) & appointment of its Commander	Active
BuShips Directive 1508-01	01 November 2015	Commissioning HMS Reliant	Active
BuShips Directive 1507-03	07 July 2015	Commissioning Pinnace Claymore-One	Superseded by 8FLT 1609-01
BuShips Directive 1507-02	06 July 2015	Change of Command - HMS Enterprise	Active
BuShips Directive 1506-15	15 June 2015	Change of Command - HMS Enterprise	Superseded by BuShips 1507-06
BuShips Directive 1506-12	12 June 2015	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Superseded by BuShips 1512-04
BuShips Directive 1505-05	05 May 2015	Change of Command - HMS Enterprise	Active
BuShips Directive 1501-21	21 January 2015	Decommissioning HMS Juno	Active
BuShips Directive 1501-18	18 January 2015	Change of Command - HMS Enterprise	Superseded by BuShips 1507-06
BuShips Directive 1501-01C	31 December 2014	Commissioning HMS Implacable	Superseded by BuShips 1511-20
BuShips Directive 1501-01B	31 December 2014	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Superseded by BuShips 1512-04
BuShips Directive 1501-01A	31 December 2014	Change of Command - HMS Claymore	Superseded by BuShips 1604-27B
BuShips Directive 1412-12	12 December 2014	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Superseded by BuShips 1512-04
BuShips Directive 1410-06	06 October 2014	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Superseded by BuShips 1512-04
BuShips Directive 1408-04	04 August 2014	Change of Command - HMS Anasazi	Superseded by BuShips 1512-04
BuShips Directive 1407-28	28 July 2014	Commissioning of HMS Claymore	Superseded by BuShips 1604-27B
BuShips Directive 1407-01	01 July 2014	Change of Command - HMS Condor	Superseded by BuShips 1407-28
BuShips Directive 1406-02	02 June 2014	Commissioning HMS Jonas Adcock	Superseded by BuShips 1511-01A
BuShips Directive 1405-19	19 May 2014	Change of Command - HMS Enterprise	Superseded by BuShips 1501-18
BuShips Directive 1311-07	07 November 2013	Decommissioning HMS Raven	Active
BuShips Directive 1309-23	23 September 2013	Commissioning HMS Juno	Superseded by BuShips 1501-21
Naval Directive 11FB-06	09 March 2011	Appointment of 8th Fleet Acting Commanding Officer	Superseded by 8FLT 1601-04

References

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