Tenth Fleet

Tenth Fleet
Flagship:	HMS Medusa (SD-316)
Commander:	ADM Lady Chrissy Killian First Baroness, Fontana Flats
AO:	USA: AK, CA, ID, HI, OR, NV, WA CAN: BC, YT

The Tenth Fleet is one of the numbered fleets within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. Commanded by ADM Lady Chrissy Killian, First Baroness Fontana Flats, from her flagship HMS Medusa (SD-316), this fleet's area of operations includes the American states of Alaska, California, Idaho, Hawai'i, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.

History

The Tenth Fleet was established in 2011 with the Naval Directive 11FB-07 from the First Space Lord, FADM Lord Sir Scott Akers, to then-RADM Chrissy Killian to assume command of the fleet. The very first vessel to form within the fleet was the lead ship of the Roland-class, HMS Roland, in May of 2012, based in the city of San Jose, California, under the command of then-LCDR Jack Yeager. Two months later, the Nike-class battlecruiser HMS Truculent formed in Seattle, WA, under the command of CAPTJG Timothy Monk. The LAC Grimalkin formed in the Los Angeles area in September of 2012, under the command of then-LTSG Christopher Beilby. Grimalkin would upgrade to the Roland-class destroyer HMS Bedivere, the following year, and then again to the famous Star Knight-class heavy cruiser HMS Merlin.

With those three vessels operating and growing their crews, the fleet remained in that configuration until the fleet saw a major growth spurt beginning on April 15, 2014, when the Nike-class HMS Artemis formed in San Francisco, California, under the command of CAPTSG Sir Thomas Marrone, KR. In Oregon, the Agamemnon-class battlecruiser HMS Black Rose commissioned on April 19th at NorWesCon, under the command of CAPTJG James Sena. Shortly afterwards during BayCon 2014 on Memorial Day Weekend, HMS Wolf formed in the California Central Valley, under the command of then-CAPTJG James Jones. Less than a month later, Task Group 91.1 was formed under the command of Sir Thomas, with Artemis as his flagship.

Black Rose and Truculent's efforts led to major growth in the Pacific Northwest, with HMS Andromeda (Everett, WA) and HMS Helen (Hillsboro, OR) commissioning in October. These two new battlecruisers helped to form Battlecruiser Squadron 96 as a result, with Black Rose and Helen forming one division (BatCruDiv 961), while Truculent and Andromeda formed the other (BatCruDiv 962).

2015 has seen more expansion, especially with the first vessel to launch in British Columbia during February, HMS Callisto under the command of CAPT Jenni Merrifield, GSN. Callisto joined BatCruDiv 962 upon commissioning. BayCon saw another vessel launching in May, with the first CLAC in Tenth Fleet to form, HMS Cerberus, under Captain Jones' command, spinning off from his former command, Wolf. In June, the Kamerling-class light cruiser HMS Earsidh Kamerling launched in southeastern Washington under the command of CDR Terry Banta, and joined BatCruDiv 961 as a screening element. The following month, HMLAC Cochrane launched in San Diego under the command of LTJG Thomas Grellner, joining Task Group 91.1. Grimalkin rejoined Tenth Fleet under the command of LTSG Tim Simpson, patrolling San Diego.

In November, Artemis upgraded to HMS Medusa and became the flagship of Tenth Fleet after Admiral Killian transferred her flag aboard. Later that month, HMS Seljuk and GNS Madrigal commissioned at OryCon 37 in Portland, while Merlin and Grimalkin upgraded to Artemis and Bedivere, respectively.

BatCruDiv963 formed in 2016, under the command of Madrigal 's commanding officer, CAPT Robert Demkiw, GSN. Medusa launched a pinnace in preparation for a new destroyer in Sacramento (HM Pinnace Medusa-01). HMS Hellhound was the first ship to be commissioned in 2016, under the command of LCDR Sir Mark Gledhill, KE, expanding the British Columbia presence from two ships to three. HMS Chainshot commissioned at BayCon 2016, under the command of CDR Sir Joseph Harney, KCE, returning Medusa's pinnace back to the boat bay.

Tenth Fleet Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	ADM Lady Chrissy Killian, Countess Fontana Flats	HMS Medusa	9 Mar 2011	Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

• Commanding Officer: ADM Lady Chrissy Killian, Countess Fontana Flats
• Deputy Commanding Officer: CDRE James Sena, QCB, CGM
• Fleet Bosun: FSMCPO Neil Davis
  • Fleet Chief Communications Technician: CSMCPO Shon Elliott, NS, QBM
• Fleet Chief of Staff: COL Joe Cahill, RMMC
• Fleet Intelligence Officer: CDR Melissa Hadley
• Fleet Operations Officer: CDR Sir Joseph Harney, KCE.
• Fleet Communications Officer: LCDR Aaron Davis, GSN.
• Fleet Flag Captain: CAPTJG Erik Roberts, QBM

Fleet Units

Task Group 91.1

TG 91.1 is under the command of CDRE James Jones, SC, OE, OG, GS, CGM.

Task Group Members

• HMS Cerberus (CLAC-42) (Task Group Flagship), under the command of CAPTSG Katherine Texiera. Patrolling Modesto, CA.
• HMS Medusa (SD-316) (Fleet Flagship), under the command of CAPTJG Erik Roberts, QBM. Patrolling San Francisco, CA.
• HMS Artemis (BC-592), under the command of CAPTSG Christopher Beilby. Patrolling Los Angeles, CA.
• HMS Wolf (CA-429), under the command of CAPTJG (FMF) Sonja Thiede. Patrolling Fresno, CA.
• HMS Chainshot (DD-372), under the command of CDR Sir Joseph Harney, KCE. Patrolling Sacramento, CA.
• HMS Roland (DD-476), under the command of CDR Jack Yeager. Patrolling Antioch, CA.
• HMS Bedivere (DD-486), under the command of LCDR Timothy Simpson. Patrolling San Diego, CA.

Battlecruiser Squadron 96

BatCruRon 96 is under the command of CDRE James Sena, QCB, CGM. This Squadron is comprised of three Divisions:

Battlecruiser Division 961

• HMS Black Rose (BC-520) (Squadron and Division Flagship), under the command of CAPTJG Dale Imbleau. Patrolling Portland, OR.
• HMS Helen (BC-570), under the command of CAPTJG Duane Keitzmann. Patrolling Salem, OR.
• HMS Earsidh Kamerling (CL-717), under the command of CDR Edward Newton. Patrolling Eltopia, WA.

Battlecruiser Division 962

• HMS Truculent (BC-591) (Flagship), under the command of CAPTJG Mir Plemmons. Patrolling Seattle, WA.
• HMS Andromeda (BC-571), under the command of CAPTJG Sir Patrick McKinnion, QCB, KE, GS. Patrolling Edmonds, WA.

Battlecruiser Division 963

• GNS Madrigal (BC-13) (Flagship), under the command of CAPT Robert Demkiw, GSN. Patrolling Surrey, BC.
• HMS Callisto (BC-722), under the command of CAPT Jenni Merrifield, GSN. Patrolling Vancouver, BC.
• HMS Hellhound (DD-446), under the command of LCDR Sir Mark Gledhill, KE. Patrolling Nanimo, BC.

Non-Aligned Units

• HMS Seljuk (SD-903), under the command of CAPTJG Garrett Littrell, RHN. Patrolling Kittitas, WA.

References

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