Second Fleet

The Second Fleet (Gryphon) is one of the numbered fleets within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. Commanded by RADM The Earl of Westmarch from his flagship HMS Invincible (SD-455), this fleet's area of operations includes the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of Ontario.

History

Second Fleet Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	RADM Tony Lopes	HMS Gryphon	28 Feb 2011	1 Aug 2014
2	RADM Lord Sir John Neitz	HMS Invicible	1 Aug 2014 (acting) 22 May 2015 (permanent)	Incumbent

Fleet Headquarters Unit

• Commanding Officer: RADM Lord Sir John Neitz, MC, KR, DSO, Earl of Westmarch.
• Deputy Commanding Officer: CDRE Lord Sir Justin Grays, KCE, DSO, QBM, Baron New Victoria.
• Fleet Bosun: FSMCPO Daniel Stiglich
• Fleet Chief of Staff: VACANT
• Fleet Intelligence Officer: CDR Jackie Snedden
• Fleet Operations Officer: CDR Sir Christopher Thompson
• Fleet Training Officer: SCPO Derek Sauls
• Fleet COLAC: CAPTJG Justin Dupras
• Fleet Flag Captain: CAPTJG Emily Herron
• Fleet Flag Lieutenant: VACANT

Order of Battle

Task Force 21 (TF 21)

Main Article: Task Force 21

TF 21 is under the command of CDRE Lord Sir Justin Grays, KCE. The Task Force carries two task groups as subordinate echelons.

Task Group 21.1 (TG 21.1)

Main Article: Task Group 21.1

TG 21.1 is under the command of CDRE Lord Sir Justin Grays, KCE. The Task Group consists of Battle Squadron 1 along with screening elements.

Battle Squadron 1 (BatRon 1)

BatRon 1 is under the command of CDRE Dame Jill McTavish, KDE, and is assigned to Task Group 21.1. This Squadron is comprised of two Divisions of four Superdreadnoughts, all located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

• HMS Imperatrix (SD-457)
• HMS Intrepid (SD-463)
• HMS Invincible (SD-455)
• HMS Valkyrie (SD-355)

TG 21.1 Screening Units

• HMS Leonidas (BC-584)
• HMS Merlin (CA-270)
• HMS Lodestone (DD-64)
• HMS Vixen (DD-174)

Task Group 21.2 (TG 21.2)

Main Article: Task Group 21.2

• HMS Musashi (BC-775)
• HMS Kodiak Max (CA-413)
• HMS Galahad (DD-478)
• HMS Gawain (DD-481)

Cruiser Division 711 (CruDiv 711)

Main Article: Cruiser Division 711

• HMS Hexapuma (CA-412)
• HMS Sabrepike (CA-417)

LAC Wing 62

Main Article: LAC Wing 62

• HMLAC Superior (LAC-004)
• HMLAC Sgian Dubh (LAC-012)
• HMLAC Caleb (LAC-013)
• HMLAC Abraxas (LAC-014)
• HMLAC Stiletto (LAC-018)

Non-Aligned Units

The following units are not assigned to any echelons within Second Fleet:

• HMS Gryphon (SD-153)
• HMS Demon (CLAC-62)
• HMS Ajax (BC-545)
• HMS Apollo (CL-80)
• HM Pinnace Ajax-01
• HM Pinnace Demon-01

References

The Numbered Fleets of the Royal Manticoran Navy
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