HMS Bedivere (DD-486)

HMS Bedivere (DD-486) is a Roland-class Destroyer within Tenth Fleet. Commanded by LCDR Timothy Simpson, RMN, Bedivere claims San Diego, California as her charter city, and is part of Task Force 91.1, which commands all of the southern half of the American State of California.

History

Bedivere was first brought into commission on 02 April 2012 under the command of then-LCDR Eric Schulman, by order of BuShips. This ship was the second ship ever to be commissioned in First Fleet, based out of Washington, DC. It was originally HMLAC Zwicky (LAC-003), named after Fritz Zwitcky an astronomer, but quickly got a few more members in half a month to become a destroyer. The ship probably only attended Shore Leave before it upgraded up to HMS Artegal on 12 July 2012, and put into the Active Reserves.

However, it didn't stay vacant for long. It was recommissioned on 04 September 2012, under the command of then-LCDR Christopher Beilby, upgrading the HMLAC Grimalkin in Santa Ana, California out in Tenth Fleet. The ship remained in place for almost two years before they were able to upgrade to HMS Merlin on 19 July 2014.

Bedivere was recommissioned on 23 December 2014, when crew from HMS Tisiphone broke away to form a chapter in Lincoln, Nebraska. CDR Matthew Parker took command of this ship in Sixth Fleet, but it didn't stay long, as they quickly upgraded to HMS Aegis by 25 March 2015.

It finally returned to familiar space on 28 November 2015, recommissioned in Tenth Fleet just south of its previous mooring in San Diego, California. LCDR Timothy Simpson took command of the new ship as it became part of Task Force 91.1.

Commanding Officers

#	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	LCDR Eric Schulman	02 April 2012	12 July 2012
2	LCDR Christopher Beilby	04 September 2012	19 July 2014
2	CDR Matthew Parker	23 December 2014	25 March 2015
2	LCDR Timothy Simpson	28 November 2015	Incumbent

Crew Lineage

• 18 October 2015: Launched as HMLAC Grimalkin
• 28 November 2015: Upgrade (Recommission) to HMS Bedivere (DD-486).

Command Staff

• Commanding Officer: LCDR Sir Timothy Simpson, KDE
• Executive Officer: LTSG Bill West
• Ship's Bosun: CPO Kyle Joynt

Ship's 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.

Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify Admiralty Orders, Naval Directives, and Eighth Fleet Orders. They are applicable to Reuben James operations and personnel.

Order No.	Effective Date	Subject	Status
HMS Eponymous Ship's Order 1608-24	24 August 2016	Placeholder for Ship Orders

See Also

Roland-class Destroyer
Roland (lead) - Galahad - Tristram - Ivanhoe - Gawain - Gaheris - Kay - Bedivere - Tornado - Lionheart - Saladin - Yamamoto Date - Barbarossa - Reuben James

Destroyers
Royal Manticoran Navy
Chanson (DD)	Aria - Vixen - Windsong
Charger (DD)	Wolverine
Culverin (DD)	Chainshot
Falcon (DD)	Condor - Peregrine - Raven
Havoc (DD)	Havoc (lead) - Hotspur - Vengeance - Devastation - Chaos - Lodestone - Starcrest
Javelin (DD)	Javelin (lead) - Arrowhead
Roland (DD)	Roland (lead) - Barbarossa - Galahad - Tristram - Ivanhoe - Gawain - Gaheris - Kay - Bedivere - Lionheart - Saladin - Yamamoto Date - Reuben James - Tornado
Wolfhound (DD)	Wolfhound (lead) - Borzoi - Hellhound
Grayson Space Navy
Apostle (DD)	Matthias
Jacob (DD)	Reuben
Joshua (DD)	Joshua (lead) - Albion - Mercy
Paul (DD)	Paul of Tarsus
Imperial Andermani Navy
Dolch (DD)	Zweihänder - Haudegen
Republic of Haven Navy
Trojan (DD)	Acheron