Eighth Fleet
| Eighth Fleet | |
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| Commander: | RADM Dan Brandow |
| Flagship: | HMS Implacable |
| Area of Operations: |
USA: AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, MT |
| Status: | Active |
| Reporting to: | First Space Lord |
| Website: | [N/A N/A] |
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 her 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 Sir John Roberts, Baron New Mecklenburg to assume command of the fleet. HMS Anasazi formed in the Albuquerque area in February of 2012, under the command of ADM John Roberts.
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 | CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDRE Dan Brandow | HMS Avalon | 9 Mar 2011 | 31 Dec 2015 | |
| 2 | CDRE Eddy Roberts | HMS Helen Zilwicki | 1 Jan 2016 | Incumbent |
Eighth Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officers
| # | Name | Ship | Assumed | Relieved | CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FSMCPO Michael Garcia, OC, GS | HMS Artemis | 01 Jun 2014 | 30 Aug 2015 | ADM Killian |
| 2 | FSMCPO Neil Davis | HMS Thunderer | 04 Sep 2015 | Incumbent |
Fleet Headquarters Unit
- Commanding Officer: RADM Dan Brandow
- Deputy Commanding Officer: CDRE Eddy Roberts
- Fleet Bosun: FSMCPO Scott Roberts
Order of Battle
Eighth Fleet has three echelons assigned to it,
Battle Division 841 (BatDiv 841)
Battlecruiser Division 865 (BatCruDiv 865)
Cruiser Division 801 (CruDiv 801)
Independent Units
Former Echelons and Member Vessels
The following echelons were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet:
- Destroyer Division 231 - dissolved on 23 August 2016 when Roland upgraded to Intractable.
The following vessels were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet:
- HMS Cerberus (CLAC-42) - Crew merged with Wolf to commission Thunderer on 31 July 2016.
- HMS Merlin (CA-420) - Upgraded to recommission Artemis on 28 November 2015, Merlin has since recommissioned within Second Fleet.
- HMS Wolf (CA-429) - Crew merged with Cerberus to commission Thunderer on 31 July 2016.
- HMS Chainshot (DD-372) - Upgraded to commission Revenge on 27 August 2016.
- HMS Roland (DD-476) - Upgraded to commission Intractable on 23 August 2016.
- HMLAC Grimalkin (LAC-002) - Upgraded to Bedivere on 04 September 2012. Relaunched in Tenth Fleet again on 18 October 2015, and then upgraded to Bedivere on 28 November 2015.
- HMLAC Cochrane (LAC-010) - Decommissioned 1 June 2016 due to inactivity.
Tenth Fleet Orders
Related Orders and Directives
References
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