MDGarcia: CO table: restore 2020-24 CO name (Frank Gonzalez) under historical-record exemption per TenthFleet:GDPR

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CO table: restore 2020-24 CO name (Frank Gonzalez) under historical-record exemption per TenthFleet:GDPR

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	\| 5 \|\| [[CAPTSG]] Mark Polanis \|\| 7 Apr 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04]]</ref> \|\| 4 Nov 2020		\| 5 \|\| [[CAPTSG]] Mark Polanis \|\| 7 Apr 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04]]</ref> \|\| 4 Nov 2020
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	\| 6 \|\| ~~Commanding Officer (name withheld)~~ \|\| 4 Nov 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02]]</ref> \|\| 23 Oct 2024 (decommissioned)		\| 6 \|\| [[CDR]] [[Sir]] Frank Gonzalez{{Name restored}} \|\| 4 Nov 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02]]</ref> \|\| 23 Oct 2024 (decommissioned)
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	\| 7 \|\| [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte \|\| 1 Apr 2026<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref> \|\| ''Incumbent''		\| 7 \|\| [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte \|\| 1 Apr 2026<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref> \|\| ''Incumbent''
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	==References==		==References==
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			==Record notes==
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{{Infobox-chapter
| name = HMS ''Devastation''
| hcn = DD-44
| city =
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| branch = RMN
| type = Destroyer
| class = Havoc
| launched = 11 JUL 2013
| co = [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte, [[RMN]]
| status = Active
| reportsto = Home Fleet
| fleet = Home Fleet
}}
'''HMS ''Devastation'' (DD-44)''' is a [[Havoc-class]] [[Destroyer]] currently assigned to the [[Home Fleet]]. One of the earliest vessels commissioned within [[TRMN]], ''Devastation'' has been commissioned, stood down, and returned to service several times across her history.

==History==
''Devastation'' was first commissioned on 11 July 2013 under the command of [[LCDR]] Michael Hunnicutt, as a [[Havoc-class]] Destroyer assigned to the [[Third Fleet]], based in Smithfield, VA.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1307-01]]</ref> Command staff appointments followed in August and November 2013.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1308-01]]</ref><ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1311-07]]</ref>

On 28 May 2014 a change of command placed [[CDR]] Joseph Morgan in command.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-10]]</ref> Shortly afterward the crew stood up the new [[HMS Helen Zilwicki (CA-548)|HMS ''Helen Zilwicki'' (CA-548)]] under Morgan's command, and ''Devastation'' was stood down.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1406-02]]</ref>

''Devastation'' was recommissioned on 16 March 2015 under the command of [[LCDR]] Jacklyn Sullivan, remaining with the [[Third Fleet]] and based in Norfolk, VA.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1503-02]]</ref> A change of command on 4 April 2016 placed [[LCDR]] Andrew Martin in command.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-01]]</ref> The ship was decommissioned on 31 October 2016 and placed in the Reserve Fleet.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1610-17]]</ref>

After nearly four years in reserve, ''Devastation'' returned to service on 7 April 2020 under the command of [[CAPTSG]] Mark Polanis, assigned to the [[Third Fleet]] and based in Winston-Salem, NC.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04]]</ref> She was re-commissioned again on 4 November 2020, this time assigned to the [[First Fleet]] and based in Warwick, RI.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02]]</ref> Command-staff changes appointed a new Bosun in February 2022 and again in April 2024.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2202-04]]</ref><ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2404-02]]</ref>

''Devastation'' was decommissioned a second time on 23 October 2024.<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2410-03]]</ref> She was most recently re-commissioned on 1 April 2026 under the command of [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte, as a [[Havoc-class]] Destroyer assigned to the [[Home Fleet]].<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref>

==Commanding Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[LCDR]] Michael Hunnicutt || 11 Jul 2013<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1307-01]]</ref> || 28 May 2014
|-
| 2 || [[CDR]] Joseph Morgan || 28 May 2014<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-10]]</ref> || 2014 (stood down)
|-
| 3 || [[LCDR]] Jacklyn Sullivan || 16 Mar 2015<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1503-02]]</ref> || 4 Apr 2016
|-
| 4 || [[LCDR]] Andrew Martin || 4 Apr 2016<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-01]]</ref> || 31 Oct 2016 (decommissioned)
|-
| 5 || [[CAPTSG]] Mark Polanis || 7 Apr 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04]]</ref> || 4 Nov 2020
|-
| 6 || Commanding Officer (name withheld) || 4 Nov 2020<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02]]</ref> || 23 Oct 2024 (decommissioned)
|-
| 7 || [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte || 1 Apr 2026<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref> || ''Incumbent''
|-
|}

==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: [[CDR]] Kenneth Ayotte, [[RMN]]<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref>
* Executive Officer: [[LTJG]] Chris Murphy, [[RMN]]<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref>
* Ship's Bosun: [[MCPO]] Thomas Boutilier, [[RMN]]<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01]]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Class havoc}}
{{Destroyers}}
[[Category:Ships|D]]
[[Category:Destroyers|D]]

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