HMS Gallant (CL-315) - Revision history

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	HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>		HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>

	''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> She was decommissioned on 21 April 2020, ~~ordered to return~~ to [[HMSS Greenwich (SS-001)\|HMSS ''Greenwich''~~]] to strike the colors, with her crew transferred there and command relinquished to the [[Bureau of Ships~~]].<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>		''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> She was decommissioned on 21 April 2020, her crew transferred to [[HMSS Greenwich (SS-001)\|HMSS ''Greenwich'']].<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>

	===Commanding Officers===		===Commanding Officers===

MDGarcia: Phase 2: status->Inactive + co=Vacant; corrected disposition/CO/lead from directive bodies (cite decommission order)

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Phase 2: status->Inactive + co=Vacant; corrected disposition/CO/lead from directive bodies (cite decommission order)

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	\| status = ~~Active Reserve~~		\| status = Inactive
	\| reportsto = BuShips		\| reportsto = BuShips
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	'''{{hms\|Gallant\|CL-315\|hcn}}''' was a [[Valiant-class]] [[Light Cruiser]] ~~within~~ [[~~Third Fleet~~]]. ~~Commanded by~~ [[]] , ~~''Gallant'' claimed~~ [[wikipedia:Asheville, NC\|Asheville, NC]] as her charter city.		'''{{hms\|Gallant\|CL-315\|hcn}}''' was a [[Valiant-class]] [[Light Cruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. First commissioned in 2015 and recommissioned in 2017, she served across two commissions in the [[Second Fleet\|Second]] and [[Third Fleet\|Third]] Fleets, claiming [[wikipedia:Asheville, NC\|Asheville, North Carolina]] as her charter city and serving as flagship of Light Cruiser Division 651, before her decommissioning on 21 April 2020.

	==History==		==History==
	HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>		HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>

	''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> ~~Sadly, in late March of~~ 2020, ''~~Gallant~~'' ~~decommissioned~~, ~~returning once more~~ to the ~~Active Reserve~~.<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>		''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> She was decommissioned on 21 April 2020, ordered to return to [[HMSS Greenwich (SS-001)\|HMSS ''Greenwich'']] to strike the colors, with her crew transferred there and command relinquished to the [[Bureau of Ships]].<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>

	===Commanding Officers===		===Commanding Officers===
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	\| 1 \|\| [[~~CAPTJG~~]] Sherman Day, [[RMN]] \|\| 21 April 2015 \|\| 31 March 2016		\| 1 \|\| [[CDR]] Sherman Day, [[RMN]] \|\| 21 April 2015 \|\| 31 March 2016
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| [[CDR]] Aiden Alexander, [[RMN]] \|\| 20 July 2017 \|\| 20 March 2020		\| 2 \|\| [[CDR]] Aiden Alexander, [[RMN]] \|\| 20 July 2017 \|\| 20 March 2020

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	==History==		==History==
	HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>		HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms\|Hotspur\|DD-02\|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms\|Odin\|CL-101}} and {{hms\|Apollo\|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms\|Demon\|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>

	''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> Sadly, in late March of 2020, ''Gallant'' decommissioned, returning once more to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>		''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms\|Juno\|BC-726\|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> Sadly, in late March of 2020, ''Gallant'' decommissioned, returning once more to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>

	===Commanding Officers===		===Commanding Officers===

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MEPanter: Adding basic information on HMS Gallant, removing 26 redlinks. This completes all Valiant-class ships for which I can find Wiki records.

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Adding basic information on HMS Gallant, removing 26 redlinks. This completes all Valiant-class ships for which I can find Wiki records.

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| crest =
| image =
| name = HMS ''Gallant''
| hcn = CL-315
| city =
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| type = Light Cruiser
| class = Valiant
| launched = 21 Apr 2015
| co =
| status = Active Reserve
| reportsto = BuShips
| fleet =
| website =
| image2 =
}}

'''{{hms|Gallant|CL-315|hcn}}''' was a [[Valiant-class]] [[Light Cruiser]] within [[Third Fleet]]. Commanded by [[]] , ''Gallant'' claimed [[wikipedia:Asheville, NC|Asheville, NC]] as her charter city.

==History==
HMS ''Gallant'' initially commissioned under then-[[Commander]] Sherman Day in April of 2015 based out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN|Michigan City, IN.]], she was initially assigned to [[Second Fleet]] as an upgrade from {{hms|Hotspur|DD-02|hcn}}, which was returned to [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet|Active Reserve]] at this time.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1504-07">[[BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref> Continuing ''Hotspur'''s legacy of not being content to rest upon one's laurels, the crew of ''Gallant'' led the ship to become a founding member of Light Cruiser Division 651 in Third Fleet, that August: ''Gallant'' became the flagship for the division, joined therein by {{hms|Odin|CL-101}} and {{hms|Apollo|CL-80}}.<ref name="ND15AU05">[[Naval Directive 15AU-05]]</ref> This was not to last, however, as the crews of ''Gallant'' and ''Odin'' merged in March of 2016, commissioning {{hms|Demon|CLAC-62}} and returning both light cruisers to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 1603-11">[[BuShips Directive 1603-11]]</ref>

''Gallant'' recommissioned in Third Fleet in July of 2017 under Commander Aiden Alexander, returning {{hms|Juno|BC-726|hcn}} to Active Reserve.<ref name="BSD170705">[[BuShips Directive 1707-05]]</ref> Keeping with the tradition of the hull, she was assigned to Task Group 32.2 scant days later.<ref name="ND17JUL03">[[Naval Directive 17JUL-03]]</ref> Sadly, in late March of 2020, ''Gallant'' decommissioned, returning once more to the Active Reserve.<ref name="BuShips Directive 2004-05">[[BuShips Directive 2004-05]]</ref>

===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CAPTJG]] Sherman Day, [[RMN]] || 21 April 2015 || 31 March 2016
|-
| 2 || [[CDR]] Aiden Alexander, [[RMN]] || 20 July 2017 || 20 March 2020
|-
|}
===Crew Lineage===
* This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning.

==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: VACANT
* Executive Officer: VACANT
* Ship's Bosun: VACANT

==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===

==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[Third Fleet#Fleet Orders|Third Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Gallant'' operations and personnel.

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status
|-
| HMS Gallant Ship's Order 1608-24 || data-sort-value=08-24-16 | 24 August 2016 || Place Holder for Future Orders || Inactive
|}

==References==
<references />
==See Also==

{{Light cruisers}}
[[Category:Ships|G]]
[[Category:Valiant-class|G]]
[[Category:Light Cruisers|G]]