HMS Hotspur (DD-02) - Revision history

MDGarcia: MEDUSA reconciliation: add missing infobox status=Inactive field

2026-07-20T15:59:07Z

MEDUSA reconciliation: add missing infobox status=Inactive field

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MDGarcia: MEDUSA reconciliation: chapter inactive in MEDUSA -> status=Inactive, co=Vacant, Inactive Chapters cat (deeper prose/History pass to follow)

2026-07-20T15:57:41Z

MEDUSA reconciliation: chapter inactive in MEDUSA -> status=Inactive, co=Vacant, Inactive Chapters cat (deeper prose/History pass to follow)

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	==History==		==History==
	HMS ''Hotspur'' first commissioned under the command of [[Commander]] Sherman Day, as a part of [[Second Fleet]] out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN]].<ref name="BSD141008">[[BuShips Directive 1410-08]]</ref> In less than half a year, however, this iteration of ''Hotspur'' was returned to the [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] as the crew upgraded to {{hms\|Gallant\|CL-315\|hcn}} in April of 2015.<ref name="BSD150407">[[BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref>		HMS ''Hotspur'' first commissioned under the command of [[Commander]] Sherman Day, as a part of [[Second Fleet]] out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN\|Michigan City, IN]].<ref name="BSD141008">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1410-08]]</ref> In less than half a year, however, this iteration of ''Hotspur'' was returned to the [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet\|Active Reserve]] as the crew upgraded to {{hms\|Gallant\|CL-315\|hcn}} in April of 2015.<ref name="BSD150407">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref>

	Two years later, in April of 2017, ''Hotspur'' recommissioned under then-[[Commander]] Michael Flanagan, once more returning to [[Second Fleet]], this time out of [[wikipedia:Rantoul, IL\|Rantoul, IL]].<ref name="BSD170405">[[BuShips Directive 1704-05]]</ref> Almost immediately that same month, she was moved from independent operations to [[Task Group 22.1]], where she remained for the remainder of her tour of duty. <ref name="ND17APR03">[[Naval Directive 17APR-03]]</ref> So noteworthy was this tour that the hull was issued the [[RMU]] in 2018, for reasons outlined below. However, all good things must end, and in September of 2022, ''Hotspur'' was once more returned to the Active Reserve, as the crew which had inhabited that hull for five years moved on to {{hms\|Menelaus\|BC-569\|hcn}}. <ref name="BSD2209-02">[[BuShips Directive 2209-02]]</ref> This iteration, it should be noted, also attended [[Second_Fleet_Order_2003-A\|Capricon 2020]].		Two years later, in April of 2017, ''Hotspur'' recommissioned under then-[[Commander]] Michael Flanagan, once more returning to [[Second Fleet]], this time out of [[wikipedia:Rantoul, IL\|Rantoul, IL]].<ref name="BSD170405">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1704-05]]</ref> Almost immediately that same month, she was moved from independent operations to [[Task Group 22.1]], where she remained for the remainder of her tour of duty. <ref name="ND17APR03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17APR-03]]</ref> So noteworthy was this tour that the hull was issued the [[RMU]] in 2018, for reasons outlined below. However, all good things must end, and in September of 2022, ''Hotspur'' was once more returned to the Active Reserve, as the crew which had inhabited that hull for five years moved on to {{hms\|Menelaus\|BC-569\|hcn}}. <ref name="BSD2209-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2209-02]]</ref> This iteration, it should be noted, also attended [[Orders:Second_Fleet_Order_2003-A\|Capricon 2020]].


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	* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 09 November 2018, by order of [[VADM]] [[Westmarch]], [[Second Fleet]] Commanding Officer, for "raising, in one event, over $1168 toward a badly-needed roof repair project at the Rantoul Public Library, a former USAF base building."<ref name="2FLO1811A">[[Second Fleet Order 1811-A]]</ref>		* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 09 November 2018, by order of [[VADM]] [[Westmarch]], [[Second Fleet]] Commanding Officer, for "raising, in one event, over $1168 toward a badly-needed roof repair project at the Rantoul Public Library, a former USAF base building."<ref name="2FLO1811A">[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1811-A]]</ref>

	==Ship's Orders==		==Ship's Orders==

MDGarcia: Set infobox branch=RMN (from affiliation) for header colour

2026-07-12T09:38:34Z

Set infobox branch=RMN (from affiliation) for header colour

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MEPanter: Adding basic information on HMS Hotspur, removing 33 redlinks

2022-10-13T20:20:56Z

Adding basic information on HMS Hotspur, removing 33 redlinks

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| name = HMS ''Hotspur''
| hcn = DD-02
| city =
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| type = Destroyer
| class = Havoc
| launched = 29 Oct 2014
| co =
| status = Active Reserve
| reportsto = BuShips
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'''{{hms|Hotspur|DD-02|hcn}}''' was a [[Havoc-class]] [[Destroyer]] within [[Second Fleet]]. Commanded by [[CAPTSG]] Michael Flanagan, ''Hotspur'' claimed [[wikipedia:Rantoul, IL|Rantoul, IL]] as her charter city.

==History==
HMS ''Hotspur'' first commissioned under the command of [[Commander]] Sherman Day, as a part of [[Second Fleet]] out of [[wikipedia:Michigan City, IN|Michigan City, IN]].<ref name="BSD141008">[[BuShips Directive 1410-08]]</ref> In less than half a year, however, this iteration of ''Hotspur'' was returned to the [[Royal Manticoran Reserve Fleet|Active Reserve]] as the crew upgraded to {{hms|Gallant|CL-315|hcn}} in April of 2015.<ref name="BSD150407">[[BuShips Directive 1504-07]]</ref>

Two years later, in April of 2017, ''Hotspur'' recommissioned under then-[[Commander]] Michael Flanagan, once more returning to [[Second Fleet]], this time out of [[wikipedia:Rantoul, IL|Rantoul, IL]].<ref name="BSD170405">[[BuShips Directive 1704-05]]</ref> Almost immediately that same month, she was moved from independent operations to [[Task Group 22.1]], where she remained for the remainder of her tour of duty. <ref name="ND17APR03">[[Naval Directive 17APR-03]]</ref> So noteworthy was this tour that the hull was issued the [[RMU]] in 2018, for reasons outlined below. However, all good things must end, and in September of 2022, ''Hotspur'' was once more returned to the Active Reserve, as the crew which had inhabited that hull for five years moved on to {{hms|Menelaus|BC-569|hcn}}. <ref name="BSD2209-02">[[BuShips Directive 2209-02]]</ref> This iteration, it should be noted, also attended [[Second_Fleet_Order_2003-A|Capricon 2020]].

===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CDR]] Sherman Day || 29 October 2014 || 21 April 2015
|-
| 2 || [[CAPTSG]] Michael Flanagan || 12 April 2017 || 02 September 2022
|-
|}
===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===
<center>
{|
|[[Image:Royal_meritorious_unit_citation_(ribbon).png|110px|link=Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]
|}
</center>
* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 09 November 2018, by order of [[VADM]] [[Westmarch]], [[Second Fleet]] Commanding Officer, for "raising, in one event, over $1168 toward a badly-needed roof repair project at the Rantoul Public Library, a former USAF base building."<ref name="2FLO1811A">[[Second Fleet Order 1811-A]]</ref>

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

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

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

{{Destroyers}}
[[Category:Ships|H]]
[[Category:Havoc-class|H]]
[[Category:Destroyers|H]]