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	{{Destroyers}}		{{Destroyers}}
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	[[Category:Ships\|R]]		[[Category:Ships\|R]]
	[[Category:Roland-class\|R]]		[[Category:Roland-class\|R]]
	[[Category:Destroyers\|R]]		[[Category:Destroyers\|R]]

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	==History==		==History==
	''Roland'' was commissioned on 23 May 2012 in the [[Tenth Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager, the fleet's first hyper-capable ship.<ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> On 17 June 2014 she was assigned to Task Group 91.1,<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and later joined [[Destroyer Division 231]] within it.<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref> She took part in [[FleetEx FresCon 2016\|FresCon 2016]], and on 23 August 2016 was placed in reserve when her crew transferred to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}}.<ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>		''Roland'' was commissioned on 23 May 2012 in the [[Tenth Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager, the fleet's first hyper-capable ship.<ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> On 17 June 2014 she was assigned to Task Group 91.1,<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and later joined [[Destroyer Division 231]] within it.<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref> She took part in [[FleetEx FresCon 2016\|FresCon 2016]], and on 23 August 2016 was placed in reserve when her crew transferred to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459\|hcn}}.<ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to ~~{{hmss\|~~Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to [[HMSS Greenwich (SS-001)]].<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===

MDGarcia: History copyedit: rewrite paragraph 1 in Wikipedia voice (drop 'Under this crew'/'said task group'/'this iteration'; name TG 91.1 directly; RMU kept in Ship's Honors)

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	==History==		==History==
	~~First~~ commissioned on 23 May, 2012~~, ''Roland'' launched~~ in [[Tenth Fleet]] under ~~the command of~~ [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> ~~Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' was the first hyper-capable ship commissioned in the [[Tenth Fleet]], and was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1;~~ she was assigned to ~~said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June~~, ~~2014~~<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and ~~subsequently as a part of~~ [[Destroyer Division 231]] within ~~that formation~~<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>~~. While active, this chapter attended and participated~~ in [[~~FleetEx_FresCon_2016~~\|FresCon]]~~. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve~~ on 23 August, 2016~~, as the chapter upgraded~~ to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.		''Roland'' was commissioned on 23 May 2012 in the [[Tenth Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager, the fleet's first hyper-capable ship.<ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> On 17 June 2014 she was assigned to Task Group 91.1,<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and later joined [[Destroyer Division 231]] within it.<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref> She took part in [[FleetEx FresCon 2016\|FresCon 2016]], and on 23 August 2016 was placed in reserve when her crew transferred to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}}.<ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

MDGarcia: /* Commanding Officers */ adding Jack's correct rank at time of relief.

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Commanding Officers: adding Jack's correct rank at time of relief.

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	! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved		! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
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	\| 1 \|\| [[~~LCDR~~]] Jack Yeager \|\| 23 May 2012 \|\| 23 August 2016		\| 1 \|\| [[CAPTJG]] Sir Jack Yeager, [[KE]] \|\| 23 May 2012 \|\| 23 August 2016
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| [[LCDR]] Jeffry Ellis \|\| 10 June 2017 \|\| 04 January 2020		\| 2 \|\| [[LCDR]] Jeffry Ellis \|\| 10 June 2017 \|\| 04 January 2020
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	===Crew Lineage===		===Crew Lineage===

MDGarcia: Lead: 'the first chapter' -> 'a founding chapter... and its first hyper-capable ship' (indefinite; Grimalkin was the first chapter)

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Lead: 'the first chapter' -> 'a founding chapter... and its first hyper-capable ship' (indefinite; Grimalkin was the first chapter)

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	'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. Commissioned in 2012 as ~~the first~~ chapter ~~raised within~~ the [[Tenth Fleet]], she served through two commissions and two fleets (the Tenth and later the [[Second Fleet]]) across nearly eight years before her decommissioning on 4 January 2020.		'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. Commissioned in 2012 as a founding chapter of the [[Tenth Fleet]] and its first hyper-capable ship, she served through two commissions and two fleets (the Tenth and later the [[Second Fleet]]) across nearly eight years before her decommissioning on 4 January 2020.

	==History==		==History==

MDGarcia: Correct 'first chapter' to first HYPER-CAPABLE ship: HMLAC Grimalkin (LAC-002, sublight) commissioned 3 months earlier as Tenth Fleet's first chapter (cite 1202-02)

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Correct 'first chapter' to first HYPER-CAPABLE ship: HMLAC Grimalkin (LAC-002, sublight) commissioned 3 months earlier as Tenth Fleet's first chapter (cite 1202-02)

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	==History==		==History==
	First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' ~~had the distinction of being~~ the first commissioned ~~chapter within that fleet~~, and ~~for special dedication,~~ was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.		First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' was the first hyper-capable ship commissioned in the [[Tenth Fleet]], and was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	''Roland'' was the seed of several [[Tenth Fleet]] chapters across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California. In January 2014 she launched Pinnace Roland-01 at San Francisco,<ref name="BSD140104">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1401-04]]</ref> which was commissioned that April as the ''Nike''-class [[Battlecruiser]] {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}}, the pinnace returning to ''Roland'' for further use.<ref name="BSD140403">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1404-03]]</ref> ''Artemis'' expanded in November 2015 into the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} under [[CDRE]] Michael Garcia, who had served as ''Artemis'''s founding bosun.<ref name="BSD151108">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-08]]</ref> A ''Roland'' plankowner, Jack Kane,<ref name="BSD120502" /> likewise carried into the ''Saganami-C''-class [[Heavy Cruiser]] {{hms\|Wolf\|CA-429}}, commissioned at Ceres in May 2014,<ref name="BSD140507">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07]]</ref> whose command line under [[CAPTSG]] Sonja Thiede went on to raise the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Thunderer\|SD-323}} and the amphibious transport {{hms\|Guadalcanal\|LPH-02}}.<ref name="BSD160706">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref><ref name="BSD181109">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref> As the fleet's ~~founding~~ chapter and the seed from which a battlecruiser and a superdreadnought were raised, ''Roland'' was central to the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s expansion across Northern and Central California.		''Roland'' was the seed of several [[Tenth Fleet]] chapters across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California. In January 2014 she launched Pinnace Roland-01 at San Francisco,<ref name="BSD140104">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1401-04]]</ref> which was commissioned that April as the ''Nike''-class [[Battlecruiser]] {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}}, the pinnace returning to ''Roland'' for further use.<ref name="BSD140403">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1404-03]]</ref> ''Artemis'' expanded in November 2015 into the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} under [[CDRE]] Michael Garcia, who had served as ''Artemis'''s founding bosun.<ref name="BSD151108">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-08]]</ref> A ''Roland'' plankowner, Jack Kane,<ref name="BSD120502" /> likewise carried into the ''Saganami-C''-class [[Heavy Cruiser]] {{hms\|Wolf\|CA-429}}, commissioned at Ceres in May 2014,<ref name="BSD140507">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07]]</ref> whose command line under [[CAPTSG]] Sonja Thiede went on to raise the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Thunderer\|SD-323}} and the amphibious transport {{hms\|Guadalcanal\|LPH-02}}.<ref name="BSD160706">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref><ref name="BSD181109">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref> The sublight [[Light Attack Craft]] HMLAC ''Grimalkin'' had commissioned three months earlier as the fleet's first chapter,<ref name="BSD120202">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1202-02]]</ref> but as its first hyper-capable ship, and the seed from which a battlecruiser and a superdreadnought were raised, ''Roland'' was central to the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s expansion across Northern and Central California.

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

MDGarcia: Add cited Legacy section: Pinnace Roland-01->Artemis->Medusa lineage (Garcia) + Roland plankowner->Wolf->Thunderer/Guadalcanal (Thiede); SF Bay Area/Central CA growth

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Add cited Legacy section: Pinnace Roland-01->Artemis->Medusa lineage (Garcia) + Roland plankowner->Wolf->Thunderer/Guadalcanal (Thiede); SF Bay Area/Central CA growth

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	==History==		==History==
	First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>~~. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}}~~. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.		First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

			===Legacy===
			''Roland'' was the seed of several [[Tenth Fleet]] chapters across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California. In January 2014 she launched Pinnace Roland-01 at San Francisco,<ref name="BSD140104">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1401-04]]</ref> which was commissioned that April as the ''Nike''-class [[Battlecruiser]] {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}}, the pinnace returning to ''Roland'' for further use.<ref name="BSD140403">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1404-03]]</ref> ''Artemis'' expanded in November 2015 into the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} under [[CDRE]] Michael Garcia, who had served as ''Artemis'''s founding bosun.<ref name="BSD151108">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-08]]</ref> A ''Roland'' plankowner, Jack Kane,<ref name="BSD120502" /> likewise carried into the ''Saganami-C''-class [[Heavy Cruiser]] {{hms\|Wolf\|CA-429}}, commissioned at Ceres in May 2014,<ref name="BSD140507">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07]]</ref> whose command line under [[CAPTSG]] Sonja Thiede went on to raise the [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Thunderer\|SD-323}} and the amphibious transport {{hms\|Guadalcanal\|LPH-02}}.<ref name="BSD160706">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref><ref name="BSD181109">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref> As the fleet's founding chapter and the seed from which a battlecruiser and a superdreadnought were raised, ''Roland'' was central to the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s expansion across Northern and Central California.

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

MDGarcia: Phase 2 copyedit: tighten decommission prose to Wikipedia style (let citation source the fact; drop order-narration)

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Phase 2 copyedit: tighten decommission prose to Wikipedia style (let citation source the fact; drop order-narration)

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	First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}}. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.		First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}}. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June, 2017 in [[Second Fleet]] under ~~the command of~~ [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the ~~Active Fleet Reserves~~. She was decommissioned on 04 January, 2020, ~~ordered to return~~ to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}} to strike the colors and secure the watch; her crew was transferred to ''Greenwich'' and command was relinquished to the [[Bureau of Ships]], with [[CDR]] Stephen Schonewolf holding temporary command for the voyage to Manticore.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the [[Second Fleet]] under [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}}.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

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

MDGarcia: Phase 2: weight lead to service span (2 commissions, Tenth+Second Fleet, ~8 yrs) per factual-descriptor guidance

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Phase 2: weight lead to service span (2 commissions, Tenth+Second Fleet, ~8 yrs) per factual-descriptor guidance

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	'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. ~~She was decommissioned~~ on 4 January 2020.		'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. Commissioned in 2012 as the first chapter raised within the [[Tenth Fleet]], she served through two commissions and two fleets (the Tenth and later the [[Second Fleet]]) across nearly eight years before her decommissioning on 4 January 2020.

	==History==		==History==

MDGarcia: Phase 2: status->Inactive (decommissioned 2001-06), co=Vacant; corrected 04 Jan 2020 event from 'Active Reserve' to decommissioning per order body; CO rank LCDR per 1205-02; fixed malformed 1608-07 ref; removed stray line

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Phase 2: status->Inactive (decommissioned 2001-06), co=Vacant; corrected 04 Jan 2020 event from 'Active Reserve' to decommissioning per order body; CO rank LCDR per 1205-02; fixed malformed 1608-07 ref; removed stray line

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	'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' is a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] ~~within~~ the [[~~Active Reserves~~]].		'''{{hms\|Roland\|DD-476}}''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020.

	==History==		==History==
	First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}}. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.		First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, ''Roland'' launched in [[Tenth Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. <ref name="BSD120502">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02]]</ref> Under this crew, HMS ''Roland'' had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014<ref name="ND14JU01">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01]]</ref> and subsequently as a part of [[Destroyer Division 231]] within that formation<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>. Further, they grew the fleet with the launch of HM Pinnace Roland-One, which subsequently became {{hms\|Artemis\|BC-592}} before expanding again into {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}}. While active, this chapter attended and participated in [[FleetEx_FresCon_2016\|FresCon]]. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the ''Invictus''-class [[Superdreadnought]] {{hms\|Intractable\|SD-459}} <ref name="BSD1608-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>.

	HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June, 2017 in [[Second Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, ~~returning HMLAC~~ Caleb (LAC-013) to the Active ~~Reserve~~. ~~This iteration~~ was ~~placed into the Active Reserve~~ on 04 January, 2020. <ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>		HMS ''Roland'' recommissioned on 10 June, 2017 in [[Second Fleet]] under the command of [[LCDR]] Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring {{hmlac\|Caleb\|LAC-013}} to the Active Fleet Reserves. She was decommissioned on 04 January, 2020, ordered to return to {{hmss\|Greenwich\|SS-001}} to strike the colors and secure the watch; her crew was transferred to ''Greenwich'' and command was relinquished to the [[Bureau of Ships]], with [[CDR]] Stephen Schonewolf holding temporary command for the voyage to Manticore.<ref name="BSD200106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

	===Commanding Officers===		===Commanding Officers===
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	! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved		! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
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	\| 1 \|\| [[~~CDR~~]] Jack Yeager \|\| 23 May 2012 \|\| 23 August 2016		\| 1 \|\| [[LCDR]] Jack Yeager \|\| 23 May 2012 \|\| 23 August 2016
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| [[LCDR]] Jeffry Ellis \|\| 10 June 2017 \|\| 04 January 2020		\| 2 \|\| [[LCDR]] Jeffry Ellis \|\| 10 June 2017 \|\| 04 January 2020
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	\| HMS Roland Ship's Order 1234-56 \|\| data-sort-value=08-24-16 \| 24 August 2016 \|\| Place Holder for Future Orders \|\| Inactive		\| HMS Roland Ship's Order 1234-56 \|\| data-sort-value=08-24-16 \| 24 August 2016 \|\| Place Holder for Future Orders \|\| Inactive
	\|}		\|}

	~~Decommissioned Jan, 2020.~~

	==References==		==References==