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{{hms|Rigel|BC-591|hcn}} | {{hms|Rigel|BC-591|hcn}} was a [[Nike-class]] [[Battlecruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. Commissioned in 2014 as the third and final identity of a [[First Fleet]] crew that had begun as {{hms|Artegal|CL-493}}, she served nearly a decade before her decommissioning on 17 November 2023. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Rigel'' was commissioned on 4 March 2014 in the [[First Fleet]] at Alexandria, Virginia, under [[CAPTSG]] Eric Schulman; she was the third identity of a crew that had launched as {{hms|Artegal|CL-493}} and recommissioned as {{hms|Leopard|CA-430}}.<ref name="BSD140302" /> Command passed to [[CAPTJG]] Ed Wandall in April 2014,<ref name="BSD140401">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1404-01]]</ref> to [[CAPTJG]] Alice Fawcett in October 2015,<ref name="BSD151012">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1510-12]]</ref> and to [[CAPTJG]] Christopher Vicchitto in June 2021.<ref name="BSD210605">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2106-05]]</ref> Under Fawcett she was assigned to Battlecruiser Squadron 11 within Battlecruiser Division 112.<ref name="ND5OC03">[[Orders:Naval Directive 15OC-03]]</ref> Based in northeastern Pennsylvania, the crew held BetaCon as its home convention. ''Rigel'' was decommissioned on 17 November 2023, her crew transferred for reassignment.<ref name="BSD231106">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2311-06]]</ref> | |||
===Commanding Officers=== | ===Commanding Officers=== | ||
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! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ||
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| 1 || [[CAPTSG]] Eric Schulman || 04 March 2014 || 01 | | 1 || [[CAPTSG]] Eric Schulman || 04 March 2014 || 01 April 2014 | ||
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| 2 || [[CAPTJG]] Ed Wandall || 01 April 2014 || 30 October 2015 | | 2 || [[CAPTJG]] Ed Wandall || 01 April 2014 || 30 October 2015 | ||
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| 3 || [[CAPTJG]] Alice Fawcett || 30 October 2015 || 28 June 2021 | | 3 || [[CAPTJG]] Alice Fawcett || 30 October 2015 || 28 June 2021 | ||
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| 4 || [[CAPTJG]] Christopher Vicchitto || 28 June 2021 || | | 4 || [[CAPTJG]] Christopher Vicchitto || 28 June 2021 || 17 November 2023 | ||
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===Crew Lineage=== | ===Crew Lineage=== | ||
* 12 JUL 2012: Launched as {{hms|Artegal|CL-493|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD120704">[[BuShips Directive 1207-04]]</ref> | * 12 JUL 2012: Launched as {{hms|Artegal|CL-493|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD120704">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1207-04]]</ref> | ||
* 27 OCT 2012: Recommissioned as {{hms|Leopard|CA-430|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD121007">[[BuShips Directive 1210-07]]</ref> | * 27 OCT 2012: Recommissioned as {{hms|Leopard|CA-430|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD121007">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1210-07]]</ref> | ||
* 04 MAR 2014: Recommissioned as {{hms|Rigel|BC-591|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD140302">[[BuShips Directive 1403-02]]</ref> | * 04 MAR 2014: Recommissioned as {{hms|Rigel|BC-591|hcn}} and assigned to First Fleet.<ref name="BSD140302">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1403-02]]</ref> | ||
==Command Staff== | ==Command Staff== | ||
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|[[Image:Royal_meritorious_unit_citation_(ribbon).png|110px|link=Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]] | |[[Image:Fleet excellence award (ribbon) (gold).png|110px|link=Fleet Excellence Award]][[Image:Royal_meritorious_unit_citation_(ribbon).png|110px|link=Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 21 September 2021, by order of [[RADM]] Sir Jon Stout. "For outstanding group performance as the highest achieving [[Home Fleet]] chapter in the | * [[Fleet Excellence Award]] with Gold E: Awarded 23 May, 2015, as part of the awards issued at MantiCon 2015. | ||
* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Awarded 21 September 2021, by order of [[RADM]] Sir Jon Stout. "For outstanding group performance as the highest achieving [[Home Fleet]] chapter in the 'Run for the Cats 2021' event, the Royal Meritorious Unit Citation is hereby awarded to the crew of HMS ''Rigel''. Congratulations!"<ref name="RMU1">[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?p=41778#p41778 Home Fleet "Run for the Cats 2021" Awards]</ref> | |||
==Ship's Orders== | ==Ship's Orders== | ||
{{disclaimer}} | {{disclaimer}} | ||
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[ | Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[First_Fleet#First_Fleet_Orders|First Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Rigel'' operations and personnel. | ||
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! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status | ! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status | ||
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| | | HMS Rigel Ship's Order XXXX-XX || data-sort-value=08-24-16 | 24 August 2016 || Place Holder for Future Orders || Inactive | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Battlecruisers}} | {{Battlecruisers}} | ||
[[Category:Inactive Chapters]] | |||
[[Category:Ships|R]] | [[Category:Ships|R]] | ||
[[Category:Nike-class|R]] | [[Category:Nike-class|R]] | ||
[[Category:Battlecruisers|R]] | [[Category:Battlecruisers|R]] | ||