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| city = Minneapolis, MN, US | | city = Minneapolis, MN, US | ||
| affiliation = {{rmn}} | | affiliation = {{rmn}} | ||
| branch = RMN | |||
| type = Battlecruiser | | type = Battlecruiser | ||
| class = Reliant | | class = Reliant | ||
| launched = 01 May 2012 | | launched = 01 May 2012 | ||
| co = | | co = Vacant | ||
| status = Inactive | | status = Inactive | ||
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| fleet = Second Fleet | | fleet = Second Fleet | ||
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:''For other ships named HMS Invincible, see [[HMS Invincible (disambiguation)]]'' | :''For other ships named HMS Invincible, see [[HMS Invincible (disambiguation)]]'' | ||
'''HMS Invincible ( | '''HMS Invincible (BC-416)''' was a [[Reliant-class]] [[Battlecruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], chartered in [[wikipedia:Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]] and assigned to the [[Second Fleet]]. Commissioned in 2012, she served as flagship of the RMN's first echelon unit, Cruiser Division 211, before her crew upgraded to the superdreadnought {{hms|Invincible|SD-455}} in 2013. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Invincible's'' crew traced its lineage to {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}, which was the first ship launched in Second Fleet, and one of the earliest chapters in TRMN. | ''Invincible's'' crew traced its lineage to {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}, which was the first ship launched in Second Fleet, and one of the earliest chapters in TRMN. | ||
Cruiser Division 211 was the first [[echelon unit]] formed in {{trmn}} (TRMN). ''Invincible'' was the division flagship, with ''Merlin'' and {{hms|Samurai|CL-356}} as the other ships. <ref>[[Orders:Naval Directive 12AP-03]]</ref> | |||
In October 2012, [[Battlecruiser Squadron 21]]<ref>[[Orders:Naval Directive 12OC-01]]</ref> was formed with ''Invincible'' as its flagship. | |||
In 2013, ''Invincible'' was decommissioned and its namesake [[superdreadnought]] {{hms|Invincible|SD-455|hcn}} was launched, with the battlecruiser crew transferring to the superdreadnought. | |||
===Commanding Officers=== | ===Commanding Officers=== | ||
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! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ||
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| 1 || [[CAPTSG]] John Neitz || 1 May 2012<ref name="BSD150501">[[BuShips Directive 1205-01]]</ref> || 4 Nov 2012 | | 1 || [[CAPTSG]] John Neitz || 1 May 2012<ref name="BSD150501">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-01]]</ref> || 4 Nov 2012 | ||
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| 2 || [[CAPTJG]] Laura Lochen || 4 Nov 2012<ref name="BSD121101">[[BuShips Directive 1211-01]]</ref> || | | 2 || [[CAPTJG]] Laura Lochen || 4 Nov 2012<ref name="BSD121101">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1211-01]]</ref> || 19 Feb 2013 | ||
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| 3 || [[ | | 3 || [[CAPTJG]] Elisa Randall || 19 Feb 2013<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1302-04]]</ref>|| 03 May 2013<ref>With commissioning of SD-455, [[Orders:BuShips Directive 1305-03]].</ref> | ||
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===Crew Lineage=== | ===Crew Lineage=== | ||
* 30 AUG 2011: Commissioned as {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}<ref name="BSD110801">[[BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>. | * 30 AUG 2011: Commissioned as {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}<ref name="BSD110801">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>. | ||
* 01 MAY 2012: Upgraded to [[battlecruiser]] {{hms|Invincible|BC-416}}<ref name="BSD120501">[[BuShips Directive 1205-01]]</ref>, ''Merlin'' recommissioned in [[Tenth Fleet]] (2014), then recommissioned in [[Second Fleet]] (2015). | * 01 MAY 2012: Upgraded to [[battlecruiser]] {{hms|Invincible|BC-416}}<ref name="BSD120501">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-01]]</ref>, ''Merlin'' recommissioned in [[Tenth Fleet]] (2014), then recommissioned in [[Second Fleet]] (2015). | ||
* 03 MAY 2013: Upgraded to [[superdreadnought]] {{hms|Invincible|SD-455}}, [[battlecruiser]] ''Invincible'' decommissioned to [[inactive reserve fleet]]. | * 03 MAY 2013: Upgraded to [[superdreadnought]] {{hms|Invincible|SD-455}}, [[battlecruiser]] ''Invincible'' decommissioned to [[inactive reserve fleet]]. | ||
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{{Battlecruisers}} | {{Battlecruisers}} | ||
[[Category:Inactive Chapters]] | |||
[[Category:Ships|I]] | [[Category:Ships|I]] | ||
[[Category:Reliant-class|I]] | [[Category:Reliant-class|I]] | ||
[[Category:Battlecruisers|I]] | [[Category:Battlecruisers|I]] | ||