HMS Hotspur (DD-02): Difference between revisions

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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]].

* [[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>