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| name        = HMS ''Bedivere''
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| launched    = 02 April 2012
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| status      = Inactive
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'''HMS Bedivere (DD-486)''' is a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] presently in the Active Reserve fleet.
'''HMS Bedivere (DD-486)''' was a [[Roland-class]] [[Destroyer]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. Across four commissions between 2012 and 2018 she served in [[First Fleet|First]], [[Sixth Fleet|Sixth]], and [[Tenth Fleet]], each of her crews upgrading in turn to a cruiser, before she was returned to the reserve fleet for the last time in June 2018.
==History==
==History==
''Bedivere'' was first brought into commission on 02 April 2012 under the command of then-[[LCDR]] Eric Schulman, by order of [[Bureau of Ships|BuShips]]<ref name="BSD120401">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1204-01]]</ref>. This ship was the second ship ever to be commissioned in [[First Fleet]], based out of [[wikipedia:Washington, DC|Washington, DC]]. It was originally {{hmlac|Zwicky|LAC-003}} (LAC-003), named after [[wikipedia:Fritz Zwicky|Fritz Zwitcky]] an astronomer, but quickly got a few more members in half a month to become a destroyer. The ship probably only attended [[Shore Leave]] before it upgraded up to {{hms|Artegal|CL-493}} on 12 July 2012, and put into the [[Active Reserves]].
''Bedivere'' was commissioned on 2 April 2012 under the command of [[LCDR]] Eric Schulman, assigned to [[First Fleet]] at [[wikipedia:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="BSD1204-01">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1204-01]]</ref> Her crew upgraded to the light cruiser {{hms|Artegal|CL-493}} on 12 July 2012, returning ''Bedivere'' to the reserve.<ref name="BSD1207-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1207-02]]</ref>


However, it didn't stay vacant for long. It was recommissioned on 04 September 2012<ref name="BSD120903">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1209-03]]</ref>, under the command of then-[[LCDR]] Christopher Beilby, upgrading the HMLAC Grimalkin in [[wikipedia:Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, California]] out in [[Tenth Fleet]]. The ship remained in place for almost two years before they were able to upgrade to {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}} on 19 July 2014.
She was recommissioned on 4 September 2012 when the crew of [[HMLAC Grimalkin]] upgraded to the hull in [[wikipedia:Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, California]], under [[LCDR]] Christopher Beilby in [[Tenth Fleet]].<ref name="BSD1209-03">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1209-03]]</ref> That crew served until upgrading to the heavy cruiser {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}} on 19 July 2014.


''Bedivere'' was recommissioned on 23 December 2014<ref name="BSD141202">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1412-02]]</ref>, when crew from {{hms|Tisiphone|CL-112}} broke away to form a chapter in [[wikipedia:Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, Nebraska]]. [[CDR]] Matthew Parker took command of this ship in [[Sixth Fleet]], but it didn't stay long, as they quickly upgraded to {{hms|Aegis|CL-396}} by 25 March 2015.  
''Bedivere'' was recommissioned again on 23 December 2014 by members of {{hms|Tisiphone|CL-112}} who chartered a chapter in [[wikipedia:Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, Nebraska]], under [[CDR]] Matthew Parker in [[Sixth Fleet]].<ref name="BSD1412-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1412-02]]</ref> On 25 March 2015 that crew commissioned the light cruiser {{hms|Aegis|CL-396}}, and ''Bedivere'' was again placed in reserve.<ref name="BSD1503-05">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1503-05]]</ref>


It finally returned to familiar space on 28 November 2015<ref name="BSD151118">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-18]]</ref>, recommissioned in [[Tenth Fleet]] just south of its previous mooring in [[wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]]. [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson took command of the new ship as it became part of [[Task Group 91.1]].
Her final commission came on 28 November 2015, recommissioned in [[Tenth Fleet]] at [[wikipedia:San Diego|San Diego, California]] under [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson and assigned to [[Task Group 91.1]].<ref name="BSD1511-18">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-18]]</ref> Her executive officer and bosun were reappointed on 6 September 2016.<ref name="BSD1609-01">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1609-01]]</ref> On 16 June 2018, Simpson's crew transferred to the recommissioned light cruiser {{hms|Avalon|CL-395}}, and ''Bedivere'' was returned to the Active Fleet Reserve.<ref name="BSD1806-06">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1806-06]]</ref>


''Bedivere'' was returned to the Active Reserve Fleet on 18 June 2018, when her crew transferred to the recommissioned {{hms|Avalon|CL-395}}.
 
===Commanding Officers===
===Commanding Officers===
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| 3 || [[CDR]] Matthew Parker || 23 Dec 2014 || 25 Mar 2015
| 3 || [[CDR]] Matthew Parker || 23 Dec 2014 || 25 Mar 2015
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| 4 || [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson || 28 Nov 2015 || 18 Jun 2018
| 4 || [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson || 28 Nov 2015 || 16 Jun 2018
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==Ship's Orders==
==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
{{disclaimer}}
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[Eighth Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Reuben James'' operations and personnel.
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[Tenth Fleet#Fleet Orders|Tenth Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Bedivere'' operations and personnel.


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


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