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{{Infobox-chapter | {{Infobox-chapter | ||
| crest = DD486Crest.png | | crest = DD486Crest.png | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| name = HMS ''Bedivere'' | | name = HMS ''Bedivere'' | ||
| hcn = DD-486 | | hcn = DD-486 | ||
| city = | | city = | ||
| affiliation = {{rmn}} | | affiliation = {{rmn}} | ||
| branch = RMN | |||
| type = Destroyer | | type = Destroyer | ||
| class = Roland | | class = Roland | ||
| launched = 02 April 2012 | | launched = 02 April 2012 | ||
| co = | | co = Vacant | ||
| status = | | status = Inactive | ||
| reportsto = | | reportsto = BuShips | ||
| fleet = | | fleet = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| image2 = DD486Flash.png | | image2 = DD486Flash.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''HMS Bedivere (DD-486)''' | '''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 | ''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> | ||
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 | ''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> | ||
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> | |||
===Commanding Officers=== | ===Commanding Officers=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 || [[LCDR]] Eric Schulman || 02 | | 1 || [[LCDR]] Eric Schulman || 02 Apr 2012 || 12 Jul 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || [[LCDR]] Christopher Beilby || 04 | | 2 || [[LCDR]] Christopher Beilby || 04 Sep 2012 || 19 Jul 2014 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 || [[CDR]] Matthew Parker || 23 | | 3 || [[CDR]] Matthew Parker || 23 Dec 2014 || 25 Mar 2015 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 || [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson || 28 | | 4 || [[LCDR]] Timothy Simpson || 28 Nov 2015 || 16 Jun 2018 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Crew Lineage=== | ===Crew Lineage=== | ||
* | * This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning. | ||
==Command Staff== | ==Command Staff== | ||
==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 [[Tenth Fleet#Fleet Orders|Tenth Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Bedivere'' operations and personnel. | ||
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | {| class = "wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status | ! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | HMS Bedivere Ship's Order 1608-24 || data-sort-value=08-24-16 | 24 August 2016 || Placeholder for Ship Orders || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Class roland}} | {{Class roland}} | ||
{{Destroyers}} | {{Destroyers}} | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Inactive Chapters]] | ||
[[Category:Roland-class]] | [[Category:Ships|B]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyers]] | [[Category:Roland-class|B]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyers|B]] | |||