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{{Infobox-chapter | {{Infobox-chapter | ||
| crest = Samurai-crest.jpg | | crest = Samurai-crest.jpg | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| name = HMS ''Samurai'' | | name = HMS ''Samurai'' | ||
| hcn = CL-356 | | hcn = CL-356 | ||
| city = | | city = | ||
| affiliation = {{rmn}} | | affiliation = {{rmn}} | ||
| branch = RMN | |||
| type = Light Cruiser | | type = Light Cruiser | ||
| class = Valiant | | class = Valiant | ||
| launched = 20 November 2011 | | launched = 20 November 2011 | ||
| co = | | co = Vacant | ||
| status = | | status = Inactive | ||
| reportsto = | | reportsto = BuShips | ||
| fleet = | | fleet = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| image2 = | | image2 = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''HMS Samurai (CL-356)''' | '''HMS Samurai (CL-356)''' was a [[Valiant-class]] [[Light Cruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] in [[Second Fleet]]. One of the organization's earliest ships, commissioned in 2011, she was commissioned and recommissioned repeatedly across Minnesota and northern Indiana over the following thirteen years, her successive crews each upgrading to a larger vessel. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Samurai'' was | ''Samurai'' was commissioned on 20 November 2011 under the command of [[CDR]] Justin Grays, based in [[wikipedia:Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref name="BSD1111-02">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1111-02]]</ref> Command passed to [[CDR]] Jill McTavish on 26 April 2012,<ref name="BSD1204-04">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1204-04]]</ref> and in October 2012 the crew upgraded to the battlecruiser {{hms|Victorious|BC-425}}, returning ''Samurai'' to the reserve.<ref name="BSD1210-08">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1210-08]]</ref> | ||
She was recommissioned on 23 December 2012 in the Twin Cities under [[CDR]] Wayne Bruns,<ref name="BSD1212-01">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1212-01]]</ref> whose crew upgraded to the superdreadnought {{hms|Imperatrix|SD-457}} on 3 May 2013.<ref name="BSD1305-04">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1305-04]]</ref> ''Samurai'' returned to service on 19 May 2014 at [[wikipedia:Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, Minnesota]] under [[CDR]] Garrett Bitker, serving until the crew upgraded to the heavy cruiser {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}} on 30 November 2015.<ref name="BSD1405-03">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-03]]</ref><ref name="BSD1511-20">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-20]]</ref> | |||
After nearly two years in | After nearly two years in reserve, ''Samurai'' was recommissioned on 26 September 2017 as the [[wikipedia:Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar, Minnesota]] chapter under [[CDR]] Matthew Lindquist, her crew transferring from the destroyer {{hms|Vixen|DD-174}}.<ref name="BSD1709-06">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1709-06]]</ref> That crew upgraded to the heavy cruiser {{hms|Trebuchet|CA-582}} on 4 August 2018, again placing ''Samurai'' in reserve.<ref name="BSD1808-04">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1808-04]]</ref> | ||
''Samurai' | ''Samurai'' was recommissioned a final time on 4 September 2019 to serve the [[wikipedia:Goshen, Indiana|Goshen, Indiana]] chapter under [[CDR]] Jeff Smith, upgrading from {{hmlac|Faraway Quest|LAC-031}}.<ref name="BSD1909-01">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1909-01]]</ref> She was subsequently decommissioned; the corresponding [[Bureau of Ships]] directive was not published to the forum.{{Citation needed}} | ||
===Commanding Officers=== | ===Commanding Officers=== | ||
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! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ||
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| 1 || [[CDR]] Justin Grays || 20 November 2011 || | | 1 || [[CDR]] Justin Grays || 20 November 2011 || 26 April 2012 | ||
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| 2 || [[CDR]] Jill McTavish || | | 2 || [[CDR]] Jill McTavish || 26 April 2012 || 28 October 2012 | ||
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| 3 || [[CDR]] Wayne Bruns || 23 December 2012 || 03 May 2013 | | 3 || [[CDR]] Wayne Bruns || 23 December 2012 || 03 May 2013 | ||
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| 4 || [[CDR]] Garrett Bitker || | | 4 || [[CDR]] Garrett Bitker || 19 May 2014 || 30 November 2015 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 || [[CDR]] Matthew Lindquist || | | 5 || [[CDR]] Matthew Lindquist || 26 September 2017 || 04 August 2018 | ||
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| 6 || [[CDR]] Jeff Smith || 04 September 2019 || Unknown | |||
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|} | |} | ||
===Crew Lineage=== | ===Crew Lineage=== | ||
* | * This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning. | ||
==Command Staff== | ==Command Staff== | ||
* Commanding Officer: | * Commanding Officer: N/A | ||
* Executive Officer: | * Executive Officer: N/A | ||
* Ship's Bosun: | * Ship's Bosun: N/A | ||
==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 [[Second Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Samurai'' operations and personnel. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Class valiant}} | {{Class valiant}} | ||
{{Light | {{Light cruisers}} | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Inactive Chapters]] | ||
[[Category:Valiant-class]] | [[Category:Ships|S]] | ||
[[Category:Light | [[Category:Valiant-class|S]] | ||
[[Category:Light cruisers|S]] | |||