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{{Infobox-chapter
| crest      =
| image      = SD323Elevation.png
| name        = HMS ''Thunderer''
| hcn        = SD-323
| city        =
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| branch      = RMN
| type        = Superdreadnought
| class      = Medusa
| launched    = 01 AUG 2016
| co          = [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alan Smith Sr.
| status      = Active
| reportsto  = Battle Division 501.2
| fleet      = Second Fleet
| website    =
| image2      = SD323ShoulderFlash.png
}}'''HMS Thunderer''' (SD-323) is a [[Medusa-class]] [[Superdreadnought|Pod-laying Superdreadnought]]. After a period in the Active Reserve Fleet, she was recommissioned on 23 November 2024 and assigned to [[Second Fleet]] (the Gryphon Fleet). She is commanded by [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alan Smith Sr.<ref name="BSD2411">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2411-02]]</ref><ref name="BSD2506">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2506-02]]</ref>
==History==
''Thunderer'' was commissioned on 1 August 2016 by order of [[Bureau of Ships|BuShips]], under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Sonja Thiede.<ref name="BSD160706">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref>  After commissioning, she was immediately assigned to [[Task Group 91.1]]'s command.  ''Thunderer'' formed [[Battle Division 202]] with {{hms|Revenge|SD-317}} in September, as part of [[Battle Squadron 2]].
 
She was transferred to the Active Reserve Fleet when the crew assumed command of {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}} on 13 November 2018.
 
''Thunderer'' was recommissioned on 23 November 2024 by order of [[Bureau of Ships|BuShips]] and assigned to [[Second Fleet|Second (Gryphon) Fleet]] at Michigan City, Indiana, under the command of [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]].<ref name="BSD2411"/> Command passed to [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alan Smith Sr. on 28 June 2025.<ref name="BSD2506"/>
===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CAPTSG]] Dame Sonja Thiede || 01 Aug 2016<ref name="BSD160706">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref> || 13 Nov 2018<ref name="BSD181109">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref>
|-
| 2 || [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]] || 23 Nov 2024<ref name="BSD2411"/> || 28 Jun 2025<ref name="BSD2506"/>
|-
| 3 || [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alan Smith Sr. || 28 Jun 2025<ref name="BSD2506"/> || ''Incumbent''
|-
|}
===Crew Lineage===
 
==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alan Smith Sr.
* Executive Officer: [[CDR]] Stephen P. Miller
* Ship's Bosun: [[CPO]] Derek G. Marlar Sr.
==Embarked Flag Officer(s)==
==Marine Detachment==
==Auxiliary Craft==
No auxiliary craft have been launched since the commissioning of this vessel.
==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===
==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and the orders of [[Second Fleet]]. They are applicable to ''Thunderer'' operations and personnel.
 
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 2412-01]] || data-sort-value=12-01-24 | 1 December 2024 || Promotions (Coons) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1808-02]] || data-sort-value=08-21-18 | 21 August 2018 || Promotions (Hall, Valencia) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1808-01]] || data-sort-value=08-10-18 | 10 August 2018 || Promotions (Kramer) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1807-01]] || data-sort-value=07-04-18 | 4 July 2018 || Promotions (Miller, Morse) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1806-01]] || data-sort-value=06-13-18 | 13 June 2018 || Promotions (Davis, Del Rio, Mar, Jackson, Grigsby, Menendez, Raquedan) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1803-01]] || data-sort-value=03-30-18 | 30 March 2018 || Promotions (Kramer, Aguilar, Cornell, Hennessee, Holthouser, Howard, Hung, Ross, Santos, Villa) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1711-02]] || data-sort-value=11-02-17 | 2 November 2017 || Promotions (Bardonnex, Cahill, Chenot, Entriken, Evans, Jenks, Barnes, Buster, Knight, LeQuieu, Mar, McIlroy, Neasham) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1710-01]] || data-sort-value=10-31-17 | 31 October 2017 || Promotions (Mar, Rascon, Aguilar, Cornell, Hennessee, Holthouser, Howard, Hung, Morrison, Ross, Santos, Villa) || Active
|-
| [[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1711-01]] || data-sort-value=10-31-17 | 31 October 2017 || Promotions (Anderson, Anderson, Chandler, Kane, Kloman, Lee, Simmons, Webster, Davis, Del Rio, Ridgway, Tracy) || Active
|}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==See Also==
 
 
{{Class medusa}}
{{Superdreadnoughts}}
 
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[[Category:Medusa-class|T]]
[[Category:Superdreadnoughts|T]]
[[Category:Battle Squadrons|T]]
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