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'''HMS Claymore (BC-618)''' was a [[Reliant-class]] [[Battlecruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], chartered in [[wikipedia:Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, Arizona]]. Commissioned in 2016 from the crew of the heavy cruiser {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}}, she served in [[Eighth Fleet]] as part of Heavy Cruiser Division 815 alongside {{hms|Broadsword|CA-47}}.
'''HMS Claymore (BC-618)''' was a [[Reliant-class]] [[Battlecruiser]] of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], chartered in [[wikipedia:Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, Arizona]] and assigned to [[Eighth Fleet]]. Commissioned in 2016 from the crew of the heavy cruiser {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}}, she served for a year before her chapter divided to form two heavy cruisers, {{hms|Broadsword|CA-47}} and a recommissioned {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}}.
==History==
==History==
''Claymore'' was commissioned on 27 April 2016 under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Marcus Johnston, her crew having upgraded from the heavy cruiser {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}} (formerly the destroyer {{hms|Condor|DD-1233}}), which was placed in inactive reserve.<ref name="BSD1604-04">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-04]]</ref> A ship's bosun was appointed the following month.<ref name="BSD1605-03">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1605-03]]</ref>
''Claymore'' was commissioned on 27 April 2016 under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Marcus Johnston, her crew having upgraded from the heavy cruiser {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}} (formerly the destroyer {{hms|Condor|DD-1233}}), which was placed in inactive reserve.<ref name="BSD1604-04">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-04]]</ref> A ship's bosun was appointed the following month.<ref name="BSD1605-03">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1605-03]]</ref>


Operating in [[Eighth Fleet]], ''Claymore'' was organized with {{hms|Broadsword|CA-47}} into Heavy Cruiser Division 815. The division was dissolved on 13 January 2018, returning both ships to direct Eighth Fleet command.<ref name="EFO1801-03">[[Orders:Eighth Fleet Order 1801-03]]</ref> The chapter took part in LepreCon 2018, for which several of its officers were recognized.<ref name="EFO1810-02">[[Orders:Eighth Fleet Order 1810-02]]</ref>
On 22 April 2017 the chapter divided into two [[Eighth Fleet]] heavy cruisers, {{hms|Broadsword|CA-47}} and a recommissioned {{hms|Claymore|CA-51}}, and ''Claymore'' (BC-618) was transferred to the inactive reserve, not to be made available for recommissioning.<ref name="BSD1704-09">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1704-09]]</ref>
 
''Claymore'' 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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| 1 || [[CAPTJG]] Marcus Johnston, [[OC]], [[CGM]] || 27 April 2016 || Unknown
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* Executive Officer: N/A
* Executive Officer: N/A
* Ship's Bosun: N/A
* Ship's Bosun: N/A
==Auxiliary Craft==
===HM Pinnace ''Claymore-One''===
Her Majesty's Pinnace ''Claymore-One'' was launched on 4 July 2015 under the command of then-[[LTJG]] Chris Paige. It was returned to the boat bay on 28 September 2016.


==Ship's Orders==
==Ship's Orders==
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