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| name = HMS ''Claymore'' | | name = HMS ''Claymore'' | ||
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| status = Inactive | | status = Inactive | ||
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| image2 = claymore_badge.png | | image2 = claymore_badge.png | ||
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'''HMS Claymore | '''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}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Claymore'' was | ''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> | |||
''Claymore'' was subsequently decommissioned; the corresponding [[Bureau of Ships]] directive was not published to the forum.{{Citation needed}} | |||
===Commanding Officers=== | ===Commanding Officers=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved | ||
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| 1 || [[CAPTJG]] Marcus Johnston, [[OC]], [[CGM]] || 27 April 2016 || | | 1 || [[CAPTJG]] Marcus Johnston, [[OC]], [[CGM]] || 27 April 2016 || Unknown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Crew Lineage=== | ===Crew Lineage=== | ||
* | * This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning. | ||
==Command Staff== | ==Command Staff== | ||
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==Auxiliary Craft== | ==Auxiliary Craft== | ||
===HM Pinnace ''Claymore-One''=== | ===HM Pinnace ''Claymore-One''=== | ||
Her Majesty's Pinnace ''Claymore-One'' was launched on 4 July 2015 under the command of then-[[LTJG]] Chris Paige. | 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== | ||
{{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 ''Claymore'' operations and personnel. | Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[Eighth Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Claymore'' operations and personnel. | ||
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | {| class = "wikitable sortable" | ||
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| [[Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1701-18]] || data-sort-value=01-18-17 | 18 January 2017 || Promotion (Travis Works) || | | [[Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1701-18]] || data-sort-value=01-18-17 | 18 January 2017 || Promotion (Travis Works) || | ||
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| [[Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1610-16]] || data-sort-value=10-16-16 | 16 October 2016 || Promotions || | | [[Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1610-16]] || data-sort-value=10-16-16 | 16 October 2016 || Promotions || | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* | * [http://arizonamanticore.org HMS Claymore Home Page] | ||
{{Class reliant}} | {{Class reliant}} | ||