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m Correct status: reactivated/active by Dec 2024 under CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day (per Ship's Order 2412-01); add to CO history
m Thunderer recommissioned by BuShips 2411-02 (23 Nov 2024) into Second Fleet; command Day->Smith per 2506-02; cite directives + full CO history
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| class      = Medusa
| class      = Medusa
| launched    = 01 AUG 2016
| launched    = 01 AUG 2016
| co          = [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]]
| co          = [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alen Smith Sr.
| status      = Active
| status      = Active
| reportsto  =  
| reportsto  =  
| fleet      =  
| fleet      = [[Second Fleet]]
| website    =  
| website    =  
| image2      = SD323ShoulderFlash.png
| image2      = SD323ShoulderFlash.png
}}'''HMS Thunderer''' (SD-323) is a [[Medusa-class]] [[Superdreadnought|Pod-laying Superdreadnought]]. After a period in the Active Reserve Fleet, she returned to active service and by December 2024 was under the command of [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]].<ref name="TSO2412">[[Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 2412-01]]</ref>
}}'''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 Alen Smith Sr.<ref name="BSD2411">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2411-02]]</ref><ref name="BSD2506">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2506-02]]</ref>
==History==
==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]].
''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]].
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She was transferred to the Active Reserve Fleet when the crew assumed command of {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}} on 13 November 2018.
She was transferred to the Active Reserve Fleet when the crew assumed command of {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}} on 13 November 2018.


''Thunderer'' subsequently returned to active service under a new crew. By December 2024 she was commanded by [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]], whose ship's orders record her operating with an active complement.<ref name="TSO2412"/>
''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 Alen Smith Sr. on 28 June 2025.<ref name="BSD2506"/>
===Commanding Officers===
===Commanding Officers===
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| 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>
| 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>
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| 2 || [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]] || ''by Dec 2024''<ref name="TSO2412"/> || ''Incumbent''
| 2 || [[CAPTSG]] Sir Sherman Day, [[KSK]] || 23 Nov 2024<ref name="BSD2411"/> || 28 Jun 2025<ref name="BSD2506"/>
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| 3 || [[CAPTJG]] Jeff Alen Smith Sr. || 28 Jun 2025<ref name="BSD2506"/> || ''Incumbent''
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==Ship's Orders==
==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
{{disclaimer}}
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 ''Thunderer'' operations and personnel.
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.


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