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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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* 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==

Latest revision as of 20:04, 23 July 2026

HMS Claymore (BC-618) was a Reliant-class Battlecruiser of the Royal Manticoran Navy, chartered in Tempe, Arizona and assigned to Eighth Fleet. Commissioned in 2016 from the crew of the heavy cruiser HMS Claymore, she served for a year before her chapter divided to form two heavy cruisers, HMS Broadsword and a recommissioned HMS Claymore.

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 (formerly the destroyer HMS Condor), which was placed in inactive reserve.[1] A ship's bosun was appointed the following month.[2]

On 22 April 2017 the chapter divided into two Eighth Fleet heavy cruisers, HMS Broadsword and a recommissioned HMS Claymore, and Claymore (BC-618) was transferred to the inactive reserve, not to be made available for recommissioning.[3]

Commanding Officers

# Name Assumed Relieved
1 CAPTJG Marcus Johnston, OC, CGM 27 April 2016 22 April 2017

Crew Lineage

  • This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning.

Command Staff

  • Commanding Officer: N/A
  • Executive Officer: N/A
  • Ship's Bosun: N/A

Ship's Orders

⚠ UnofficialThe Tenth Fleet wiki is an unofficial repository of TRMN orders and records. Per TRMN policy, the official sources are the TRMN Forums (all orders and information) and Mantipedia (the official wiki).

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.

Order No. Effective Date Subject Status
Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1702-08 08 February 2017 Awards - Tempe Library Comicon
Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1701-23 23 January 2017 Promotion (Alex Brender)
Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1701-18 18 January 2017 Promotion (Travis Works)
Orders:HMS Claymore Ship's Order 1610-16 16 October 2016 Promotions

References

See Also


Reliant-class
Battlecruiser
Reliant (lead) - Athena - Claymore - Enterprise - Invincible - Shiva - Victorious


Battlecruisers
Royal Manticoran Navy
Agamemnon (BC-P) Agamemnon (lead) - Achilles - Ajax - Andromeda - Black Rose - Dienekes - Diomedes - Hector - Helen - Heracles - Leonidas - Menelaus
Homer (BC) Homer (lead) - Atropos
Nike (BC) Artemis - Beowulf - Callisto - Excalibur - Horatius - Juno - Musashi - Penelope - Rigel - Truculent
Reliant (BC) Reliant (lead) - Athena - Claymore - Enterprise - Invincible‡ - Ishtar - Phantom - Royalist - Shiva - Victorious
Grayson Space Navy
Courvoisier (BC) Madrigal
Courvoisier II (BC-P) Randolph Candless - Maria Waltham
Imperial Andermani Navy
Blücher (BC) Buddenbrock
Warlord-D (BC) Hrolf Kraki