Tenth Fleet
| Talbott (Tenth) Fleet | |
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| Flagship: | HMS Callisto (BC-722) |
| Commander: |  RADM Edward Newton
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| Area of Operations: |
USA: AK, CA, ID, HI, OR, NV, WA |
| Reports to: |  First Space Lord
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| Website: | http://TenthFleet.org |
The Tenth Fleet is one of the numbered fleets within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. Commanded by RADM Edward Newton, RMN, this fleet's area of operations includes the American states of Alaska, California, Idaho, Hawai'i, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
History
The Tenth Fleet was established in 2011 with the Naval Directive 11FB-07 from the First Space Lord, FADM Lord Sir Scott Akers, to then-RADM Chrissy Killian to assume command of the fleet. HMLAC Grimalkin formed in the Los Angeles area in February of 2012, under the command of then-LTSG Christopher Beilby. The very first hyper-capable vessel to commission within the fleet was the lead ship of the Roland-class, HMS Roland, in May of 2012, based in the city of San Jose, California, under the command of then-LCDR Jack Yeager. Two months later, the Nike-class battlecruiser HMS Truculent formed in Seattle, WA, under the command of CAPTJG Timothy Monk. Grimalkin would upgrade to the Roland-class destroyer HMS Bedivere, the following year, and then again to the famous Star Knight-class Heavy Cruiser HMS Merlin.
With those three vessels operating and growing their crews, the fleet remained in that configuration until the fleet saw a major growth spurt beginning on April 15, 2014, when the Nike-class HMS Artemis formed in San Francisco, California, under the command of CAPTSG Sir Thomas Marrone, KR. In Oregon, the Agamemnon-class battlecruiser HMS Black Rose commissioned on April 19th at NorWesCon, under the command of CAPTJG James Sena. Shortly afterwards during BayCon 2014 on Memorial Day Weekend, HMS Wolf formed in the California Central Valley, under the command of then-CAPTJG James Jones. Less than a month later, Task Group 91.1 was formed under the command of Sir Thomas, with Artemis as his flagship.
Black Rose and Truculent's efforts led to major growth in the Pacific Northwest, with HMS Andromeda (Everett, WA) and HMS Helen (Hillsboro, OR) commissioning in October. These two new battlecruisers helped to form Battlecruiser Squadron 96 as a result, with Black Rose and Helen forming one division (BatCruDiv 961), while Truculent and Andromeda formed the other (BatCruDiv 962).
2015 has seen more expansion, especially with the first vessel to launch in British Columbia during February, HMS Callisto under the command of CAPT Jenni Merrifield, GSN. Callisto joined BatCruDiv 962 upon commissioning. BayCon saw another vessel launching in May, with the first LAC Carrier in Tenth Fleet to form, HMS Cerberus, under Captain Jones' command, spinning off from his former command, Wolf. In June, the Kamerling-class Light Cruiser HMS Eardsidh Kamerling launched in southeastern Washington under the command of CDR Terry Banta, and joined BatCruDiv 961 as a screening element. The following month, HMLAC Cochrane launched in San Diego under the command of LTJG Thomas Grellner, joining Task Group 91.1. Grimalkin rejoined Tenth Fleet under the command of LTSG Tim Simpson, patrolling San Diego.
In November, Artemis upgraded to HMS Medusa under the command of CDRE Michael Garcia, becoming the very first superdreadnought in the fleet, and became the flagship of Tenth Fleet after Admiral Fontana Flats transferred her flag aboard. Later that month, RHNS Seljuk and GNS Madrigal commissioned at OryCon 37 in Portland, while Merlin and Grimalkin upgraded to Artemis and Bedivere, respectively.
BatCruDiv963 formed in 2016, under the command of Madrigal 's commanding officer, CAPT Robert Demkiw, GSN. Medusa launched a pinnace in preparation for a new destroyer in Sacramento (HM Pinnace Medusa-01). HMS Hellhound was the first ship to be commissioned in 2016, under the command of LCDR Sir Mark Gledhill, KE, expanding the British Columbia presence from two ships to three. HMS Chainshot commissioned at BayCon 2016, under the command of then-CDR Sir Joseph Harney, KCE, returning Medusa's pinnace back to the boat bay. In June, Hellhound joined BatCruDiv963, while Roland and Chainshot formed DesDiv231, under the command of CDR Jack Yeager. Wolf and Cerberus merged to form HMS Thunderer in July, under the command of CAPTJG Sonja Thiede. GNS Randolph Candless commissioned in early August under the command of CAPT Aaron Davis, GSN. Artemis and Randolph Candless formed BatCruDiv 921 under the command of CAPTSG Beilby. During August, Roland and Chainshot upgraded to Superdreadnoughts, commissioning HMS Intractable and HMS Revenge, respectively.
Battle Squadron 2 formed in early September 2016, under the command of CDRE Sir Joseph Harney, with subordinate echelon forces in Battle Division 201 (Medusa and Intractable) and Battle Division 202 (Thunderer and Revenge). Later that month, Madrigal and Hellhound upgraded to the Superdreadnought GNS Jason Mueller and Light Cruiser HMS Avalon, respectively. As a result, BatCruDiv 963 was dissolved, and both vessels along with Callisto were placed on detached duty within Tenth Fleet. In the years that followed, the fleet underwent a series of reorganizations. Battlecruiser Squadron 96 was deactivated on 28 April 2019, having become understrength,[1] as was its subordinate Battlecruiser Division 962.[2] Battle Squadron 2 was deactivated on 2 June 2020.[3] Task Group 92.1 was activated on 8 January 2022 under CDRE Mir Plemmons.[4] On 25 February 2025, Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2502-05 dissolved the fleet's remaining single-ship echelons, including Task Group 91.1, though Battlecruiser Division 921 was expressly retained.[5] Command of the fleet passed from RADM Drakkus Heath to RADM Edward Newton on 1 January 2025.[6]
Tenth Fleet Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Flagship(s) | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | ADM Lady Chrissy Killian | HMS Thunderer | 9 Mar 2011 | 31 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | RADM Sir James Jones | HMS Guadalcanal | 1 Jan 2018[7] | 1 Jan 2020 |
| 3 | RADM Sir Drakkus Heath | HMS Chimera | 1 Jan 2020[8] | 31 Dec 2024 |
| 4 | RADM Edward Newton | HMS Callisto | 01 Jan 2025 | Incumbent |
Tenth Fleet Deputy Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Ship | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | CDRE James Sena | HMS Black Rose | 13 Jul 2014 | 10 Sep 2016 |
| 2 | CDRE James Jones | HMS Thunderer | 10 Sep 2016 | 31 Dec 2017 |
| 3 | CDRE Jenni Merrifield | HMS Callisto | 1 Jan 2018 | 7 Feb 2019 |
| 4 | CDRE Sir Drakkus Heath | GNS Randolph Candless | 7 Feb 2019 | 1 Jan 2020 |
| 5 | VACANT | N/A | 1 Jan 2020 |
Fleet Headquarters Unit
- Commanding Officer: RADM Edward Newton, ME, CGM, GS, QBM, CBM
- Deputy Commanding Officer: VACANT
- Fleet Chief of Staff: CDRE Duane Kietzmann, CGM
- Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officer:
- Fleet Personnel Officer: CAPTSG Jerry Johnson, CE, QBM
- Fleet Tactical Officer: CAPTJG Sir Alexander D Shaffer, KDE, CGM, QBM, CBM
- Fleet Intelligence Officer: VACANT
- Fleet Operations Officer: VACANT
- Fleet Communications Officer: CPO Chris Magnani
- Fleet Flag Captain:
Order of Battle
Space Station
- HMSS Talbott (SS-110): All naval personnel in the Tenth Naval District not on a ship's crew roster are assigned to HMSS Talbott as their holding chapter.
Task Group 92.1 was activated on 8 January 2022 under CDRE Mir Plemmons[4] and is presently commanded by CDRE Duane Kietzmann, RMN.
Battlecruiser Division 961
Detached Units
The following vessels are on detached duty within Task Group 92.1:
- HMS Chimera (CLAC-07)
- HMS Ivanhoe (DD-480)[9]
- HMS Black Rose (BC-520)
- HMS Eardsidh Kamerling (CL-717)
- HMS Talisman (CL-212)[10]
Battlecruiser Division 921 received a new commanding officer in February 2023, relieving CAPTSG Sir Christopher Beilby after nine years in command.[11] It was expressly retained when Task Group 91.1 was dissolved in February 2025.[5]
Victoria Station is the Tenth Fleet's designated station in British Columbia.
Detached Units
The following vessels are on detached duty within the Tenth Fleet:
RMMC Tenth Expeditionary Force
All Royal Manticoran Marine Corps personnel in Tenth Fleet make up the Tenth Expeditionary Force.
Former Echelons and Member Vessels
Former echelons
The following echelons were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet:
- Task Group 91.1 – dissolved on 25 February 2025.[5]
- Battle Squadron 2 – deactivated on 2 June 2020;[3] its subordinate Battle Division 201 was later dissolved on 25 February 2025.[5]
- Battlecruiser Squadron 96 – deactivated on 28 April 2019, having become understrength.[1] Its subordinate Battlecruiser Division 962 was deactivated the same day.[2]
- Task Group 94.1 – no longer active; its vessels were decommissioned or reassigned to detached duty.[citation needed]
- Battlecruiser Division 963 – dissolved on 30 September 2016 when Madrigal upgraded to Jason Mueller.[13]
- Destroyer Division 231 – dissolved on 23 August 2016 when Roland upgraded to Intractable.[14]
Former member vessels
The following vessels were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet, whether renamed through a crew upgrade, reassigned to another fleet, or decommissioned:
- HMLAC Grimalkin (LAC-002) – the fleet's first vessel, formed in the Los Angeles area in February 2012; her crew upgraded to form HMS Bedivere.[15]
- HMS Roland (DD-476) – the fleet's first hyper-capable vessel (May 2012); upgraded to HMS Intractable on 23 August 2016, and now serves in the Active Reserve.[14]
- HMS Bedivere (DD-486) – commissioned in the fleet twice: first from Santa Ana in September 2012, upgrading Grimalkin and later becoming HMS Merlin;[16] and again from San Diego in November 2015.[17]
- HMS Merlin (CA-270) – upgraded to recommission Artemis on 28 November 2015; has since recommissioned within Second Fleet.[citation needed]
- HMS Wolf (CA-429) – founding member ship of Task Group 91.1, an early fleet vessel whose crew helped commission Thunderer in 2016; now assigned to Eighth Fleet.[18]
- HMS Cerberus (CLAC-42) – crew merged with Wolf to commission Thunderer on 31 July 2016; has since recommissioned within Third Fleet.[18]
- HMS Thunderer (SD-323) – crew transferred to Guadalcanal on 14 November 2018.[19]
- GNS Madrigal (BC-13) – upgraded to commission Jason Mueller on 30 September 2016.[13]
- HMS Helen (BC-570) – the fleet's original Helen; her crew upgraded to recommission Chimera on 12 December 2018 (the BC-570 hull has since been recommissioned within Second Fleet).[20]
- HMS Justicar (CA-404) – commissioned in Victoria Station in May 2017; about a year later her Tenth Fleet crew upgraded to HMS Centaur. The CA-404 hull was later recommissioned within Third Fleet, where it upgraded to HMS Reliant before being decommissioned.[21]
- HMS Avalon (CL-395) – no longer an active chapter within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc..[citation needed]
- HMS Chainshot (DD-372) – a former fleet destroyer chartered in Sacramento; since decommissioned to the Active Reserve.[22]
- RHNS Seljuk (SD-903) – a former fleet superdreadnought chartered in Ellensburg; decommissioned to the Active Reserve in August 2018 when Hrolf Kraki commissioned in her place.[23]
- GSNLAC Vital Grandin (LAC-021) – a Grayson Light Attack Craft chartered in Edmonton; decommissioned to the Active Reserve on 9 September 2017.[24]
- HMS Hellhound (DD-446) – reassigned to Second Fleet.[25]
- RHNS Hrolf Kraki (BC-5851) – reassigned to the Republic of Haven Navy's Fifth Fleet.[citation needed]
- HMS Revenge (SD-317) – decommissioned on 26 April 2020.[26]
- GNS Jason Mueller (SD-36) – decommissioned on 26 April 2020.[27]
- HMS Intractable (SD-459) – decommissioned in March 2022.[28]
- SMS Zweihander (Z-129) – decommissioned on 4 September 2024.[29]
- HMS Artemis (BC-592) – founding member ship of Task Group 91.1, decommissioned on 21 December 2024.[30]
Tenth Fleet Orders
Tenth Fleet Orders are the standing orders of the Tenth Fleet, issued by its Commanding Officer. The complete chronological record (2013–present) is maintained on a dedicated page, due to the extensive record.
Related Orders and Directives
Beyond its own fleet orders, the Tenth Fleet's command, structure, and vessels have been shaped by a number of higher-echelon orders and directives.
Command of the fleet
- Naval Directive 11FB-07 (2011) – established the Tenth Fleet and appointed RADM Chrissy Killian as its first commanding officer.
- Naval Directive 17NOV-02 (2017) – transferred command to RADM James Jones, effective 1 January 2018.
- Naval Directive 20JA-01 (2020) – appointed RADM Drakkus Heath as commanding officer.
- Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2501-01 (2025) – appointed RADM Edward Newton as commanding officer.
Fleet structure and echelons
- Naval Directive 19APR-05 (2019) – deactivated the understrength Battlecruiser Squadron 96, together with its Battlecruiser Division 962 (Naval Directive 19APR-04).
- Naval Directive 20JU-02 (2020) – deactivated Battle Squadron 2 and reassigned Battle Division 201.
- Naval Directive 20JA-03 (2020) – assigned HMS Ivanhoe to the fleet.
- Naval Directive 22JA-01 (2022) – activated Task Group 92.1.
- Naval Directive 23FE-01 (2023) – named a new commanding officer for Battlecruiser Squadron 921.
- Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2502-05 (2025) – dissolved the fleet's remaining single-ship echelons, including Task Group 91.1.
- PD-SC-1003 Chapter and Echelon Policy (2024) – the Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff policy that governs how the fleet's chapters and echelons are organised, setting echelon tiers and minimum command numbers.
Vessels
- BuShips Directive 2506-03 (2025) – commissioned HMS Lancelot.
- BuShips Directive 2605-03 (2026) – commissioned HMS Talisman.
- BuShips Directive 2004-06, BuShips Directive 2004-07 (2020), BuShips Directive 2203-01 (2022), BuShips Directive 2409-03, and BuShips Directive 2412-02 (2024) – decommissioned former member vessels as their chapters stood down.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naval Directive 19APR-05
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naval Directive 19APR-04
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Naval Directive 20JU-02
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Naval Directive 22JA-01
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2502-05
- ↑ Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2501-01
- ↑ Naval Directive 17NOV-02
- ↑ Naval Directive 20JA-01
- ↑ Assigned to the Tenth Fleet by Naval Directive 20JA-03.
- ↑ Commissioned by BuShips Directive 2605-03.
- ↑ Naval Directive 23FE-01
- ↑ Commissioned by BuShips Directive 2506-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 BuShips Directive 1609-13
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 BuShips Directive 1608-07
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1202-02
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1209-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1511-18
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 BuShips Directive 1607-06
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1811-09
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1812-02
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1805-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1608-08
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1808-11
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1709-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1805-12
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2004-06
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2004-07
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2203-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2409-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2412-02
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