HMS Devastation (DD-44)
| HMS Devastation DD-44 | |
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| Class: | Havoc |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Affiliation: |  Royal Manticoran Navy
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| Commander: | CDR Kenneth Ayotte, RMN |
| Launched: | 11 JUL 2013 |
| Status: | Active |
| Reporting to: | Home Fleet |
| Fleet: | Home Fleet |
HMS Devastation (DD-44) is a Havoc-class Destroyer currently assigned to the Home Fleet. One of the earliest vessels commissioned within TRMN, Devastation has been commissioned, stood down, and returned to service several times across her history.
History
Devastation was first commissioned on 11 July 2013 under the command of LCDR Michael Hunnicutt, as a Havoc-class Destroyer assigned to the Third Fleet, based in Smithfield, VA.[1] Command staff appointments followed in August and November 2013.[2][3]
On 28 May 2014 a change of command placed CDR Joseph Morgan in command.[4] Shortly afterward the crew stood up the new HMS Helen Zilwicki (CA-548) under Morgan's command, and Devastation was stood down.[5]
Devastation was recommissioned on 16 March 2015 under the command of LCDR Jacklyn Sullivan, remaining with the Third Fleet and based in Norfolk, VA.[6] A change of command on 4 April 2016 placed LCDR Andrew Martin in command.[7] The ship was decommissioned on 31 October 2016 and placed in the Reserve Fleet.[8]
After nearly four years in reserve, Devastation returned to service on 7 April 2020 under the command of CAPTSG Mark Polanis, assigned to the Third Fleet and based in Winston-Salem, NC.[9] She was re-commissioned again on 4 November 2020, this time assigned to the First Fleet and based in Warwick, RI.[10] Command-staff changes appointed a new Bosun in February 2022 and again in April 2024.[11][12]
Devastation was decommissioned a second time on 23 October 2024.[13] She was most recently re-commissioned on 1 April 2026 under the command of CDR Kenneth Ayotte, as a Havoc-class Destroyer assigned to the Home Fleet.[14]
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCDR Michael Hunnicutt | 11 Jul 2013[15] | 28 May 2014 |
| 2 | CDR Joseph Morgan | 28 May 2014[16] | 2014 (stood down) |
| 3 | LCDR Jacklyn Sullivan | 16 Mar 2015[17] | 4 Apr 2016 |
| 4 | LCDR Andrew Martin | 4 Apr 2016[18] | 31 Oct 2016 (decommissioned) |
| 5 | CAPTSG Mark Polanis | 7 Apr 2020[19] | 4 Nov 2020 |
| 6 | CDR Sir Frank Gonzalez[pii 1] | 4 Nov 2020[20] | 23 Oct 2024 (decommissioned) |
| 7 | CDR Kenneth Ayotte | 1 Apr 2026[21] | Incumbent |
Command Staff
References
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1307-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1308-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1311-07
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-10
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1406-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1503-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1610-17
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2202-04
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2404-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2410-03
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1307-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-10
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1503-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2004-04
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2604-01
Record notes
- ↑ This name was previously redacted and has been restored as it appears in the official order. It is retained as part of TRMN's historical command and service record, maintained in the public interest under the archiving and historical-research exemption to the right to erasure (GDPR Article 17(3)(d), read with Article 89(1); in the United Kingdom, the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, section 19). The record is kept faithfully and is not used to make any decision about the individual. See TenthFleet:GDPR.
| Havoc-class Destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Havoc (lead) - Hotspur - Vengeance - Devastation - Chaos - Lodestone - Starcrest |
| Destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Royal Manticoran Navy | |
| Chanson (DD) | Aria - Vixen - Windsong |
| Charger (DD) | Wolverine |
| Culverin (DD) | Chainshot |
| Falcon (DD) | Condor - Peregrine - Raven |
| Havoc (DD) | Havoc (lead) - Hotspur - Vengeance - Devastation - Chaos - Lodestone - Starcrest |
| Javelin (DD) | Javelin (lead) - Arrowhead |
| Roland (DD) | Roland (lead) - Barbarossa - Galahad - Tristram - Ivanhoe - Gawain - Gaheris - Kay - Bedivere - Lionheart - Saladin - Yamamoto Date - Reuben James - Tornado |
| Wolfhound (DD) | Wolfhound (lead) - Borzoi - Hellhound |
| Grayson Space Navy | |
| Apostle (DD) | Matthias |
| Jacob (DD) | Reuben |
| Joshua (DD) | Joshua (lead) - Albion - Mercy |
| Paul (DD) | Paul of Tarsus |
| Imperial Andermani Navy | |
| Dolch (DD) | Zweihänder - Haudegen |
| Republic of Haven Navy | |
| Trojan (DD) | Acheron |