HMS Thunderer (SD-323)
| HMS Thunderer SD-323 | |
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| Class: | Medusa |
| Type: | Superdreadnought |
| Affiliation: |  Royal Manticoran Navy
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| Commander: | CAPTJG Jeff Alan Smith Sr. |
| Launched: | 01 AUG 2016 |
| Status: | Active |
| Reporting to: | Battle Division 501.2 |
| Fleet: | Second Fleet |
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HMS Thunderer (SD-323) is a Medusa-class 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 Alan Smith Sr.[1][2]
History
Thunderer was commissioned on 1 August 2016 by order of BuShips, under the command of CAPTJG Sonja Thiede.[3] After commissioning, she was immediately assigned to Task Group 91.1's command. Thunderer formed Battle Division 202 with HMS Revenge in September, as part of Battle Squadron 2.
She was transferred to the Active Reserve Fleet when the crew assumed command of HMS Guadalcanal on 13 November 2018.
Thunderer was recommissioned on 23 November 2024 by order of BuShips and assigned to Second (Gryphon) Fleet at Michigan City, Indiana, under the command of CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK.[1] Command passed to CAPTJG Jeff Alan Smith Sr. on 28 June 2025.[2]
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | CAPTSG Dame Sonja Thiede | 01 Aug 2016[3] | 13 Nov 2018[4] |
| 2 | CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK | 23 Nov 2024[1] | 28 Jun 2025[2] |
| 3 | CAPTJG Jeff Alan Smith Sr. | 28 Jun 2025[2] | Incumbent |
Crew Lineage
Command Staff
Embarked Flag Officer(s)
Marine Detachment
Auxiliary Craft
No auxiliary craft have been launched since the commissioning of this vessel.
Ship's Honors
Decorations
Ship's Orders
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.
| Order No. | Effective Date | Subject | Status |
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| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 2412-01 | 1 December 2024 | Promotions (Coons) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1808-02 | 21 August 2018 | Promotions (Hall, Valencia) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1808-01 | 10 August 2018 | Promotions (Kramer) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1807-01 | 4 July 2018 | Promotions (Miller, Morse) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1806-01 | 13 June 2018 | Promotions (Davis, Del Rio, Mar, Jackson, Grigsby, Menendez, Raquedan) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1803-01 | 30 March 2018 | Promotions (Kramer, Aguilar, Cornell, Hennessee, Holthouser, Howard, Hung, Ross, Santos, Villa) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1711-02 | 2 November 2017 | Promotions (Bardonnex, Cahill, Chenot, Entriken, Evans, Jenks, Barnes, Buster, Knight, LeQuieu, Mar, McIlroy, Neasham) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1710-01 | 31 October 2017 | Promotions (Mar, Rascon, Aguilar, Cornell, Hennessee, Holthouser, Howard, Hung, Morrison, Ross, Santos, Villa) | Active |
| Orders:HMS Thunderer Ship's Order 1711-01 | 31 October 2017 | Promotions (Anderson, Anderson, Chandler, Kane, Kloman, Lee, Simmons, Webster, Davis, Del Rio, Ridgway, Tracy) | Active |
References
See Also
| Medusa-class Superdreadnought (Pods) | |
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| Medusa - Revenge - Thunderer - Valkyrie - Grendelsbane |
| Superdreadnoughts | |
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| Royal Manticoran Navy | |
| Sphinx (SD) | Sphinx - Stormbringer‡ |
| Gryphon (SD) | Gryphon (lead) - Titan - Kraken - Manticore‡ |
| Medusa (SD-P) | Medusa (lead) - Revenge - Thunderer - Valkyrie Grendelsbane |
| Invictus (SD-P) | Invictus (lead) - Anasazi‡ - Imperator - Imperatrix - Implacable - Insurmountable - Interloper - Intractable - Intrepid - Invincible - Second Yeltsin |
| Grayson Space Navy | |
| Harrington (SD-P) | Barbara Bancroft - Hector Ferelli - Jason Mueller - Seneca Gilmore |
| Imperial Andermani Navy | |
| Seydlitz (SD) | Scharnhorst |
| Republic of Haven Navy | |
| Haven (SD) | Seljuk |