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Tenth Fleet

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Talbott (Tenth) Fleet
Flagship: HMS Callisto (BC-722)
Commander: RADM Edward Newton
Area of
Operations: 		USA: AK, CA, ID, HI, OR, NV, WA
Reports to: First Space Lord
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
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
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

Fleet Headquarters Unit

  • Commanding Officer: RADM Edward Newton, ME, CGM, GS, QBM, CBM
  • Deputy Commanding Officer:
  • Fleet Chief of Staff: CAPTSG 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

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:

Battlecruiser Division 921

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

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

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.
  • Battlecruiser Division 963 – dissolved on 30 September 2016 when Madrigal upgraded to Jason Mueller.
  • Destroyer Division 231 – dissolved on 23 August 2016 when Roland upgraded to Intractable.

The following vessels were formerly assigned to the Tenth Fleet:

Tenth Fleet Orders

References



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