HMS Roland (DD-476)
| HMS Roland DD-476 | |
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| Class: | Roland |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Affiliation: |  Royal Manticoran Navy
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| Commander: | Vacant |
| Launched: | 23 MAY 2012 |
| Status: | Inactive |
HMS Roland was a Roland-class Destroyer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. Commissioned in 2012 as the first chapter raised within the Tenth Fleet, she served through two commissions and two fleets (the Tenth and later the Second Fleet) across nearly eight years before her decommissioning on 4 January 2020.
History
First commissioned on 23 May, 2012, Roland launched in Tenth Fleet under the command of LCDR Jack Yeager. [1] Under this crew, HMS Roland had the distinction of being the first commissioned chapter within that fleet, and for special dedication, was awarded the RMU along with the rest of TG91.1; she was assigned to said task group by Naval Directive 14JU-01 on 17 June, 2014[2] and subsequently as a part of Destroyer Division 231 within that formation[3]. While active, this chapter attended and participated in FresCon. This iteration was placed into the Active Reserve on 23 August, 2016, as the chapter upgraded to the Invictus-class Superdreadnought HMS Intractable [4].
HMS Roland recommissioned on 10 June 2017 in the Second Fleet under LCDR Jeffry M. Ellis, transferring HMLAC Caleb to the reserve fleet. She was decommissioned on 4 January 2020, her crew transferred to HMSS Greenwich.[5]
Legacy
Roland was the seed of several Tenth Fleet chapters across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California. In January 2014 she launched Pinnace Roland-01 at San Francisco,[6] which was commissioned that April as the Nike-class Battlecruiser HMS Artemis, the pinnace returning to Roland for further use.[7] Artemis expanded in November 2015 into the Superdreadnought HMS Medusa under CDRE Michael Garcia, who had served as Artemis's founding bosun.[8] A Roland plankowner, Jack Kane,[1] likewise carried into the Saganami-C-class Heavy Cruiser HMS Wolf, commissioned at Ceres in May 2014,[9] whose command line under CAPTSG Sonja Thiede went on to raise the Superdreadnought HMS Thunderer and the amphibious transport HMS Guadalcanal.[10][11] As the fleet's founding chapter and the seed from which a battlecruiser and a superdreadnought were raised, Roland was central to the Tenth Fleet's expansion across Northern and Central California.
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCDR Jack Yeager | 23 May 2012 | 23 August 2016 |
| 2 | LCDR Jeffry Ellis | 10 June 2017 | 04 January 2020 |
Crew Lineage
Command Staff
Ship's Honors
Decorations
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- Royal Meritorious Unit Citation: Awarded 07 July 2015, by order of ADM Lady Chrissy Killian, CO 10th Fleet, for their part in the combined efforts over a year in establishing and perpetuating the good name of Task Group 91.1 and 10th Fleet in general.[12]
Ship's Orders
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify Admiralty Orders, Naval Directives, and Tenth Fleet Orders. They are applicable to Roland operations and personnel.
| Order No. | Effective Date | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Roland Ship's Order 1234-56 | 24 August 2016 | Place Holder for Future Orders | Inactive |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orders:BuShips Directive 1205-02
- ↑ Naval Directive 14JU-01
- ↑ Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-01
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1608-07
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 2001-06
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1401-04
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1404-03
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1511-08
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1607-06
- ↑ Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-09
- ↑ Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 1507-01
See Also
External Links
HMS Roland article at Honorverse wikia
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