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 a founding chapter of the Tenth Fleet and its first hyper-capable ship, 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
Roland was commissioned on 23 May 2012 in the Tenth Fleet under LCDR Jack Yeager, the fleet's first hyper-capable ship.[1] On 17 June 2014 she was assigned to Task Group 91.1,[2] and later joined Destroyer Division 231 within it.[3] She took part in FresCon 2016, and on 23 August 2016 was placed in reserve when her crew transferred to the Invictus-class Superdreadnought HMS Intractable (SD-459).[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 (SS-001).[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] The sublight Light Attack Craft HMLAC Grimalkin had commissioned three months earlier as the fleet's first chapter,[12] but as its first hyper-capable ship, 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 | CAPTJG Sir Jack Yeager, KE | 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.[13]
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:BuShips Directive 1202-02
- ↑ Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 1507-01
See Also
External Links
HMS Roland article at Honorverse wikia
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