HMS Bedivere (DD-486)
| HMS Bedivere DD-486 | |
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| Class: | Roland |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Affiliation: |  Royal Manticoran Navy
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| Commander: | Vacant |
| Launched: | 02 April 2012 |
| Status: | Inactive |
| Reporting to: | BuShips |
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HMS Bedivere (DD-486) was a Roland-class Destroyer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. Across four commissions between 2012 and 2018 she served in First, Sixth, and Tenth Fleet, each of her crews upgrading in turn to a cruiser, before she was returned to the reserve fleet for the last time in June 2018.
History
Bedivere was commissioned on 2 April 2012 under the command of LCDR Eric Schulman, assigned to First Fleet at Washington, D.C.[1] Her crew upgraded to the light cruiser HMS Artegal on 12 July 2012, returning Bedivere to the reserve.[2]
She was recommissioned on 4 September 2012 when the crew of HMLAC Grimalkin upgraded to the hull in Santa Ana, California, under LCDR Christopher Beilby in Tenth Fleet.[3] That crew served until upgrading to the heavy cruiser HMS Merlin on 19 July 2014.
Bedivere was recommissioned again on 23 December 2014 by members of HMS Tisiphone who chartered a chapter in Lincoln, Nebraska, under CDR Matthew Parker in Sixth Fleet.[4] On 25 March 2015 that crew commissioned the light cruiser HMS Aegis, and Bedivere was again placed in reserve.[5]
Her final commission came on 28 November 2015, recommissioned in Tenth Fleet at San Diego, California under LCDR Timothy Simpson and assigned to Task Group 91.1.[6] Her executive officer and bosun were reappointed on 6 September 2016.[7] On 16 June 2018, Simpson's crew transferred to the recommissioned light cruiser HMS Avalon, and Bedivere was returned to the Active Fleet Reserve.[8]
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCDR Eric Schulman | 02 Apr 2012 | 12 Jul 2012 |
| 2 | LCDR Christopher Beilby | 04 Sep 2012 | 19 Jul 2014 |
| 3 | CDR Matthew Parker | 23 Dec 2014 | 25 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | LCDR Timothy Simpson | 28 Nov 2015 | 16 Jun 2018 |
Crew Lineage
- This space held for subsequent crew lineage upon recommissioning.
Command Staff
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 Bedivere operations and personnel.
| Order No. | Effective Date | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Bedivere Ship's Order 1608-24 | 24 August 2016 | Placeholder for Ship Orders |
References
See Also
| Roland-class Destroyer | |
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| Roland (lead) - Galahad - Tristram - Ivanhoe - Gawain - Gaheris - Kay - Bedivere - Tornado - Lionheart - Saladin - Yamamoto Date - Barbarossa - Reuben James |
| 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 |