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: | CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK |
| Launched: | 01 AUG 2016 |
| Status: | Active |
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HMS Thunderer (SD-323) is a Medusa-class Pod-laying Superdreadnought. After a period in the Active Reserve Fleet, she returned to active service and by December 2024 was under the command of CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK.[1]
History
Thunderer was commissioned on 1 August 2016 by order of BuShips, under the command of CAPTJG Sonja Thiede.[2] 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 subsequently returned to active service under a new crew. By December 2024 she was commanded by CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK, whose ship's orders record her operating with an active complement.[1]
Commanding Officers
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | CAPTSG Dame Sonja Thiede | 01 Aug 2016[2] | 13 Nov 2018[3] |
| 2 | CAPTSG Sir Sherman Day, KSK | by Dec 2024[1] | 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 Tenth Fleet Orders. 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 |