Battle Squadron 1 (BS1) was a tactical unit of the Grayson Space Navy created during the First Havenite-Manticoran War.
History[]
The First Battle Squadron was one of the first two Grayson battlesquadrons in history. It was created in 1907 PD on the basis of ex-Havenite DuQuesne-class prizes that were surrendered during the Third Battle of Yeltsin's Star. (HH5)
Organization[]
Commanding Oficers[]
- Admiral Honor Harrington, 1907 PD – 1909 PD[1], the first CO
Staff[]
In 1907 members of BS 1 staff were:
- Captain Mercedes Brigham - chief of staff
- Commander Frederick Bagwell - operations officer
- Commander Allen Sewell - astrogator
- Lieutenant Commander Howard Brannigan - communications officer
- Lieutenant Commander Gregory Paxton - intelligence officer
- Lieutenant Commander Stephen Matthews - logistics officer
- Lieutenant Commander Abraham Jackson - staff chaplain
- Lieutenant Jared Sutton - flag lieutenant
Initial Phase[]
When Admiral Honor Harrington assumed her Commanding Officer position non of the ships exercised as a complete squadron:
- Rear Admiral Brentworth drilled GNS Magnificent, GNS Courageous, and GNS Manticore's Gift as a single, oversized division for over two months,
- GNS Furious and GNS Glorious had only been operational for a couple of weeks, but they were shaping up,
- GNS Terrible only left the yard.
Divisions[]
In 1907 PD the squadron comprised of 6 units, divided into three divisions:
- Batle Division 11 - commanding officer Rear Admiral Walter Brentworth, senior division CO
- GNS Terrible – squadron flag, Commanding Officer - Captain Alfredo Yu,
- GNS Magnificent – divsion flag
- Battle Division 12 - commanding officer Rear Admiral Trailman†[2]
- GNS Manticore's Gift – division flag
- GNS Glorious
- Battle Division 13 - commanding officer Rear Admiral Judah Yanakov, the youngest division CO
- GNS Courageous – division flag,
- GNS Furious - commanding officer Captain Gates
It seems division flagships were commanded by their division commanding officers. It is not certain how BS 1 was reorganized after GNS Glorious loss.
Service Record[]
References[]
- ↑ 18 T-months
- ↑ K.I.A during the Fourth Battle of Yeltsin's Star