Talbott Cluster and surrounding space
Task Force Talbott was the combined Royal Manticoran Navy force assigned to the newly established Talbott Station and charged with protection of the Talbott Cluster. It was established after discovery of the Lynx Terminus of the Manticore Wormhole Junction, when star nations present there there petitioned to join the Star Kingdom of Manticore.
Units of Task Force Talbott became subordinated to the Tenth Fleet, which was assigned there, when the Talbott Quadrant was established. (SI1, SI2)
Order of battle[]
Lynx Terminus picket[]
The Lynx Terminus picket was comprised of two relatively modern destroyers and one elderly light cruiser. After the Battle of Monica, responsibility for the Manticore Junction terminus was transferred to Task Force 302.
Capital picket[]
Commanded directly by Rear Admiral Khumalo:
- HMS Hercules (SD)
- HMS Devastation (CL)
- HMS Intrepid (CL)
- HMS Victorious (DD)
- HMS Ironside (DD)
- HMS Domino (DD)
Northern Patrol[]
A group of warships responsible for anti-piracy patrols and pickets in the "northern" area of the Talbott Cluster.[1]
Southern Patrol[]
Group of warships responsible for anti-piracy patrols and pickets in the southern area of the Talbott Cluster. Before the Battle of Monica it was comprised of 15 ships, covering Tillerman[2], Talbott and Dresden Systems, including:
- HMS Warlock (CA) - called from Dresden System by Captain Terekhov[3], damaged in the Battle of Monica and sent off
- HMS Vigilant (CA) †
- HMS Gallant (CL) †
- HMS Audacious (CL) †
- HMS Aegis (CL)
- HMS Janissary (DD) †
- HMS Javelin (DD) †
- HMS Rondeau (DD) †
- HMS Aria (DD)
- HMS Inspired[4]
HMS Hexapuma[]
Heavy cruiser HMS Hexapuma was the strongest warship of Task Force Talbott. She was charged with "show the flag" missions in the entire Talbott Cluster space in fact, damaged in the Battle of Monica and sent off to the Star Kingdom Manticore for repairs.
Service squadron[]
Ships of the service squadron were stationed in the Spindle and Montana Systems - units in the Montana System directly supported the Southern Patrol:[5]
- HMS Petard (AE) - Spindle
- HMS Holocaust (AE) - Spindle
- HMS Volcano (AE) - Montana
- HMS Ericsson (AR) - Montana
- HMS White (AR) - Spindle
Service record[]
References[]
- ↑ Later - including permanent pickets in the Marian, Scarlet and Pequod Systems (HMS Reprise (DD)).
- ↑ Tillerman picket after the Battle of Monica:
* Commander Wesley Cramer's command: HMS Devastation (CL), HMS Inspired (CL) and HMS Victorious (DD)
* Captain Jerome Conner's command: HMS Penelope and HMS Romulus of the Battlecruiser Division 106.1 - ↑ earlier in Spindle and Tillerman
- ↑ The ship type of the HMS Inspired is not definitive, but probably it was a light cruiser.
- ↑ Command authority asserted by Captain Terekhov.