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| crest       = 
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| name        = HMS ''Kraken''
| hcn         = SD-163
| city        = Winston-Salem, NC, USA
| class       = Gryphon
| type        = Superdreadnought
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| co          = Captain (SG) Mark Polanis , RMN
| launched    = 14 February 2014
| status      = Active
| reportsto   = Third Fleet
| fleet       = Third Fleet
| website     =
| image2      = SD-163-flash.png
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Gryphon-class]] [[Superdreadnought]] within [[Third Fleet]]. 

==History==
14 February 2014: Commissioned via [[BuShips Directive 1402-03]].

04 February 2018: Decommissioned via [[BuShips Directive 1802-02]].

04 September 2021: Recommissioned via [[BuShips Directive 2109-01]].
===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || Captain, s.g. Mark Polanis || 14 February 2014 || 04 February 2018
|-
| 2 || Captain, s.g. Mark Polanis || 4 September 2021 || Incumbent
|-
|}


==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: Captain (SG) Mark Polanis , RMN
* Executive Officer: Commander Joshua Bailey , RMN
* Bosun: Senior Chief Petty Officer Lynn Holiman , RMN
==Ship's Honors==

===Decorations===