Sidemore Station

Sidemore Station
Flagship:	HMS Hawk
Commander:	CAPTSG Sir Paul McPherson
Area of Operations:	CAN: MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NL
Reports to:	First Fleet
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Sidemore Station is one of the Stations within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. Commanded by CAPTSG Sir Paul McPherson, from his flagship HMS Hawk, this Station operates as part of Home Fleet, with its area of operations including the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

Sidemore Station was established on 10 January, 2017 as part of an initiative to start several proto-stations outside of the continental US, in an effort to grow the organization.<ref name="ND17JA06">Naval Directive 17JA-06</ref> Upon establishment, the only vessel assigned to it in its initial iteration was the Falcon-class Destroyer HMS Peregrine. However, this was soon joined by another Destroyer, this one the Wolfhound-class HMS Hellhound<ref name="BSD170501">BuShips Directive 1705-01</ref>; this chapter was soon thereafter upgraded to the Saganami-C-class HMS Hawk.

Sidemore Station was decommissioned on 8 March, 2018, as a result of numerous factors, including the extreme distance between the two chapters.<ref name="ND18MAR03">Naval Directive 18MAR-03</ref>

In 2021, the situation had changed rather significantly: HMS Peregrine recomissioned in Toronto, Ontario as of early October, 2020, putting it within two hours' drive of HMS Hawk. Further, due to the events of 2020, remote activities became the primary method of interaction for the members of most chapters, but especially these two. As a result, Sidemore Station was reinstated so as to aid the administrative tasks in maintaining and growing this connection.<ref name="ND21JA02">Naval Directive 21JA-02</ref>

Sidemore Station Commanding Officers

#	Name	Flagship	Assumed	Relieved
1	CDR Cliff Stornel, CGM	HMS Peregrine	10 Jan 2017	8 Mar 2018
2	CAPTSG Sir Paul McPherson, KDE, MR, CGM, QBM	HMS Hawk	19 Jan 2021	Incumbent

Station Command Staff

• Commanding Officer: CAPTSG Paul McPherson, KDE, MR, CGM, QBM
• Executive Officer: CDR Michael Panter, OC, KE, CGM, CBM
• Station Supply Officer: LTJG Mark Molnar, KDE

Station Units

The following units are assigned to Sidemore Station:

• HMS Hawk, under the command of CAPTSG Paul McPherson, KDE, MR, CGM, QBM, RMN.
• HMS Peregrine, under the command of CDR Michael Panter, OC, CGM, EM, CBM, RMN.

References

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The Stations of the Royal Manticoran Navy
ANZUS Station - Sidemore Station - Victoria Station