Cruiser Squadron 18

Cruiser Squadron 18 was a joint tactical unit of the Royal Manticoran Navy and the Grayson Space Navy, organized in 1911 PD and designed to be a part of the Eighth Fleet.
== Chain of command ==
* Commodore Honor Harrington - Commanding Officer, 1911 PD, until the battle in the Adler System
* Captain (SG) Alistair McKeon - HMS Prince Adrian, second-in-command
* Captain Thomas Greentree - GNS Jason Alvarez, CO, third-in-command, acting Commanding Officer after losing HMS Prince Adrian with Commodore Honor Harrington onboard - 1911 PD
== Staff ==
Initial members of staff:
* Commander Andreas Venizelos, RMN, chief of staff
* Lieutenant Commander Marcia McGinley, GSN, operations officer
* Commander Howard Latham, GSN, communications officer
* Lieutenant Commander Prescott Tremaine, RMN, EW officer
* Lieutenant Commander Anson Lethridge, Erewhon Navy, astronavigation officer
* Lieutenant (SG) Jasper Mayhew, GSN, intelligence officer
* Lieutenant (SG) George LeMoyne, RMN, logistics and supply officer
* Lieutenant Commander Michael Vorland, GSN, chaplain
* Ensign Carson Clinkscales, GSN, flag lieutenant
Remaining members of staff after losing HMS Prince Adrian:
* Commander Howard Latham, GSN, communications officer, senior remained officer
* Lieutenant (SG) George LeMoyne, RMN, logistics and supply officer
* Lieutenant Commander Michael Vorland, GSN, chaplain
See also: Personnel of the Elysian Space Navy
== Organization ==
The squadron became operative in 1911 PD without reaching its full strength. Initially the squadron comprised of 5 or 6 vessels60% according to Honor Harrington, 75% according to Admiral Wesley Matthews; it became 4 or 5 vessels after losing HMS Prince Adrian. Divisions were not mentioned. ()
== Service Record ==
=== Escort of the convoy JNMTC 76 ===
It was planned for convoy JNMTC 76 to lead twenty vessels from Yeltsin's Star to Casca, then to Quest, Clairmont17 ships there, Adler, Treadway, Candor and finally Yeltsin.
=== Battle in the Adler System ===
:See: Third Battle of Adler
== Ships ==
* GNS Jason Alvarez, flag ship, CO Captain Thomas Greentree
* HMS Prince Adrian, CO Captain (SG) Alistair McKeon
* HMS Magician
* HMS Santander
* 1 or 2 more vessels, probably from the GSN
== References ==
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