Battlecruiser Squadron 5

Battlecruiser Squadron 5 was a tactical unit of the Royal Manticoran Navy.
==Service Record==
Established in 1904 PD, Battlecruiser Squadron 5 was assigned to Task Force Hancock, operating from the naval station established in the Hancock System, and placed under the command of Rear Admiral Mark Sarnow.
The following year, when Task Force Hancock was split, the squadron became the core of the Task Group Hancock-001 and mounted provisional defense of the Hancock Station against the Admiral Rollins' Task Force of the People's Navy, based in the Seaford Nine System. ()
After its return to the Manticore System, the squadron was assigned to Task Force 4 of the Home Fleet. ()
In 1906 PD, the squadron was assigned to the Sixth Fleet and participated in Admiral Hamish Alexander's offensive into the area around Trevor's Star. (EH1)
==Staff==
===Chain of Command===
*Rear Admiral Mark Sarnow - Commanding Officer
*Commodore Isabella Banton - Second in Command
*Commodore Jack Prentis - Third in Command
===Staff ===
Known members of staff (1904-1905 PD):
*Captain (JG) Ernestine Corell - Chief of Staff
*Commander Joseph Cartwright - Operations Officer
*Lieutenant Commander Samuel Webster - Communications Officer
* Lieutenant Casper Southman †K.I.A. during battle of Hancock - Intelligence Officer
* Captain (SG) Honor Harrington - Flag Captain
==Organization==
===Initial phase ===
Initially the squadron was understrength and the distribution of its assigned units between divisions wasn't finally determinedor described, and its assigned units had no experience coordinating as a team. The units assigned to the squadron were:
* HMS IrrestibleTemporary flagship of the squadron., CO Captain Parsons
* HMS Achilles, CO Captain (SG) Oscar Weldon
* HMS Cassandra, CO Captain (SG) Quinlan
* HMS Invincible, Captain (SG)Supposition based on Jayne's. Marguerite Daumier
* HMS Intolerant, CO Captain (SG) Trinh
* HMS Agamemnon, CO Captain (SG) Dournet
* HMS NikeDesignated squadron flagship., CO Captain (SG) Honor Harrington
* HMS Defiant, CO Commodore Jack Prentis
* HMS Onslaught, CO Captain (SG) Rubenstein
===Before Battle of Hancock===
Battlecruiser Division 51, CO Captain (SG) Dournet †
* HMS Agamemnon †, division flagship
* HMS Nike, squadron flagship
Battlecruiser Division 52, CO Commodore Banton †
* HMS Achilles †, division flagship
* HMS Intolerant
Battlecruiser Division 53, CO Commodore Prentis †
* HMS Defiant †, division flagship
* HMS Cassandra
Battlecruiser Division 54, CO Captain (SG) Rubenstein
* HMS Onslaught, division flagship
* HMS Invincible
===In Home Fleet===
After the Battle of Hancock, the squadron's surviving damaged units were recalled to Manticore for repairs and the squadron was assigned to Home Fleet with Rear Admiral Mondeau as its designated CO.
== Notable Battles ==
* First Battle of Hancock
* Battle of Samson
* Battle of Mathias
==References==
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