HMLAC Velociraptor is now HMS Havoc!

My fellow Manticorans,

Effective as of 0001 Hours (EST) on September 15, 2013, it is my pleasure to announce the commissioning of HMS Havoc, DD-01, under the command of Lt. Commander Jaeryn Spedden. This is a Havoc Class Destroyer and is assigned to the Sixth Fleet, based in Omaha, NE.

As of the date of Commissioning, the following personnel are assigned to HMS Havoc:

Commander Jaeryn Spedden (assigned as CO of HMS Havoc)
Lieutenant, s.g. Lee Kolb (assigned as XO of HMS Havoc)
Chief Petty Officer Anna Crowson (assigned as Bosun of HMS Havoc)
Spacer 3rd Class Andrew Kolb
Spacer 3rd Class Crystal Spencer
Spacer 3rd Class Chris Gaddie
Spacer 3rd Class Steven Holdren
Spacer 3rd Class Terry Muller

The following personnel are breveted in rank as indicated below:
Jaeryn Spedden to Lieutenant Commander
Lee Kolb to Lieutenant, s.g.

This also Decommissions HMLAC Velociraptor.

In Service to Her Majesty, the Queen
Admiral Lord Sir John Roberts, KDE, SC
Third Space Lord

The Story of the Velociraptor

This is the long version of how the ship came to be...


It all started with Magic: the Gathering. Everything starts with Magic. LOL.

I'm a big fan of the Honor Harrington universe. I found a site that lets you make custom MtG playmats. I wanted an Honorverse one. So I looked around on DeviantArt and other places and finally found a pic I liked and put some other stuff to it.

In my searching, I noticed a quite a bit of links talking about the Royal Manticoran Navy as if it actually existed. Curiosity got the better of me and I ended up finding the main TRMN page. I immediately signed up. I originally signed up as a Marine on the HMS Starcrest (based out of Iowa.) I was fine where I was.


Then I went over to a friend's house for one of our Magic nights. And I saw this on the counter:

I posted it on the RMN's main Facebook page. The comments were immediately flooded with people saying that I should start a ship in the Omaha area. I switched over to the Navy and started to find the people in my area who were part of the organization but not assigned to a ship. I sent out emails, and heard nothing back. I figured I'd just stay on the Starcrest.

Then one day I walked in to my local game shop. I happened to be wearing my Royal Manticoran Marine Corps shirt. The guy behind the counter saw it and asked if it had to do with the group. I was shocked and amazed to find out that the guy who works at my LGS was one of the strays I was looking for.

With me, him and one of the members of my Magic playgroup- I had enough people to launch a LAC. And here we are.

HMLAC Velociraptor LAC-008

Her Majesty's Light Attack Craft Velociraptor is based out of Omaha, NE and is assigned to Sixth Fleet.

Confused yet? HMLAC Velociraptor is the name of the Omaha based chapter of The Royal Manticoran Navy- The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association.

This page is for info about the LAC and her crew.

Curious about the TRMN? The Royal Manticoran Navy