Commanded since its establishment by Admiral Theodosia Kuzak, Third Fleet helped keeping San Martin secure from Havenite counterattacks during the later stages of the First Haven-Manticore War, and by the time of Operation Icarus, its order of battle included fifty-five superdreadnoughts. (HH8) In the aftermath of the truce between the Star Kingdom and the Republic, which led to the dissolution of Eighth Fleet, Third Fleet remained one of the two major operational fleets of the RMN, together with Home Fleet. (HH10)