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| name = Tom Chandler |
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| series = The Last Ship |
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| image = Eric Dane March 2015.jpg |
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| name = Tom Chandler |
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| series = The Last Ship |
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| caption = Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) |
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| first = "Phase Six" <br> June 22, 2014 |
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| creator = [[Hank Steinberg]] <br> Steve Kane |
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| caption = Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) |
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| based_on = Thomas<br><small>(''[[The Last Ship (novel)|The Last Ship]]'' by [[William Brinkley]])</small> |
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| first = "Phase Six" <br> June 22, 2014 |
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| portrayer = [[Eric Dane]] |
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| full_name = Thomas William Chandler |
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| creator = [[Hank Steinberg]] <br> Steve Kane <br> [[William Brinkley]] (novel) |
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| gender = Male |
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| portrayer = [[Eric Dane]] |
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| occupation = US Navy officer <br> Ship captain |
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| title = Commanding Officer, USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) (Seasons 1-2) <br> Chief of Naval Operations (Season 3) <br> Fisherman (Season 4) <br> Navy Captain (Season 4) <br> Admiral/Instructor, United States Naval Academy (Season 5) |
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| family = Jed Chandler† (father) <br> Unnamed mother <br> Unnamed brother <br> Unnamed sister |
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| spouse = Darien Chandler † (wife) |
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| significant_other = Sasha Cooper |
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| children = Ashley Chandler <br> Sam Chandler |
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| relatives = Unnamed sister-in-law† |
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| nationality = American |
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| info-hdr = Information |
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| extra-hdr = Military career |
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| lbl31 = Service/branch |
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| fullname = Thomas W. Chandler |
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| data31 = [[United States Navy]] |
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| data32 = 1990s–2014, 2015, 2018-present |
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| lbl33 = Rank |
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| gender = Male |
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| data33 = [[File:US Navy O10 infobox.svg|25px]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] |
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| occupation = US Navy officer <br> Ship captain |
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| lbl34 = Commands held |
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| title = Commanding Officer, USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) (Seasons 1-2) <br> Chief of Naval Operations (Season 3) |
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| data34 = USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) (2014–2015) <br> Chief of Naval Operations (2014) |
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| family = Jed Chandler† (father) <br> Unnamed mother <br> Unnamed brother <br> Unnamed sister |
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| lbl35 = Awards |
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| spouse = Darien Chandler† (wife) |
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| data35 = Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) <br> Navy Distinguished Service Medal <br> Legion of Merit <br> Bronze Star <br> Purple Heart (2) <br> Meritorious Service Medal (2) <br> Joint Service Commendation Medal <br> Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) <br> Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4) |
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| children = Ashley Chandler <br> Sam Chandler |
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| relatives = Unnamed sister-in-law† |
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| nationality = American |
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| extra-hdr = Military career |
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| data31 = [[United States Navy]] |
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| lbl32 = Service years |
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| data32 = 1990s–2016 |
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| lbl33 = Rank |
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| data33 = [[File:US Navy O6 insignia.svg|35px]] [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] |
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| lbl34 = Commands held |
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| data34 = USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) (2014–2015) <br> Chief of Naval Operations (2016) |
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| data35 = Silver Star <br> Legion of Merit <br> Purple Heart <br> Meritorious Service Medal (2) <br> Joint Service Commendation Medal <br> Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) <br> Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3) |
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'''Thomas William Chandler''' is a fictional [[Character (arts)|character]] and the [[protagonist]] of the cable network [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] [[post-apocalyptic]] drama TV series ''[[The Last Ship (TV series)|The Last Ship]]''. He is portrayed by [[Eric Dane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/eric-danes-greys-anatomy-rebound-starring-in-michael-bays-tnt-pilot-the-last-ship.html|title=Eric Dane's 'Grey's Anatomy' rebound: Starring in Michael Bay's TNT pilot 'The Last Ship'|last=Berkshire|first=Geoff|work=[[Zap2it]]|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014233909/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/eric-danes-greys-anatomy-rebound-starring-in-michael-bays-tnt-pilot-the-last-ship.html|archive-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2012/10/10/eric-dane-the-last-ship-tnt/|title=Pilot Scoop: Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane to Captain TNT Action Drama The Last Ship|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=[[TVLine]]|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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The son of [[United States Army |
The son of [[United States Army]] veteran Jed Chandler ([[Bill Smitrovich]]), Tom Chandler was born on December 9 and raised in Virginia along with a brother and a sister. As a young man, Tom joined the [[United States Navy]] to spite his father, an army officer.<ref name="SOS">{{Cite episode|title=SOS|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=August 3, 2014|season=1|number=7}}</ref><ref name="The Scott Effect">{{Cite episode|title=The Scott Effect|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 19, 2016|season=3|number=1}}</ref> |
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At an unknown point in time, he married a woman named Darien ([[Tracy Middendorf]]). They have a daughter, Ashley, and a son, Sam, and reside in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where his ship is homeported. |
At an unknown point in time, he married a woman named Darien ([[Tracy Middendorf]]). They have a daughter, Ashley (Grace Kaufman), and a son, Sam (Aidan Sussman), and reside in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where his ship is homeported. |
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He speaks and reads fluent [[Russian language|Russian]], and has a book written by Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov ([[Ravil Isyanov]]) in his personal collection.<ref name="Dead Reckoning">{{Cite episode|title=Dead Reckoning |
He speaks and reads fluent [[Russian language|Russian]], and has a book written by Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov ([[Ravil Isyanov]]) in his personal collection.<ref name="Dead Reckoning">{{Cite episode|title=Dead Reckoning|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=July 6, 2014|season=1|number=3}}</ref> |
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==Arc== |
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Chandler's naval career began in the 1990s upon his graduation from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. |
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As a [[Lieutenant (junior grade)|Lieutenant, junior grade]], Chandler served on the [[USS Pinckney (DDG-91)|USS ''Pinckney'' (DDG-91)]] after completing a tour of duty in [[Iraq War|Iraq]]. The ''Pinckney'''s captain promoted him to full [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]]; years later, Chandler gave his Lieutenant's bars to Lieutenant Alisha Granderson during her promotion ceremony.<ref name="It's Not a Rumor">{{Cite episode|title=It's Not a Rumor|episodelink=|series=The Last Ship|serieslink=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 28, 2015|season=2|number=3}}</ref> |
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As a [[Lieutenant (junior grade)|lieutenant, junior grade]], Chandler served on {{USS|Pinckney|DDG-91|6}} after completing a tour of duty in [[Iraq War|Iraq]]. The ''Pinckney'''s captain promoted him to full [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]]; years later, Chandler gave his Lieutenant's bars to Lieutenant [[Alisha Granderson]] during her promotion ceremony.<ref name="It's Not a Rumor">{{Cite episode|title=It's Not a Rumor|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 28, 2015|season=2|number=3}}</ref> |
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By June 2013, Chandler held the rank of Commander in the United States Navy and was the Captain of the [[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class]] [[guided missile destroyer]] [[USS Nathan James|USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151)]]. That year, he and his crew took on paleomicrobiologists Dr. [[Rachel Scott (Last Ship)|Rachel Scott]] ([[Rhona Mitra]]) and Dr. [[Quincy Tophet]] ([[Sam Spruell]]) as the ''Nathan James'' conducted operations at the [[Arctic]]. However, their mission, unknown to even them, was just a cover for Drs. Scott and Tophet, who were actually collecting samples of a deadly virus that has infected 80 percent of the human population while they have been at sea.<ref name="Phase Six">{{Cite episode|title=Phase Six|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 22, 2014|season=1|number=1}}</ref> |
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The first season revolves around finding and creating a cure for the virus (called the Red Flu by those on land) while staying ahead of the RFS ''Vyerni'', a [[Russian Navy]] [[Kirov-class battlecruiser|''Kirov''-class battlecruiser]] commanded by Admiral [[Konstantin Ruskov]], who were looking for the cure for themselves so they could become the new "owners" of the world. During a rescue operation undertaken near Jamaica, CDR Chandler and [[Tex Nolan]] ([[John Pyper-Ferguson]]), the private security/military contractor who joined the ''Nathan James'' at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], were lost at sea and then taken captive by Admiral Ruskov.<ref name="SOS"/> The two of them were rescued by the ''Nathan James'', and upon their escape, detonated a set of explosives left by the boarding party that ultimately sunk the ''Vyerni'' with all hands (save for [[Niels Sørensen]] ([[Ebon Moss-Bachrach]]), a Norwegian scientist held prisoner by Ruskov).<ref name="Two Sailors Walk into a Bar">{{Cite episode|title=Two Sailors Walk into a Bar|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=August 10, 2014|season=1|number=8}}</ref> |
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With the Russians defeated and a cure synthesized, the ''Nathan James'' makes port in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]], where they meet up with Amy Granderson ([[Alfre Woodard]]), the Vice Chair of the President's [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee|Defense Policy Board]] and mother of one of Chandler's officers, who claims to be the leader of what's left of the United States government. As Chandler frantically searches for his family (who have traveled to Baltimore from Virginia to meet him), he learns that Granderson and her rogue [[Maryland State Police|Maryland State Troopers]] are killing the people infected with the virus and burning their bodies to power the city, intent that only the "proper" people survive to aid humanity. CDR Chandler finds his dad and his children and is able to cure them, but is too late to save his wife, who had succumbed to the virus just before he arrived.<ref name="No Place Like Home">{{Cite episode|title=No Place Like Home|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=August 24, 2014|season=1|number=10}}</ref> |
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With the ''Nathan James'' under siege by Granderson's people, CDR Chandler and his few landlocked crewmembers take the fight to Granderson, teaming up with the underground resistance against Granderson led by [[Thornwald|Andrew Thorwald]] ([[Titus Welliver]]), a former [[Baltimore Police Department]] officer. Together, they were able to stop her, but Thorwald was killed in the attempt, and Granderson chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested by Chandler.<ref name="Unreal City">{{Cite episode|title=Unreal City|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 21, 2015|season=2|number=1}}</ref><ref name="Fight the Ship">{{Cite episode|title=Fight the Ship|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 21, 2015|season=2|number=2}}</ref> |
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After liberating Baltimore, the ship returns home to Norfolk, where they cure the town and reunite with several teams of Navy pilots and [[United States Navy SEALs|SEALs]] and scattered remnants of other branches of the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] and civilian medical and scientific experts. Although CDR Chandler planned to retire in order to take care of his family, his father convinced him that his place was on the ''Nathan James''.<ref name="It's Not a Rumor"/> |
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After liberating Baltimore, the ship returns home to Norfolk, where they cure the town and reunite with several teams of Navy pilots and [[United States Navy SEALs|SEALs]] and scattered remnants of other branches of the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] and civilian medical and scientific experts. Although CDR Chandler planned to retire in order to take care of his family, his father convinced him that his place was on the ''Nathan James''.<ref name="It's Not a Rumor"/> |
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CDR Chandler and the ''Nathan James'''s next opponents are a group of natural Immunes led by former [[Royal Navy]] Lieutenant Commander Sean Ramsey ([[Brían F. O'Byrne]]), who have taken command of the {{sclass-|Astute|submarine}} HMS ''Achilles''. The Immunes have also brainwashed the [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]], Jeffrey Michener ([[Mark Moses]]), who is the sole surviving member of the [[Cabinet of the United States]] & [[United States presidential line of succession|Presidential Line of Succession]]. |
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CDR Chandler and the ''Nathan James'''s next opponents are a group of natural Immunes led by former [[Royal Navy]] Lieutenant Commander Sean Ramsey ([[Brían F. O'Byrne]]), who have taken command of the {{sclass|Astute|submarine}} HMS ''Achilles''. The Immunes have also brainwashed the [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]], [[Jeffrey Michener]] ([[Mark Moses]]), who is the sole surviving member of the [[Cabinet of the United States]] and [[United States presidential line of succession|Presidential Line of Succession]]. |
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After the defeat of the Immunes and the successful creation of the "contagious cure" by Dr. Scott, the ''Nathan James'' is put into drydock in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where Michener is sworn in as [[President of the United States]] by a surviving judge. One of Michener's first inaugural acts as President is to promote CDR Chandler to the position of [[Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="A More Perfect Union">{{Cite episode|title=A More Perfect Union|episodelink=|series=The Last Ship|serieslink=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=September 6, 2015|season=2|number=13}}</ref> |
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After the defeat of the Immunes and the successful creation of the "contagious cure" by Dr. Scott, the ''Nathan James'' is put into drydock in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where Michener is sworn in as [[President of the United States]] by a surviving judge on December 23, 2013. One of Michener's first inaugural acts as president is to promote CDR Chandler to the position of [[Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="A More Perfect Union">{{Cite episode|title=A More Perfect Union|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=September 6, 2015|season=2|number=13}}</ref> |
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As Chief of Naval Operations, Chandler holds the rank of [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]], having turned down a promotion to [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]], saying that "[Captain] suits him better"; it was also mentioned that as there was no current [[United States Secretary of Defense]], CAPT Chandler serves as President Michener's ''de facto'' military commander.<ref name="The Scott Effect"/> He retook command of the ''Nathan James'' in "Shanzhai" after the capture of CAPT [[Mike Slattery (Last Ship)|Mike Slattery]] and six members of his crew and names LT Granderson acting Executive Officer over LT Cameron Burk, a senior lieutenant who held the conn while CAPT Slattery was off-ship.<ref name="Shanzhai">{{Cite episode|title=Shanzhai|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=June 26, 2016|season=3|number=3}}</ref> Upon the rescue of the prisoners of war in "Dog Day", CAPT Chandler returns command of the ship to CAPT Slattery. |
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Upon completing his mission to prevent [[White House Chief of Staff|Chief of Staff]] [[Allison Shaw (Last Ship)|Allison Shaw]] ([[Elisabeth Röhm]]) and the regional leaders from dissolving the United States, CAPT Chandler, haunted by the loss of his crew since the outbreak of the virus, Rachel, his wife, President Michener, his father (who was killed when Shaw kidnapped his children), and Tex (who gave his life in the final showdown with Shaw), resigned his commission.<ref name="Don't Look Back">{{Cite episode|title=Don't Look Back|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=September 11, 2016|season=3|number=13}}</ref> |
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As a Captain in the United States Navy, CAPT Chandler carries a [[Beretta M9]] in 9×19mm as his personal sidearm; he also frequently uses the [[M4 carbine|M4A1 carbine]] in 5.56×45mm. Over the course of the series, CAPT Chandler has killed numerous times in the line of duty. |
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16 months after leaving the Navy, Tom and his family had relocated to Greece, where he worked as a fisherman.<ref name="In Medias Res">{{Cite episode|title=In Medias Res|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=August 20, 2017|season=4|number=1}}</ref> There, he crossed paths with [[Giorgio Vellek]] ([[Jackson Rathbone]]), a Greek-American crime lord, his sister Lucia ([[Sibylla Deen]]) (whom he romances for information) and eventually reunites with the crew of the ''Nathan James''.<ref name="Bread and Circuses">{{Cite episode|title=Bread and Circuses|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=August 27, 2017|season=4|number=3}}</ref> Tom decided to rejoin the Navy and help resolve the Red Rust crisis. By the episode "Casus Belli", Tom had been promoted to [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] and was teaching at the Naval Academy instead of serving on active duty.<ref name="Casus Belli">{{Cite episode|title=Casus Belli|series=The Last Ship|series-link=The Last Ship (TV series)|airdate=September 9, 2018|season=5|number=1}}</ref> |
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As an admiral in the United States Navy, Chandler carries a [[Beretta M9]] in 9×19mm as his personal sidearm; he also frequently uses the [[M4 carbine|M4A1 carbine]] in 5.56×45mm. Over the course of the series, ADM Chandler has killed numerous times in the line of duty. |
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===Awards and decorations=== |
===Awards and decorations=== |
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The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by |
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by ADM Chandler. |
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}} |
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|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]], w/1 bronze oak leaf cluster (2nd award) |
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|[[Silver Star]] |
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|name=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}} |
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|[[Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)|Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Legion of Merit]] |
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|[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] |
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|[[Purple Heart]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Purple Heart]], w/1 gold award star (2nd award) |
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|name=Meritorious Service ribbon|width=60}} |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]], w/2 gold award stars (3rd award) |
|[[Commendation Medal#Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard|Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal]], w/2 gold award stars (3rd award) |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]], w/ |
|[[Achievement Medal#U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps|Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal]], w/3 gold award stars (4th award) |
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| colspan=2 |'''Unit awards''' |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] |
|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Battle Effectiveness Award ribbon, 3rd award.svg|width=60}} |
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Battle Effectiveness Award ribbon, 3rd award.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Navy E Ribbon|Navy “E” Ribbon]] w/3 “E” devices (3rd award) |
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| colspan=2 |'''Service |
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|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Navy Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Good Conduct Medal (United States)#Navy Good Conduct Medal|Navy Good Conduct Medal]], w/3 bronze service stars (4th award) |
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|[[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] |
|[[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[National Defense Service Medal]], w/1 bronze service star (2nd award) |
|[[National Defense Service Medal]], w/1 bronze service star (2nd award) |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Iraq Campaign Medal]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]] |
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]] |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Humanitarian Service Medal]] |
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| colspan=2 |'''Service and training awards''' |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Sea Service Ribbon|Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]], w/4 bronze service stars (5th award) |
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
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|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon]], w/4 bronze service stars (5th award) |
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|[[Marksmanship Medal|Navy Expert Rifleman Medal]] |
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Chandler is loosely based on the captain, "Thomas" (whose full name is never revealed), of the [[United States Navy]] [[guided missile destroyer]] [[USS Nathan James|USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-80)]] in the 1988 [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic fiction]] novel [[The Last Ship (novel)|''The Last Ship'']], written by [[William Brinkley]].<ref name="The Last Ship (novel)">{{cite book|last= Brinkley|first= William|date= March 1988|title= The Last Ship|publisher= Viking Press (hardcover)|isbn=0-670-80981-0}}</ref> |
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| Tom Chandler | |
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| The Last Ship character | |
 Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) | |
| First appearance | "Phase Six" June 22, 2014 |
| Created by | Hank Steinberg Steve Kane |
| Based on | Thomas (The Last Ship by William Brinkley) |
| Portrayed by | Eric Dane |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Thomas William Chandler |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Commanding Officer, USS Nathan James (DDG-151) (Seasons 1-2) Chief of Naval Operations (Season 3) Fisherman (Season 4) Navy Captain (Season 4) Admiral/Instructor, United States Naval Academy (Season 5) |
| Occupation | US Navy officer Ship captain |
| Family | Jed Chandler† (father) Unnamed mother Unnamed brother Unnamed sister |
| Spouse | Darien Chandler † (wife) |
| Significant other | Sasha Cooper |
| Children | Ashley Chandler Sam Chandler |
| Relatives | Unnamed sister-in-law† |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Service year(s) | 1990s–2014, 2015, 2018-present |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands held | USS Nathan James (DDG-151) (2014–2015) Chief of Naval Operations (2014) |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart (2) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4) |
Thomas William Chandler is a fictional character and the protagonist of the cable network TNT post-apocalyptic drama TV series The Last Ship. He is portrayed by Eric Dane.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The son of United States Army veteran Jed Chandler (Bill Smitrovich), Tom Chandler was born on December 9 and raised in Virginia along with a brother and a sister. As a young man, Tom joined the United States Navy to spite his father, an army officer.[3][4]
At an unknown point in time, he married a woman named Darien (Tracy Middendorf). They have a daughter, Ashley (Grace Kaufman), and a son, Sam (Aidan Sussman), and reside in Norfolk, Virginia, where his ship is homeported.
He speaks and reads fluent Russian, and has a book written by Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov (Ravil Isyanov) in his personal collection.[5]
Arc
[edit]Chandler's naval career began in the 1990s upon his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
As a lieutenant, junior grade, Chandler served on USS Pinckney after completing a tour of duty in Iraq. The Pinckney's captain promoted him to full lieutenant; years later, Chandler gave his Lieutenant's bars to Lieutenant Alisha Granderson during her promotion ceremony.[6]
By June 2013, Chandler held the rank of Commander in the United States Navy and was the Captain of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Nathan James (DDG-151). That year, he and his crew took on paleomicrobiologists Dr. Rachel Scott (Rhona Mitra) and Dr. Quincy Tophet (Sam Spruell) as the Nathan James conducted operations at the Arctic. However, their mission, unknown to even them, was just a cover for Drs. Scott and Tophet, who were actually collecting samples of a deadly virus that has infected 80 percent of the human population while they have been at sea.[7]
The first season revolves around finding and creating a cure for the virus (called the Red Flu by those on land) while staying ahead of the RFS Vyerni, a Russian Navy Kirov-class battlecruiser commanded by Admiral Konstantin Ruskov, who were looking for the cure for themselves so they could become the new "owners" of the world. During a rescue operation undertaken near Jamaica, CDR Chandler and Tex Nolan (John Pyper-Ferguson), the private security/military contractor who joined the Nathan James at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, were lost at sea and then taken captive by Admiral Ruskov.[3] The two of them were rescued by the Nathan James, and upon their escape, detonated a set of explosives left by the boarding party that ultimately sunk the Vyerni with all hands (save for Niels Sørensen (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a Norwegian scientist held prisoner by Ruskov).[8]
With the Russians defeated and a cure synthesized, the Nathan James makes port in Baltimore, Maryland, where they meet up with Amy Granderson (Alfre Woodard), the Vice Chair of the President's Defense Policy Board and mother of one of Chandler's officers, who claims to be the leader of what's left of the United States government. As Chandler frantically searches for his family (who have traveled to Baltimore from Virginia to meet him), he learns that Granderson and her rogue Maryland State Troopers are killing the people infected with the virus and burning their bodies to power the city, intent that only the "proper" people survive to aid humanity. CDR Chandler finds his dad and his children and is able to cure them, but is too late to save his wife, who had succumbed to the virus just before he arrived.[9]
With the Nathan James under siege by Granderson's people, CDR Chandler and his few landlocked crewmembers take the fight to Granderson, teaming up with the underground resistance against Granderson led by Andrew Thorwald (Titus Welliver), a former Baltimore Police Department officer. Together, they were able to stop her, but Thorwald was killed in the attempt, and Granderson chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested by Chandler.[10][11]
After liberating Baltimore, the ship returns home to Norfolk, where they cure the town and reunite with several teams of Navy pilots and SEALs and scattered remnants of other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and civilian medical and scientific experts. Although CDR Chandler planned to retire in order to take care of his family, his father convinced him that his place was on the Nathan James.[6]
CDR Chandler and the Nathan James's next opponents are a group of natural Immunes led by former Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Sean Ramsey (Brían F. O'Byrne), who have taken command of the Astute-class submarine HMS Achilles. The Immunes have also brainwashed the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Jeffrey Michener (Mark Moses), who is the sole surviving member of the Cabinet of the United States and Presidential Line of Succession.
After the defeat of the Immunes and the successful creation of the "contagious cure" by Dr. Scott, the Nathan James is put into drydock in St. Louis, Missouri, where Michener is sworn in as President of the United States by a surviving judge on December 23, 2013. One of Michener's first inaugural acts as president is to promote CDR Chandler to the position of Chief of Naval Operations.[12]
As Chief of Naval Operations, Chandler holds the rank of Captain, having turned down a promotion to Admiral, saying that "[Captain] suits him better"; it was also mentioned that as there was no current United States Secretary of Defense, CAPT Chandler serves as President Michener's de facto military commander.[4] He retook command of the Nathan James in "Shanzhai" after the capture of CAPT Mike Slattery and six members of his crew and names LT Granderson acting Executive Officer over LT Cameron Burk, a senior lieutenant who held the conn while CAPT Slattery was off-ship.[13] Upon the rescue of the prisoners of war in "Dog Day", CAPT Chandler returns command of the ship to CAPT Slattery.
Upon completing his mission to prevent Chief of Staff Allison Shaw (Elisabeth Röhm) and the regional leaders from dissolving the United States, CAPT Chandler, haunted by the loss of his crew since the outbreak of the virus, Rachel, his wife, President Michener, his father (who was killed when Shaw kidnapped his children), and Tex (who gave his life in the final showdown with Shaw), resigned his commission.[14]
16 months after leaving the Navy, Tom and his family had relocated to Greece, where he worked as a fisherman.[15] There, he crossed paths with Giorgio Vellek (Jackson Rathbone), a Greek-American crime lord, his sister Lucia (Sibylla Deen) (whom he romances for information) and eventually reunites with the crew of the Nathan James.[16] Tom decided to rejoin the Navy and help resolve the Red Rust crisis. By the episode "Casus Belli", Tom had been promoted to Admiral and was teaching at the Naval Academy instead of serving on active duty.[17]
As an admiral in the United States Navy, Chandler carries a Beretta M9 in 9×19mm as his personal sidearm; he also frequently uses the M4A1 carbine in 5.56×45mm. Over the course of the series, ADM Chandler has killed numerous times in the line of duty.
Awards and decorations
[edit]The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by ADM Chandler.
The Last Ship (novel)
[edit]Chandler is loosely based on the captain, "Thomas" (whose full name is never revealed), of the United States Navy guided missile destroyer USS Nathan James (DDG-80) in the 1988 post-apocalyptic fiction novel The Last Ship, written by William Brinkley.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Berkshire, Geoff (October 10, 2012). "Eric Dane's 'Grey's Anatomy' rebound: Starring in Michael Bay's TNT pilot 'The Last Ship'". Zap2it. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 10, 2012). "Pilot Scoop: Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane to Captain TNT Action Drama The Last Ship". TVLine. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "SOS". The Last Ship. Season 1. Episode 7. August 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Scott Effect". The Last Ship. Season 3. Episode 1. June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Dead Reckoning". The Last Ship. Season 1. Episode 3. July 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "It's Not a Rumor". The Last Ship. Season 2. Episode 3. June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Phase Six". The Last Ship. Season 1. Episode 1. June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Two Sailors Walk into a Bar". The Last Ship. Season 1. Episode 8. August 10, 2014.
- ^ "No Place Like Home". The Last Ship. Season 1. Episode 10. August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Unreal City". The Last Ship. Season 2. Episode 1. June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Fight the Ship". The Last Ship. Season 2. Episode 2. June 21, 2015.
- ^ "A More Perfect Union". The Last Ship. Season 2. Episode 13. September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Shanzhai". The Last Ship. Season 3. Episode 3. June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Don't Look Back". The Last Ship. Season 3. Episode 13. September 11, 2016.
- ^ "In Medias Res". The Last Ship. Season 4. Episode 1. August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Bread and Circuses". The Last Ship. Season 4. Episode 3. August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Casus Belli". The Last Ship. Season 5. Episode 1. September 9, 2018.
- ^ Brinkley, William (March 1988). The Last Ship. Viking Press (hardcover). ISBN 0-670-80981-0.