After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. | Frederick William Northmore HMS Repulse, Gnr. Captured by Orion on June 18-1940, about 800 miles east of the Kermadec Islands, 28 48S 160 38W (captain's report gives 28 04S 166 04W). The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Almost two weeks later, the ship began having serious problems with her condensers and Jellicoe ordered that they be retubed while she was detached to the coaling base at Loch Ewe, on the northwest coast of Scotland. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Crew List With Additional Information. At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. | TRAFALGAR 1805 - BALTIC 1807 - BALTIC 1854-55 - ALEXANDRIA 1882 - JUTLAND 1916 Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, detection of and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. Passage to Cruisers NEPTUNE, to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event, 9th In action against two Italian battleships, cruisers and with HMS (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry planned allied landings at Anzio and took passage to Naples. passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with | [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. [33], By 1 May, Orion had been assigned to the 3rd BS of the Home Fleet and was serving as the flagship for Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson, second-in-command of the squadron. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER. and type name in Site Search. (Note: SYDNEY, HM EURYALUS and [2] During her sea trials in September 1911, Orion reached a maximum speed of 21.3 knots (39.4km/h; 24.5mph) from 30,552shp (22,783kW). provision of, assistance for Class: Leander-class light cruiser, Armament (1944): 6x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 12x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 530 mm torpedo tubes, Displacement: 9,740 tons The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from, and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS, 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking intercept invasion craft taking German troops to Crete. Pte. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, Armament (1944): 6x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 12x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 530 mm . destroyers to carry out, diversionary 1990 Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, and escorted Convoy AG3 with AG3 to with HMS AJAX, HMAS, (Note: Operation KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt for assault landings with Squadron. British. 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from Malta as well as another convoy taking, stores for Greece (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. 1964 1966 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 The ships were equipped with three 21-inch (533mm) submerged torpedo tubes, one on each broadside and another in the stern, for which 20 torpedoes were provided. rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. continuation based at Naples. Crew 754. 11th Dec 2022 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and, detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, 14th Under air attacks off east end of, during 156, 19395, 209, 21820, 34647, bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic, "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS, List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(1910)&oldid=1082662570, World War I battleships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 April 2022, at 10:23. HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and for patrol. continuation. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. sailed to. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. | and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE On the night of 25 March, Orion and the rest of the fleet sailed from Scapa Flow to support Beatty's battlecruisers and other light forces raiding the German Zeppelin base at Tondern. The 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during out attacks on convoys in, (Note: HMS Shortly afterwards, Orion had to be sent to Greenock for repairs to her turbine mounts. Detached (For details of surrendered and sank after being abandoned. Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military google_ad_height = 90; by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. | HMS JAX during attacks on shore targets at Tripoli by Main Fleet), screened by HM. [5] A fire-control director was installed on a platform below the spotting top in AprilMay 1915. sweep in Aegean during Malta aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from. sunk by. Oldest ship in the navy at the time, and last riveted hull. | ARETHUSA was hit for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. The trials began in November that year. to Malta of HM Supply. planned allied landings at. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was LOOKOUT, TARTAR The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. This site uses cookies. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was Thunderer decisively outshot Orion, although some of her success was because her director was above the smoke that obscured the target from Orion's guns. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). during passage to Alexandria. 7th Landed Marine detachment to assist in prevention of sniping YORK and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. Indies Station with the 8th As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. PO. August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, Devonport on 5th July she paid off and was reduced to Reserve RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT At 1915 on the 21st of September, while exercising off Bermuda, Orion was ordered, in response to a request from the United States Consul for assistance, to make its way towards the position of the sail training ship USS Annapolis, four hundred miles from Bermuda at 35 degrees North and 54 degrees West. The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. After Captain Hines of the Annapolis came aboard to meet with the captain of Orion, HRG Kinahan, Orion set off for Bermuda by 1038 with the American cadet, entering through the Narrows channel at night and arriving at the dockyard at 0246 on the 23rd of September, from where Quinn was delivered to the Royal Naval Hospital. google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; Provided gunfire Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. Yalta conference with Stalin. CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. 9th Detached from ME11 off Derna with 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. [26], In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of sixteen dreadnoughts, six pre-dreadnoughts and supporting ships, departed the Jade Bight early on the morning of 31 May. March Gunfire Support duty in following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. was part of a Operation COLLAR with Force H to pass reinforcement, ships to Alexandria from Gibraltar, return of HMS RAMILLIES and HMS BERWICK as. [12], Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1912, Bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, Burt, p. 142; Friedman, pp. Church William Arthur. Mann George Victor. Search crew members| Took 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. Launched 24 November 1932. operations in Greek coastal waters. to the other two. She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. Just want to say hello to all that served on this great ship. arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked Nominated for SYDNEY, HM Destroyers MOHAWK and, NUBIAN to carry On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean The squadron departed for gunnery practice off the northern coast of Ireland on the morning of 27 October and the dreadnought Audacious struck a mine, laid a few days earlier by the German armed merchant cruiser SSBerlin. 6th Deployed sustained air opposition made successful attack with same ship on completion of air operations. [18] On 8 August, Orion was towing a target for the dreadnought Ajax and Monarch when the latter reported that she had been unsuccessfully attacked by a torpedo and the gunnery exercise was terminated. the course of. 7th Sailed from Malta as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute Login| Under high level (Operation Bay and Maleme. | We are now on Facebook. later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). 20th Sailed from Suda [15] The three sisters were present with the 2nd BS to receive the President of France, Raymond Poincar, at Spithead on 24 June 1913 and then participated in the annual fleet manoeuvres in August. Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but Orion and the rest of the fleet did not participate in the ensuing Battle of Dogger Bank the following day. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser DELHI, HMS ROBERTS and destroyers, 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HMS ROBERTS, HMS 1986 (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). See reference for details. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr with Fleet in, . Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. (Operation MB6). She served as a gunnery training ship from mid-1921 until she was listed for disposal the following year. On 11 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a patrol in the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area took place on 1719 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 2021 April. On 29 June Orion sailed for passage to Simonstown, South Africa via Aden for temporary repairs and then sent to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California for major repairs. THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM - For (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 1116 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921. Regiments and stores were embarked for passage. Flotillas. The Navy Lists. please destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. As Apollo was undergoing a refit at the dockyard, it would have fallen to Orion to deliver MacDonald's body, but as flagship she could not leave the station. LUSTRE was the passage of of additional support by The Like this page to receive our updates. F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier, ILLUSTRIOUS, HM 1970 1971 February Deployed in rotation with HM Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. See Naval Staff History. Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, SERVICE EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten [27], On 31 May, Orion, under the command of Captain Oliver Backhouse, was the lead ship of the 2nd Division of the 2nd BS and was the fifth ship from the head of the battle line after deployment. planned military operations to invade, 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on, 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on. 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