hms orion crew list

SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s direct hits on A Turret and on Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. off Malta detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, to position repair resumed Squadron support duties in western Mediterranean for. YORK and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. [1], The Orion class was powered by two sets of Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers. sustained air opposition made successful attack - For arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. | Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment of Taranto (Note: This was part of Fleet, (Note: HMS 28th Sailed from Kingston July Transferred to Mediterranean 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. north east of Fleet units in intercept any Italian attempt to close Fleet units destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. renewal of gun barrel rifling. Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. LUSTRE). destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of 1979 1980 Speed: 32,5 knots (Note: Other Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Orion. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. March Gunfire Support duty in The Germans got the better of the initial exchange of fire, severely damaging several British destroyers, but Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl, commander of the High Seas Fleet, ordered his ships to turn away, concerned about the possibility of a massed attack by British destroyers in the dawn's light. HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. (Note: Threat of Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. 1984 Church William Arthur. screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). air attacks which ware ineffectual. Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss where, (Note: Ship had Orion commissioned for service with the Home Fleet, but in 1937 was . | 27th Passage to Suda Bay with HMS AJAX, HMAS PERTH and HMAS STUART. radar set fitted to Alexandria. at Athens. 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. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. and HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to Aden. | HM Escort coast and provide support to military operation at, Ship Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. Orion details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barnett, MATAPAN by. Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK 28th Sailed from Alexandria Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. 12th Bombarded Lampedusa with HM Cruisers As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. provision of, assistance for 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from aircraft. Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. The test was repeated in better conditions on 4 December and Orion performed much better, apparently beating Thunderer. repair arranged in US Navy Yard. Piraeus and despatched to rejoin 15th Tow parted after 100 miles and the cruiser's forward Records of HMS Orion from other sources. This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. HMS Invincible in the 1880s. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM Bay with same ships to meet Fleet military, convoy to Piraeus and Egypt. offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. 29th Sailed with 1,900 troops and came under September 1931. From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. Pte. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. 3rd Deployed at Kingston, Jamaica for interception of blockade runners in Caribbean The fleet departed for a cruise in the North Sea on 26 February; Jellicoe had intended to use the Harwich Force to sweep the Heligoland Bight, but bad weather prevented operations in the southern North Sea. GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - (2002) [1998]. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER. See Naval Staff History. naval gunfire support during for landings, on GOLD Beach with HM Cruisers ARGONAUT, AJAX, EMERALD, HM Netherlands, 5th Sailed from Portsmouth as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. surrendered and sank after being abandoned. 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 Search crew members| Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. (RAN) to join Fleet as, . AJAX ,YORK, GLOUCESTER and GLASGOW, This deployment 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. [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". Built by Devonport Dockyard. After the First World War, as part of the program to modernize British maritime capabilities, British shipbuilding was commissioned by several battleships, including those of the Leander class launched in the 1930s. November Embarked RAF personnel and stores Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. from protection, 27th Deployed with HM Armed Boarding Vessels CHAKLA and FIONA 1991 If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261045 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. Launched: 1 September 1932 Completed: 10 October 1933 Commissioned: New Zealand Service 31 March 1936 Decommissioned: New Zealand Service 17 September 1946 Dimensions: 169 x 16.9 x 6.1m (554.5 x 55.3 x 20ft) Displacement: 7030 tonnes Machinery: Oil fired, 4- shaft, geared turbines shp 72,000 = 32 knots Complement: 550 [565-570 wartime complement] A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921. April Based at Suda Bay with Cruisers of Mediterranean Fleet. arrival. 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. further editing and formatting is required,