radar set fitted to Alexandria. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . 344819 entries available online. Draught: 5,8 m. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. to the nine HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY, (Note: Fleet 146, 150; Goldrick, p. 156; Jellicoe, pp. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, [25] The fleet returned to Scapa Flow on 24 April and refuelled before proceeding south in response to intelligence reports that the Germans were about to launch a raid on Lowestoft, but only arrived in the area after the Germans had withdrawn. aircraft. SYDNEY, HM targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. 1 Served from 1960 - 1971 Served in HMS Orion Frank Nunn MECH 1 Served from 1959 - 1983 Served in HMS Orion Susan Smith PETTY OFFICER Served from 1970 - 1971 Served in HMS Orion Tom Staunton CPO Served from 1936 - 1951 Served in HMS Orion Arthur Elwyn Lloyd SIGNALMAN Served from 1940 - 1945 Served in HMS Orion Roger Carver [10] The ship was laid down at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth on 29 November 1909. further editing and formatting is required, , if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and Flotillas.). 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. air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops, After 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. [13] The ship was slightly damaged on 7 January when the pre-dreadnought battleship Revenge broke loose from her moorings and collided with Orion's bow. Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. Jutland Memorial-Orion. HMS Orion was launched in. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. renewal of gun barrel rifling. Permanent F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft. HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. with ships of Squadron for interception patrol and support, (Note: 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. Indies Station with the 8th screened by Fleet destroyers and MTBs. 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. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. Pantelleria ORION. July Prepared for foreign service. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HM Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked [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. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. please 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. Bay and Maleme. Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. HURSLEY (Operation QUADRANGLE, January Deployed with ships of Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and, ships of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th The Navy Lists. (Operation EXCESS).). 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. continuation. 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. Naples ship was visited by HM King George VI), September Transferred to British Aegean Force - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. Only 23 officers and 156 ORs escaped. deployment with Squadron in continuation. 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage December 1922 sold for scrap. 21st Met Fleet units which detached and They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK. John recalled being offloaded from a submarine for the disastrous raid on Bardia in April 1941. bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for 10th Covered landings on Beam: 17 m Bay with same ships to meet Fleet escorted by the RAN, destroyers for a Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for Gold Beach and bombarded the Mont-Fleury battery. ), 19th Took passage from Alexandria units carried out bombardment of Valona (Operation 100 members of the ships company were killed and 260 troops with 280. February Nominated for passage via Canada and to bring the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir (Operation HATS). destroyer VASILISSA. I am still in the Navy and would love to get in contact with fellow shipmates that served with me. Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102mm) Mark VII guns. arrival. to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. Convoy AN5 in Aegean (Operation MAQ2), (Note: This also 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. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. | France landings. East, the The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. RAMILLIES, 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and Jutland Crew Lists. 1961 1963 MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. Mediterranean For Full details of this RN deployment see Naval, 21st Bombarded Bardia with French google_ad_height = 90; 12th Arrived at Alexandria with Convoy. [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. Regiments and stores were embarked for passage. This crew list was last updated on Sunday, 18 December 2022, 14:20 Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland. military, convoy to Piraeus and Egypt. (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the | 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking 1986 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter The USS ORION (AS-18) operational history and significant events of her service career follow: AS-18 Deployments - Major Events AS-18 General Specifications Class: Fulton-class submarine tender Complement: 1307 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 9250 tons Length: 530 feet 7 inches Beam: 73 feet 4 inches Draft: 22 feet 5 in THE NAVY LIST - HMS ORION. destroyers for Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with 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. She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. for patrol. transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from, (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr Convoy ME4 During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. status. Other ships in TRAFALGAR 1805 - BALTIC 1807 - BALTIC 1854-55 - ALEXANDRIA 1882 - JUTLAND 1916 What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during diversionary simulated landing approach on. 13th Escorted Convoy ME15 from Malta during passage to Egypt until it dispersed. Devonport. Want to know what life was like during the War? Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. Orion was tasked with the memorial service for MacDonald, whose body was taken aboard the Royal Navy tug Sandboy once the Reina del Pacifico was in Bermudian waters and landed on Front Street in the City of Hamilton along with the dockyard Chaplain, the Orion's Chaplain, an Honour Guard, sentries and coffin bearers. one of a group of submarines positioned to attack warships in the, eastern In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". diversionary simulated landing approach on Casteloriso. In the early part of 1941 she was in the Crete and Aegean areas and was also at the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. Orion was commissioned on 18 January 1934, for service with the Home Fleet but she was transferred to the America and West Indies Station, based at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island, in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, in 1937 where she was with the 8th Cruiser Squadron. (Note: Returned Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. | 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo 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. I hope all is well and remember all the great times. (Note: Fleet He later emigrated to New Zealand, and served for two years with the RNZ Artillery in Korea, but that's another story. [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, The Orion-class ships were designed in response to the beginnings of the Anglo-German naval arms race and were much larger than their predecessors of the Colossus-class battleship to accommodate larger, more powerful guns and heavier armour. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. to prevent German reinforcement in Cassino area. Completed 18 January 1934. 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. 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. the course of WW2, 13 Battle Honours were added laid down on 26th 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on including March Under refit in HM Dockyard by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. Convoy to Suda Bay. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS Sank hulk of HMS the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of de, 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in, to At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. Transferred to Fleet exercises arranged in anticipation of war with Italy. On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of [6] During the rest of 1940 she escorted Malta convoys and transported troops to Greece. HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. (Note: One of these occurred when Orion's lookouts spotted the light cruiser SMSStralsund and failed to engage because Arbuthnot refused to allow the ship to open fire without a command from Warrender. EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten 18th Withdrawn from Station for repair. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. HMS Aldenham ( pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. 13th Relieved by HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD for | Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers CLEOPATRA, ARETHUSA, DIDO and, 16th Escorted Malta Relief Convoy MW13 with ships of Squadron The ships had an overall length of 581 feet (177.1m), a beam of 88feet 6inches (27.0m) and a deep draught of 31feet 3inches (9.5m). Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of the course of. for interception of enemy supply convoys. Oldest ship in the Navy! [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. bombardment of, 2nd Carried out further bombardments on, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from, 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during Under high level google_ad_width = 728; HMS Invincible in the 1880s. Ship This was the last joint operation with French naval units based at Alexandria. Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was [4], In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in casemates. dockyard work. (Note: Operation On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and AJAX to provide cover for. 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMSWarspite and matched by two others. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS EURYALUS at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean Deployed for units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy The Orion class was equipped with 10 breech-loading (BL) 13.5-inch (343 mm) Mark V guns in five hydraulically powered twin- gun turrets, all on the centreline. KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation 1982 The ships carried enough coal and fuel oil to give them a range of 6,730 nautical miles (12,460km; 7,740mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM well as covering D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Orion and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers NAIAD, FIJI and GLOUCESTER, were 1977 1978 at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. north east of Fleet units in intercept any Italian attempt to close Fleet units 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. ), March Passage to Plymouth, April Taken in hand by HM The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. planned military operations to invade, 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on, 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on. MD3 See Naval Staff History, Battle for a diversionary, demonstration HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. from Gibraltar (Operation TIGER), 9th Met TIGER convoy with HMS AJAX, HMAS BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. These convoy lists have not been cross-checked out attacks on convoys in Strait passage from Alexandria to, Malta detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with Squadron based in. November Deployed in support of military If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. targets at, Under attack by MBSKL was founded by Rev. to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. After Late in that month, she sank the small Greek freighter Ermioni which was ferrying supplies to the Italian-held Dodecanese islands. LEADING SEAMAN U.C. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in Length: 169 m July Under repair in HM Dockyard, August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, D to, Under DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. [17] In August 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, the Home Fleet was reorganised as the Grand Fleet, and placed under the command of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. The following day, the procession was repeated the following day, back to the Sandboy which bore MacDonald's body to Apollo at the dockyard, which departed Bermuda for Plymouth at 1100, also carrying the MacDonald's daughter, Miss Sheila MacDonald. November Deployed in support of military and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). Flotillas. 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