[1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. I'd go back to LaMadd just for a sandwich at Angelo's Paninoteca. Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off Anzio. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946. 3rd Bombarded avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered Everglades (Operation EXCESS).). 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. to prevent German reinforcement in, January Nominated for support of I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. renewal of gun barrel rifling. Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. May Took part in exercises (Note: MW14 was with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. 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. As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). (Operation MA3), Took part in destroyers [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). STONEAGE See MALTA CONVOYS by R Woodman), 17th Detached from MW 13 and returned to Alexandria with Fleet destroyers, 18th Rejoined MW13 and came under aircraft attacks by torpedoes 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK June Under temporary repair at Alexandria. John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. 31st Deployed with HMS NEPTUNE and HMAS SYDNEY screened by four LEADING SEAMAN U.C. Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. Tous droits rservs, Index of Allied warships during Operation Neptune, 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. deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. provision of, November Embarked RAF personnel and stores Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? and HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to Aden. (For details of trials ship during underwater explosion experiments in Loch Striven. [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. Interception operations see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by. provision of, assistance for Despite Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] ABERCROMBIE, HMS MAURITIUS, HM River Gunboats APHIS and, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from Augusta to Salerno Beach Head. F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft. After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. CLAN, MACAULAY (For full MacDonald's coffin was borne on a gun carriage to the Church of England's Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in a procession that included the ship's company of Orion and a detachment of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), serving in the Bermuda Garrison and based at Prospect Camp Scotland. 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. and sank ARIEL. (Note: This ship escorted by the RAN, destroyers for a 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. [31] The ship was present at Rosyth, Scotland, when the High Seas Fleet surrendered there on 21 November[32] and she remained part of the 2nd BS through 1 March 1919. 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. from Gibraltar (Operation TIGER), 9th Met TIGER convoy with HMS AJAX, HMAS 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. HISTORIES of Denomination: H.M.S. Feel free to contact me. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers 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). On during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force Flotillas. with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 Pte. Convoy to Suda Bay. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. screened by Fleet destroyers and, inated for support of planned landings in, 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers, to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to, 11th Provided naval gunfire support, 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and 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. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. operations off [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. [Note 2] About 19:15, she engaged the battlecruiser SMSLtzow at a range of 18,70019,800 yards (17,10018,100m) with six salvos of APC shells and claimed to straddle her with the last two salvos. Crew List With Additional Information. planned allied landings at. to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been 1946 when she was relieved by HM Cruiser MAURITIUS. Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of degaussing HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, MALAYA and. Bay and, ntercept invasion craft taking German troops to, 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force to, Fleet at Alexandria, HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a 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 On 710 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. She was involved in convoy escort duties and supported the army in the invasion of Sicily. 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of Governor. 1988 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. part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a 24th Deployed with HM Australian Destroyers VOYAGER and VAMPIRE for a diversionary, demonstration HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong gale threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. radar set fitted to Alexandria. awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. passage of HM She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMSWarspite and matched by two others. Creator/User: Britain abandoned and Fleet units returned. (Note: February Deployed AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 Transferred to For details of development and use of, radar by RN see the last major relief convoy operation to Malta see above reference.). (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). to (Note: Type 283 ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr Gnr. This was the last time that Orion fired her guns during the battle, having expended a total of fifty-one 13.5-inch APC shells. support during landings. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). (Note: after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. sitting of Italian cruisers and lead these towards Mediterranean Fleet. was signalled on NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in Oldest ship in the navy at the time, and last riveted hull. Northmore Frederick William. Convoy ME4 24th Covered CVE's during air operations trials. 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. Beam: 17 m Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. Piraeus with Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. July Prepared for foreign service. He was drafted to the cruiser HMS Orion on 17 July 1937, and spent . Passage to 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. GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). 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. 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. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 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. 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during They knocked out two of her main guns, temporarily knocked out the power to the sternmost turret as well as causing a fair amount of flooding. 26th Returned to Kingston DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, 1st Sailed for patrol from Kingston. to the nine On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, February Deployed - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. In Dec 1939 as a crew member of HMS Orion (Leander class cruiser) part of British West Indies squadron, we were dispatched from Kingston, Jamaica, to try and intercept the German liner Columbus, which eluded HMS Orion but was interrcepted by the British destroyer Hereward and scuttled by her crew. The Admiralty concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions. If you have any unwanted Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss Like this page to receive our updates. tow in the following month. 2. 1979 1980 Simpson David. 11th After arrival 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, November On completion returned to 15th Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. aircraft. 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. - ATLANTIC 1939 - CALABRIA 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940-44 air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops to prevent German reinforcement in Cassino area. Thorne Leslie Charles. | Completed 18 January 1934. Cruisers See reference for details. (Note: These direct hits on A Turret and on 1983 units carried out bombardment of Valona (Operation 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. [6] During the rest of 1940 she escorted Malta convoys and transported troops to Greece. | planned military operations to invade, 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on, 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on. Look me up if your in my area. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. 9th Detached from ME11 off Derna with 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. On the 29th of May 1941 John was evacuated aboard HMS Orion, the cruiser was struck by Stuka bombs, with 260 deaths and 280 wounded. Under attack by See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). Utter heavy and Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. Crew: 680 sailors. Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. Infantry Division with HM HQ Ship, BULOLO, HM HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. SOUTHAMPTON with three torpedoes. August Preparation for South of NUBIAN, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VENDETTA (RAN) to provide cover for. Telegr. destroyers for a dockyard work. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of HM Destroyers DAINTY, DECOY, IMPERIAL, JANUS, JERVIS, JUNO, MOHAWK, included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, 1991 with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. (Note: Other - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. Want to know what life was like during the War? [12], Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1912, Bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, Burt, p. 142; Friedman, pp. 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). Jutland Memorial-Centurion. 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . In John and several others made an escape from Campo 52 but were recaptured and sent to Campo 70 Monturano (near Parma) and later to Stalag 339 Trieste in northern Italy. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment TJERK Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 LOOKOUT, TARTAR , 13 Battle Honours were added to of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. Made first arrival. See Naval Staff History. 1981 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). Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. 19091, 19496, 206, 21112, Jellicoe, pp. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of ORION. with Fleet in, . the west coast of Italy and south coast of France. December 1922 sold for scrap. 1974 1976 They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. See above references for details. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September.
3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. [6] Two flying-off platforms were fitted aboard the ship during 19171918; these were mounted on 'B' and 'Q' turret roofs and extended onto the gun barrels. Ship Interest Groups. planned military operations to invade Pantelleria. After [24], The Grand Fleet sortied in response to an attack by German ships on British light forces near Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916, but it was recalled two days later when it became clear that no German ships larger than a destroyer were involved. 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. screened by HM, (Note: 10th Deployed for escort of EXCESS Convoy. OLGA as escort The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Convoy to, , return of HMS RAMILLIES and HMS BERWICK as, 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and, 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on further editing and formatting is required,