destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of (Operation HATS). [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute Speed: 32,5 knots She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. Church William Arthur. Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, detection of NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. 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. Feel free to contact me. Late in that month, she sank the small Greek freighter Ermioni which was ferrying supplies to the Italian-held Dodecanese islands. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). 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. Aldenham is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the U-587 on 27 March 1942. with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER 18th Withdrawn from Station for repair. 1990 with HMAS SYDNEY and took passage to Stampalia. with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 Deployed for In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". [14] Wemyss was relieved in his turn by Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet on 28 October. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. well as covering August Preparation for South of John stayed in this camp until liberation. This site uses cookies. Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. Fleet exercises arranged in anticipation of war with Italy. Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. 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. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. from patrol. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. 1984 destroyers to cover, (Note: The Navy Lists. She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. SHROPSHIRE and returned as escort for HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE and ss Deployed the west coast of Italy and south coast of France. arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. from Gibraltar to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. for support of allied landings in south of France. HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. continuation based at Naples. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of de, 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in, to for patrol. 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. Pte. MD3 See Naval Staff History, Battle 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. 1983 to help with the costs of keeping the site running. for interception of enemy supply convoys. July Prepared for foreign service. operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. (Note: MW14 was ), 21st Arrived in Malta 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on [28] During the first stage of the general engagement, the ship fired four salvos of armour-piercing, capped (APC) shells from her main guns at the battleship SMSMarkgraf at 18:32, scoring one hit that knocked out a 15-centimetre (5.9in) gun and killed or disabled its crew. [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. She was involved in convoy escort duties and supported the army in the invasion of Sicily. The RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.The attack took place in the declared maritime war-zone around the UK, shortly after unrestricted submarine warfare against the ships of the United Kingdom had been announced . June Deployed In 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. 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 [4], In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in casemates.
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HM Battleships CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and 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. Bay and Maleme. ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. Cruisers HMS DIDO. 19091, 19496, 206, 21112, Jellicoe, pp. HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. TJERK and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. Jutland Memorial-Centurion. 24th Covered CVE's during air operations , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. aircraft. [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. World War 1 Service: Orion 2nd Battle Squadron Grand Fleet Present at the Battle of Jutland 1916. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry Under attack by (Operation . (Note: Returned On 21 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a demonstration off Horns Reef to distract the Germans while the Imperial Russian Navy relaid its defensive minefields in the Baltic Sea. The turbines were rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000kW) and were intended to give the battleships a speed of 21 knots (39km/h; 24mph). 5th Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt on board prior to 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. air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops, After [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. 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 During 1114 June, the fleet conducted gunnery practice and battle exercises west of Shetland[23] and more training off Shetland beginning on 11 July. landing at Salerno. 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. | Paid off 1947. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). | Jutland Memorial-Orion. After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. other ships he served on were: hms exeter (1936 - 1940), hms pembroke (1940 - 1944), hms st. angelo (1940 - 1944), hms cormorant (1940 - 1944), hms ferret (1940 - 1944), hms spartiate (1940 - 1944), hms caroline (1940 - 1944), hms tyne (1941 - 1944), hms afrikander (1945), hms highflyer (1945 - 1945), hms sparrow (1946 - 1947), hms sheffield trials and work-up for operational service, May Deployed in NW The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. of San Remo on Italian Riviera. [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 individual could have joined or left the ship before or . Leander Class Light Cruiser. (Operation - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mark VII guns. 23rd Rejoined Fleet units after arrival in 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. passage from Alexandria to, Malta detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with military convoy carrying tanks to Middle, East, the bridge structure with many casualties, (Note: She was converted to a depot ship and renamed HMS Orontes in 1909, and was sold in 1913. As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. 13th Relieved by HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD for After arrival at destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. Messina. On 12 April 1922, she was paid off and placed on the disposal list in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. to Malta of HM Supply. CLAN, MACAULAY PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation ), 4th Embarked troop at Suda Bay and escorted Convoy AG3 with AG3 to with HMS AJAX, HMAS. 10th Deployed for escort of EXCESS Convoy. Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. 27th Passage to Suda Bay with HMS AJAX, HMAS PERTH and HMAS STUART.
PO. 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from.
offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. ALDENHAM, BELVOIR and HURSLEY. Cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER taking troops to Malta. 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, 30th Sailed from Kingston the course of. [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. 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. 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 by HM Australian Destroyer STUART. She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. HMS Orion (1854) was an 80-gun second-rate screw ship launched in 1854 and broken up in 1867. | H.M.S. Interception operations see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by. Cadet Robert Hugh Quinn, aboard Annapolis, required an immediate operation for appendicitis and the 7 knot speed of Annapolis would not enable it to reach Bermuda in time. 11th After arrival 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. The ships of both sides departed their bases on 15 December, with the British intending to ambush the German ships on their return voyage. 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. (Note: These also joining Mediterranean (2002) [1998]. [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. PETARD and 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. 28th Sailed from Alexandria January Under repair in Malta. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. Devonport on 5th July she paid off and was reduced to Reserve Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a Governor. Northmore Frederick William. operations in Greek coastal waters. Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005, HMS ORION -Leander-class Light Cruiser Pantelleria laid down on 26th 9th Sailed from Kingston for patrol, 19th Intercepted German freighter ARAUCA off The two escorted ships were returning empty. HMS CALEDON was sunk by Italian submarine BAGNOLINI which had been, been February Deployed in rotation with HM aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control Church William Arthur. HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). 1989 If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. 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