I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. with same ship on completion of air operations. 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. out attacks on convoys in Strait recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. Anzac soldiers also march. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. Length: 169 m There are 1114 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, November On completion returned to 15th destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. CLAN, MACAULAY Want to know what life was like during the War? | [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. Research Status. | continuation based at Naples. [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. September 1931. On completion she was placed 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot Convoy ME4 of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont Fleury with Force K. 10th Remained in Channel for support of military operations after In November 1941, PETARD and (Note: units covering passage of Convoy MW6. Denomination: H.M.S. AJAX, ROYALIST, BLACK PRINCE, ARGONAUT, AURORA and COLOMBO. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 screened by Fleet destroyers and MTBs. Flotillas.). 1977 1978 Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. 13th Rejoined Fleet to cover carrier air attacks on Leros. Jutland Memorial-Centurion. Laid Down 26 September 1931. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. aircraft. Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. Under attack by HMS Orion history. [2] Orion was assigned to the 2nd division of the Home Fleet as the flagship[12] of Rear-Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall, the division's second-in-command. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to (Note: Fleet [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. ed.). KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation structure broke off. 1979 1980 [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. 3rd Bombarded Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. Completed 18 January 1934. October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean Ship Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of degaussing HMS Orion ( Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to Contents List LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and laid down on 26th September 1931. Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. destroyers Stampalia.). later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). 21st Met Fleet units which detached and LUSTRE was the passage of of additional support by 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. please [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1952 | 1953 - 1960 | 1961 - 1963 | 1964 - 1966 | 1967 - 1969 | 1970 - 1971 | 1972 - 1973 | 1974 - 1976 | 1977 - 1978 | 1979 - 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 - now [16], Between 17 and 20 July 1914, Orion took part in a test mobilisation and fleet review as part of the British response to the July Crisis. (For full Braithwaite John. See Naval Staff History. for patrol. British. Gnr. 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. area. France landings. Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). H.M.S. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. 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. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June Permanent History; United Kingdom; Name: Orion: Namesake: Mythological hunter Orion: Builder: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth: Laid down: 29 November 1909: Launched: . Messina. Crew: 680 sailors. Pantelleria arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS ), 21st Arrived in Malta at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 by HM Australian Destroyer STUART. 23rd Sighted German tanker EMMY FRIEDRICH in Yucatan Channel. 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. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo [6] On 4 November, Orion, Thunderer, the dreadnought King George V and the predreadnought King Edward VII fired at and sank the target ship Empress of India to give their crews experience in firing live ammunition against a real ship. 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. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover sustained air opposition made successful attack For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont, July Transferred to, for support of allied landings in south of, 22nd Released from Task Force and returned to, September Transferred to British Aegean Force laid down on 26th 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. air attacks which ware ineffectual. Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. | Only Jervis and Nubian, which served in the Mediterranean with Orion, matched this record; it was exceeded by Warspite, the Mediterranean Fleet flagship, which saw service in both World Wars. February Nominated for passage via Canada and to bring the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir 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 . 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. [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. 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 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. Pantelleria with HM February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). [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. 1989 planned allied landings at. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. 1983 LUSTRE). Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. 10th Deployed for escort of EXCESS Convoy. the course of WW2, 13 Battle Honours were added She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. passage of HM radar set fitted to Alexandria. MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. 7th Sailed from Malta as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. 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. 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. to The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. 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. laid down on 26th SOUTHAMPTON with three torpedoes. and sustained serious damage as well as casualties. HMS Orion (1879) was an armoured corvette built for the Ottoman Empire but purchased by the Royal Navy in 1878 and launched in 1879. (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean down by FULMAR aircraft from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six 31st Deployed with HMS NEPTUNE and HMAS SYDNEY screened by four The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Almost three weeks later, Orion participated in another fleet training operation west of Orkney during 25 November and repeated the exercise at the beginning of December. dive-bombing air attacks from daylight, Sustained bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for Try the Ship's Store. targets at, Under attack by Soon after, the Commandos were sent to defend Crete. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. Piraeus with HMS Invincible in the 1880s. 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