| one of a group of submarines positioned to attack warships in the, eastern planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM (Operation MA3), Took part in (Note: Returned February Deployed in rotation with HM It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. They then participated in training manoeuvres. Deployed to NE November Deployed in support of military Repeated reports of submarines in Scapa Flow led Jellicoe to conclude that the defences there were inadequate and he ordered that the Grand Fleet be dispersed to other bases until the defences be reinforced. passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. 1967 1969 Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. 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. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. Speed: 32,5 knots Orion was involved in the Corfu Channel Incident in 1946, a conflict between Britain and Albania involving the navigation of British ships in the channel between the Greek island of Corfu and the Albanian coast. Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. escorted GA15. 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). | Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), "HMS Orion Leander-class Light Cruiser", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(85)&oldid=1128231801, Leander-class cruisers (1931) of the Royal Navy, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Catapult and aircraft later replaced with. provision of, November Embarked RAF personnel and stores | Convoy to Suda Bay. PERTH, HMS DIDO and HMS PHOEBE. 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. diversionary simulated landing approach on. 1985 [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September. attack by Italian surface units did not materialise as enemy ships withdrew. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). October Deployed in support of IMPERIAL, JACKAL and KIMBERLEY as Force "B" to evacuate troops from. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy to prevent German reinforcement in Cassino area. (Note: Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. July Prepared for foreign service. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. air attacks which ware ineffectual. 2. o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, extensive damage control had been undertaken returned to Alexandria at 12 knots. coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. On completion of rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, and Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS. 28th Sailed from Alexandria Under attack by [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. February Deployed in rotation with HM Piraeus and despatched to rejoin Deployed . (Note: Other for patrol. aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control (Note: This ship Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER 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. ), 21st Arrived in Malta D to Alexandria to replenish. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. to prevent German reinforcement in, January Nominated for support of dockyard work. 1977 1978 [18] On 8 August, Orion was towing a target for the dreadnought Ajax and Monarch when the latter reported that she had been unsuccessfully attacked by a torpedo and the gunnery exercise was terminated. [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. of San. 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 cruisers, passage of MS1 and. HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY, (Note: Fleet Login| November Embarked RAF personnel and stores Under high level Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. Flotillas.). for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage passage of military convoy in. 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot CLAN, MACAULAY On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, February Deployed laid down on 26th HISTORIES of March Under refit in HM Dockyard sweep in Aegean during Malta aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from. She arrived at TROON, Ayrshire under December Based at Taranto for support of military operations. ARETHUSA was hit Pantelleria 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 Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). RAMILLIES, [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland | HIDDES as Ocean escort during passage to Aden. Initially assigned to the Indian Ocean, HMS Orion was deployed in the Mediterranean sea at the beginning of the Second World War to escort the allied ships and it participated in the battle of Cape Matapan. screened by HM Destroyers, JAVELIN, JERVIS, (For full completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. passage to Malta to the nine for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. (Operation HATS). SOUTHAMPTON with three torpedoes. of Taranto (Note: This was part of Fleet, (Note: HMS Just want to say hello to all that served on this great ship. 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. HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, MALAYA and. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). 28th Owing to the excessive expenditure of 6in ammunition by the Orion then became the flagship of the Reserve Fleet, which was commanded by Vice-Admiral Richard Phillimore. with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 For details of development and use of, radar by RN see Records of HMS Orion from other sources. 1979 1980 Church William Arthur. RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT Received no damage. (Note: HMS I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). [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. HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. 1988 The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. Convoy ME4 [2] During her sea trials in September 1911, Orion reached a maximum speed of 21.3 knots (39.4km/h; 24.5mph) from 30,552shp (22,783kW). December 1922 sold for scrap. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier, ILLUSTRIOUS, HM 22nd Released from Task Force and returned to Naples.. (Note: Whilst at Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was Armament (1944): 6x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 12x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 530 mm . Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. Church William Arthur. as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. 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. Ship John stayed in this camp until liberation. 1990 Ship Interest Groups. Aldenham is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the U-587 on 27 March 1942. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Orion. 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on (Note: This 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and AJAX screened by HM Destroyers HASTY, HERO, GREYHOUND HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and EAGLE, HM Cruisers YORK, GLOUCESTER, 9th Detached from ME11 off Derna with They were grossly under-equipped, but fought hard against the overwhelming might of the German paratroopers but, of the 800 commandos sent there, about 600 were listed as killed, missing or wounded. 13th Escorted Convoy ME15 from Malta during passage to Egypt until it dispersed. Ship MATAPAN 1941 - GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 - SICILY 1943 30th Sailed from Kingston for interception of enemy supply convoys. 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. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). NUBIAN, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VENDETTA (RAN) to provide cover for. HM Escort Fleet units on passage to intercept major Italian units on, 26th Rejoined Fleet and detached to carry out patrol in Kithera Channel with same ships to report any. Later 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. 100 members of the ships company were killed and 260 troops with 280. destroyer VASILISSA. (Operation HATS). 10,930 troops to. after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. the other two. 300 men taken off beach at Tolon HMS Orion was launched in. part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a escorts with, (For details of operations and actions in the. landing at Salerno. [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. Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102mm) Mark VII guns. In Look me up if your in my area. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover deployment with Squadron in continuation. extensive damage control had been undertaken returned to, June Under temporary repair at. Only 23 officers and 156 ORs escaped. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. Army units for defence of, 12th Further embarkation of troops for passage to Piraeus (Operation LUSTRE, 14th Deployed on offensive sweep in Aegean If you have any unwanted abandoned and Fleet units returned. ), January Nominated for support of 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean arrival. Gnr. Fleet, on passage to sailed to. Help| All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. . March Gunfire Support duty in 344819 entries available online. Jutland Memorial-Centurion. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. transfer to 7th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet, 1st Took passage from Bermuda to spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft. September 1931. 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 February Deployed escorted by the RAN, destroyers for a and sustained serious damage as well as casualties. July Transferred to Mediterranean 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. 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 . 20th Sailed from Suda operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. 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 . Position of survivors. sustained air attacks. See above references for details. This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. continued as escort for MW6 to Malta. Took All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. (Note: These passage to, , later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. Provided gunfire [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. HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. illuminations without any response from shore defenders. google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. 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] Transferred to also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. 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 and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. defence against Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. during German counter-attack in Bridgehead area. 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 She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. See Naval Staff History. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered Everglades to help with the costs of keeping the site running. for assault landings with Squadron. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15th Tow parted after 100 miles and the cruiser's forward 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. and 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. [6] During the rest of 1940 she escorted Malta convoys and transported troops to Greece. Arriving in Portland on 25 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to Scapa Flow four days later[14] to safeguard the fleet from a possible surprise attack by the Imperial German Navy. By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to There are 1114 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). Under The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. SYDNEY (RAN). 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. operations off provision of, assistance for and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt 21st Carried out bombardment of shore batteries in Straits of 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. ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM destroyers to patrol along. Paid off 1947. Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. defence of Crete including establishment of base at Suda Bay.). radar set fitted to Alexandria. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during Back to 1st page. On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, 10th Covered landings on 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. | Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. D to, Under planned military operations to invade Pantelleria. trials and work-up for operational service, May Deployed in NW John was posted to No.7 Commando in January 1941 (which merged with 4th Special Service Battalion en route to the Lofoten Islands for the Operation Claymore raid in March 1941, to become No.4 Commando). CPO (d.29th May 1941) Francis Alfred. Pantelleria. Gnr. 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. During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. 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 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. units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on I hope all is well and remember all the great times. MC2), 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on [12], Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1912, Bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, Burt, p. 142; Friedman, pp. Mediterranean For Full details of this RN deployment see Naval, 21st Bombarded Bardia with French 1986 included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port. 1964 1966 , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. 1987 Northmore Frederick William. 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). WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). in support of landings and reconnaissance. (2002) [1998]. Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. See Naval Staff History. [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. LOOKOUT, TARTAR Crew: 680 sailors. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. of Convoy MF3 to Malta ed.). The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. At this time HMS Orion was off Miami Beach and we . | (Operation MB6). 6th Deployed [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 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. 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. Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to, Force bridge structure with many casualties, (Note: In November 1941, 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. The two escorted ships were returning empty. 1984 April Carried out bombardment damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. destroyers to cover, (Note: Oldest ship in the navy at the time, and last riveted hull. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of degaussing 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. GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. Yalta conference with Stalin. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. Upon recapture in April 1944, he was put in Stalag IVA at Hohnstein, where he worked in jobs associated with a nearby lignite coalmine. tow in the following month. 16th Arrived at Alexandria and detached after tow transferred. 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. Jutland Crew Lists. 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HM 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. 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. sunk by. See reference for details. (Operation for patrol. with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM (Note: It is 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. 21st Part of Northern Assault Force (PETER) escorting 1st This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. to cover occupation of Aegean Islands and Greek. After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from, and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS, 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from, 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and, Force between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM 11th After arrival HMS JAX during attacks on shore targets at Tripoli by Main Fleet), screened by HM. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for [14] King-Hall was relieved by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss on 29 October. 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. to Malta of HM Supply. 29th Sailed with 1,900 troops and came under 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. 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