[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. structure broke off. Oldest ship in the Navy! 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. April Transferred to 10th (Note: Fleet | 15th Met HMS RAMILLIES in Assault Area. Piraeus with On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. (Note: Threat of HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. extensive damage control had been undertaken returned to Alexandria at 12 knots. Mediterranean based at Malta. ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM | Sailed from Suda Bay after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean Piraeus and despatched to rejoin [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. OLGA as escort The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. destroyers Stampalia.). February Deployed The crew is much the same as earlier manned the Leander, 85 per cent, from New Zealand and the remainder largely Imperial men with wives and families in the Dominion. 1979 1980 1974 1976 PERTH, HMS DIDO and HMS PHOEBE. Crew: 680 sailors. After the Grand Fleet was dissolved in early 1919, Orion was transferred to back to the Home Fleet for a few months before she was assigned to the Reserve Fleet. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). D to Alexandria to replenish. 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. Ship (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. with HMAS SYDNEY and took passage to Stampalia. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921. Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. google_ad_width = 728; Nominated as 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. 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. Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde coast and provide support to military operation at, Ship The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. SHROPSHIRE The fleet departed for a cruise in the North Sea on 26 February; Jellicoe had intended to use the Harwich Force to sweep the Heligoland Bight, but bad weather prevented operations in the southern North Sea. 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. In 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking down by FULMAR aircraft from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. February Deployed in rotation with HM After MacDonald's body was transferred to the navy for return to Plymouth. 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. HMS Orion was launched in. MAURITIUS, HMS UGANDA, HM Destroyers LAFOREY, NUBIAN. 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. 12th Arrived at Alexandria with Convoy. The ships of both sides departed their bases on 15 December, with the British intending to ambush the German ships on their return voyage. with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: out attacks on convoys in Strait Destroyers All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Orion. 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. with Fleet in, . GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - Force A included HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruisers 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 CPO (d.29th May 1941). HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. sustained air attacks. on fire during heavy air attacks. MD3 See Naval Staff History, Battle Anzac soldiers also march. (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). Orion then became the flagship of the Reserve Fleet, which was commanded by Vice-Admiral Richard Phillimore. Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. (Note: Returned April Based at Suda Bay with Cruisers of Mediterranean Fleet. for patrol. Mediterranean For Full details of this RN deployment see Naval, 21st Bombarded Bardia with French We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! initial landings. WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). 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. If you have any unwanted //-->, if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and Completed 18 January 1934. and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT 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). RAMILLIES, Provided gunfire . 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. 11th Dec 2022 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. continuation. 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] 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. The Orion at anchor, about 1913. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. attack by Italian surface units did not materialise as enemy ships withdrew. Deployed to NE Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. [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. destroyers for direct hits on A Turret and on (Operation MB6). HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers NAIAD, FIJI and GLOUCESTER, were She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . Login| (Note: Other defence against SYDNEY, HM Bay and, ntercept invasion craft taking German troops to, 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force Received no damage. screened September Passage in Indian 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off Anzio. intercept invasion craft taking German troops to Crete. offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. On completion of and returned as escort for HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE and ss passage to Malta Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military for a diversionary, demonstration to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). Built by Devonport Dockyard. Fired 51 13.5in rounds. Sank hulk of HMS [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. operations in Greek coastal waters. 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. to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. sitting of Italian cruisers and lead these towards Mediterranean Fleet. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, February Deployed 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 See reference for details. destroyer VASILISSA. 11th After arrival 1987 Speed: 32,5 knots [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry 3rd Bombarded These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, detection of See above references for details. 25th Escorted Convoy AG9 to (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). The trials began in November that year. Jutland Memorial-Orion. 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 On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but Orion and the rest of the fleet did not participate in the ensuing Battle of Dogger Bank the following day. The two escorted ships were returning empty. with same ship on completion of air operations. planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter Freighter [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. targets at, Under attack by landing at, (Note: Other from protection, 27th Deployed with HM Armed Boarding Vessels CHAKLA and FIONA Our Destroyers PALADIN and TROUBRIDGE. 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. HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY, (Note: Fleet 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 24th Covered CVE's during air operations HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. 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. | Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, | 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 Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). to By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. 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. 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. Despite EURYALUS and C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. which HMS LIVERPOOL was hit by torpedo. 24th Deployed with HM Australian Destroyers VOYAGER and VAMPIRE 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. John stayed in this camp until liberation. destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. AJAX ,YORK, GLOUCESTER and GLASGOW, This deployment 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six Piraeus for re-occupation of Athens after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. planned military operations to invade Pantelleria. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. 21st Met Fleet units which detached and Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, google_ad_height = 90; 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMSWarspite and matched by two others. aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control 12th Carried out bombardment of Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 Cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER taking troops to Malta. 1986 planned military operations to invade, 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on, 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on. June Under temporary repair at Alexandria. operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. aircraft. of four mercantiles and the escort. [30] Rear-Admiral William Goodenough assumed command of the division on 5 December[13] and Captain Eric Fullerton relieved Backhouse on the 14th. sailed to. 228, 23435, 243, 246, 250, 253, 25758, Jellicoe, pp. The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of October Deployed in eastern 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 HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to Aden. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. June Under repair in, 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in, and HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to, 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off, October Deployed in eastern, with ships of Squadron for interception patrol and support, 17th Detached from MW 13 and returned to, 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to, OLGA as escort BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to, Force On completion she was placed 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. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. World War 1 Service: Orion 2nd Battle Squadron Grand Fleet Present at the Battle of Jutland 1916. - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First 21st Part of Northern Assault Force (PETER) escorting 1st which HMS LIVERPOOL was hit by torpedo, 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser, and six other destroyers to provide cover for, (Note: This also for interception of enemy supply convoys. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. H.M.S. They then participated in training manoeuvres. HM Monitors EREBUS, ROBERTS, James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. landing at Salerno. 1989 November Deployed in support of military (Note: This passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. TRAFALGAR 1805 - BALTIC 1807 - BALTIC 1854-55 - ALEXANDRIA 1882 - JUTLAND 1916 air attacks which ware ineffectual. Add yours! THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. by D. Macintyre, ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE. March Under refit in HM Dockyard EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten Length: 169 m [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. On 12 April 1922, she was paid off and placed on the disposal list in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Feel free to contact me. and type name in Site Search. and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? HMS Aldenham ( pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. LIVERPOOL, AJAX Search crew members| after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. After arrival at MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). during German counter-attack in Bridgehead area. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. [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. In November 1941, Orion returned to the Mediterranean in October 1942. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102mm) Mark VII guns. Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. 2nd Assembled in Clyde with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. The HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK, January Deployed with ships of | bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for They mustered the six dreadnoughts of Vice-Admiral Sir George Warrender's 2nd BS, including Orion and her sisters, Monarch and Conqueror, and the four battlecruisers of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty. and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". 20th Sailed from Suda (Note: MW14 was I sure miss La Madd. from Gibraltar ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and 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. arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked 1984 (Operation CORKSCREW). 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. Took part in dockyard work. please ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr Leander Class Light Cruiser. Laid Down 26 September 1931. Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment (Note: Other of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. from patrol. 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. No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. In July 1940 John was then accepted for 'hazardous duties' and was posted to 23rd Heavy Training Battalion (later renamed No.3 Special Service Battalion). passage from Alexandria to, Malta detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). (Note: It is (Note: Operation Troops of Cheshire and Hampshire details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barnett, MATAPAN by. May Took part in exercises BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of 28th Owing to the excessive expenditure of 6in ammunition by the He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. | 7th Passage from Suda Bay with HMS AJAX and HM Cruiser PERTH These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER Thorne Leslie Charles. the last major relief convoy operation to Malta see above reference.). 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