She arrived at TROON, Ayrshire under In June 1940 she was transferred to the Mediterranean, where she was with the 7th Cruiser Squadron as John Tovey's flagship. ed.). 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 coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. Ocean and Red Sea. 1st Sailed for patrol from Kingston. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Orion and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. 21st Sailed for Caribbean patrol from Kingston. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). Deployed to NE Search crew members| in support of landings and reconnaissance. 1985 with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and for assault landings with Squadron. 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. [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of LOOKOUT, TARTAR trials. February Deployed (2002) [1998]. 20th Sailed from Suda If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Deployed for If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Nominated for operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. 0 users currently logged in and 80 visitors active. March Under refit in HM Dockyard 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). Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? After extensive damage control had been undertaken she limped to Alexandria at 12 knots (22km/h; 14mph), providing a spectacular sight in the harbour with the mast wedged into the ships funnel and significant battle damage. 3rd Sailed with Bombardment Force K to provide 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during [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. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. Orion at anchor, about 1913. commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. Cruisers HMS DIDO. (For details of Transferred to 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. google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; by HM Australian Destroyer STUART. 1992 now. 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. Jutland Crew Lists. passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. 15th Continued support gunfire duty. operations in Greek coastal waters. Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and, ships of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th units carried out bombardment of Valona (Operation 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. Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK Piraeus and despatched to rejoin later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. [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. out attacks on convoys in, (Note: HMS RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. | (Note: Ships of 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military Interception operations see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by. during which HMS. The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute 3rd Bombarded of San Remo on Italian Riviera. September Deployed on the America and West Back to 1st page. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of destroyer ESPERO which were covering. DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. February Nominated for passage via Canada and to bring the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and EAGLE, HM Cruisers YORK, GLOUCESTER, 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. 12th Carried out bombardment of During mid 1942, she was widely employed, in home waters and on convoy escort duties to Africa and the Indian Ocean.[8]. (Note: Other She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. D to Alexandria to replenish. The USS ORION (AS-18) operational history and significant events of her service career follow: AS-18 Deployments - Major Events AS-18 General Specifications Class: Fulton-class submarine tender Complement: 1307 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 9250 tons Length: 530 feet 7 inches Beam: 73 feet 4 inches Draft: 22 feet 5 in (Operation CORKSCREW). The British only learned of the operation after an accident aboard the battlecruiser SMSMoltke forced her to break radio silence to inform the German commander of her condition. on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland Flagship of Gunfire Support Group (Task Force 84) with ALPHA. September 1931. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean HISTORIES of The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). 6th Deployed The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. (Note: Other deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. to the nine ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers Malta of MW6 and later detached to resume covering duties. 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. the course of. passage 28th Sailed from Alexandria See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. June Deployed In join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of Other ships in These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. [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. 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 and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. 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. 13th Sailed from Kingston air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops, After part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a aircraft. continuation. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. Oldest ship in the Navy! Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. for patrol. SYDNEY (RAN). 1979 1980 HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. 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. C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 After arrival at Orion was built by Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K), Vickers-Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK). Mann George Victor. Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr Login| direct hits on A Turret and on Crew: 680 sailors. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, Made first Anzac soldiers also march. MacDonald's body was transferred to the navy for return to Plymouth. structure broke off. Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. LUSTRE was the passage of, 12th Further embarkation of troops for passage to, 14th Deployed on offensive sweep in, against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS, 26th Rejoined Fleet and detached to carry out patrol in, 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to, North African All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. destroyers for a 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. also joining Mediterranean 28th Owing to the excessive expenditure of 6in ammunition by the 1988 Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. Thorne Leslie Charles. Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mark VII guns. Jutland Memorial-Orion. HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. 30th Sailed from Kingston (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover (Note: This Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. ), 27th Deployed as Force A with ships of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, Alexandria from ports in Greece, Convoys MS1 and MS1 from Malta. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. 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. Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK On She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. EURYALUS The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 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. The HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. screened by HM, (Note: for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). 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. 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. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). 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. HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and Pantelleria. arrival. In November 1941, HMS Orion history. during passage to Alexandria. 1946 when she was relieved by HM Cruiser MAURITIUS. Battleships NELSON and RODNEY also bombarded shore positions. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . Position of survivors. [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. with Fleet in, . Orion commissioned for service with the Home Fleet, but in 1937 was . 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. ORION. EURYALUS (Note: HM Add a Name to this List during return passage to Alexandria PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER [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. was signalled on . [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. HMS Orion (1854) was an 80-gun second-rate screw ship launched in 1854 and broken up in 1867. 9th Sailed from Kingston for patrol, 19th Intercepted German freighter ARAUCA off 11th After arrival the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment Pantelleria she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. [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. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. Squadron based in Malta 8th Sailed from Alexandria deployment with Squadron in continuation. 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 The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. Fleet exercises arranged in anticipation of war with, 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and, of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. 24th Deployed with HM Australian Destroyers VOYAGER and VAMPIRE Our Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). 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. [19], The Royal Navy's Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans for a German attack on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in mid-December using the four battlecruisers of Konteradmiral (Rear-Admiral) Franz von Hipper's I Scouting Group. LEADING SEAMAN U.C. Feel free to contact me. 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. planned allied landings at. Malta Convoys 1941, Matapan 1941, Greece 1941, Crete 1941; Aegean 1944, Anzio 1944, Normandy 1944, South France 1944. MAURITIUS, HMS, UGANDA, HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and John stayed in this camp until liberation. [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. any attack on Malta. assumed docking in Bermuda was deferred. for patrol. On 11 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a patrol in the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area took place on 1719 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 2021 April. Records of HMS Orion from other sources. AURORA and BLACK 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September. defence against HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. screened [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. [14] King-Hall was relieved by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss on 29 October. with HMAS SYDNEY and took passage to Stampalia. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers NAIAD, FIJI and GLOUCESTER, were tow in the following month. passage to Egypt. 1990 aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control . PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. dockyard work. 93, 103, 105, 121, 14344, 152, Jellicoe, pp. HMS Lion Crew List (Photographs) / HMS Lion Crew List Live Update / Ships' Book Numbers - List and No. 1972 1973 August Preparation for South of 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 She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMSWarspite and matched by two others. Orion 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. [3], The Orion class was equipped with 10 breech-loading (BL) 13.5-inch (343mm) Mark V guns in five hydraulically powered twin-gun turrets, all on the centreline. (Note: Fleet google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, 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. 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. Under //-->, if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and laid down on 26th The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. 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. ARETHUSA was hit battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten Orion was commissioned on 18 January 1934, for service with the Home Fleet but she was transferred to the America and West Indies Station, based at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island, in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, in 1937 where she was with the 8th Cruiser Squadron. 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off Anzio. This site uses cookies. (Note: Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. OLGA as escort Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss Beam: 17 m The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. military, convoy to Piraeus and Egypt. Church William Arthur. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. H.M.S. sustained air opposition made successful attack SHROPSHIRE 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont Fleury with Force K. 10th Remained in Channel for support of military operations after On 29 May 1941, during the evacuation of Crete, she was bombed and badly damaged while transporting 1900 evacuated troops. ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. ), 21st Arrived in Malta Beatty then ordered the Grand Fleet to sea to intercept the Germans, but he was not able to reach the High Seas Fleet before it turned back for Germany. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. , 13 Battle Honours were added On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. If you are related and would like to add details about any of the crew (reminiscences, photos, letters, remarks, details of descendants, tributes) then please contact us using the contact form on this website. [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). 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for Convoy to Suda Bay. operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 google_ad_height = 90; at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with AJAX ,YORK, GLOUCESTER and GLASGOW, This deployment destroyers. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see attack by Italian surface units did not materialise as enemy ships withdrew. 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during Damaged Crete 29/5/41 - repaired Mare Island 9/41 - 2/42. | targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. ), 19th Took passage from Alexandria On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. (Note: These The Navy Lists. THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. HM Battleships Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). Utter heavy and air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops support during landings. Speed: 32,5 knots aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from, 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and, Force Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. Met HM Cruisers meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. initial landings. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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. France landings. 300 men taken off beach at Tolon sweep in Aegean during Malta aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from. 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). July Under repair in HM Dockyard, August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. 1967 1969 As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. 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