The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. Feel free to contact me. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Thorne Leslie Charles. In late 1942, after recovering in a POW hospital in southern Italy, POW No.258058 John Braithwaite was transferred to the Italian-run Campo 52 near Genoa. 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, 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. go off Casteloriso to divert enemy air activity away She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. | from protection, 27th Deployed with HM Armed Boarding Vessels CHAKLA and FIONA Search crew members| and sank ARIEL. RAMILLIES, Cruisers HMS DIDO. part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a of Convoy MF3 to Malta Devonport. HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. 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). with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First 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. 12th Carried out bombardment of Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. , 13 Battle Honours were added | repair resumed Squadron support duties in western Mediterranean for. 1977 1978 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. (Note: MW14 was 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. coast and provide support to military operation at, Ship with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. 21st Part of Force 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking Damaged Crete 29/5/41 - repaired Mare Island 9/41 - 2/42. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo aircraft. The trials began in November that year. 9th Detached from ME11 off Derna with Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barnett, MATAPAN by. HMS Orion history. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, 10th Deployed for escort of EXCESS Convoy. 1987 LOOKOUT, TARTAR HMS Lion Crew List (Photographs) / HMS Lion Crew List Live Update / Ships' Book Numbers - List and No. ed.). 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 1979 1980 Took part in (Note: HM 300 men taken off beach at Tolon awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with January Under September Deployed on the America and West Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. google_ad_height = 90; 13th Rejoined Fleet to cover carrier air attacks on Leros. As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. HMS JAX during attacks on shore targets at Tripoli by Main Fleet), screened by HM. 1984 ), 2nd Carried out further bombardments on Calabrian 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 trials. after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. Crew 754. Crew List With Additional Information. Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 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 took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. 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. status. AURORA and BLACK | | 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. ABERCROMBIE, HMS MAURITIUS, HM River Gunboats APHIS and, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from Augusta to Salerno Beach Head. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON landing at, (Note: Other August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers CLEOPATRA, ARETHUSA, DIDO and, 16th Escorted Malta Relief Convoy MW13 with ships of Squadron Records of HMS Orion from other sources. Bay with same ships to meet Fleet (Operation NEPTUNE - For February Deployed HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY, (Note: Fleet Details of crew members who served at the River Plate in any of the three British ships; served in Ajax Cruiser during WW11; or in the Ajax Frigate that visited Ontario in 1976 can be found below Crew Members listed on Town of Ajax Memorial Wall HMS Ajax V11 Casualties Killed and Died - in chronological order Wednesday 13 December 1939 November On completion returned to 15th NE of. escorted GA15. Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. from Gibraltar (Operation TIGER), 9th Met TIGER convoy with HMS AJAX, HMAS 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. [6] Two flying-off platforms were fitted aboard the ship during 19171918; these were mounted on 'B' and 'Q' turret roofs and extended onto the gun barrels. destroyers to carry out, diversionary July Prepared for foreign service. She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. (Operation HATS). with same ship on completion of air operations. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. In 1970 1971 Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. February Deployed in rotation with HM (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the to the nine Convoy AN5 in Aegean (Operation MAQ2), (Note: This also 28th Owing to the excessive expenditure of 6in ammunition by the 1967 1969 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. EURYALUS [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. MacDonald's body was transferred to the navy for return to Plymouth. [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. bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). 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. Jutland Memorial-Orion. on caiques and mercantiles 1964 1966 AJAX, ROYALIST, BLACK PRINCE, ARGONAUT, AURORA and COLOMBO. France landings. The division was redesignated as the 2nd Battle Squadron (BS) on 1 May. (Operation CORKSCREW). LIVERPOOL, AJAX I'd go back to LaMadd just for a sandwich at Angelo's Paninoteca. join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers Regiments and stores were embarked for passage. TJERK (Note: These please She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM Summary No 6), (Note: well as covering PO. (Note: - ATLANTIC 1939 - CALABRIA 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940-44 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. 31st Arrived at Alexandria with Fleet units. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Looking for US Navy memorabilia? HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. out attacks on convoys in, (Note: HMS 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. sustained air attacks. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in (Operation EXCESS).). defence of Crete including establishment of base at Suda Bay.). Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. Research Status. 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. passage to Malta on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland THE NAVY LIST - HMS ORION. Ocean and Red Sea. She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. Yalta conference with Stalin. 3rd Deployed at Kingston, Jamaica for interception of blockade runners in Caribbean Freighter [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover [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. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 East, the Fired starshell illuminations without any response from shore defenders. 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. LEADING SEAMAN U.C. 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 ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port. Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. | 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. during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force Flagship of Gunfire Support Group (Task Force 84) with ALPHA. 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. DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). 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. | Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. HMS Orion was launched in. and returned as escort for HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE and ss | 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. Mediterranean based at Malta. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers, 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and, GREYHOUND See reference for details. No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. | After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 6th Deployed The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. John stayed in this camp until liberation. [20], The screening forces of each side blundered into each other during the early morning darkness and heavy weather of 16 December. Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005, HMS ORION -Leander-class Light Cruiser operations in Greek coastal waters. of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military to the nine February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for June Deployed In to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September. MAURITIUS, HMS UGANDA, HM Destroyers LAFOREY, NUBIAN. during German counter-attack in Bridgehead area. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see 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. [10] The ship was laid down at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth on 29 November 1909. Pantelleria with HM PETARD and Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. On completion of D to Alexandria to replenish. A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, assumed docking in Bermuda was deferred. 9th In action against two Italian battleships, cruisers and sailed to. C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. May Took part in exercises Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and, detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, 14th Under air attacks off east end of, during 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. ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. | google_ad_width = 728; This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. 23rd Rejoined Fleet units after arrival in NUBIAN, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VENDETTA (RAN) to provide cover for. for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was 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. If you have any unwanted In the course of an attack on a German convoy headed for Crete on 22 May, she was damaged in a duel with its escort, the Italian torpedo boat Lupo. met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. 228, 23435, 243, 246, 250, 253, 25758, Jellicoe, pp. 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. 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. Nominated as [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, Convoy to Suda Bay. she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER. passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. 0 users currently logged in and 80 visitors active. Other ships in Like this page to receive our updates. . The ships of both sides departed their bases on 15 December, with the British intending to ambush the German ships on their return voyage. down by FULMAR aircraft from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. 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. (Operation with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. I hope all is well and remember all the great times. 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, HMS Orion 21st Met Fleet units which detached and 7th Landed Marine detachment to assist in prevention of sniping screened by Fleet destroyers and MTBs. She arrived at TROON, Ayrshire under It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. of San. 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. 1988 Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. Gnr. also joining Mediterranean Destroyers Cruisers on fire during heavy air attacks. 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. military convoy carrying tanks to Middle, East, the 27th Bombarded positions north of Garigilano River with HM Destroyers PALADIN. PENELOPE and HNS NEWFOUNDLAND). PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later Stampalia.). 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] After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. I sure miss La Madd. to cover occupation of Aegean Islands and Greek. during which HMS. 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. provision of, assistance for initial landings. HMS CALEDON was sunk by Italian submarine BAGNOLINI which had been, been 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. 1946 when she was relieved by HM Cruiser MAURITIUS. with Fleet in, . (For details of 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and AJAX to provide cover for. Late in that month, she sank the small Greek freighter Ermioni which was ferrying supplies to the Italian-held Dodecanese islands. Utter heavy and [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). He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during Piraeus with (Note: Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. 1st Sailed for patrol from Kingston. (Note: This deployment with Squadron in continuation. coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. units covering passage of Convoy MW6. Mediterranean For Full details of this RN deployment see Naval, 21st Bombarded Bardia with French to HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. 25th Escorted Convoy AG9 to Fleet exercises arranged in anticipation of war with Italy. Deployed to NE Pantelleria. Ship continuation. off Malta detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, to position 13th Escorted Convoy ME15 from Malta during passage to Egypt until it dispersed. NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Despite CPO (d.29th May 1941). [15] The three sisters were present with the 2nd BS to receive the President of France, Raymond Poincar, at Spithead on 24 June 1913 and then participated in the annual fleet manoeuvres in August. equipment.). At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. AJAX ,YORK, GLOUCESTER and GLASGOW, This deployment escorts with HHS EAGLE. ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. in support of landings and reconnaissance. 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. 3rd Bombarded On 710 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. [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. from patrol. Simpson David. with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER during passage to Alexandria. 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). Help| | In 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. Try the Ship's Store. destroyer ESPERO which were covering. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. 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