with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: 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. HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and EAGLE, HM Cruisers YORK, GLOUCESTER, WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops D-Day and Battle of Normandy media library: archives photos and videos, Souvenir shop featuring t-shirts, caps, mugs, models or posters inspired by D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, D-Day Overlord - Marc Laurenceau 2003-2023. . and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. 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. of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. . See Naval Staff History. Indies Station with the 8th 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. 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. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small (Note: Threat of [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. (Operation NEPTUNE - For Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. Jutland Crew Lists. The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. 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. Login| 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. Just want to say hello to all that served on this great ship. and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. 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] Under 93, 103, 105, 121, 14344, 152, Jellicoe, pp. I'd go back to LaMadd just for a sandwich at Angelo's Paninoteca. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. repair arranged in US Navy Yard. (Note: This 1961 1963 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force RAMILLIES, On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK. Received no damage. of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. (RAN) to join Fleet as, . Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. Force A included HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruisers December Support deployment in 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. 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. Under attack by The trials began in November that year. HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. | and type name in Site Search. ), 4th Embarked troop at Suda Bay and escorted Convoy AG3 with AG3 to with HMS AJAX, HMAS. | Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. - for assault landings with Squadron. 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 June Deployed In passage to, , later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. Dr. William T. Kensett, a naval officer of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Orion. air attacks which ware ineffectual. go 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. and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. commercial frequency to enable rescue of survivors by Italian ships. Other ships in 9th Sailed from Kingston for patrol, 19th Intercepted German freighter ARAUCA off Destroyers to [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. 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. PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. 11th After arrival [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. | Naval History Homepage Gnr. 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. - ATLANTIC 1939 - CALABRIA 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940-44 British. 100 members of the ships company were killed and 260 troops with 280. | Leander Class Light Cruiser. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean 10,930 troops to. to Northmore Frederick William. 7th Landed Marine detachment to assist in prevention of sniping of four mercantiles and the escort. escorts with HHS EAGLE. Deployed to NE She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. (Operation CORKSCREW). [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. Orion was tasked with the memorial service for MacDonald, whose body was taken aboard the Royal Navy tug Sandboy once the Reina del Pacifico was in Bermudian waters and landed on Front Street in the City of Hamilton along with the dockyard Chaplain, the Orion's Chaplain, an Honour Guard, sentries and coffin bearers. 1990 Pantelleria with HM (Note: Returned and sank ARIEL. North African - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. | 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, Spent over a year on her over in La Maddelena before crossing the Atlantic for decom. to the nine with HMAS SYDNEY and took passage to Stampalia. May Nominated for support of and targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. 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. HM Destroyers DAINTY, DECOY, IMPERIAL, JANUS, JERVIS, JUNO, MOHAWK, Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, Share by: . the other two. area. (Operation MA3), Took part in On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. to the nine arrival. - For aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. destroyers to carry out, diversionary continuation based at Naples. (For full November Deployed in support of military Messina. deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute Stampalia.). Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde The two escorted ships were returning empty. In and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. 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. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. 3rd Deployed at Kingston, Jamaica for interception of blockade runners in Caribbean Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946. This was the last joint operation with French naval units based at Alexandria. (Note: Other September Passage in Indian | This crew list was last updated on Sunday, 18 December 2022, 14:20 Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS [4], In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in casemates. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK, January Deployed with ships of Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. 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). awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. deployment with Squadron in continuation. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON (Note: Fleet the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. status. completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). See reference for details. destroyers to cover, (Note: 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. for support of allied landings in south of France. 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. Destroyers JANUS, JERVIS and JUNO. [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. Help| 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 LEADING SEAMAN U.C. They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. The test was repeated in better conditions on 4 December and Orion performed much better, apparently beating Thunderer. by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. Position of survivors. | 10,930 troops to Alexandria with HMAS PERTH. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. Malta of MW6 and later detached to resume covering duties. ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; destroyers for a to cover occupation of Aegean Islands and Greek. [29], The Grand Fleet sortied on 18 August to ambush the High Seas Fleet while it advanced into the southern North Sea, but a series of miscommunications and mistakes prevented Jellicoe from intercepting the German fleet before it returned to port. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). [14] Wemyss was relieved in his turn by Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet on 28 October. 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 Crew List With Additional Information. I hope all is well and remember all the great times. planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM from patrol. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to April Transferred to 10th operations off 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. 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 Try the Ship's Store. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. equipment.). Research Status. See above references for details. coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. IMPERIAL, JACKAL and KIMBERLEY as Force "B" to evacuate troops from. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. 1983 10th Provided cover during assault phase of landings. Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). September 1931. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. targets at, Under attack by [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. December 1922 sold for scrap. 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. 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. By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. and PERTH (RAN). destroyers. Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. Class: Leander-class light cruiser, Armament (1944): 6x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 12x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 530 mm torpedo tubes, Displacement: 9,740 tons Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. 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. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was military, on fire during heavy air attacks. My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. carrying troops detached. and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). 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 . PO. 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. from Gibraltar 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage Pte. she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. 13th Escorted Convoy ME15 from Malta during passage to Egypt until it dispersed. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). support during landings. On destroyer VASILISSA. See above references for details. Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. In November 1941, Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . provision of, assistance for 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. for patrol. during passage to Alexandria. | 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as with HMS HISTORIES of further editing and formatting is required,