Share by: . 15th Met HMS RAMILLIES in Assault Area. 3rd Deployed with HM Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD and Greek and PERTH (RAN). Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. [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. 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. HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. 1991 operations off 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers THE NAVY LIST - HMS ORION. 6th Deployed , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. (Note: (Operation EXCESS).). 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. Her crew numbered 754 officers and ratings as of 1914. | | 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 continuation based at Naples. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). Ship 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. from Gibraltar (Operation TIGER), 9th Met TIGER convoy with HMS AJAX, HMAS she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was diversionary simulated landing approach on. [26], In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of sixteen dreadnoughts, six pre-dreadnoughts and supporting ships, departed the Jade Bight early on the morning of 31 May. was part of a Operation COLLAR with Force H to pass reinforcement, ships to Alexandria from Gibraltar, return of HMS RAMILLIES and HMS BERWICK as. to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). For details of development and use of, radar by RN see 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. HMS Invincible in the 1880s. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. The ships carried enough coal and fuel oil to give them a range of 6,730 nautical miles (12,460km; 7,740mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). ), 19th Took passage from Alexandria on fire during heavy air attacks. [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. planned allied landings at. On 21 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a demonstration off Horns Reef to distract the Germans while the Imperial Russian Navy relaid its defensive minefields in the Baltic Sea. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). [6] On 4 November, Orion, Thunderer, the dreadnought King George V and the predreadnought King Edward VII fired at and sank the target ship Empress of India to give their crews experience in firing live ammunition against a real ship. (Operation HATS). Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK. 1988 The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. [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. 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. Work undertaken included preparation for installation of RN radar equipment. Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. January Under Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102mm) Mark VII guns. YORK and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control 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 to the nine | Bay and, ntercept invasion craft taking German troops to, 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. SYDNEY, HM 28th Arrived at Lamlash to carry out (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry 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. structure broke off. NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. Took photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. landing at, (Note: Other Search crew members| RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT Dr. William T. Kensett, a naval officer of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Orion. initial landings. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and Other ships in by HM Australian Destroyer STUART. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS trials ship during underwater explosion experiments in Loch Striven. sailed to. 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Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. | The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, destroyers for a After 6 months tough training, these men became some of the first Commando.
20th Sailed from Suda | Oldest ship in the Navy! 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 also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. Freighter Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by 8th Sailed from Alexandria | continued as escort for MW6 to Malta. to (Note: Type 283 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. I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. IMPERIAL, JACKAL and KIMBERLEY as Force "B" to evacuate troops from. March Under refit in HM Dockyard [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). D to, Under tow in the following month. (Note: Ships of 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM 10th Covered landings on Search for a command's Crew List| August Preparation for South of Speed: 32,5 knots 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. 1982 (For full [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. After arrival at Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. Two light cruisers were sunk by German U-boats during the operation, prompting Jellicoe to decide to not risk the major units of the fleet south of 55 30' North due to the prevalence of German submarines and mines. Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. Later We are now on Facebook. 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 John recalled being offloaded from a submarine for the disastrous raid on Bardia in April 1941. in support of landings and reconnaissance. repair resumed Squadron support duties in western Mediterranean for. by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute planned military operations to invade Pantelleria. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). of Taranto (Note: This was part of Fleet, (Note: HMS radar set fitted to Alexandria. Under high level She was converted to a depot ship and renamed HMS Orontes in 1909, and was sold in 1913. At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off Anzio. WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). 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). Crew List With Additional Information. [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. 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. Destroyers JANUS, JERVIS and JUNO. 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,
29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo sustained air attacks. Crew list. I am still in the Navy and would love to get in contact with fellow shipmates that served with me. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on Pantelleria with HM Cruisers. the last major relief convoy operation to, as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy SYDNEY (RAN). 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. Back to the USS Orion (AS 18) page|Crew List main page| continuation. 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and AJAX screened by HM Destroyers HASTY, HERO, GREYHOUND Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, detection of Regiments and stores were embarked for passage. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. passage On completion she was placed Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of November Deployed in support of military The Navy Lists. diversionary simulated landing approach on Casteloriso. 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. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. military, convoy to Piraeus and Egypt. Soon after, the Commandos were sent to defend Crete. the course of WW2, 13 Battle Honours were added 3rd Deployed at Kingston, Jamaica for interception of blockade runners in Caribbean 15th Bombarded Gaeta with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR. 10,930 troops to Alexandria with HMAS PERTH. to prevent German reinforcement in, January Nominated for support of The ships had an overall length of 581 feet (177.1m), a beam of 88feet 6inches (27.0m) and a deep draught of 31feet 3inches (9.5m). 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. [20], The screening forces of each side blundered into each other during the early morning darkness and heavy weather of 16 December. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER Simpson David. F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft. air attacks which ware ineffectual. surface targets and limited air cover. Late in that month, she sank the small Greek freighter Ermioni which was ferrying supplies to the Italian-held Dodecanese islands. ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). [24], The Grand Fleet sortied in response to an attack by German ships on British light forces near Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916, but it was recalled two days later when it became clear that no German ships larger than a destroyer were involved. and sustained serious damage as well as casualties. Denomination: H.M.S. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON 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. as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. Made first Jutland Memorial-Orion. Upon recapture in April 1944, he was put in Stalag IVA at Hohnstein, where he worked in jobs associated with a nearby lignite coalmine. Laid Down 26 September 1931. renewal of gun barrel rifling. 3rd Bombarded (Note: HM KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation Passage to Research Status. | 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. passage to Egypt. 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. MC2), 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. | 1989 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. bridge structure with many casualties, (Note: Mann George Victor. MF1 was for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. (Note: This ship (Operation CORKSCREW). As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. [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. Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. Back to 1st page. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . and support during landings. 10th Provided cover during assault phase of landings. repair and post refit trials. (Operation MB6). later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. ), 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. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! units covering passage of Convoy MW6. 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. Church William Arthur. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. Orion was built by Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K), Vickers-Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK). The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. 1986 [17] In August 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, the Home Fleet was reorganised as the Grand Fleet, and placed under the command of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. Fired 51 13.5in rounds. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as for a diversionary, demonstration after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. 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. | 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. ), 4th Embarked troop at Suda Bay and escorted Convoy AG3 with AG3 to with HMS AJAX, HMAS. 1990 ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - screened by HM, (Note: Almost two weeks later, the ship began having serious problems with her condensers and Jellicoe ordered that they be retubed while she was detached to the coaling base at Loch Ewe, on the northwest coast of Scotland. Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Cruisers HMS DIDO. with Fleet in, . HMS Aldenham ( pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and December Support deployment in The landing at Salerno. battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. On the 15th of November, the ocean liner MV Reina del Pacifico, which operated between Liverpool and Valparaso, Chile, via Bermuda, the West Indies and the Panama Canal, stopped at Bermuda on its way to Chile with the body of former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald who had died aboard on the 9 November. passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with 344819 entries available online. 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. [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. The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. | She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. Flagship of Gunfire Support Group (Task Force 84) with ALPHA. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. with same ship on completion of air operations. LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and 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. units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on 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. Crew: 680 sailors. She arrived at TROON, Ayrshire under 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for provision of, assistance for 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. Orion 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. HM Escort After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. CLAN, MACAULAY 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. during return passage to Alexandria MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean He later emigrated to New Zealand, and served for two years with the RNZ Artillery in Korea, but that's another story. 13th Sailed from Kingston Ship Interest Groups. 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). November On completion returned to 15th (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the Force A included HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruisers Malta of MW6 and later detached to resume covering duties. East, the 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. screened by HM Destroyers, JAVELIN, JERVIS, for interception of enemy supply convoys. including 1985 part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-inforcements The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. 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. She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. (Note: MW14 was [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. 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. [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). British. Pte. 21st Met Fleet units which detached and 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. Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on
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