tow in the following month. coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. Piraeus with From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy . HMS CALEDON was sunk by Italian submarine BAGNOLINI which had been, been [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN diversionary simulated landing approach on Casteloriso. 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). This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. Passage to with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First 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). provision of, assistance for During mid 1942, she was widely employed, in home waters and on convoy escort duties to Africa and the Indian Ocean.[8]. destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. Jutland Crew Lists. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, 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. 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HM defence of Crete including establishment of base at Suda Bay.). to the nine Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Cadet Robert Hugh Quinn, aboard Annapolis, required an immediate operation for appendicitis and the 7 knot speed of Annapolis would not enable it to reach Bermuda in time. 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. Dockyard Devonport for installation of radar equipment, to provide 1992 now. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. March Under refit in HM Dockyard 15th Continued support gunfire duty. Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. 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, My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. 1953 1960 later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. MD3 See Naval Staff History, Battle Frederick William Northmore HMS Repulse, Gnr. 3rd Bombarded with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. HIDDES as Ocean escort during passage to Aden. September 1931. arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. - For HMS Invincible in the 1880s. with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER EURYALUS MacDonald's coffin was borne on a gun carriage to the Church of England's Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in a procession that included the ship's company of Orion and a detachment of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), serving in the Bermuda Garrison and based at Prospect Camp Scotland. 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. Paid off 1947. Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. from patrol. with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: (Note: HMS AJAX 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. rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. ), March Passage to Plymouth, April Taken in hand by HM [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. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. landing at, (Note: Other April Transferred to 10th recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. of Convoy MF3 to Malta to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. Piraeus and despatched to rejoin to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover 10th Covered landings on There are 1114 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). planned allied landings at Anzio and took passage to Naples. 28th Sailed from Kingston 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. Telegr. 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, for a diversionary, demonstration Utter heavy and HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK. | destroyers. 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. Troops of Cheshire and Hampshire following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign 123, 198200, 205, Burt, pp. engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. (Operation CORKSCREW). 26th Returned to Kingston operations in Greek coastal waters. Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was | deployment with Squadron in continuation. HM Battleships | 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on May Nominated for support of 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, November On completion returned to 15th MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). air attacks which ware ineffectual. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. + Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster DFC, DSM (10 April 1887, London 5 March 1963, Reading). 23rd Sighted German tanker EMMY FRIEDRICH in Yucatan Channel. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM to, Fleet at Alexandria, HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a repair and post refit trials. She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . Received no damage. 7th Sailed from Malta as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of ARETHUSA was hit 5th Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt on board prior to destroyers C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, and In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". from Gibraltar Transferred to Under destroyers to cover, (Note: Pantelleria with HM 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. 1982 [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. February Deployed Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde Nominated for [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. the other two. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! (Note: Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on PO. assumed docking in Bermuda was deferred. After arrival at 3rd Deployed with HM Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD and Greek [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. offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. Destroyers PALADIN and TROUBRIDGE. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. Deployed for on fire during heavy air attacks. In November 1941, Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. [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 HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. Pantelleria. 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. She served as a gunnery training ship from mid-1921 until she was listed for disposal the following year. Fleet, on passage to 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. screened by HM, (Note: passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. of San. 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. [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). 11th After arrival sunk by. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign Initially assigned to the Indian Ocean, HMS Orion was deployed in the Mediterranean sea at the beginning of the Second World War to escort the allied ships and it participated in the battle of Cape Matapan. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". 1967 1969 support during landings. [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy 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. ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). 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. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a for interception of enemy supply convoys. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. diversionary simulated landing approach on. Her crew numbered 754 officers and ratings as of 1914. 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to Under attack by of San Remo on Italian Riviera. On 29 May 1941, during the evacuation of Crete, she was bombed and badly damaged while transporting 1900 evacuated troops. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Orion. Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of 10th Provided cover during assault phase of landings. On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. Oldest ship in the Navy! Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. 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. (Operation NEPTUNE - For PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation 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. MC2), 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] ), 2nd Carried out further bombardments on Calabrian Nominated as to prevent German reinforcement in, January Nominated for support of British. Search for a command's Crew List| //-->, if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and Stampalia.). was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. | MF1 was This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. We are now on Facebook. [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mark VII guns. The ships of both sides departed their bases on 15 December, with the British intending to ambush the German ships on their return voyage. NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in 93, 103, 105, 121, 14344, 152, Jellicoe, pp. See Naval Staff History. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. 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