June Under temporary repair at Alexandria. any attack on Malta. February Deployed in rotation with HM For details of development and use of, radar by RN see following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign for patrol. Bay and Maleme. commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). sustained air opposition made successful attack join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. to Malta of HM Supply. PETARD and Nominated STONEAGE See MALTA CONVOYS by R Woodman), 17th Detached from MW 13 and returned to Alexandria with Fleet destroyers, 18th Rejoined MW13 and came under aircraft attacks by torpedoes August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, 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. 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. 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 [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. and type name in Site Search. Creator/User: Britain Braithwaite John. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. November Embarked RAF personnel and stores 344819 entries available online. (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean 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 . Greene, J.; Massignani, A. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. to the nine ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. Piraeus for re-occupation of Athens after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. of Convoy MF3 to Malta go destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of December Support deployment in If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 9th Sailed from Malta to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to BARK Beach. Anzac soldiers also march. The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. Deployed for passage from Alexandria to, Malta detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. Cruiser Squadron. passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. of four mercantiles and the escort. 1981 Her crew numbered 754 officers and ratings as of 1914. to prevent German reinforcement in Cassino area. Paid off 1947. [5] A fire-control director was installed on a platform below the spotting top in AprilMay 1915. Crew List With Additional Information. Like this page to receive our updates. deployment with Squadron in continuation. Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of degaussing Flotillas.). 23rd Rejoined Fleet units after arrival in LOOKOUT, TARTAR HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. April Transferred to 10th Records of HMS Orion from other sources. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. What I remember most was all the stuff thrown overboard crossing the Atlantic so no turn in paperwork would need to be done. 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of Passage to Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 1116 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . radar set fitted to Alexandria. 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. See above references for details. destroyers 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. entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the coast and provide support to military operation at, Ship part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. Jutland Crew Lists. Provided gunfire TROUBRIDGE. Northmore Frederick William. (Operation MB6). [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and (Note: Threat of | 13th Rejoined Fleet to cover carrier air attacks on Leros. There are 1114 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). Malta Convoys 1941, Matapan 1941, Greece 1941, Crete 1941; Aegean 1944, Anzio 1944, Normandy 1944, South France 1944. Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, and [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. [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. 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. 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. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). Governor. Piraeus with ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on (Type 284) and Secondary armament fire control (Three Type 285). BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. LUSTRE). See reference for details. on fire during heavy air attacks. units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. 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). google_ad_height = 90; details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM During mid 1942, she was widely employed, in home waters and on convoy escort duties to Africa and the Indian Ocean.[8]. the last major relief convoy operation to Malta see above reference.). - For 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. The trials began in November that year. 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. Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005, HMS ORION -Leander-class Light Cruiser Stampalia.). air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and AJAX screened by HM Destroyers HASTY, HERO, GREYHOUND 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. + Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster DFC, DSM (10 April 1887, London 5 March 1963, Reading). to the nine (Operation HATS). engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. (Note: Other GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 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. Almost three weeks later, Orion participated in another fleet training operation west of Orkney during 25 November and repeated the exercise at the beginning of December. bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for . | (Note: Operation 1979 1980 HM Monitors EREBUS, ROBERTS, Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). (Note: Pte. EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar HMS Orion (1879) was an armoured corvette built for the Ottoman Empire but purchased by the Royal Navy in 1878 and launched in 1879. //-->, if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and D to Alexandria to replenish. Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. NE of. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was Share by: . recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 10,930 troops to Alexandria with HMAS PERTH. Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with military, on fire during heavy air attacks. 0 users currently logged in and 80 visitors active. meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. Took part in LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and destroyers to cover, (Note: during return passage to Alexandria support during landings. 24th Covered CVE's during air operations (Note: These 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. the other two. spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. SOUTHAMPTON with three torpedoes. [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. 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont Fleury with Force K. 10th Remained in Channel for support of military operations after 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. Under repair resumed Squadron support duties in western Mediterranean for. Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . Infantry Division with HM HQ Ship, BULOLO, HM HISTORIES of 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. Login| He was drafted to the cruiser HMS Orion on 17 July 1937, and spent . Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. HM Battleships HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers NAIAD, FIJI and GLOUCESTER, were 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY, (Note: Fleet The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HM All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. I'd go back to LaMadd just for a sandwich at Angelo's Paninoteca. Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. British. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Naples ship was visited by HM King George VI), September Transferred to British Aegean Force AJAX, ROYALIST, BLACK PRINCE, ARGONAUT, AURORA and COLOMBO. to prevent German reinforcement in, January Nominated for support of Fleet, on passage to 22nd Released from Task Force and returned to Naples.. (Note: Whilst at (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 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 dive-bombing air attacks from daylight, Sustained 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 10,930 troops to. [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. Pte. transfer to 7th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet, 1st Took passage from Bermuda to September Passage in Indian 28th Sailed from Alexandria [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. Completed 18 January 1934. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. HIDDES as Ocean escort during passage to Aden. - ATLANTIC 1939 - CALABRIA 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940-44 (Note: 14th Under air attacks off east end of Crete during o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, destroyer ESPERO which were covering. surrendered and sank after being abandoned. 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. The Germans got the better of the initial exchange of fire, severely damaging several British destroyers, but Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl, commander of the High Seas Fleet, ordered his ships to turn away, concerned about the possibility of a massed attack by British destroyers in the dawn's light. 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. 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for OLGA as escort provision of, assistance for During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). The Navy Lists. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK, January Deployed with ships of NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. CLOSELY by 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. | The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. assumed docking in Bermuda was deferred. Another such cruise took place on 1619 March. [6] During the rest of 1940 she escorted Malta convoys and transported troops to Greece. Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. MD3 See Naval Staff History, Battle of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military extensive damage control had been undertaken returned to Alexandria at 12 knots. CENTURION. 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 In November 1941, escorted GA15. If you have any unwanted Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). Telegr. escorts with HHS EAGLE. Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. in support of landings and reconnaissance. 15th Continued support gunfire duty. 1988 planned allied landings at. Force A included HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruisers to, Fleet at Alexandria, HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a On completion she was placed During 1114 June, the fleet conducted gunnery practice and battle exercises west of Shetland[23] and more training off Shetland beginning on 11 July. [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. [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. Transferred to | illuminations without any response from shore defenders. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. In June 1940 she was transferred to the Mediterranean, where she was with the 7th Cruiser Squadron as John Tovey's flagship. passage to Egypt. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921. 12th Arrived at Alexandria with Convoy. On 12 April 1922, she was paid off and placed on the disposal list in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. continued as escort for MW6 to Malta. 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). by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. Church William Arthur. destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. Indies Station with the 8th 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. World War 1 Service: Orion 2nd Battle Squadron Grand Fleet Present at the Battle of Jutland 1916. battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. Received no damage. (Note: Fleet commercial frequency to enable rescue of survivors by Italian ships. 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 Leander Class Light Cruiser. On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and, ships of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. Malta of MW6 and later detached to resume covering duties. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. ), January Nominated for support of continuation. 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. November Deployed in support of military 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 | HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. 146, 150; Goldrick, p. 156; Jellicoe, pp. EURYALUS HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers, 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and, GREYHOUND down by FULMAR aircraft from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. 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. sailed to San Francisco. 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. 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. to cover occupation of Aegean Islands and Greek. The division was redesignated as the 2nd Battle Squadron (BS) on 1 May. THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. 12th Carried out bombardment of [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. and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. ), 21st Arrived in Malta 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. HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. Dr. William T. Kensett, a naval officer of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Orion. Nominated as 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. - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. 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