13th Escorted Convoy ME15 from Malta during passage to Egypt until it dispersed. 13th Sailed from Kingston for patrol. [1], The Orions were protected by a waterline 12-inch (305mm) armoured belt that extended between the end barbettes. for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). | September Passage in Indian This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. the other two. NE of. Convoy to Suda Bay. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. The Navy Lists. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. North African We are now on Facebook. Indies Station with the 8th meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as 7th Sailed from Malta as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of 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. Devonport on 5th July she paid off and was reduced to Reserve HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. Feel free to contact me. 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. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM France landings. [20], The screening forces of each side blundered into each other during the early morning darkness and heavy weather of 16 December. YORK and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. aircraft. google_ad_height = 90; On 710 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. 1964 1966 September 1931. These convoy lists have not been cross-checked Leander Class Light Cruiser. During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. for interception of enemy supply convoys. completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. . diversionary simulated landing approach on Casteloriso. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. from Gibraltar (Operation TIGER), 9th Met TIGER convoy with HMS AJAX, HMAS During 1114 June, the fleet conducted gunnery practice and battle exercises west of Shetland[23] and more training off Shetland beginning on 11 July. Her crew numbered 754 officers and ratings as of 1914. Transferred to Despite [5] A fire-control director was installed on a platform below the spotting top in AprilMay 1915. The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. 5th Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt on board prior to Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK | 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. He was drafted to the cruiser HMS Orion on 17 July 1937, and spent . | The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was Deployed to NE (Operation The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. the course of WW2, 13 Battle Honours were added 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. East, the of San Remo on Italian Riviera. for assault landings with Squadron. 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, [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). [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. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. laid down on 26th 300 men taken off beach at Tolon WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). destroyers to carry out, diversionary 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. Crew List With Additional Information. Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking, Troon, 1949. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER Simpson David. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. 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. 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. ABERCROMBIE, HMS MAURITIUS, HM River Gunboats APHIS and, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from Augusta to Salerno Beach Head. December Support deployment in ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser DELHI, HMS ROBERTS and destroyers, 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HMS ROBERTS, HMS The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . If you have any unwanted 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. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. | and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. Convoy ME4 On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, February Deployed 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 I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. 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. (Note: HM 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers CENTURION. November Deployed in support of military (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). 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. Crew list. MC2), 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). escorted by the RAN, destroyers for a HMS Orion history. Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). (Operation EXCESS).). 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. during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. 123, 198200, 205, Burt, pp. to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; [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. CPO (d.29th May 1941). Built by Devonport Dockyard. Gnr. 28th Sailed from Alexandria planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM for a diversionary, demonstration Cruisers NEPTUNE, to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event, 9th In action against two Italian battleships, cruisers and MATAPAN 1941 - GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 - SICILY 1943 Tous droits rservs, Index of Allied warships during Operation Neptune, 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. arrival. In D to, Under July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. 6th Deployed recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. January Under abandoned and Fleet units returned. [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. LOOKOUT, TARTAR TROUBRIDGE. 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. 3rd Bombarded details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military HMS Repulse 16th Oct 1939 Air Raid 1st Mar 1940 Cruisers 2nd Mar 1940 Escort 3rd Mar 1940 Arrival 8th Mar 1940 Enemy Aircraft 9th Mar 1940 Arrival 16th Mar 1940 Air Raid 19th Mar 1940 Departures 20th Mar 1940 Raft 21st Mar 1940 Training 22nd Mar 1940 Tanker 23rd Mar 1940 Refuelling 25th Mar 1940 Guns Fired 26th Mar 1940 Rejoined Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. the west coast of Italy and south coast of France. At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. Orion commissioned for service with the Home Fleet, but in 1937 was . 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. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. AURORA and BLACK (Note: Returned Crew: 680 sailors. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. Nominated as [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. [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September. 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and AJAX to provide cover for. Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. 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 ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and | During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo 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. 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from 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. Northmore Frederick William. and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Made first to help with the costs of keeping the site running. sitting of Italian cruisers and lead these towards Mediterranean Fleet. | RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT 1987 Oldest ship in the Navy! to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. Devonport. and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER (Operation transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from Malta as well as another convoy taking, stores for Greece (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was 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. The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. 1983 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. 21st Part of Force Took part in sustained air attacks. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. 24th Covered CVE's during air operations (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). 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] Convoy AN5 in Aegean (Operation MAQ2), (Note: This also Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde passage to, , HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK, January Deployed with ships of | , 13 Battle Honours were added See Naval Staff History. trials. [30] Rear-Admiral William Goodenough assumed command of the division on 5 December[13] and Captain Eric Fullerton relieved Backhouse on the 14th. February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. April Transferred to 10th ), 21st Arrived in Malta o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. Gnr. operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. 20th Sailed from Suda These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barnett, MATAPAN by. 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. area. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. of San. As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. Interception operations see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by. March Gunfire Support duty in SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s D to Alexandria to replenish. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and | HMS Orion (1854) was an 80-gun second-rate screw ship launched in 1854 and broken up in 1867. She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. After 6 months tough training, these men became some of the first Commando. PO. Church William Arthur. Squadron based in. I hope all is well and remember all the great times. March Under refit in HM Dockyard from protection, 27th Deployed with HM Armed Boarding Vessels CHAKLA and FIONA escorts with, (For details of operations and actions in the. 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. 21st Carried out bombardment of shore batteries in Straits of She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. [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. Add yours! (Note: This By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong gale threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Sank hulk of HMS 11th After arrival Received no damage. - 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HM Monitor EREBUS, HM Cruisers GAMBIA. 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 Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. Under attack by 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM EURYALUS Under 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. ed.). bridge structure with many casualties, (Note: 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. (Operation MA3), Took part in I sure miss La Madd. Telegr. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of Orion returned to the Mediterranean in October 1942. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. (For details of operations and actions in the Mediterranean If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. At this time HMS Orion was off Miami Beach and we . The trials began in November that year. Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. 7th Landed Marine detachment to assist in prevention of sniping 15th Met HMS RAMILLIES in Assault Area. SYDNEY, HM Destroyers MOHAWK and, NUBIAN to carry The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. 93, 103, 105, 121, 14344, 152, Jellicoe, pp. (For full Jutland Memorial-Centurion. Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. Orion then became the flagship of the Reserve Fleet, which was commanded by Vice-Admiral Richard Phillimore. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 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 Nominated including Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. Our In June 1940 she was transferred to the Mediterranean, where she was with the 7th Cruiser Squadron as John Tovey's flagship. destroyers for She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. 10th Provided cover during assault phase of landings. See above references for details. go (Note: Other landing at, (Note: Other Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1952 | 1953 - 1960 | 1961 - 1963 | 1964 - 1966 | 1967 - 1969 | 1970 - 1971 | 1972 - 1973 | 1974 - 1976 | 1977 - 1978 | 1979 - 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 - now google_ad_width = 728; In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. 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 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. LUSTRE). HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June November On completion returned to 15th Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). The two ships were in sight of each other by 0858 on the 22nd of September. Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD, ALDENHAM, BELVOIR, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR, after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. and type name in Site Search. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. further editing and formatting is required,