Feel free to contact me. MAURITIUS, HMS, UGANDA, HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). in support of landings and reconnaissance. including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, HMS Orion Launched 24 November 1932. and PERTH (RAN). screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). Deployed March Gunfire Support duty in Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by Jutland Memorial-Orion. Back to the USS Orion (AS 18) page|Crew List main page| later was scuttled when approached by HM Cruiser CARADOC). On the 21st of January 1942, he was injured and captured in Tobruk. for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). well as covering details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). 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. Squadron based in. 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM | Cruiser SPARTAN and HM AA Ship PALOMARES screened by Fleet. and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. See reference for details. Made first 1970 1971 to the nine SERVICE during passage to Alexandria. Gnr. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. June Deployed In Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. OLGA as escort bridge structure with many casualties, (Note: On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Anzac soldiers also march. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 26th Returned to Kingston Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was December Support deployment in [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. | Cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER taking troops to Malta. 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. After arrival at | 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. ORION. 1991 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). All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. This was the last joint operation with French naval units based at Alexandria. 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. Want to find out more about your relative's service? battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. of four mercantiles and the escort. with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). Orion at anchor, about 1913. 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. March Under refit in HM Dockyard coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. Mann George Victor. MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). the last major relief convoy operation to, as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of passage 15th Tow parted after 100 miles and the cruiser's forward 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. Paid off 1947. 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 The ships of both sides departed their bases on 15 December, with the British intending to ambush the German ships on their return voyage. transfer to 7th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet, 1st Took passage from Bermuda to The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a Search for a command's Crew List| 6th Deployed The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was August Preparation for South of operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off Piraeus for re-occupation of Athens after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. Regiments and stores were embarked for passage. | These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. November On completion returned to 15th It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. (Note: at Athens. 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. 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. The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. EURYALUS Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. May Nominated for support of 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. Cruisers sailed to San Francisco. dockyard work. Bay and, ntercept invasion craft taking German troops to, 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, The trials began in November that year. 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. | LOOKOUT, TARTAR DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). H.M.S. sunk by. DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. + Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster DFC, DSM (10 April 1887, London 5 March 1963, Reading). If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 23rd Rejoined Fleet units after arrival in 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. | completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. February Deployed in rotation with HM 27th Bombarded positions north of Garigilano River with HM Destroyers PALADIN. screened The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. [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. 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. 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. Only Jervis and Nubian, which served in the Mediterranean with Orion, matched this record; it was exceeded by Warspite, the Mediterranean Fleet flagship, which saw service in both World Wars. The British only learned of the operation after an accident aboard the battlecruiser SMSMoltke forced her to break radio silence to inform the German commander of her condition. Gnr. John and several others made an escape from Campo 52 but were recaptured and sent to Campo 70 Monturano (near Parma) and later to Stalag 339 Trieste in northern Italy. Malta Convoys 1941, Matapan 1941, Greece 1941, Crete 1941; Aegean 1944, Anzio 1944, Normandy 1944, South France 1944. destroyers to carry out, diversionary repair and post refit trials. Beam: 17 m ALDENHAM, BELVOIR and HURSLEY. - SALERNO 1943 - ANZIO 1944 - AEGEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - (Note: Returned to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. sailed to. 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. January Under (For details of bombardment of, 2nd Carried out further bombardments on, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from, 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during 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. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. - She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign HMS Orion history. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. Orion 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. April Transferred to 10th 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. James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. 9th Detached from ME11 off Derna with 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. destroyers for a and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. Soon after, the Commandos were sent to defend Crete. PENELOPE and HNS NEWFOUNDLAND). 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on units covering passage of Convoy MW6. NUBIAN, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VENDETTA (RAN) to provide cover for. Crew: 680 sailors. Piraeus with Pantelleria with HM She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. structure broke off. 28th Sailed from Alexandria on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland 3rd Deployed with HM Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD and Greek with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. 23rd Sighted German tanker EMMY FRIEDRICH in Yucatan Channel. commercial frequency to enable rescue of survivors by Italian ships. Only 23 officers and 156 ORs escaped. By October 1914, a pair of 3-inch (76mm) anti-aircraft (AA) guns had been added. 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; defence of Crete including establishment of base at Suda Bay.). for patrol. [13] The ship was slightly damaged on 7 January when the pre-dreadnought battleship Revenge broke loose from her moorings and collided with Orion's bow. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. OF RADAR, EQUIPMENTS FOR Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. The two escorted ships were returning empty. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? (Operation CORKSCREW). 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 Naval History Homepage photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. diversionary simulated landing approach on. ), March Passage to Plymouth, April Taken in hand by HM Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. Dr. William T. Kensett, a naval officer of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Orion. Bay and Maleme. AURORA and BLACK 1981 awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. Under targets at, Under attack by The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, February Deployed D to Alexandria to replenish. abandoned and Fleet units returned. September Passage in Indian Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. Add a Name to this List