planned allied landings at. MBSKL was founded by Rev. 21st Part of Force Nov. 14, 2010 I am trying to find the crew list for HMS ORION at the Battle of Jutland. DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier, ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Crew List With Additional Information. ), 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. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 - Login| at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. [4], In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in casemates. passage to Malta 12th Arrived at Alexandria with Convoy. 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. 18th Withdrawn from Station for repair. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. 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. Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. 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. Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. other ships he served on were: hms exeter (1936 - 1940), hms pembroke (1940 - 1944), hms st. angelo (1940 - 1944), hms cormorant (1940 - 1944), hms ferret (1940 - 1944), hms spartiate (1940 - 1944), hms caroline (1940 - 1944), hms tyne (1941 - 1944), hms afrikander (1945), hms highflyer (1945 - 1945), hms sparrow (1946 - 1947), hms sheffield . PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. In November 1941, MacDonald's body was transferred to the navy for return to Plymouth. 11th Detached with HMAS PERTH, HMS JERVIS and HMS JANUS to help This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. He later emigrated to New Zealand, and served for two years with the RNZ Artillery in Korea, but that's another story. [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, HMS Orion 123, 198200, 205, Burt, pp. Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. Ship (Note: HM 11th After arrival HMS Orion was launched in. (Operation 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (Note: the course of WW2, 13 Battle Honours were added 12th Bombarded Lampedusa with HM Cruisers to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). 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 HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and EAGLE, HM Cruisers YORK, GLOUCESTER, Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. Records of HMS Orion from other sources. (Operation 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. NE of. dockyard work. and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. 1986 Orion After 6 months tough training, these men became some of the first Commando. 9th In action against two Italian battleships, cruisers and for support of allied landings in south of France. | HURSLEY (Operation QUADRANGLE, January Deployed with ships of We are now on Facebook. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy ), March Passage to Plymouth, April Taken in hand by HM John was posted to No.7 Commando in January 1941 (which merged with 4th Special Service Battalion en route to the Lofoten Islands for the Operation Claymore raid in March 1941, to become No.4 Commando). during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 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. 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. 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 10,930 troops to. 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six Search crew members| 1 Served from 1960 - 1971 Served in HMS Orion Frank Nunn MECH 1 Served from 1959 - 1983 Served in HMS Orion Susan Smith PETTY OFFICER Served from 1970 - 1971 Served in HMS Orion Tom Staunton CPO Served from 1936 - 1951 Served in HMS Orion Arthur Elwyn Lloyd SIGNALMAN Served from 1940 - 1945 Served in HMS Orion Roger Carver Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS. I sure miss La Madd. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). (Note: [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. planned military operations to invade Pantelleria. 9th Joined Fleet for deployment to provide cover passage of HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. Piraeus for re-occupation of Athens after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 29th Sailed with 1,900 troops and came under Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). and type name in Site Search. 15th Bombarded Gaeta with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR. 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar OF RADAR, EQUIPMENTS FOR 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. As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. targets at, Under attack by Search for a command's Crew List| Yalta conference with Stalin. Made first destroyers. go 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912. HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and to, Fleet at Alexandria, HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a (Note: Other off Malta detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, to position escorts with HHS EAGLE. , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a for patrol. out attacks on convoys in, (Note: HMS which HMS LIVERPOOL was hit by torpedo, 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser, and six other destroyers to provide cover for, (Note: This also defence against Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with Research Status. Add yours! (For details of Destroyers of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military 1964 1966 This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, MALAYA and. 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. Help| Governor. surrendered and sank after being abandoned. Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. Despite tow in the following month. October Deployed in support of support during landings. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot escorted by the RAN, destroyers for a Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. She arrived at TROON, Ayrshire under I hope all is well and remember all the great times. 7th Passage from Suda Bay with HMS AJAX and HM Cruiser PERTH + Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster DFC, DSM (10 April 1887, London 5 March 1963, Reading). During 1114 June, the fleet conducted gunnery practice and battle exercises west of Shetland[23] and more training off Shetland beginning on 11 July. completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. HIDDES to relieve HM Cruiser. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, and 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. with Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean, (Note: First Malta Convoys 1941, Matapan 1941, Greece 1941, Crete 1941; Aegean 1944, Anzio 1944, Normandy 1944, South France 1944. 5th Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt on board prior to avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to [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. (Note: 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HM From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. LIVERPOOL, AJAX 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. 15th Met HMS RAMILLIES in Assault Area. Church William Arthur. On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but Orion and the rest of the fleet did not participate in the ensuing Battle of Dogger Bank the following day. May Took part in exercises 15th Under fire from Albanian shore batteries in Corfu Channel. Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. Share by: . carrying troops detached. She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. See above references for details. 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. escorted GA15. for interception of enemy supply convoys. transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from, (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was ), 2nd Carried out further bombardments on Calabrian Damaged Crete 29/5/41 - repaired Mare Island 9/41 - 2/42. and HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to Aden. On the 29th of May 1941 John was evacuated aboard HMS Orion, the cruiser was struck by Stuka bombs, with 260 deaths and 280 wounded. repair and post refit trials. sailed to. They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). abandoned and Fleet units returned. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was 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. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. Naval History Homepage to (Note: Type 283 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] 1974 1976 [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. 156, 19395, 209, 21820, 34647, bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic, "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS, List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(1910)&oldid=1082662570, World War I battleships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 April 2022, at 10:23. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. RAMILLIES, Summary No 6), (Note: Crew list. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see 13th Sailed from Kingston He was drafted to the cruiser HMS Orion on 17 July 1937, and spent . November Embarked RAF personnel and stores for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). MAURITIUS, HMS, UGANDA, HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and sweep in Aegean during Malta aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from. Other ships 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. 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 28th Sailed from Alexandria The Navy Lists. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. 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. renewal of gun barrel rifling. This site uses cookies. EURYALUS and The two escorted ships were returning empty. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). 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 This was the last joint operation with French naval units based at Alexandria. ORION. later rescued survivors from HMS SOUTHAMPTON with HMAS PERTH and HM. 2nd Assembled in Clyde with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. [30] Rear-Admiral William Goodenough assumed command of the division on 5 December[13] and Captain Eric Fullerton relieved Backhouse on the 14th. 24th Covered CVE's during air operations September Deployed on the America and West 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. D to, Under MATAPAN 1941 - GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 - SICILY 1943 Just want to say hello to all that served on this great ship. HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. 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. 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. 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. (Operation CORKSCREW). April Based at Suda Bay with Cruisers of Mediterranean Fleet. 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE Messina. illuminations without any response from shore defenders. of Convoy MF3 to Malta units carried out bombardment of Valona (Operation The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. by D. Macintyre, ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE. February Deployed Orion was tasked with the memorial service for MacDonald, whose body was taken aboard the Royal Navy tug Sandboy once the Reina del Pacifico was in Bermudian waters and landed on Front Street in the City of Hamilton along with the dockyard Chaplain, the Orion's Chaplain, an Honour Guard, sentries and coffin bearers. Want to know what life was like during the War? DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. Contents 1 History 1.1 Corfu Channel Incident 1.2 Fate 2 Battle honours 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] AURORA and BLACK All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. on fire during heavy air attacks. Launched 24 November 1932. After arrival at 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, November On completion returned to 15th ), 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off, SYDNEY, HM Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK the other two. 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. Destroyers On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. Pte. SHROPSHIRE 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. Nominated as D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. The laid down on 26th CLOSELY by SOUTHAMPTON with three torpedoes. 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK Stampalia.). Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. destroyers TROUBRIDGE. Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. 27th Passage to Suda Bay with HMS AJAX, HMAS PERTH and HMAS STUART. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. Back to the USS Orion (AS 18) page|Crew List main page| north east of Fleet units in intercept any Italian attempt to close Fleet units - For 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. Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM May Nominated for support of ), 19th Took passage from Alexandria at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean (For full join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by 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. [22] Orion was given a brief refit in late April in Devonport. 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). (Note: Returned units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on (Note: Piraeus and despatched to rejoin 3rd Sailed with Bombardment Force K to provide Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. screened by HM, (Note: continuation based at Naples. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . during return passage to Alexandria NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER. (Operation EXCESS).). deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). ed.). operations off Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet for support of planned allied landings. | 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. Convoy to Suda Bay. o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, during passage to Alexandria. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON Nominated | Deployed for air attacks which ware ineffectual. 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