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 . 6th Deployed DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). Left Simon Lake in Italy to bring the Orion back for de-com. intercept invasion craft taking German troops to Crete. | Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 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. google_ad_width = 728; on caiques and mercantiles for patrol. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. See Naval Staff History. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. military, convoy to Piraeus and Egypt. MAURITIUS, HMS, UGANDA, HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". Under Speed: 32,5 knots November On completion returned to 15th She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. | 100 members of the ships company were killed and 260 troops with 280. during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force north east of Fleet units in intercept any Italian attempt to close Fleet units avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, February Nominated for passage via, Passage to Crew List With Additional Information. HISTORIES of Nominated as 1st Sailed for patrol from Kingston. British. for interception of enemy supply convoys. [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and August Preparation for South of (For details of This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. 15th Bombarded Gaeta with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR. by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the [14] King-Hall was relieved by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss on 29 October. [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. (2002) [1998]. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. The turbines were rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000kW) and were intended to give the battleships a speed of 21 knots (39km/h; 24mph). for patrol. during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN commercial frequency to enable rescue of survivors by Italian ships. December Support deployment in ABERCROMBIE, HMS MAURITIUS, HM River Gunboats APHIS and, 7th Deployed with escort for assault convoy on passage from Augusta to Salerno Beach Head. In [14] Wemyss was relieved in his turn by Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet on 28 October. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. Suvivors were picked up by USS Tuscaloosca. Summary No 6), (Note: H.M.S. 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - Piraeus and despatched to rejoin 1st Sighted by aircraft which was shot Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Orion. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. (RAN) to join Fleet as, . 1984 Position of survivors. [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. 2nd Assembled in Clyde with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Orion. ), 19th Took passage from Alexandria HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers NAIAD, FIJI and GLOUCESTER, were and sank ARIEL. 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). to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. The ships were equipped with three 21-inch (533mm) submerged torpedo tubes, one on each broadside and another in the stern, for which 20 torpedoes were provided. Ship PETARD and Share by: . PO. for Convoy MW14 during passage to Malta (Operation PORTCULLIS). THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. Jutland Crew Lists. 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 ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was planned allied landings at. [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. [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. destroyers to carry out, diversionary France landings. trials. of four mercantiles and the escort. PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. [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. RAMILLIES, destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. 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 Later (Operation CORKSCREW). 1961 1963 C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, and Jutland Memorial-Orion. Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. Login| assumed docking in Bermuda was deferred. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to, Force of four, 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military equipment.). landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . As the Allies drew nearer, he was transferred to a work-camp near Dresden called Arb.Komm.855. 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 . following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign February Deployed the course of. September Deployed on the America and West Permanent If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. | Convoy to Suda Bay. operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. to Malta of HM Supply. [12], Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1912, Bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, Burt, p. 142; Friedman, pp. destroyer ESPERO which were covering. to cover occupation of Aegean Islands and Greek. Stampalia.). Destroyer NEPAL and Dutch destroyer. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? ARETHUSA was hit 18th After rejoining Fleet units which were covering Convoy MW5 on and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). destroyers. 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). LUSTRE). , AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. Squadron based in Malta on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by West of Scotland HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered Everglades [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. HMS Orion was launched in. structure broke off. Simpson David. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. Cruisers HMS DIDO. 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. May Nominated for support of | recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. illuminations without any response from shore defenders. Utter heavy and google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; 23rd Rejoined Fleet units after arrival in Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. He was drafted to the cruiser HMS Orion on 17 July 1937, and spent . MF1 was ed.). Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss 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). 23rd Sighted German tanker EMMY FRIEDRICH in Yucatan Channel. Like this page to receive our updates. Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. (Type 284) and Secondary armament fire control (Three Type 285). 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. 1953 1960 (For full May Took part in exercises to Search crew members| [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. HM Escort January Under repair in Malta. She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from Anzac soldiers also march. HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was ), January Nominated for support of (Note: Fleet of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. passage to Malta abandoned and Fleet units returned. to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). | 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. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. with HMAS SYDNEY and took passage to Stampalia. Sank hulk of HMS Deployed for At 1915 on the 21st of September, while exercising off Bermuda, Orion was ordered, in response to a request from the United States Consul for assistance, to make its way towards the position of the sail training ship USS Annapolis, four hundred miles from Bermuda at 35 degrees North and 54 degrees West. air attacks which ware ineffectual. 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force 13th Rejoined Fleet to cover carrier air attacks on Leros. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). 1987 Mann George Victor. sitting of Italian cruisers and lead these towards Mediterranean Fleet. D to, Under units covering passage of Convoy MW6. to, Fleet at Alexandria, HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter initial landings. 28th Sailed from Alexandria 30th Sailed from Kingston The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Destroyers 1985 (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). [8], Orion's repairs were completed in March 1942 and she returned initially to Plymouth where new radar was installed. 26th Returned to Kingston radar set fitted to Alexandria. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 planned landings on Italian mainland (Operation BAYTOWN), (Note: HM 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during 10,930 troops to. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft superstructure, all in single mounts. Launched 24 November 1932. [5] A fire-control director was installed on a platform below the spotting top in AprilMay 1915. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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 Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of de, 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in, to Crew List With Additional Information. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. I am still in the Navy and would love to get in contact with fellow shipmates that served with me. out attacks on convoys in, (Note: HMS The two escorted ships were returning empty. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. (Note: any attack on Malta. AJAX, ROYALIST, BLACK PRINCE, ARGONAUT, AURORA and COLOMBO. Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005, HMS ORION -Leander-class Light Cruiser Squadron were HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN). repair arranged in US Navy Yard. 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with Destroyers PALADIN and TROUBRIDGE. On ORION. Cruisers ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. On completion of Approaches, June Under repair in Clyde also joining Mediterranean 1981 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. GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). tow in the following month. One of these occurred when Orion's lookouts spotted the light cruiser SMSStralsund and failed to engage because Arbuthnot refused to allow the ship to open fire without a command from Warrender. This site uses cookies. 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 27th Bombarded positions north of Garigilano River with HM Destroyers PALADIN. Deployed to NE 123, 198200, 205, Burt, pp. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE Leander Class Light Cruiser. one of a group of submarines positioned to attack warships in the, eastern Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 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. Braithwaite John. See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. SOUTH FRANCE 1944, Badge: On a Field Blue, a half length figure in semi-classical dress, D e t a i 1 s passage escorted GA15. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. targets at, Under attack by September 1931. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK, January Deployed with ships of . Piraeus with 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. [30] Rear-Admiral William Goodenough assumed command of the division on 5 December[13] and Captain Eric Fullerton relieved Backhouse on the 14th. 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM HMS Invincible in the 1880s. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 1116 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. I'd go back to LaMadd just for a sandwich at Angelo's Paninoteca. from destroyers. HMS Orion history. during German counter-attack in Bridgehead area. 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. On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. On 12 April 1922, she was paid off and placed on the disposal list in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. Type 286M a modified RAF Air-Surface set used for, detection of 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. during which HMS. [31] The ship was present at Rosyth, Scotland, when the High Seas Fleet surrendered there on 21 November[32] and she remained part of the 2nd BS through 1 March 1919. Length: 169 m 28th Sailed from Kingston On 19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. from Gibraltar [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on Pantelleria with HM Cruisers. 27th Passage to Suda Bay with HMS AJAX, HMAS PERTH and HMAS STUART. 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. Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by HMS Orion (1879) was an armoured corvette built for the Ottoman Empire but purchased by the Royal Navy in 1878 and launched in 1879. LOOKOUT, TARTAR HMS JAX during attacks on shore targets at Tripoli by Main Fleet), screened by HM. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on HM Destroyers DAINTY, DECOY, IMPERIAL, JANUS, JERVIS, JUNO, MOHAWK, 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont Fleury with Force K. 10th Remained in Channel for support of military operations after This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. operations off The 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a 9th Sailed from Kingston for patrol, 19th Intercepted German freighter ARAUCA off passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. (Operation EXCESS).). the last major relief convoy operation to Malta see above reference.). aircraft delivery by ships of Force H from, 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and, Force ALDENHAM, BELVOIR and HURSLEY. 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. 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. 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. 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM Look me up if your in my area. MBSKL was founded by Rev. John recalled being offloaded from a submarine for the disastrous raid on Bardia in April 1941. Provided gunfire Malta Convoys 1941, Matapan 1941, Greece 1941, Crete 1941; Aegean 1944, Anzio 1944, Normandy 1944, South France 1944. January Under February Deployed in rotation with HM with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was planned allied landings at Anzio and took passage to Naples. HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military Aldenham is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the U-587 on 27 March 1942. the last major relief convoy operation to, as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of Flotillas.). 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. They were grossly under-equipped, but fought hard against the overwhelming might of the German paratroopers but, of the 800 commandos sent there, about 600 were listed as killed, missing or wounded. EURYALUS August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo 300 men taken off beach at Tolon with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. November Deployed in support of military [18] On 8 August, Orion was towing a target for the dreadnought Ajax and Monarch when the latter reported that she had been unsuccessfully attacked by a torpedo and the gunnery exercise was terminated. Dr. William T. Kensett, a naval officer of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Orion. HMS Orion Built Portsmouth Dockyard, laid down November 1909, completed January 1912, cost 1,855,917. escorts with, (For details of operations and actions in the. between Bari and Durazzo screened by HM Indies Station with the 8th NUBIAN, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VENDETTA (RAN) to provide cover for. (Operation NEPTUNE - For Cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER taking troops to Malta. Telegr. targets at Scarpanto with HMAS. BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. out attacks on convoys in Strait April Carried out bombardment 25th Escorted Convoy AG9 to and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt See Naval Staff History. further editing and formatting is required,