The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking HISTORIES of AJAX, ROYALIST, BLACK PRINCE, ARGONAUT, AURORA and COLOMBO. [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. 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. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, 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: This ship 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. See Naval Staff History. CPO (d.29th May 1941). In November 1941, The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. to the nine Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. Pantelleria. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter November On completion returned to 15th Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and MAS 537 Permanent (Operation CORKSCREW). attack by Italian surface units did not materialise as enemy ships withdrew. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. HM Destroyers ALDENHAM, CROOME, DULVERTON, EXMOOR and 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. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. [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. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. support during landings. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! the west coast of Italy and south coast of France. CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. passage of military convoy in. There are 1114 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18). ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June 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. sunk by. Crew List With Additional Information. which HMS LIVERPOOL was hit by torpedo. LEANDER-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 24 March 1931 and [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. [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. 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was air attacks which ware ineffectual. further editing and formatting is required,