HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA. F, HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft. of Taranto (Note: This was part of Fleet, (Note: HMS 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and AJAX screened by HM Destroyers HASTY, HERO, GREYHOUND destroyer screen (Operation HUSKY). CLOSELY by 7th Landed Marine detachment to assist in prevention of sniping 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. 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM 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 Later he was moved to Stalag IVB, 30 miles north of Dresden. After 6 months tough training, these men became some of the first Commando. 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. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). Research Status. Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. Search crew members| Took 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. Destroyers JANUS, JERVIS and JUNO. MBSKL was founded by Rev. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Greece and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS. [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. 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. [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. British. Nominated for passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. PENELOPE and HNS NEWFOUNDLAND). From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. , 13 Battle Honours were added Thunderer decisively outshot Orion, although some of her success was because her director was above the smoke that obscured the target from Orion's guns. PETARD and During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. sustained air opposition made successful attack Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. 2nd Assembled in Clyde with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. Cruisers NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), GLOUCESTER and LIVERPOOL to cover transit of Malta Convoys MS1 and MF1 in event. 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. Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of defence against (Operation CORKSCREW). 10,930 troops to Alexandria with HMAS PERTH. 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. MATAPAN 1941 - GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 - SICILY 1943 Try the Ship's Store. 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. 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. Bay and, ntercept invasion craft taking German troops to, 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force to Devonport. intercept invasion craft taking German troops to Crete. Met HM Cruisers The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Oldest ship in the navy at the time, and last riveted hull. 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 On 29 May 1941, during the evacuation of Crete, she was bombed and badly damaged while transporting 1900 evacuated troops. with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. 15th Carried out sea trials on completion of transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from, (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was sustained air attacks. Add yours! 10th Covered landings on March Under refit in HM Dockyard (2002) [1998]. Our with HMS OLGA as escort The ships carried enough coal and fuel oil to give them a range of 6,730 nautical miles (12,460km; 7,740mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). HMS ORION remained with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet until June 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. (Note: April Carried out bombardment HM Escort 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 Destroyers Leander Class Light Cruiser. landing at, (Note: Other (Type 284) and Secondary armament fire control (Three Type 285). was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. where, (Note: Ship had The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . 22nd Continued patrol and returned with Force Under attack by 1946 when she was relieved by HM Cruiser MAURITIUS. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. H.M.S. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. . for support of allied landings in south of France. from protection, 27th Deployed with HM Armed Boarding Vessels CHAKLA and FIONA 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. I sure miss La Madd. 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation 30th Sailed from Kingston The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). direct hits on A Turret and on Looking for US Navy memorabilia? was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. He later emigrated to New Zealand, and served for two years with the RNZ Artillery in Korea, but that's another story. screened by HM, (Note: HMS JAX during attacks on shore targets at Tripoli by Main Fleet), screened by HM. 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on Orion ended service in 1947, was sold for scrap to Arnott Young (Dalmuir, Scotland) on 19 July 1949 and was scrapped in August 1949. The Admiralty concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions. destroyers support during landings. She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. Fired 51 13.5in rounds. 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. After arrival at the other two. OF RADAR, EQUIPMENTS FOR 1992 now. LEADING SEAMAN U.C. The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. escorts with, (For details of operations and actions in the. After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. EURYALUS She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMSWarspite and matched by two others. | Add a Name to this List During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and HMS Aldenham ( pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute arrival. (Navy Photos, click to enlarge). [2] Orion was assigned to the 2nd division of the Home Fleet as the flagship[12] of Rear-Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall, the division's second-in-command. (Operation 12th HM Cruisers CALEDON and CALYPSO joined off Crete. (Operation MB6). and type name in Site Search. (For details of (Note: 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 Soon after, the Commandos were sent to defend Crete. | The two escorted ships were returning empty. diversionary simulated landing approach on. March Gunfire Support duty in 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. HISTORIES of of Convoy MF3 to Malta 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. Pte. 18th Withdrawn from Station for repair. 22nd Released from Task Force and returned to Naples.. (Note: Whilst at ships were now deployed as 7th Cruiser Squadron). HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. 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 1979 1980 passage (Note: and SYDNEY (RAN) screened by 16 destroyers. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18). 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. Convoy ME4 Force F and covering passage, to Malta of west bound Convoy MW3. | 3rd Carried out night bombardment of Port Maltaezana. [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. Conditions were bad and, as supplies grew shorter, the men caught rats and cats to supplement their food. AJAX ,YORK, GLOUCESTER and GLASGOW, This deployment THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. [27], On 31 May, Orion, under the command of Captain Oliver Backhouse, was the lead ship of the 2nd Division of the 2nd BS and was the fifth ship from the head of the battle line after deployment. renewal of gun barrel rifling. Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. 1989 at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean Flotillas. LUSTRE). air attacks which ware ineffectual. planned allied landings at Anzio and took passage to Naples. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. passage to Egypt. [8], Orion, named after the mythological hunter, Orion,[9] was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy (RN). 23rd Sighted German tanker EMMY FRIEDRICH in Yucatan Channel. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. Squadron based in Malta 1977 1978 during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and, Took part in Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by 1984 Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? repair resumed Squadron support duties in western Mediterranean for. ), January Nominated for support of and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. Look me up if your in my area. for a diversionary, demonstration 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. 21st Met Fleet units which detached and trials ship during underwater explosion experiments in Loch Striven. I would happy to hear from anyone with more details about any of the above. 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. EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY and, screen of ten carrying troops detached. operations in Greek coastal waters. MF1 was 1991 HIDDES as Ocean escort during passage to Aden. to the west coast of Italy and south coast of France. Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of de, 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in, to diversionary simulated landing approach on Casteloriso. 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM military convoy carrying tanks to Middle, East, the including awarded to previous ships carrying this distinguished name. join Squadron and for deployment as Flagship of, May Joined HM Cruisers 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and ), 4th Embarked troop at Suda Bay and escorted Convoy AG3 with AG3 to with HMS AJAX, HMAS. further editing and formatting is required,