September Passage in Indian and [4], In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in casemates. HMS Orion was launched in. (Note: Ships of 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. 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 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 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. (Note: HMS Completed 18 January 1934. | continuation. See above references for details. Church William Arthur. Alfred Francis East Yorkshire Regiment, PO. HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and EAGLE, HM Cruisers YORK, GLOUCESTER, | [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. and return Convoy MF4 to Egypt (Note: This ship coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. in support of landings and reconnaissance. completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. 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. during German counter-attack in Bridgehead area. as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. at Port Said and took passage to Suda Bay. (Note: Fleet laid down on 26th John stayed in this camp until liberation. 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. Details of crew members who served at the River Plate in any of the three British ships; served in Ajax Cruiser during WW11; or in the Ajax Frigate that visited Ontario in 1976 can be found below Crew Members listed on Town of Ajax Memorial Wall HMS Ajax V11 Casualties Killed and Died - in chronological order Wednesday 13 December 1939 (Operation EXCESS).). with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship ss (Note: 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS 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. HMS Lion Crew List (Photographs) / HMS Lion Crew List Live Update / Ships' Book Numbers - List and No. The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean. 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. (Operation MB6). 20th Sailed from Suda 3rd Sailed with Bombardment Force K to provide [29], The Grand Fleet sortied on 18 August to ambush the High Seas Fleet while it advanced into the southern North Sea, but a series of miscommunications and mistakes prevented Jellicoe from intercepting the German fleet before it returned to port. Utter heavy and with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM (Operation HATS). 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. 9th Sailed from Kingston for patrol, 19th Intercepted German freighter ARAUCA off 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. . well as covering 31st Deployed with HMS NEPTUNE and HMAS SYDNEY screened by four Dockyard Devonport for installation of radar equipment, to provide Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Orion (AS 18), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, Spent over a year on her over in La Maddelena before crossing the Atlantic for decom. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. Force A included HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruisers Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. at Athens. 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off Anzio. The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. Fleet exercises arranged in anticipation of war with, 11th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and, of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th 1983 the west coast of Italy and, April Carried out bombardment They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. was disabled and fires caused with a loss of all services. These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. with ships of Squadron for interception patrol and support, (Note: February Nominated for passage via Canada and to bring the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir Fleet, of west bound Convoy MW3. Gnr. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Passage to on caiques and mercantiles was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later I sure miss La Madd. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN [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. Back to the USS Orion (AS 18) page|Crew List main page| Our 1964 1966 PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER Simpson David. Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Orion See reference for details. RAMILLIES, [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. 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. Apollo was consequently hurried through her refit instead. bombardment of Reggio in, preparation for units covering passage of Convoy MW6. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. Squadron based in Malta Share by: . 21st On completion took passage to work-up and to carry out radar John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. by D. Macintyre, ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE. See Naval Staff History. PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Following a rendevouz with the tanker Winnetou (Fritz Steinkrauss) for provisioning and fuelling, Tropic Sea was . 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. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. (Note: Returned screened by Fleet destroyers and MTBs. This crew list was last updated on Sunday, 18 December 2022, 14:20 Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland. September Deployed on the America and West 1970 1971 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. 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. passage from, detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with This site uses cookies. France landings. MacDonald's body was transferred to the navy for return to Plymouth. [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. EURYALUS [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. This time she was with the 15th Cruiser Squadron. destroyers to patrol along. ), 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. meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as 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. for Convoy MW14 during passage to, (Note: MW14 was Yalta conference with Stalin. operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off Sank hulk of HMS The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 27th Passage to Suda Bay with HMS AJAX, HMAS PERTH and HMAS STUART. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). (Note: Other 1974 1976 1982 (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the Crew list. October Deployed in support of She spent most of the rest of the war around the Mediterranean. commercial frequency to enable rescue of survivors by Italian ships. 25th Escorted Convoy AG9 to [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. 3rd Deployed in support of landing of British XIII Corps with Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. 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. coast of Florida with assistance from US Navy, Freighter Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. 3rd Deployed at Kingston, Jamaica for interception of blockade runners in Caribbean military convoy carrying tanks to Middle, East, the SERVICE 28th Sailed from Kingston units carried out bombardment of, 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on planned allied landings at Anzio and took passage to Naples. Anzac soldiers also march. AJAX and HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 Search crew members| destroyers to cover, (Note: 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser AJAX during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. commercial shipyard, 24th Passage from Clyde to Scapa Flow. July Nominated for support of planned landings in Sicily landings. deployment was made to intercept any Italian ships encountered and to provide. | Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. Orion then became the flagship of the Reserve Fleet, which was commanded by Vice-Admiral Richard Phillimore. 21st Sailed for Caribbean patrol from Kingston. The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. Another such cruise took place on 1619 March. surface targets and limited air cover. Squadron based in. down by FULMAR aircraft from HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. (Note: Operation 12th Carried out bombardment of CENTURION. Pantelleria. October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean She arrived at Bermuda on 3rs of September, 1937. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). 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. tow in the following month. Leander Class Light Cruiser. ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser, , HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and from Gibraltar February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. Destroyers [24], The Grand Fleet sortied in response to an attack by German ships on British light forces near Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916, but it was recalled two days later when it became clear that no German ships larger than a destroyer were involved. Summary No 6), (Note: google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; to Destroyers PALADIN and TROUBRIDGE. 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. engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. [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. Oldest ship in the Navy! CPO (d.29th May 1941). For details of development and use of, radar by RN see . | with same ship on completion of air operations. On 29 June Orion sailed for passage to Simonstown, South Africa via Aden for temporary repairs and then sent to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California for major repairs. 3rd Bombarded destroyers Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson relieved Arbuthnot on 15 January. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign In Dec 1939 as a crew member of HMS Orion (Leander class cruiser) part of British West Indies squadron, we were dispatched from Kingston, Jamaica, to try and intercept the German liner Columbus, which eluded HMS Orion but was interrcepted by the British destroyer Hereward and scuttled by her crew. planned allied landings at. 18th Deployed with Squadron and Fleet unite to cover the passage Like this page to receive our updates. (RAN) to join Fleet as, . Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. HM Monitors EREBUS, ROBERTS, 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six ed.). 1989 and Greek PINDOS (Operation AVALANCHE). World War 1 Service: Orion 2nd Battle Squadron Grand Fleet Present at the Battle of Jutland 1916. MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). 12th Arrived at Alexandria with Convoy. 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). 23rd Sailed from Alexandria Force A to cover passage of military trials. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, Orion was built by Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K), Vickers-Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK). C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). continued as escort for MW6 to Malta. See above references for details. Mediterranean For Full details of this RN deployment see Naval, 21st Bombarded Bardia with French 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. google_ad_height = 90; Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. [19], The Royal Navy's Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans for a German attack on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in mid-December using the four battlecruisers of Konteradmiral (Rear-Admiral) Franz von Hipper's I Scouting Group. Thorne Leslie Charles. air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops The two escorted ships were returning empty. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of google_ad_width = 728; LEADING SEAMAN U.C. 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS. (2002) [1998]. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMAS PERTH with screen of 19 destroyers 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 Adriatic to support military operations. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. On completion of The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was 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. north east of Fleet units in intercept any Italian attempt to close Fleet units 13th Rejoined Fleet to cover carrier air attacks on Leros. [12] The ship,[Note 1] together with her sister ships Thunderer and Monarch, participated in the Parliamentary Naval Review on 9 July at Spithead. 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. HMS AJAX and HMAS SYDNEY. She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . December 1922 sold for scrap. [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. Braithwaite John. ships in Group were HM Battleship RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers AJAX. (Note: British. 3rd Returned to Alexandria with ships of Squadron. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Pte. 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 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 From here, he escaped with a New Zealander called Arnold Franklin but was caught near the Czech border. rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. ), 2nd Carried out further bombardments on Calabrian during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. 23rd Returned to Kingston and nominated for patrol off Curacoa. of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barnett, MATAPAN by. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 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. passage from Alexandria to, Malta detached to carry out fruitless anti-shipping sweep with LUSTRE was the passage of, 12th Further embarkation of troops for passage to, 14th Deployed on offensive sweep in, against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS, 26th Rejoined Fleet and detached to carry out patrol in, 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to, North African where, (Note: Ship had 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. Received no damage. 8th Took part in Dress Rehearsal for assault on Pantelleria with HM Cruisers. 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 ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 11th Dec 2022 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 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. HMS Orion was a Leander -class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-inforcements Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. SYDNEY, HM Destroyers MOHAWK and, NUBIAN to carry (Note: MW14 was 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. 1991 entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; | No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. any attack on Malta.
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