DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, 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. A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921. out attacks on convoys in Strait Passage to It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. 1970 1971 MBSKL was founded by Rev. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. Want to know what life was like during the War? go 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. March Gunfire Support duty in 30th Remained with Fleet units when cruisers with HMS met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and 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 June Under temporary repair at Alexandria. My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). In November 1941, (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), "HMS Orion Leander-class Light Cruiser", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Orion_(85)&oldid=1128231801, Leander-class cruisers (1931) of the Royal Navy, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Catapult and aircraft later replaced with. Anzac soldiers also march. escorts with HHS EAGLE. Orion Devonport. 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. abandoned and Fleet units returned. 5th Arrived at Mare Island US Navy Yard. This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. She took part in the bombardment of Bardia, and the Battle of Calabria in July 1940. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Orion. Transferred to John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. On I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. November Deployed in support of military The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. PRINCE, and US cruiser USS QUINCY. with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. 23rd Carried out further naval gunfire support. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". Creator/User: Britain Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). Search crew members| [6] During the rest of 1940 she escorted Malta convoys and transported troops to Greece. 1964 1966 passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. Gnr. to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been destroyers for carrying troops detached. I sure miss La Madd. Radar fitted for Barrage Control of main and secondary armament.). PERTH and HMS GLOUCESTER Freighter 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, 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 . passage to Egypt. 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. The test was repeated in better conditions on 4 December and Orion performed much better, apparently beating Thunderer. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. 12th Bombarded Lampedusa with HM Cruisers 16th Rejoined WS21P with HMS NEPAL and TJERK The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. (Note: to prevent German reinforcement in Cassino area. 10,930 troops to. on fire during heavy air attacks. 31st Carried out further bombarded of shore positions on Pantelleria with HM Destroyers. 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. Wow, for a while there, I thought my primary job was doing working parties.The vert-rep's were a killer too. Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. Draught: 5,8 m. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. (OSTRO and ZEFPIRO). and type name in Site Search. coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. . 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. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. 12th Bombarded naval base at Augusta. ships in TF63 included HM Cruiser DELHI, HMS ROBERTS and destroyers, 11th Provided naval gunfire support with HMS ROBERTS, HMS 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. during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force ), January Nominated for support of of main Fleet during Battle of Matapan. Deployed She was sunk by Jack Sparrow . On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON SHROPSHIRE with same ship on completion of air operations. o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship information, 24th Deployed with HM Australian Destroyers VOYAGER and VAMPIRE The Germans got the better of the initial exchange of fire, severely damaging several British destroyers, but Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl, commander of the High Seas Fleet, ordered his ships to turn away, concerned about the possibility of a massed attack by British destroyers in the dawn's light. Piraeus and despatched to rejoin to of Convoy MF3 to Malta (Operation HATS). status. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 13th Relieved by HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD for to resume interception of enemy supply convoys. 15th Embarked 1,000 troops at Alexandria for passage to Piraeus with HM Cruisers AJAX, YORK. Login| Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover NEPTUNE, SYDNEY (RAN), LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER. with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. 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. The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was | Repeated reports of submarines in Scapa Flow led Jellicoe to conclude that the defences there were inadequate and he ordered that the Grand Fleet be dispersed to other bases until the defences be reinforced. Cruiser Squadron in, (Note: This was 2. for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. operations off 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to Naples. 2nd Took passage from Kingston for routine docking at Bermuda. google_ad_width = 728; ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy I am still in the Navy and would love to get in contact with fellow shipmates that served with me. [12], Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1912, Bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby, Burt, p. 142; Friedman, pp. WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). 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). | structure broke off. - 6th Bombarded German battery of four 105mm guns at Mont, July Transferred to, for support of allied landings in south of, 22nd Released from Task Force and returned to, September Transferred to British Aegean Force The squadron departed for gunnery practice off the northern coast of Ireland on the morning of 27 October and the dreadnought Audacious struck a mine, laid a few days earlier by the German armed merchant cruiser SSBerlin. See above references for details. 1st Sailed for patrol from Kingston. and returned as escort for HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE and ss further editing and formatting is required,