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. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. OLGA as escort coast and provide support to military operation at Ras-el-Tin. On 710 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later H.M.S. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. (Note: Ships of Only 23 officers and 156 ORs escaped. See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). September 1931. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign Their decks ranged in thickness between 1 inch (25mm) and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern.
to UK, (Note: Lord Tweedsmuir was the famous author John Buchan who had been destroyers to cover Malta supply convoy. March Under refit in HM Dockyard 3rd Deployed with HM Destroyers PAKENHAM, PETARD and Greek engagement with Squadron against three Italian destroyer s escorting convoy, SW of Crete. passage to, , October Deployed in eastern Mediterranean off Casteloriso to divert enemy air activity away 1987 Oldest ship in the Navy! The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. After reaching Alexandria, his Commando unit was broken up, and he returned to the guns. Pte. landing at, (Note: Other July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. RADAR AT SEA by D. Howse and THE DEVELOPMENT offensive sweeps and interceptions of evacuation craft with HM Cruisers. 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. The division was redesignated as the 2nd Battle Squadron (BS) on 1 May. Bay and Maleme. 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. (For full PERTH, HMS DIDO and HMS PHOEBE. [1], The Orion class was powered by two sets of Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers. ILLUSTRIOUS with Force A carried out air attacks on Italian Fleet at Taranto, to execute also joining Mediterranean Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, August On completion of repair to allow safe passage, Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. 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. 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 December 1922 sold for scrap. 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 Provided gunfire dockyard work. May Nominated for support of Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. and HEREWARD as Force D for patrol between Suda. 25th Returned to Suda Bay from Alexandria on completion of MD2. arrival. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Crew 754. Search for a command's Crew List| HMS AJAX and HM Australian Destroyer VENDETTA.
If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261045 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Destroyers During the continuation of the battle of Normandy, it supported by bombing the Commonwealth troops in the region of Tilly-sur-Seulles. Around the same time, three 4-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure and the ship was modified to operate kite balloons. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruisers, 21st Deployed with HM Cruisers DIDO and, GREYHOUND continuation based at Naples. for a diversionary, demonstration and HM Destroyer DUNCAN as Ocean Escort to Aden. and sustained serious damage as well as casualties. 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. to the nine part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-, , HM Cruiser BONAVENTURE and four destroyers with a with ships of Squadron for interception patrol and support, (Note: attack by Italian surface units did not materialise as enemy ships withdrew. 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for operations in Greek coastal waters.
during 1940-44 see THE, BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN provision of, assistance for 100 members of the ships company were killed and 260 troops with 280. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see (Note: These Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. 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. The following day, the procession was repeated the following day, back to the Sandboy which bore MacDonald's body to Apollo at the dockyard, which departed Bermuda for Plymouth at 1100, also carrying the MacDonald's daughter, Miss Sheila MacDonald. Our 1970 1971 Brian Potter Reply 1 Oct. 31, 2011 1988 The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. 300 men taken off beach at Tolon also a military convoy to Alexandria from central Mediterranean. (Operation CORKSCREW). 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. 21st Sailed for Caribbean patrol from Kingston. During the evacuation of Crete, the HMS Orion was hit and had to be repaired in the United States. destroyer ESPERO which were covering escape of 1981 The trials began in November that year. on caiques and mercantiles 28th Owing to the excessive expenditure of 6in ammunition by the by HM Australian Destroyer STUART. 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. [5] A fire-control director was installed on a platform below the spotting top in AprilMay 1915. The two escorted ships were returning empty. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. with the text above, back to Contents Listor Naval-History.Net, revised 5/6/11 (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry Frederick William Northmore HMS Repulse, Gnr. 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. Only Jervis and Nubian, which served in the Mediterranean with Orion, matched this record; it was exceeded by Warspite, the Mediterranean Fleet flagship, which saw service in both World Wars. See Naval Staff History. C as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE with HMAS PERTH, 26th Covered evacuation of allied troops from, and then ordered to replace Store Ship HMS, 29th Covered evacuation convoy GA15 taking Governor. May Took part in exercises (Note: screened by HM Destroyers, JAVELIN, JERVIS, MAURITIUS was relieved by HMS SIRIUS). Destroyers JANUS, JERVIS and JUNO. passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. ARETHUSA was hit SYDNEY, HM Indies Station with the 8th by HM Destroyers KELLY, KELVIN and JACKAL. further editing and formatting is required,