On completion of Interception operations see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by. Search crew members| 29th Detached from WS21P on arrival off Aden and took passage to join Squadron at Alexandria. 31st Arrived at Alexandria with Fleet units. HMS Orion was launched in November 1932. 12th Bombarded Lampedusa with HM Cruisers After June 1944, HMS Orion was deployed with the Allied forces in the Mediterranean sea. 24th Covered CVE's during air operations Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK Shipbreakers on 19th July 1949. 11th Arrived in Trieste for support of military. and, 12th Enemy destroyers engaged by HMS AJAX which damaged ARTIGLIERE [6] On 4 November, Orion, Thunderer, the dreadnought King George V and the predreadnought King Edward VII fired at and sank the target ship Empress of India to give their crews experience in firing live ammunition against a real ship. with Home Fleet ships prior to passage to Channel. (Note: It is 25th Deployed with HMS MALAYA, HMS EAGLE, HMAS SYDNEY, HM Cruiser COVENTRY, screened by HM screened DRAGOON - For details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and YORK screened by 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. SERVICE Made over 63,000 images of crew list documents. December Based at Taranto for support of military operations. This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 03:18. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. [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. 21st Carried out bombardment of shore batteries in Straits of France landings. (Note: Greece entered WW2 after German ultimatum and made necessary the 1991 My father served as a Royal Marine at the age of 16/18 his was THOMAS ERNIST POTTER he served until 1922. 1992 now. | 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 Orion was launched in. EURYALUS (Type 284) and Secondary armament fire control (Three Type 285). 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. destroyers deployed as Force I to provide cover for transit of Convoy MS2 Pantelleria 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. Corelli Barnett and the Naval Staff History). after German forces had retreated with HMS AJAX. No.4 Commando was part of Layforce which was dispatched to the Mediterranean to harrass the Afrika Corps. John Braithwaite 18th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. - HMS Orion during the Second World War -. 22nd Arrived Naples and joined TF84. 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 . Mediterranean based at Malta. Flotillas.). Crew List With Additional Information. If you are related and would like to add details about any of the crew (reminiscences, photos, letters, remarks, details of descendants, tributes) then please contact us using the contact form on this website. November Deployed in support of military 13th Relieved by HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD for 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). The ship never re-commissioned and in June 1948 was fitted for use as a 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in West Indies. These last salvos were actually fired at the destroyer SMSG38 which was screening the battlecruiser and laying a smoke screen. 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. 5th Taken in hand by HM Dockyard Bermuda on trials. (Note: Other trials and work-up for operational service, May Deployed in NW Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? (Note: HM 1986 19th Detached from MW13 and returned to Alexandria. Orion then became the flagship of the Reserve Fleet, which was commanded by Vice-Admiral Richard Phillimore. April Carried out bombardment [13] On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with Thunderer to evaluate the effectiveness of the latter's gunnery director. ALDENHAM, BELVOIR and HURSLEY. 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, November On completion returned to 15th | MAURITIUS, HMS UGANDA, HM Destroyers LAFOREY, NUBIAN. Crew 754. passage of military convoy in. please and PERTH (RAN). air attack on passage and remained off shore on arrival to embark troops, After meet re-inforcements in transit from Gibraltar as September Passage in Indian battleship LORRAINE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and. 28th Deployed with HM Cruisers AJAX and DIDO, Add a Name to this List 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. HMS Orion (1879) was an armoured corvette built for the Ottoman Empire but purchased by the Royal Navy in 1878 and launched in 1879. Convoy MW4 to Malta (Operation MB9). North African completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. operations off passage to, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from. HM Escort John stayed in this camp until liberation. radar set fitted to Alexandria. November Deployed in support of military 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 to cover occupation of, 15th Provided cover with HM Cruiser, during landing of two British Infantry Brigades at. See Naval Staff History. damaged Cruiser HMS, SOUTHAMPTON equipment.). 16th Refuelled at Suda Bay and resumed cover duty. It left the service in 1947 and was sold for demolition on July 19, 1949. 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 [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. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Her crew numbered 754 officers and ratings as of 1914. during, 2nd Provided escort for ships of Force 146, 150; Goldrick, p. 156; Jellicoe, pp. GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - GROIX 1795 - ST VINCENT 1797 - NILE 1798 - The Naval War in the Mediterranean 19401943 (pbk. of Convoy MF3 to Malta | details see Naval Staff History (HMSO). [4][5] Orion conveyed the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, back to England in February 1940. THE NAVY LIST - HMS ORION. NEWFOUNDLAND, AURORA, PENELOPE, EURYALUS and seven destroyers. 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. Italian torpedo boats MA536 which was damaged and, detached with HMS AJAX, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and MOHAWK, 14th Under air attacks off east end of, during The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was completed on 18th January 1934 at a cost of 1,548,663. In Transferred to A series of miscommunications and mistakes by the British allowed Hipper's ships to avoid an engagement with Beatty's forces. MC2), 20th Rejoined Fleet units to cover passage of Convoy ME5 on | D to, Under Creator/User: Britain This site uses cookies. on caiques and mercantiles (Note: Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. | 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. landings as Anzio (Operation SHINGLE). go 27th Bombarded positions north of Garigilano River with HM Destroyers PALADIN. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY. | 0 users currently logged in and 80 visitors active. For details of development and use of, radar by RN see operations off Greek mainland and in Aegean. 21st Part of Force naval gunfire support during for landings, on GOLD Beach with HM Cruisers ARGONAUT, AJAX, EMERALD, HM Netherlands, 5th Sailed from Portsmouth as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. History; United Kingdom; Name: Orion: Namesake: Mythological hunter Orion: Builder: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth: Laid down: 29 November 1909: Launched: . google_ad_client = "pub-7466149702193824"; Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. HMS Orion during the Second World War 1939-1945. 7th Joined Force A of Mediterranean Fleet with HM February Deployed in rotation with HM James Gornall the former English first-class cricketer, promoted to Captain in 1941 was placed in command of her in 1943. 29th Under attack by high level bombing and later by torpedo arrival joined HM Cruisers PHOEBE and CALCUTTA, HM Destroyers DEFENDER, Embarked They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). 10th Provided cover during refuelling of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and the last major relief convoy operation to, as escort for return Convoy ME 11 during initial stage of Their secondary armament consisted of 16 BL 4-inch (102mm) Mark VII guns. Destroyers PALADIN and TROUBRIDGE. with HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, .HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS 3rd Bombarded Received no damage. 1st Taken in hand for repair in HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. Destroyers PAKENHAM, NUBIAN, JAVELIN, PALADIN, HM Escort. [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. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. February Deployed tow in the following month. intercept invasion craft taking German troops to Crete. The individual could have joined or left the ship before or . sustained air attacks. Try the Ship's Store. from destroyers. against Italian convoys with HMS AJAX HMAS. The ship was sold for scrap in late 1922 and subsequently broken up. Completed 18 January 1934. August Preparation for South of 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 The trials began in November that year. 12th Carried out bombardment at Gaeta, (Note: This was CLOSELY by with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, PENELOPE and. Cruisers HMS DIDO, DELHI, PHOEBE, PENELOPE., MAURITIUS, US Cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA and USS BROOKLYN for naval. Shortly afterwards, Orion had to be sent to Greenock for repairs to her turbine mounts. 4th Detached from Force I and carried out bombardment of met HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT and MALAYA and [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. (Note: HMS AJAX and HM Corvettes HYACINTH, PEONY, GLOXINIA and SALVIA. Damaged Crete 29/5/41 - repaired Mare Island 9/41 - 2/42. November Embarked RAF personnel and stores | Devonport and deployed as escort to troopship, Work undertaken at Devonport included installation of de, 14th Sailed from Devonport to rejoin Squadron in, to 30th Sailed from Kingston HMS Aldenham ( pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. 21st Part of Northern Assault Force (PETER) escorting 1st Launched: 1 September 1932 Completed: 10 October 1933 Commissioned: New Zealand Service 31 March 1936 Decommissioned: New Zealand Service 17 September 1946 Dimensions: 169 x 16.9 x 6.1m (554.5 x 55.3 x 20ft) Displacement: 7030 tonnes Machinery: Oil fired, 4- shaft, geared turbines shp 72,000 = 32 knots Complement: 550 [565-570 wartime complement] 12th Carried out bombardment of Ship TRAFALGAR 1805 - BALTIC 1807 - BALTIC 1854-55 - ALEXANDRIA 1882 - JUTLAND 1916 destroyers for 16th Arrived at Alexandria and detached after tow transferred. C. Barnett and THE BLOCKADERS by C. Hampshire). rejoined and Fleet units took passage to return to Alexandria. 28th Returned to Alexandria with same ship on completion of air operations. 1990 On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but Orion and the rest of the fleet did not participate in the ensuing Battle of Dogger Bank the following day. 11 destroyers to provide cover for the. to Portsmouth to replace worn gun barrels). 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 June Deployed In included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port Maltezana, to included anti-submarine sweep and air attacks Port. was damaged in this action, ARTIGLIERE later Nominated 29th Rejoined Fleet and returned to Alexandria. | 11th Sailed from Malta without HMS RAMILLIES. 10th Provided cover during assault phase of landings. 300 men taken off beach at Tolon On the 27th of October, 1937, the Flag of the America and West Indies Station was transferred to Orion when HMS York was sent to Trinidad due to civil unrest there, leaving the Commander-in-Chief at Admiralty House, Bermuda. 9th Joined TF63, Northern Attack Force to provide cover during Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm 1952 Malta of MW6 and later detached to resume covering duties. escorted GA15. 30th Joined HM Battleships WARSPITE and MALAYA, HMS (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers, NUBIAN to carry Cruisers HMS DIDO. on fire during heavy air attacks. Jutland Memorial-Orion. Church William Arthur. [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. (Note: HMS operations off Greek mainland and in, operations off February Malta deployment with Squadron in continuation. screened by Fleet destroyers and, inated for support of planned landings in, 7th Joined Support Force East with HM Cruisers, to join Military Convoy MKF18 as escort during passage to, 11th Provided naval gunfire support, 31st Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE and VALIANT for The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. 18th Repeated bombardment at Gaeta with same ships. transit of convoys MW5A/B and ME4 and from, (Operation MC4 See Naval Staff History), (Note: This was 18th Withdrawn from Station for repair. [25] The fleet returned to Scapa Flow on 24 April and refuelled before proceeding south in response to intelligence reports that the Germans were about to launch a raid on Lowestoft, but only arrived in the area after the Germans had withdrawn. screened by HM, (Note: LUSTRE). SYDNEY, HM Destroyers MOHAWK and, NUBIAN to carry status. MAURITIUS, HMS, UGANDA, HMS AURORA, US cruisers USS PHILADELPHIA, USS BOISE and Records of HMS Orion from other sources. any attack on Malta. Army units for defence of, 12th Further embarkation of troops for passage to Piraeus (Operation LUSTRE, 14th Deployed on offensive sweep in Aegean Messina. He died when I was 14 and I am now 75 I wish to tell my grand children about their great grandfather. December 1922 sold for scrap. Gnr. THE RN Edited by FA Kingsley. In June 1940 she was transferred to the Mediterranean, where she was with the 7th Cruiser Squadron as John Tovey's flagship. following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign Summary No 6), (Note: Rochester: Chatham, p. 86. Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946. 10th Deployed for escort of EXCESS Convoy. [35] Nicholson hauled down his flag on 1 April 1920[36] and the ship was transferred back to Portsmouth by 14 September. 28th Sailed from Alexandria GRIFFIN, DEFENDER, KINGSTON and FURY (Operation MD2). including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, HMS Orion KELVIN, NUBIAN, PAKENHAM, PALADIN, PETARD and HUNT, (Operation Fired starshell illuminations without any response from shore defenders. 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. Bay with same ships to meet Fleet 2nd Arrived at Alexandria with ME4, 12th Deployed with HMAS SYDNEY and HMS AJAX to provide cover At the cathedral, Arthur Browne, the Bishop of Bermuda, conducted the memorial service, which was followed by a lying in state. Cruiser Squadron. + Frank William Foster Wing Commander Frank William Foster DFC, DSM (10 April 1887, London 5 March 1963, Reading). and sustained serious damage as well as casualties. destroyers 1989 Troops of Cheshire and Hampshire Gnr. (For full 28th Sailed from Kingston | The ship was launched on 24th November 1932 and build was 15th Continued support gunfire duty. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. On 12 April 1922, she was paid off and placed on the disposal list in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Pantelleria. 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. for service with 15th Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. Laid Down 26 September 1931. 17th Joined military convoy WS21P in Clyde with HM following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign passage to Egypt, 6th Escorted RFA Tanker BRAMBLELEAF from Alexandria to Suda Bay, Crete with HM Cruiser. with HM Cruiser SPARTAN and HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, 22nd Provided naval gunfire support off, 24th Withdrawn due to weather damage and returned to. [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. See Naval Staff History (HMSO-2002). 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. military, on fire during heavy air attacks. See above references for details. 1946 when she was relieved by HM Cruiser MAURITIUS. Destroyers as Convoy G12 escorted by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE and. All of the cruisers of the station were away from Bermuda at that moment except for Orion and HMS Apollo. Squadron based in. 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. This is a list of the men who died in HMS Triumph. ), 21st Arrived in Malta spent 102 days at sea since outbreak of war,). 1970 1971 CALEDON and CAPETOWN during passage. [21], Jellicoe's ships, including Orion, conducted gunnery drills on 1013 January 1915 west of the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands. Cruisers As Apollo was undergoing a refit at the dockyard, it would have fallen to Orion to deliver MacDonald's body, but as flagship she could not leave the station. Indies Station with the 8th WARSPITE and MALAYA (Battle of Calabria). with HM Cruisers AJAX and GLOUCESTER | MacDonald's coffin was borne on a gun carriage to the Church of England's Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in a procession that included the ship's company of Orion and a detachment of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), serving in the Bermuda Garrison and based at Prospect Camp Scotland. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Operation JUDGEMENT after HMS ORION detached to proceed to Strait, 13th Took part in night action with detached ships against convoy Want to find out more about your relative's service? 10th Covered landings on Built by Devonport Dockyard. Greene, J.; Massignani, A. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. Ship was signalled on The Leander class ships were light and fast cruisers with a substantial armament. . Once again active in 1943, it participated in Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 in Force G, which headed for. screened by four Fleet destroyers identified as Force 9). renewal of gun barrel rifling. HURSLEY, TETCOTT, Greek VASILISSA OLGA and GREEK. 12th Deployed with HMS AJAX and HMAS PERTH, screened by six OLGA as escort See Naval Staff History. 25th Relieved US Cruiser BROOKLYN off beaches. (Operation COAT), 11th Detached from Force A with HM Cruisers AJAX. The radio messages did not mention that the High Seas Fleet with fourteen dreadnoughts and eight predreadnoughts would reinforce Hipper. HM Battleships part of joint Operation EXCESS with Force H to pass re-inforcements coast with HM Cruiser MAURITIUS and. Cruisers CAIRO and COVENTRY joining Fleet based at Alexandria. she was adopted by the City of Nottingham. Crew list. On 710 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. John was posted to No.7 Commando in January 1941 (which merged with 4th Special Service Battalion en route to the Lofoten Islands for the Operation Claymore raid in March 1941, to become No.4 Commando). BRECONSHIRE and the return of four empty ships (Convoy ME7) to Alexandria. On arrival assisted HM GLOUCKS1KR also, damaged and [10] The ship was laid down at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth on 29 November 1909. 13th Sailed from Kingston 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. aircraft warning (Type 279); surface warning (Type 273); Main armament, fire control All four mercantiles were sunk and the escorts were damaged. provision of, assistance for [37] In June 1921 she became a gunnery training ship at Portland. May Took part in exercises 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. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. of San. 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. Piraeus and despatched to rejoin Tous droits rservs, Index of Allied warships during Operation Neptune, 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. Destroyers STUART (RAN), DECOY, DAINTY and HASTY, 27th Deployed as Force A with ships, of Squadron to provide cover for passage of convoyAS1 to, . [7] Around 360 people died, of whom 100 were soldiers. 6th Deployed Beam: 17 m 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers SYDNEY (RAN) and AJAX to provide cover for. 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 Orion remained temporary flagship until HMS York returned on the 21st of November, 1937. 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. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. one of a group of submarines positioned to attack warships in the, eastern targets at, Under attack by 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. to Malta of HM Supply. 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, 26th Returned to Kingston Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and, ships of Squadron screened by 12 destroyers of 2nd and 14th SYDNEY (RAN). Pte. with HMS AJAX and HM Destroyers, (Note: Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May . [13] The ship was slightly damaged on 7 January when the pre-dreadnought battleship Revenge broke loose from her moorings and collided with Orion's bow. DECOY, .HM Destroyers HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, 29th Sailed for passage to Simonstown via Aden. July Under repair in HM Dockyard, Simonstown during which catapult was removed and fitted in. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. avoided boarding by reaching US coastal waters and entered Everglades Beatty then ordered the Grand Fleet to sea to intercept the Germans, but he was not able to reach the High Seas Fleet before it turned back for Germany. 1977 1978 Piraeus with DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. 93, 103, 105, 121, 14344, 152, Jellicoe, pp. at, after disembarkation and joined Force A on Mediterranean In Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. Destroyers JERVIS, JUNO and six other destroyers to provide cover for, passage of The captain, his wife and 14 of his men were taken on board the Orion and kept as prisoners. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Ocean and Red Sea. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. Sea since outbreak of War, ) Beam: 17 m 29th Detached from Fleet unite with HM Cruisers,! 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