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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=January, 1934{{MackieRNW}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=January, 1934{{MackieRNW}}|end=1 April, 1936|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric James Patrick Brind|nick=Eric J. P. Brind|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric James Patrick Brind|nick=Eric J. P. Brind|appt=1 April, 1936|end=31 May, 1937|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to V/A Commanding, {{UK-CS|2}}, vice Renouf}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Richard George Kinahan|nick=Harold R. G. Kinahan|appt=June, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Richard George Kinahan|nick=Harold R. G. Kinahan|appt=June, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Robert Beasly Back|nick=Geoffrey R. B. Back|appt=January, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Robert Beasly Back|nick=Geoffrey R. B. Back|appt=January, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} |
Revision as of 16:36, 26 July 2017
H.M.S. Orion (1932) | |
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Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 26 Sep, 1931[2] |
Launched: | 24 Nov, 1932[3] |
Completed: | 18 Jan, 1934[4] |
Broken up: | 1949 |
H.M.S. Orion was one of five Leander Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Edward de F. Renouf, January, 1934[5] – 1 April, 1936
- Captain Eric J. P. Brind, 1 April, 1936 – 31 May, 1937 (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to V/A Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron, vice Renouf)
- Captain Harold R. G. Kinahan, June, 1937[6] – January, 1940[7]
- Captain Geoffrey R. B. Back, January, 1940[8] – May, 1941[9]
- Captain George C. P. Menzies, January, 1943[10] – December, 1943[11]
- Captain James P. Gornall, December, 1943[12] – June, 1945[13]
- Captain Ralph Heathcote, June, 1945[14] – late 1945[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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