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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Orion''''' was laid down as '''''Boordhi-Zaffer''''' for the Turkish Navy but was purchased for use in the [[Royal Navy]] as one of two [[Belleisle Class Ram (1876)|''Belleisle'' Class armoured rams]].
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Orion''''' was laid down as '''''Boordhi-Zaffer''''' for the Turkish Navy but was purchased for use in the [[Royal Navy]] as one of two [[Belleisle Class Ram (1876)|''Belleisle'' Class armoured rams]].
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In April 1902, ''Orion'' became a depot ship for torpedo boats at Malta, initially under the command of [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles Madden]].<ref>The Times. ''Naval & Military intelligence'' Wednesday, 9 April 1902.  No 36737, p. 10.</ref>
 
In April 1902, ''Orion'' became a depot ship for torpedo boats at Malta, initially under the command of [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Charles Madden]].<ref>The Times. ''Naval & Military intelligence'' Wednesday, 9 April 1902.  No 36737, p. 10.</ref>
  
''Orion'' was re-commissioned at Malta on 11 December, 1906.{{NLAug12|p. 351}}
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''Orion'' was re-commissioned at Malta on 11 December, 1906 and, sometime prior to August 1912 she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Orontes'''''.{{NLAug12|p. 351}} She was then converted to a store ship at Devonport and sold in 1913.
 
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In 1913 she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Orontes''''' and was converted to a store ship at Devonport.  She was sold later that same year.
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Orion''" nat="UK">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Orion''" nat="UK">
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Harvey Royse|nick=Thomas H. Royse|appt=18 April, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 221}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Harvey Royse|nick=Thomas H. Royse|appt=18 April, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 221}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=18 June, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 235}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=18 June, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 235}}|end=31 October, 1890}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|nick=Charles E. Madden|appt=April, 1902|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|nick=Charles E. Madden|appt=1 April, 1902|end=7 August, 1902}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William De Salis|appt=5 September, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 286}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 6 September, 1902.  Issue '''36866''', col A, p. 8.</ref> |end=|note=and for torpedo boats in the Mediterranean}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William De Salis|appt=5 September, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 286}}{{NMI|Saturday, 6 September, 1902.  Issue '''36866''', col A, p. 8}}|end=|note=and for torpedo boats in the Mediterranean}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Goodyere Dineley|nick=Francis G. Dineley|appt=1 July, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 351}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Goodyere Dineley|nick=Francis G. Dineley|appt=1 July, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 351}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Edward Morden Bennett|nick=Edward M. Bennett|appt=6 September, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 351}}|end=22 June, 1907<ref>Bennett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 8.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Edward Morden Bennett|nick=Edward M. Bennett|appt=6 September, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 351}}|end=22 June, 1907<ref>Bennett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 8.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry FitzRoy George Talbot|nick=Henry F. G. Talbot|appt=October, 1907<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>|end=16 June, 1908<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry FitzRoy George Talbot|nick=Henry F. G. Talbot|appt=October, 1907<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>|end=16 June, 1908<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/421.|D7576566}} f. 421.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Trevor Prichard|nick=Hugh T. Prichard|appt=5 July, 1908<ref>Prichard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/356.|D7603140}} f. 401.</ref>|end=|note=temporarily, during absence of Commander ('''D''')}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Trevor Prichard|nick=Hugh T. Prichard|appt=5 July, 1908<ref>Prichard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/356.|D7603140}} f. 401.</ref>|end=|note=temporarily, during absence of Commander ('''D''')}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Richard St. John|nick=Richard St. John|appt=13 October, 1909{{NLApr11|p. 351}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Orontes''}}
 
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Revision as of 09:24, 6 May 2020

H.M.S. Orion (1879)
Builder: Samuda Brothers, Poplar[1]
Purchased: 13 Feb, 1878[2]
Launched: 23 Jan, 1879[3]
Completed: 3 Jul, 1882[4]
Sold: 1913[5]
H.M.S. Orion was laid down as Boordhi-Zaffer for the Turkish Navy but was purchased for use in the Royal Navy as one of two Belleisle Class armoured rams.

There was also a super-dreadnought named Orion and a cruiser launched in 1932 named Orion.

Service

Re-commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1885.[6]

Re-commissioned at Singapore on 16 May, 1888.[7]

In April 1902, Orion became a depot ship for torpedo boats at Malta, initially under the command of Charles Madden.[8]

Orion was re-commissioned at Malta on 11 December, 1906 and, sometime prior to August 1912 she was renamed H.M.S. Orontes.[9] She was then converted to a store ship at Devonport and sold in 1913.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  6. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 227.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 235.
  8. The Times. Naval & Military intelligence Wednesday, 9 April 1902. No 36737, p. 10.
  9. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 351.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 221.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 235.
  12. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 286.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 6 September, 1902. Issue 36866, col A, p. 8.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 351.
  15. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 351.
  16. Bennett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
  17. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  18. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
  20. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  21. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  22. Prichard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/356. f. 401.
  23. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 351.

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