Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Orion (1910)"
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | * | + | *{{CommRN}} [[Julian Francis Chichester Patterson]], 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer) |
| + | *{{CaptRN}} [[Frederic Charles Dreyer]] October 1913-October 1915<ref>''Dreyer. ''The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare'', p. 95.</ref> | ||
==Main Armament== | ==Main Armament== | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 18 May 2011
| H.M.S. Orion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 86 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1909 |
| Laid Down: | 29 November, 1909 |
| Launched: | 20 August, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 2 January, 1912 |
| Sold: | 19 December, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 22,000 tons standard/25,870 tons max |
| Length: | 581 feet (177.1 m) |
| Beam: | 88 feet (26.8 m) |
| Draught: | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 18 boilers, 4 shafts, 27,000 hp |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 750–1100 |
| Armament: | 10 × 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns 16 × 4 inch (102 mm) guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes |
Career
- Commander Julian Francis Chichester Patterson, 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer)
- Captain Frederic Charles Dreyer October 1913-October 1915[2]
Main Armament
Orion was built with 13.5-inch Mk II mountings for her guns.[3]
Torpedoes
The ships had three 21-in submerged torpedo tubes. Orion's broadside tubes were angled at 90 degrees, unlike her sisters, whose were angled 10 degrees in advance of the beam.[4]
Alterations
In 1913, Orion was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director for her main battery. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[5] In 1915, it was also decided to outfit her 4-in battery with director firing as a test, as resources did not permit wholesale support of the ships with 4-in secondaries. However, this installation did not actually occur until mid-1918.[6] It seems that Orion was the only capital ship in the Royal Navy to have a director for a 4-in secondary battery.
In late 1914, it was decided that Orion should receive one of 22 Open Director Sights for her "Q" turret. It was fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare, p. 95.
- ↑ Hodges. The Big Gun. p. 62.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917, p. 190.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. pp. 9-10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. pp. 16-7.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. p. 18.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
