H.M.S. Orion (1910)
From The Dreadnought Project
| HMS Orion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1909 |
| Laid down: | 29 November, 1909 |
| Launched: | 20 August, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 2 January, 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 1922 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap |
| Struck: | 1922 |
| 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 |
- Commander Julian Francis Chichester Patterson, 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer)
