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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Orion''''' was one of five [[Leander Class Cruiser (1931)|''Leander'' Class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Orion''''' was one of five [[Leander Class Cruiser (1931)|''Leander'' Class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned on 16 January, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLJul37|p. 258}} | Commissioned on 16 January, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLJul37|p. 258}} | ||
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+ | She suffered a slight collision near New Orleans at around New Year's Day, 1938. She went to Bermuda for repairs.{{ToL|Visit to Mexico|28 Jan. 1938, p. 7}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=16 January, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=1 April, 1936}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=16 January, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=1 April, 1936}} | ||
{{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=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=29 June, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 258}}|end=January, 1940{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|nick=Basil C. B. Brooke|appt=31 May, 1937<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>|end=29 June, 1937{{INF}}|note=continued thereafter in ship as X.O.}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Robert Bensly Back|nick=Geoffrey R. B. Back|appt=January, 1940{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Richard George Kinahan|nick=Harold R. G. Kinahan|appt=29 June, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 258}}|end=31 January, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Cunningham Paton Menzies|nick=George C. P. Menzies|appt=January, | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Robert Bensly Back|nick=Geoffrey R. B. Back|appt=31 January, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|end=29 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|note=killed during evacuation from Crete}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Parrington Gornall|nick=James P. Gornall|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Percy de Winton Kitcat|nick=John P. de W. Kitcat|appt=29 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|end=25 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Heathcote|nick=Ralph Heathcote|appt=June, 1945{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Percy de Winton Kitcat|nick=John P. de W. Kitcat|appt=25 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|end=15 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}<ref>Menzies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Cunningham Paton Menzies|nick=George C. P. Menzies|appt=15 January, 1942<ref>Menzies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1. Year MAY be 1943</ref>|end=December, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Parrington Gornall|nick=James P. Gornall|appt=10 January, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|end=25 June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Heathcote|nick=Ralph Heathcote|appt=25 June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}|end=late 1946{{UBAllyWarship|4005}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John William Francis Douglas Cowgill|nick=John W. F. D. Cowgill|appt=|end=8 March, 1947<ref>Haes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/98.|}} f. 98.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edmund Mount Haes|nick=Edmund M. Haes|appt=8 March, 1947<ref>Haes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/98.|}} f. 98.</ref>|end=14 January, 1948<ref>Haes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/98.|}} f. 98.</ref>|note=vice Cowgill}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 14 January 2022
H.M.S. Orion (1932) | |
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Pendant Number: | 85 |
Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 26 Sep, 1931[2] |
Launched: | 24 Nov, 1932[3] |
Completed: | 18 Jan, 1934[4] |
Broken up: | 1949 |
Contents
Service
Commissioned on 16 January, 1934 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.[5]
She suffered a slight collision near New Orleans at around New Year's Day, 1938. She went to Bermuda for repairs.[6]
Captains
- Captain Charles E. Turle, 8 September, 1933 – 28 November, 1933
- Captain Edward de F. Renouf, 16 January, 1934[7] – 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)
- Commander Basil C. B. Brooke, 31 May, 1937[8] – 29 June, 1937[Inference] (continued thereafter in ship as X.O.)
- Captain Harold R. G. Kinahan, 29 June, 1937[9] – 31 January, 1940[10]
- Captain Geoffrey R. B. Back, 31 January, 1940[11] – 29 May, 1941[12] (killed during evacuation from Crete)
- Commander John P. de W. Kitcat, 29 May, 1941[13] – 25 September, 1941[14]
- Commander John P. de W. Kitcat, 25 September, 1941[15] – 15 January, 1942[16][17]
- Captain George C. P. Menzies, 15 January, 1942[18] – December, 1943[19]
- Captain James P. Gornall, 10 January, 1944[20] – 25 June, 1945[21]
- Captain Ralph Heathcote, 25 June, 1945[22] – late 1946[23]
- Commander John W. F. D. Cowgill, – 8 March, 1947[24]
- Commander Edmund M. Haes, 8 March, 1947[25] – 14 January, 1948[26] (vice Cowgill)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
- ↑ "Visit to Mexico." The Times (London, England), 28 Jan. 1938, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1. Year MAY be 1943
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
- ↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
- ↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
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