H.M.S. Orion (1932)
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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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