Orion Class Collier (1912)
From The Dreadnought Project
Two Orion class colliers were completed for the U.S. Navy, one in 1912 and the second in 1913.
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| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Orion | AC-11 | Maryland Steel Company | 6 Oct, 1911 | 23 Mar, 1912 | 29 Jul, 1912 | Sold 30 Aug, 1933 |
| Jason | AC-12 | Maryland Steel Company | 26 Mar, 1912 | 16 Nov, 1912 | 26 Jun, 1913 | Sold 29 Jul, 1936 |
Design & Construction
Performance
Armament
- four 4-inch/50 caliber
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 133.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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