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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
*Commander [[Julian Francis Chichester Patterson]], 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer) | *Commander [[Julian Francis Chichester Patterson]], 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer) | ||
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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
In 1913, ''Orion'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director for her main battery. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> 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.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 16-7.</ref> It seems that ''Orion'' was the only capital ship in the Royal Navy to have a director for a 4-in secondary battery. | In 1913, ''Orion'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director for her main battery. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> 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.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 16-7.</ref> It seems that ''Orion'' was the only capital ship in the Royal Navy to have a director for a 4-in secondary battery. | ||
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| + | In late 1914, it was decided that ''Orion'' should receive one of 22 [[Open Director Sight]]s for her "Q" turret. It was fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 18.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 27 September 2009
| H.M.S. Orion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 86 [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)
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
