H.M.S. Orion (1910)
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| 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.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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