Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Battleship
Nickname
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Ship Class
Orion
Grouping
2nd Battle Squadron
Command
Grand Fleet
Builder's Yard
Armstring Elswick
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
Cost £1,888,700
Date Laid Down
01.04.1910
Launch Date
30.03.1911
Completed date
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Commission date
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Year laid down
1910
Year launched
1911
Year completed
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Commission Year
1912 (Feb)
Pennant No
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Photo Details
Public Domain
Related stories
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Sister ships
Orion, Thunder, Conquerer
Eventual Fate
Sunk as a target ship
Jutland result
Fired two salvoes after the deployment at the leading König which then dropped from view. She claimed a strtaddle but actually hit König in the No, port 5.9" casemate gun.
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain George H. Borrett
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
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Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
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Wounded
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Prisoners
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Displacement full Load (tons)
25,870
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
581'
Length (mtrs)
177
Beam (ft)
88'
Beam (mtrs)
27
Draught (ft)
24'
Draught (mtrs)
7.3
Max. Speed (knots)
21
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
18 boilers driving steam turbines and 4 shafts.. Rated at 27,000 shp.
Armour Main Belt
12"
Deck Armour
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Turret Armour IN CM
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Conning Tower Armour
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Barbette Armour
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Weight of armour
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Armour / Displacement Ratio
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Watertight compartments
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General Notes
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Fire Control Table
Dreyer Mk 111
Fire Control - Clock
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Primary Gun calibre
13.5" BL (343 mm)
No. Primary Turrets
5
Guns (No.barrels)
10
Primary gun layout
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Rounds per main gun
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Effective broadside guns
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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)
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Primary Broadside Weight
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Secondary Gun Calibre
BL 4" Mk VII guns (101.6 mm)
Guns (No.barrels) 2
16
Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
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Elevation (degrees)
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Gunnery Range (yards)
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Gunnery Range (metres)
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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)
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Shells expended Main
53
Mines dropped
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Shells expended Secondary
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Torpedoes fired
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Gunnery Notes
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Torpedo Type IN
21"
No. tubes
3
Torpedo Type MM
533 mm
No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
submerged tubes
References & sources
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