HMS Orion
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HMS Orion was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that gained renown for her distinguished service under Admiral Nelson during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Orion canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| armament | 74 guns ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Groix 1795
ⓘ
Nile 1798 ⓘ St Vincent 1797 ⓘ Glorious First of June ⓘ
surface form:
The Glorious First of June 1794
Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
surface form:
Trafalgar 1805
|
| builder |
Royal Dockyard, Deptford
ⓘ
surface form:
Deptford Dockyard
|
| class |
Orion-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion-class ship of the line
|
| commissioned | 1788 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 600 men ⓘ |
| designedBy |
John Stevens Henslow
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Henslow
|
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| gunDecks | two gun decks ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| launched | 1787 ⓘ |
| locationOfConstruction |
Deptford
ⓘ
surface form:
Deptford, England
|
| namedAfter |
Orion
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion (mythological hunter)
|
| navalFleet |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
|
| notableCommander | Captain Sir James Saumarez ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinguished service under Admiral Nelson
ⓘ
participation in major fleet actions against France and Spain ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedInBattle |
Battle of Cape St Vincent
ⓘ
Battle of Groix ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ Battle of the Nile ⓘ Glorious First of June ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | 74-gun third-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfTheNile | served in Nelson’s van division ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfTrafalgar | engaged enemy ships in the lee column ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1814 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Horatio Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Horatio Nelson
|
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| type | two-decker ship of the line ⓘ |
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