HMS Orion

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Royal Navy warship ship of the line

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.

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 → The Glorious First of June 1794 → Trafalgar 1805 →
builder	Deptford Dockyard →
class	Orion-class ship of the line →
commissioned	1788 →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
crewComplement	approximately 600 men →
designedBy	Sir John Henslow →
era	Age of Sail →
fate	broken up →
flag	White Ensign →
gunDecks	two gun decks →
hullMaterial	wood →
launched	1787 →
locationOfConstruction	Deptford, England →
namedAfter	Orion (mythological hunter) →
navalFleet	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	Admiral Horatio Nelson →
serviceBranch	Royal Navy →
serviceEndYear	1814 →
serviceEntryYear	1788 →
timePeriod	early 19th century → late 18th century →
type	two-decker ship of the line →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Nile →	notableShip