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.

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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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