HMS Orion
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HMS Orion was a Royal Navy super-dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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super-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in five twin turrets
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16 × 4-inch (102 mm) secondary guns ⓘ 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 12 inches thick
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turret faces up to 11 inches thick ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dogger Bank (patrol/operations period)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 88 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Jarrow, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Orion-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | January 1912 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
about 750 officers and men (peacetime)
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about 900 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| damageAtJutland | suffered no major damage at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1922 ⓘ |
| design | ‘super-dreadnought’ with 13.5-inch main battery ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 21,000 long tons (standard)
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about 25,000 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | about 31 feet ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| JutlandRole | engaged German battlecruisers and battleships at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| laidDown | 29 November 1909 ⓘ |
| launched | 20 August 1910 ⓘ |
| length | about 581 feet ⓘ |
| namesake | Orion (mythological hunter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFormation |
2nd Battle Squadron
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Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first British battleship with all main guns on the centreline ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Grand Fleet sorties against the German High Seas Fleet
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North Sea patrols during World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | British Grand Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarStatus | placed in reserve after World War I ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 27,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers (later oil-sprayed)
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship at times within the Home Fleet ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1923 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | entered service just before World War I ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| treatyImpact | disposed of under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ |
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