HMS Orion (1854)
| History | |
|---|---|
 UK | |
| Name | HMS Orion |
| Laid down | 20 Dec 1848 |
| Launched | 06 Nov 1854 |
| Honours and awards | Battle Honour of the Baltic in 1855 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1867 |
| Notes | Copyright photo link |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 3,281 tons |
| Length | 238 feet long |
| Beam | 55 feet 6 inches wide |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Sails and screw Engine: 600 h.p. Speed: 12.5 knots |
| Complement | 750 officers and men |
| Armament | 91 guns of various weights of shot |
| Notes | Royal Fleet Review of 1856 |
HMS Orion was a 91-gun screw ship launched in 1854 and second of six ships of the same name.[1]
History
She was commanded from this time through to late 1857 by Captain John Elphinstone Erskine; including the 23 Apr 1856 Fleet Review at Spithead.[2] and saw service during the Baltic war against Russia in 1855. The Orion had a crew complement of 850 men.[2] She was broken up in the 1867.
The original ship's muster books are held at the National Archives in Kew, London, and can be found within classification ADM/38.[citation needed]
HSM Orion construction began at Chatham Dockyard, England, and launched on 06-Nov-1854 She was 238 feet long, 55 feet 6 inches wide, and was . Orion was armed with 34 x 8 inch guns, 1 x 68 pdr, and 56 x 32 pdr guns. (91 guns) [1] Sea trial began on 24 Feb 1856 from Devonport.[2]
HMS Orion had taken part in the Royal Fleet Review of 1856 and had won the Battle Honour of the Baltic in 1855.[1]
Known sailings across the Atlantic Ocean arriving Havana on 14 Jul 1857 from Port Royal with a departure for Halifax on 16 July 1857. Then into the Mediterranean Sea in 1860.[2]