HMS Orion (85)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orion.
HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others.
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Name | HMS Orion |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard / Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 26 September 1931 |
Launched | 24 November 1932 |
Commissioned | 18 January 1934 |
Decommissioned | 1947 |
Identification | Pennant number: 85 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 19 July 1949 |
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Class and type | Leander-class light cruiser |
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Length | 554.9 ft (169.1 m) |
Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
Draught | 19.1 ft (5.8 m) |
Installed power | 72,000 shaft horsepower (54,000 kW) |
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Speed | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
Range | 5,730 nm at 13 knots |
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