H.M.S. Orion
HMS Orion, launched in August 1910 and commissioned in January 1912, the first British dreadnought to mount guns of a greater calibre than 12 inches. The Orion took part in the Battle of Jutland, 1916 and survived the Great War, eventually being broken up in 1923
Picture No
13989951
Media ID
45428047
Size
5700px x 3095px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News 8 August 1914
Date
1914
