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| Picture No | 10611065 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | H.M.S. Orion |
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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.
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| Source | Illustrated London News 8 August 1914 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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