Hms Orion
Eight ships of the
British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Orion
'', after the hunter
Orion
of
Greek mythology
.
The first
Orion
was a 74-gun
ship of the line
launched in
1787
and broken up in
1814
. She fought in the
Battle of the Nile
.
The second
Orion
was an 80-gun screw ship in service from
1854
to
1867
.
The third
Orion
was an armoured
corvette
purchased from
Turkey
and launched in
1879
, renamed or
Orontes
in
1909
, and sold in
1913
.
The fourth
Orion
was a
cruiser
projected in
1904
but never built.
The fifth
Orion
was a
battleship
in service from
1910
to
1922
.
The sixth
Orion
(85)
was a
light cruiser
launched in
1932
and sold in
1949
.
The seventh
Orion
was a French
submarine
captured in
1940
.
The eighth
Orion
was a
submarine
in service from
1974
to
1996
.
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