Corfu Channel incident
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The Corfu Channel incident consists of three separate events involving Royal Navy ships in the Channel of Corfu which took place in 1946, and it is considered an early episode of the Cold War. During
HMS Orion was one of the ships fired on in the first incident
Light cruiser HMS Leander was present during the second incident
Light cruiser HMS Mauritius was present during the second incident
Saumarez under tow by Volage after being mined, October 1946
HMS Orion (85)
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HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matc
Corfu Channel incident
…the two countries. Diplomatic relations were only restored in 1991. The incidents started proper on 15 May 1946 when seven Royal Navy ships, including HMS Orion and HMS Superb, crossed the Corfu Channel following a prior inspection and clearing of the strait. While crossing, they came under fire from Albanian…
Flashes from the 6-inch guns of Orion can be seen against the darkness during a night bombardment of enemy positions on the Garigliano River.