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
HMS Orion
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.
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 (85)
…placed in command of her in 1943. She also took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944, where she fired the first shell. Orion was involved in the Corfu Channel Incident in 1946, a conflict between Britain and Albania involving the navigation of British ships in the channel between the Greek island of Corfu and the…
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