HMS Orion (1854)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Orion |
| Ordered |
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| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1 February 1850 |
| Launched | 6 November 1854 |
| Completed | By 29 March 1855 |
| Out of service | 1861 |
| Honours and awards | Baltic 1855 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1867 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | 91-gun second-rate Orion-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 3,281 bm |
| Length | 238 ft 2 in (72.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 55 ft 10 in (17.0 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Installed power | 2,329 ihp (1,737 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw; 1 trunk steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Complement | 860 |
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HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of 91-gun second rate ships of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1850s. Completed in 1855, the ship played a minor role with the Baltic Fleet during the Crimean War of 1854–1855. She was sold for scrap in 1867 and subsequently broken up.