Orion
Sunk
| Type | Armed merchant cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 (taken from battleship Schleswig-Holstein |
Disguised raider that cruised for over 500 days in 1940–41, partly with Komet in the Pacific, where they shelled Nauru. Later a gunnery training ship as Hektor; sunk by Soviet aircraft off Swinemünde in May 1945 while carrying refugees.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 (taken from battleship Schleswig-Holstein
- 1 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) gun
- 2 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30
- 4 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30
- 6 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
- 228 x EMC mines
| Laid down | 1930 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1930 |
| Commissioned | 1930 |
| Displacement | 15,700 tons |
| Length | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 356 (varying) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
1930
Attacks on Nauru
Survived
6–27 December 1940
Kurt Weyher
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by air raid, 4 May 1945