HMS Orion

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HMS Orion is the name of several ships named after the hunter from Greek mythology .

Royal Navy
  • HMS Orion (1787) , a ship of the line with 74 cannons, launched in 1787, demolished in 1814
  • HMS Orion (1854) , a screw ship with 80 cannons, in service from 1854 to 1867
  • HMS Orion (1879) , an armored corvette, renamed Orontes in 1909 , sold in 1913
  • HMS Orion (1904), a planned armored cruiser , construction was canceled
  • HMS Orion (1910) , an Orion-class battleship, launched in 1910, in service from 1912 to 1922
  • HMS Orion (85) , a Leander-class light cruiser, launched in 1932, scrapped in 1949
Royal Australian Navy
  • HMAS Orion , an Oberon-class submarine, in service 1974-1996
Swedish Navy