HMS Orion (1854)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Orion
Ordered	30 March 1848 (sailing ship); 30 October 1852 (screw propelled);
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 ordered
Class and type	80-gun Hood-class second rate
Tons burthen	2,600 1/94 bm
Length	198 ft (60 m) (gundeck); 161 ft 0.75 in (49.0919 m) (keel);
Beam	55 ft 9 in (16.99 m)
Depth of hold	23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Complement	720
Armament	Lower deck: 8 x 8in (65cwt) guns + 20 x 32pdr guns; Upper deck: 4 x 8in (65cwt) guns + 24 x 32pdr (56cwt) guns; Quarterdeck/Forecastle: 24 x 32pdr (42cwt) guns;
General characteristics as built
Class and type	91-gun Hood-class second rate
Tons burthen	3,202 45/94 bm
Length	238 ft (73 m) (gundeck); 200 ft 10.75 in (61.2331 m) (keel);
Beam	55 ft 9 in (16.99 m)
Depth of hold	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails; 2-cyl. (70¾in diam., 3½ft stroke) horizontal single expansion trunk engine; Single screw; 600 nhp; 2,329 ihp;
Speed	11.45 kn (13.18 mph) (under steam)
Complement	720
Armament	Lower deck: 8 x 8in (65cwt) guns + 20 x 32pdr guns; Upper deck: 4 x 8in (65cwt) guns + 24 x 32pdr (56cwt) guns; Quarterdeck/Forecastle: 24 x 32pdr (42cwt) guns;

HMS Orion was a 91-gun Hood-class second rate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1854 and was the second of six ships to carry the name.

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