![]() Orion
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History | |
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Name | Orion |
Operator |
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Ordered | 1911 |
Builder | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja |
Launched | 9 March 1912 |
Commissioned | 1 August 1912 |
Fate | Sunk on 22 January 1942 by HNLMS K XVIII in the Bay of Balikpapan |
General characteristics [1] [2] | |
Type | Steamship |
Displacement | 1,062 t (1,045 long tons) |
Length | 55.92 m (183 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 9.03 m (29 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.76 m (12 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 71 |
HNLMS Orion was a steamship of the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting. [3] [4] [1] The ship was built in the Dutch East Indies and served as an inspection vessel ( Dutch: inspectievaartuig). [5] Later the ship was rebuilt and transferred to the Government Navy, which used it as a hydrographic survey vessel. [6]
Orion was ordered in 1911 at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies. [5] The ship was launched on 9 March 1912 and commissioned into the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting on 1 August 1912. [2] [7] The Dutch engineer R.G. Leegstra was responsible for the design of Orion. [5] [8] The cost of building Orion was estimated at 271.700 Dutch guilders. [2]
Orion was frequently repaired throughout its career because of various defects. [9]
In 1916 Orion was used to experiment with a different type of coal by testing if it could be used to power steam boilers. [10] [11]
On 1 October 1920 Orion was taken out of service of the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting and rebuild at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja. [6] After being rebuild the ship was transferred to the Government Navy and stationed in 1921 at Tandjong Priok. [6]
In 1924 two ship's boats of the Orion collapsed near Koeaia Peudada. [12]
In 1926 Orion was extensively repaired at the Droogdok Maatschappij Tandjong Priok. [9] [13]
In December 1929 Orion searched in the Java Sea for a reef that had been spotted a month earlier by a captain of the KPM. [14] During the search the ship was joined by two Dornier Do J Wal flying boats. [15]
In 1934 the commander of the Orion, Ph.A.C.Th. Knijff, was awarded the De Ruyter Medal for his service. [16] Under his command a better waterway had been found near Samarinda and he successfully used a new method to do hydrographic research. [17] [18]
At the start of the Second World War Orion had already been decommissioned and was used as a light ship at Balikpapan. [19]
On 22 January 1942 Orion was sunk by the Dutch submarine K XVIII in the Bay of Balikpapan to make access to Balikpapan more difficult for the invading Japanese. [1] [20]
![]() Orion
| |
History | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Name | Orion |
Operator |
|
Ordered | 1911 |
Builder | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja |
Launched | 9 March 1912 |
Commissioned | 1 August 1912 |
Fate | Sunk on 22 January 1942 by HNLMS K XVIII in the Bay of Balikpapan |
General characteristics [1] [2] | |
Type | Steamship |
Displacement | 1,062 t (1,045 long tons) |
Length | 55.92 m (183 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 9.03 m (29 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.76 m (12 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Capacity |
|
Crew | 71 |
HNLMS Orion was a steamship of the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting. [3] [4] [1] The ship was built in the Dutch East Indies and served as an inspection vessel ( Dutch: inspectievaartuig). [5] Later the ship was rebuilt and transferred to the Government Navy, which used it as a hydrographic survey vessel. [6]
Orion was ordered in 1911 at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies. [5] The ship was launched on 9 March 1912 and commissioned into the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting on 1 August 1912. [2] [7] The Dutch engineer R.G. Leegstra was responsible for the design of Orion. [5] [8] The cost of building Orion was estimated at 271.700 Dutch guilders. [2]
Orion was frequently repaired throughout its career because of various defects. [9]
In 1916 Orion was used to experiment with a different type of coal by testing if it could be used to power steam boilers. [10] [11]
On 1 October 1920 Orion was taken out of service of the Dienst der bebakening en kustverlichting and rebuild at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja. [6] After being rebuild the ship was transferred to the Government Navy and stationed in 1921 at Tandjong Priok. [6]
In 1924 two ship's boats of the Orion collapsed near Koeaia Peudada. [12]
In 1926 Orion was extensively repaired at the Droogdok Maatschappij Tandjong Priok. [9] [13]
In December 1929 Orion searched in the Java Sea for a reef that had been spotted a month earlier by a captain of the KPM. [14] During the search the ship was joined by two Dornier Do J Wal flying boats. [15]
In 1934 the commander of the Orion, Ph.A.C.Th. Knijff, was awarded the De Ruyter Medal for his service. [16] Under his command a better waterway had been found near Samarinda and he successfully used a new method to do hydrographic research. [17] [18]
At the start of the Second World War Orion had already been decommissioned and was used as a light ship at Balikpapan. [19]
On 22 January 1942 Orion was sunk by the Dutch submarine K XVIII in the Bay of Balikpapan to make access to Balikpapan more difficult for the invading Japanese. [1] [20]