| History | |
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| Name | HMS 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 ordered | |
| Class and type | 80-gun Hood-class second rate |
| Tons burthen | 2,600 1/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 55 ft 9 in (16.99 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) |
| Complement | 720 |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 91-gun Hood-class second rate |
| Tons burthen | 3,202 45/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 55 ft 9 in (16.99 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.45 kn (13.18 mph) (under steam) |
| Complement | 720 |
| Armament |
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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.[1]