Orion
(Ship)
German raider.
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- Islands of Despair
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- CHAPTER 26 — Recruiting and Training
- CHAPTER 6 — The Cruise of the Leander
- CHAPTER 7 — Hunting Raiders in the Indian Ocean
- CHAPTER 9 — Raider in New Zealand Waters
- CHAPTER 10 — Cruise of the Orion and Komet
- CHAPTER 11 — Protection of Shipping
- CHAPTER 12 — Minesweeping in New Zealand Waters
- CHAPTER 14 — Anti-Submarine Policy
- CHAPTER 18 — The Minesweeping Flotillas
- Index
- FIFTH LEANDER, 1933:
- To Greece
Image Gallery
.jpg "German raiders off Emirau Island. The Komet is at the left. The funnel and one mast of the Orion show behind the supply ship Kulmerland")
.jpg "This reproduction of the Orion's chart of her course across the approaches to the Hauraki Gulf shows also the position of ships sighted while her minelaying was in progress. The numbers added in black give a key to translations of the notes on the map(1)Vessel in sight(2)Steamer in sight(3)Steamer in sight(4)Position of sinking of Niagara(5)Steamer in sight(6)Moko Hinau light(7)Blacked-out vessel(8)Vessel(9)Moon bearing at 2100 hours The main heading at the bottom of the map states that it is t…")
.jpg "Track Chart of German Raider Orion")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Orion":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.