THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - The Commanding Officer of HMS ORION, Captain J P Gornall, of Steyning, Sussex, perched on the baffle of the cruiser's bridge, to observe the effect of the bombardment in support of Fifth Army's landings at Anzio in the opening stages in the battle for Rome. As well as assisting with coastal bombardments the cruiser helped escort the landing craft of all types that swept into the beach in the wake of the minesweepers Royal Navy, ORION (HMS)

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