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1914 Castle's Shipbreaking Co donated the figurehead from HMS Orion, which had taken part in the battle of Trafalgar (sic), to the museum of the Royal United Services Institute[1]
1941 It was stated that the figurehead came from the second HMS Orion (1854-1867) which had served in the Baltic during the Russian War. A publicity campaign was launched to store the figurehead in a safe location.[2]
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