  Thick CVD diamond layers were successfully grown on (113)-oriented
substrates. They exhibited smooth surface morphologies and a crystalline
quality comparable to (100) electronic grade material, and much better than
(111)-grown layers. High growth rates (15-50 {\mu}m/h) were obtained while
nitrogen doping could be achieved in a fairly wide range without seriously
imparting crystalline quality. Electron spin resonance measurements were
carried out to determine NV centers orientation and concluded that one specific
orientation has an occurrence probability of 73 % when (100)-grown layers show
an equal distribution in the 4 possible directions. A spin coherence time of
around 270 {\mu}s was measured which is equivalent to that reported for
material with similar isotopic purity. Although a higher degree of preferential
orientation was achieved with (111)-grown layers (almost 100 %), the ease of
growth and post-processing of the (113) orientation make it a potentially
useful material for magnetometry or other quantum mechanical applications.
