HNLMS Urania (1941)
Training ship
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HNLMS Urania was a training ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] She was built in the Dutch East Indies and was a gift from the bourgeoisie of the colony.[2] During the Second World War the ship was captured by the Japanese.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Urania |
| Builder | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies |
| Commissioned | 1941 |
| Home port | Soerabaja |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Training ship |
Background
Urania was built at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies.[1] The ship was a gift from the bourgeoisie of the colony to the recently established Koninklijke Instituut voor de Marine in Soerabaja.[2] She was used as training ship by the Royal Netherlands Navy to train midshipman in the Dutch East Indies between 1941 and 1942.[3][4]
Service history
After being taken into service in 1941 Urania was used to train midshipman (Dutch: Adelborst) in Soerabaja.[3][1] On 8 March 1942 the ship sailed, with Dutch navy personnel aboard, from Soerabaja to Australia.[4] However, before she could reach her destination Urania was stopped and detained by a Japanese destroyer in the Madura Strait.[1] On 10 March 1942 the ship was handed over to a Japanese troopship at Toeban and arrived on 16 March 1942 at Soerabaja.[4] Her fate after arriving at Soerabaja remains unknown.[1][3]