HMS Urania (R05)
 Urania in April 1944 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Urania |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 18 June 1942 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 18 January 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | U-class destroyer |
HMS Urania was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. After the War she was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate and was scrapped in 1971
Second World War service
Urania saw service during the Second World War as part of the British Pacific Fleet.
Post War service
From 1947 until 1950 Urania was held in reserve at Devonport Dockyard. [1] She was converted into a reserve fleet accommodation ship in 1949, and was based at Devonport.[2] On the 11 November 1950 she arrived at Hawthorne Leslie on the Tyne for a refit and was again in reserve at Harwich in 1952
On 23 April 1953 she arrived in Liverpool for conversion into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, by Harland and Wolff. Her pennant number was also changed from R05 to F08.[2]
On completion of her conversion she was commissioned on 2 January 1955 into the 6th Frigate Squadron, for service in the Mediterranean, with other Type 15 Frigates Ursa, Undine and Ulysees. They collectively took part in the Suez Operation and Cyprus emergency before returning home.
In 1958 she was returned to the reserve at Devonport dockyard before another refit. On 7 January 1959 she re-commissioned for trials before returning to reserve.
Decommissioning and disposal
From 1962 until 1967 she was held in reserve at Devonport. In January 1967 she was transferred to the operational reserve. She was subsequently sold for scrap and arrived at Faslane for breaking up on 2 February 1971.[2]
Notes
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Marriott, Leo, Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allen Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0 7110 1817 0
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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