Frigate of the Royal Navy
 Urania in April 1944
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Urania |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Laid down | 18 June 1942 |
| Launched | 19 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 January 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number R05/F08 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1971 |
| General characteristics V-class destroyer |
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| Class and type | V-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
- 1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard
- 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load
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| Length | 363 ft (111 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
- Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW)
- 2 shafts
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| Speed | 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) |
| Range | 4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h) |
| Complement | 180 (225 in flotilla leader) |
| Armament | |
| General characteristics Type 15 frigate |
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| Class and type | Type 15 frigate |
| Displacement | 2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard |
| Length | 358 ft (109 m) o/a |
| Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) (full load) |
| Complement | 174 |
Sensors and
processing systems |
- Radar
- Type 293Q target indication (later Type 993)
- Type 277Q surface search
- Type 974 navigation
- Type 262 fire control on director CRBF
- Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF
- Sonar:
- Type 174 search
- Type 162 target classification
- Type 170 attack
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| Armament | |
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.
Service history
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 11 November 1950 she arrived at Hawthorn 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 Ulysses. 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]
