Urania saw service during the Second World War as part of the British Pacific Fleet.
Post War serviceedit
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 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 disposaledit
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]
Notesedit
^Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 66. ISBN0-9506323-9-2.
^ abcWarlow, Ben (2000). Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy. Maritime Books. p. 111. ISBN978-0-907771-74-6.
urania, uranie, french, frigate, uranie, 1788, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, urania, news, newspap. For HMS Uranie see French frigate Uranie 1788 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Urania R05 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Urania in April 1944HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS UraniaBuilderVickers ArmstrongsLaid down18 June 1942Launched19 May 1943Commissioned18 January 1944IdentificationPennant number R05 F08FateScrapped 1971General characteristics V class destroyerClass and typeV class destroyerDisplacement1 777 long tons 1 806 t standard 2 058 long tons 2 091 t full loadLength363 ft 111 m Beam35 ft 8 in 10 87 m Draught10 ft 3 0 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum water tube boilers Geared steam turbines 40 000 shp 29 828 kW 2 shaftsSpeed37 knots 43 mph 69 km h Range4 860 nmi 9 000 km at 29 kn 54 km h Complement180 225 in flotilla leader ArmamentOriginal configuration 4 QF 4 7 inch 120 mm Mk XII guns in single mountings CP Mk XXII 2 QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk IV 6 QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns 2 twin mounts Mk V 2 single mounts Mk III 2 quadruple tubes for 21 in 533 mm torpedo Mk IXGeneral characteristics Type 15 frigateClass and typeType 15 frigateDisplacement2 300 long tons 2 337 t standardLength358 ft 109 m o aBeam37 ft 9 in 11 51 m Draught14 ft 6 in 4 42 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers steam turbines on 2 shafts 40 000 shpSpeed31 knots 36 mph 57 km h full load Complement174Sensors and processing systemsRadar 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 attackArmament1 twin 4 in gun Mark 19 1 twin 40mm Bofors Mk 5 2 Squid A S mortar or 2 Limbo Mark 10 A S mortar Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Second World War service 1 2 Post War service 1 3 Decommissioning and disposal 2 Notes 3 PublicationsService history editSecond World War service edit Urania saw service during the Second World War as part of the British Pacific Fleet Post War service edit 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 edit 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 edit Critchley Mike 1982 British Warships Since 1945 Part 3 Destroyers Liskeard UK Maritime Books p 66 ISBN 0 9506323 9 2 a b c Warlow Ben 2000 Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy Maritime Books p 111 ISBN 978 0 907771 74 6 Publications editColledge 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 Marriott Leo 1994 Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 Ian Allan 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 Richardson Ian August 2021 Osborne Richard ed Type 15 Frigates Part 2 Ship Histories Warships Marine News Supplement 75 8 381 391 ISSN 0966 6958 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 nbsp This article about a specific destroyer of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Urania R05 amp oldid 1088893387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
