HNLMS Eridanus was a Government Navy patrol boat constructed at the Marine Etablissement in Surabaya. She would be militarized by the Royal Netherlands Navy upon the start of the Pacific theatre of World War II.Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 978-90-6013-522-8.
Service history HNLMS Eridanus was stationed at Tandjong Priok when war broke out. She was soon transferred to Makassar to serve alongside . She retreated to Surabaya harbor after the fall of Makassar where she was scuttled by her own crew on 2 March 1942 due to the fall of Java and the ship's inability to escape to Australia.Von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de 2e wereldoorlog Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 9060139038.
Eridanus was raised by Japanese forces on 8 June 1943, repaired and commissioned as the tugboat and recovery vessel Enoshima Maru. After the war the ship was rediscovered in 1946 and recommissioned as a barracks ship. She was transferred to the new Indonesian Navy in 1949.Bezemer, K.W.L. (1967). Verdreven doch niet verslagen Hilversum: Uitgeversmaatschappij W. de Haan N.V. ISBN 9026920415.
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External links Picture of HNLMS Eridanus at the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH).