HNLMS Hobein was a training ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).Blackman (1953), p. 266. She was built in Germany originally for the as Dornbusch.Van Amstel (1991), p. 137. After the Second World War Dornbusch was transferred to the Netherlands and entered service in the RNLN as Doornbosch (later spelled Doornbos). In 1952 her name was changed to Hobein.Raven (1988), p. 188. After many years of service, she was decommissioned on 26 February 1973. On 29 May 1973, she was sold to J. van der Veldt & Zoon in Amsterdam.
Design and construction Hobein was built in 1937 at Deutsche Werke in Kiel, Germany. She was originally named Dornbusch and served in the as navigational training ship for the . After transferring to the Netherlands and entering service in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) in 1948, she was used as a training ship for midshipmen. Hobein had a displacement of and a complement of ten. When it came to measurements she had a length of , a beam of and a draught of .Van Amstel (1991), p. 136. Furthermore, Hobein was equipped with a DMW diesel engine that could produce , which allowed her to reach a maximum speed .Van Amstel (1991), pp. 136-137. As armament she had a single gun and a single gun.Ministerie van Marine (1959), p. 255.
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External links Picture of HNLMS Hobein at the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH).