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The ship was named after the island of [[Java (island)|Java]] in the [[Dutch East Indies]] (now [[Indonesia]]). This ship was a small colonial warship, larger than most gunboats but weaker than a [[protected cruiser]]. The term [[Sloop-of-war|sloop]] in the steamship era was used by some navies including the British Navy for what were essentially large gunboats. The ''Java'' resembled the Spanish unprotected cruisers of the [[Velasco class cruiser|''Velasco'']] class, which were used for colonial duties (and the unsuccessful defense of Manila Bay in 1898).
On 27 March 1886, she collided with the British [[full-rigged ship]] ''Loch Broom'' in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|12|nmi|km}} west of the [[Eddystone Rocks|Eddystone Rock]], [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] and was severely damaged. Four of her crew got aboard ''Loch Broom''. HNLMS ''Java'' was on a voyage from [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]] to [[Java]], [[Netherlands East Indies]]. She put in to [[Plymouth]], [[Devon]], United Kingdom.<ref name=Times290386a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Disasters At Sea |date=29 March 1886 |issue=31719 |page=7 |column=C }}</ref><ref name=Times310386>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Disasters At Sea |date=31 March 1886 |issue=31721 |page=10 |column=D }}</ref>
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