HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696)
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| Name | HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Castle) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,060 tons | ||
| Completed | 1944 - John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 13 Feb 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-992 (Hans Falke) | ||
| Position | 69.20N, 33.33E - Grid AC 88 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (11 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | JW-64 | ||
| Route | Loch Ewe - Kola Inlet | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696) was commissioned in December 1944 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.05 hours on 13 Feb, 1945, U-992 attacked the convoy JW-64 and reported a steamer damaged. But the torpedo hit HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696) (LtCdr G. Butcher, RNR) on the port side, which was towed by HMS Bluebell (K 80) (Lt G.H. Walker, DSC, RNVR) and a Sowjet tug into the Kola Inlet. The ship was beached in the Bolshaya Volokovaya Bay near Vaenga, but later capsized and was declared a total loss. | ||
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