Allied Warships


Corvettes

Castle class

72 ships


The Castle class corvette HMS Leeds Castle.

Technical information

TypeCorvette
Displacement1010 BRT 
Length252 feet (oa) 
Complement120 men 
Armament1 4" gun
10 20mm (2x2, 6x1)
Squid 
Max speed16.5 knots
EnginesReciprocating (4 cyl. V.T.E.), 1 shaft 
Power2880 HP 
Notes on classAfter U-boats demonstrated mid-Atlantic attack capability from French bases, construction of Flower class corvettes designed for coastal escort was discontinued in favor of River class frigates better suited for ocean escort work. Shipyards too small to build 300 foot frigates began producing an improved 250 foot corvette called the Castle class. 


All ships of the Castle class:

Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Arnprior (K 494)
HMCS Bowmanville (K 493)
HMCS Copper Cliff (K 495)
HMCS Hespeler (K 489)
HMCS Humberstone (K 497)
HMCS Huntsville (K 499)
HMCS Kincardine (K 490)
HMCS Leaside (K 492)
HMCS Orangeville (K 491)
HMCS Petrolia (K 498)
HMCS St. Thomas (K 488)
HMCS Tillsonburg (K 496)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Alton Castle
HMS Applebey Castle
HMS Barnard Castle (K 594)
HMS Bere Castle
HMS Caldecot Castle
HMS Calshot Castle
HMS Dover Castle
HMS Dudley Castle
HMS Guildford Castle (K 489) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hespeler)
HMS Hedingham Castle (i) (K 491) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Orangeville)
HMS Hever Castle (K 495) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Copper Cliff)
HMS Hunney Castle (K 493) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Bowmanville)
HMS Maiden Castle (K 443)
HMS Monmouth Castle
HMS Norham Castle (K 497) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Humberstone)
HMS Norwich Castle
HMS Oswestry Castle
HMS Penbroke Castle (K 496) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Tillsonburg)
HMS Pendennis Castle
HMS Rayleigh Castle (K 695)
HMS Rhuddlan Castle
HMS Rising Castle (K 494) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Arnprior)
HMS Sandgate Castle (K 488) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Thomas)
HMS Scarborough Castle (K 536)
HMS Sherborne Castle (K 498) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Petrolia)
HMS Shrewsbury Castle (K 374) (To the Royal Norwegian Navy as Tunsberg Castle)
HMS Tamworth Castle (K 490) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Kincardine)
HMS Thornbury Castle
HMS Tonbridge Castle
HMS Walmer Castle (K 492) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Leaside)
HMS Warkworth Castle
HMS Woolvesey Castle (K 499) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Huntsville)
HMS York Castle (K 537)
HMS Allington Castle (K 689)
HMS Alnwick Castle (K 405)
HMS Amberly Castle (K 386)
HMS Bamborough Castle (K 412)
HMS Berkeley Castle (K 387)
HMS Caistor Castle (K 690)
HMS Carisbrooke Castle (K 379)
HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696) (lost 13 Feb 1945)
HMS Dumbarton Castle (K 388)
HMS Farnham Castle (K 413)
HMS Flint Castle (K 383)
HMS Hadleigh Castle (K 355)
HMS Hedingham Castle (ii) (K 529)
HMS Hurst Castle (K 416) (lost 1 Sep 1944)
HMS Kenilworth Castle (K 420)
HMS Knaresborough Castle (K 389)
HMS Lancaster Castle (K 691)
HMS Launceston Castle (K 397)
HMS Leeds Castle (K 384)
HMS Morpeth Castle (K 693)
HMS Oakham Castle (K 530)
HMS Oxford Castle (K 692)
HMS Pevensey Castle (K 449)
HMS Portchester Castle (K 362)
HMS Rushen Castle (K 372)
HMS Tintagel Castle (K 399)

Royal Norwegian Navy (more on Royal Norwegian Navy)

HNoMS Tunsberg Castle (K 374) (lost 12 Dec 1944)

3 corvettes of the Castle class lost.

Strikeout means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.


Castle class ships hit by U-boats (2)

13 Feb 1945HMS Denbigh CastleTotal lossU-992
1 Sep 1944HMS Hurst CastleSunkU-482

Books dealing with this subject include:

Really Not Required, Warwick, Colin, 1997



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