Allied Warships
HMS Kenilworth Castle (K 420)
Corvette of the Castle class
Photograph with thanks to Bill Allon. His father J.J. Allon, RNR was in command of HMS Kenilworth Castle during the war.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 420 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 May 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Llanelly starting on 20 June 1959. See also this website (offsite link). Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Oswald Williams, RNR |
Commands listed for HMS Kenilworth Castle (K 420)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. James Joseph Allon, RNR | 11 Oct 1943 | 20 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Oswald Williams, RNR | 20 Mar 1945 | 29 Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Kenilworth Castle include:
6 Mar 1944
After unsuccessful attempts at towing the boat to port the German submarine U-744 was sunk at 1830hrs on 6 March 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52º01'N, 22º37'W, after being torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. R. Dyer, RN). U-744 was attacked for over 30 hours by depth charges from HMS Icarus, the Canadian frigate HMCS St. Catharines (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR with Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC, RN escort group commander onboard), Canadian corvettes HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Coughlin, RCNVR), Canadian destroyers HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN), HMCS Gatineau (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and the British corvette HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J.Allon, RNR). (see map)
11 Nov 1944
The German submarine U-1200 was sunk south of Ireland, in position 50º24'N, 09º10'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Pevensey Castle (Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, VD, RNVR), HMS Launceston Castle (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR), HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J. Allon, RNR). (see map)