3765:
3434:
85:
72:
37:
3933:
111:
3870:
98:
3898:
124:
3968:
793:, ordered on 9 December 1942; another 12 vessels were also ordered on 9 December, also under the 1942 War Programme. The remaining eighty-one ships were all ordered for the RN under the 1943 War Programme, of which thirty were completed. Fifty-one of these ships (15 from UK shipyards and 36 from Canadian shipyards) were cancelled late in 1943.
395:
ordered 175 Flower-class corvettes for protecting shipping on the east coast of
Britain. They were designed to be built in large numbers in small shipyards without propulsion and other components (mainly gearboxes, but also guns) then in short supply so not compete with other warships for
476:
developed an improved hull form which, in combination with the increased length, made the Castle at least half a knot faster than the Flower despite using the same engine. The Castle also had a single-screw. A lattice mainmast was used instead of the pole version fitted to the
Flowers.
380:, and designed to be built in shipyards that were producing the Flowers. The Castle-class was a general improvement over the smaller Flowers which were designed for coastal rather than open ocean use.
396:
construction. By the time the
Flowers began entering service in late-1940, due to their long range they were required to undertake missions beyond coastal waters. The Flowers were unsuited for
437:– who had designed the Flower-class – for a stretched Flower. The result was a scaled-down version of the Loch for shipyards that only built corvettes using mainly traditional methods.
2483:
Two of those ordered 3 March 1943, three ordered 4 May 1943 and two ordered 10 July 1943 were all cancelled, as were all thirty-six ordered from
Canadian shipyards on 15 March 1943.
2610:
The following ships were ordered on 15 March 1943 for the Royal Navy from
Canadian shipyards for completion between May 1944 and June 1945, but were all cancelled in December 1943:
488:
was based on the Flower, but lightened in some areas. The wireless office (the same as on the Loch), the radar office, and the lattice mast were installed as prefabricated units.
545:
The following vessels were all originally built for the Royal Navy, but were transferred to the RCN on completion (for details of builders and construction dates see under
1021:
986:
951:
2930:
444:. Fifteen British and all 37 Canadian ships were later cancelled; Canada receiving twelve British-built ships instead. The UK completed a further five as
1268:
3414:
3088:. They were operated from 1946 to 1958 but were heavy on fuel and had limited cargo capacity, for example they could not carry cars in the hold.
2331:
2296:
2261:
4016:
3081:
415:
The Royal Navy recognized the limitations of the Flower and began designing an open-ocean escort in
November 1940, which became the
2511:
Fifteen ships ordered for the Royal Navy from UK shipyards as part of the 1943 Programme were all cancelled on 31 October 1943:
4244:
3331:
4874:
3407:
17:
4060:
517:
on a High-Angle/Low-Angle mounting which could be used against aircraft as well as surface targets such as submarines.
4431:
4067:
4039:
3368:
3350:
765:
707:
583:
422:. The larger Rivers were too expensive to produce at the required rate and needed larger slipways. In response, the
5027:
4966:
4223:
4074:
4009:
3903:
587:
129:
5301:
4129:
4122:
3582:
1549:
4440:
4136:
3400:
3163:
449:
5065:
4915:
4908:
4836:
4586:
4521:
4410:
4396:
4370:
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825:
36:
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2980:
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2492:
2437:
1581:
941:
870:
4993:
5126:
4002:
3953:
3834:
3546:
3538:
3510:
2286:
1507:
1080:
700:
4867:
4278:
4184:
3729:
3659:
3554:
3482:
3461:
3042:
2944:
2216:
2207:
2175:
2146:
2111:
2101:
1973:
1943:
835:
514:
500:
469:
392:
325:
2502:
was loaned to the Royal
Norwegian navy on 17 April 1944. On 12 December 1944, she hit a mine and sank.
5296:
5215:
5131:
5000:
4988:
4983:
4940:
4935:
4841:
4377:
4196:
3994:
3617:
3517:
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3454:
3058:
3018:
2837:
1833:
1358:
1045:
1011:
510:
41:
5111:
4952:
4848:
4581:
4566:
4496:
4467:
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4230:
3973:
3736:
3687:
3645:
2428:
2396:
1910:
1402:
1368:
1090:
1055:
499:
and could not be fitted with Squid. The first operational Type 147 and Squid were installed aboard
5040:
5005:
4976:
4959:
4672:
4561:
4556:
4551:
4546:
4541:
4536:
4511:
4506:
4501:
4472:
4237:
3603:
3524:
2938:
2185:
1878:
1843:
1808:
1798:
1429:
434:
5186:
4769:
4755:
4728:
4707:
4576:
4571:
4093:
3938:
3026:
3002:
2988:
2970:
2918:
2868:
2843:
2814:
2351:
711:
409:
397:
116:
2827:
1793:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1947, then became Chinese (People's Liberation Army) 1949
5236:
5222:
5167:
5148:
4971:
4860:
4855:
4644:
4611:
4403:
4356:
4349:
4305:
4251:
1329:
1287:
1160:
1125:
915:
374:
347:
334:
141:
5200:
5160:
5141:
5099:
5094:
5060:
4945:
4901:
4693:
4679:
4616:
4531:
4477:
4312:
3875:
3841:
3813:
3743:
3708:
3701:
3589:
3447:
2950:
2136:
2060:
2051:
2022:
1115:
905:
726:
654:
103:
8:
5121:
5106:
4894:
4809:
4781:
4748:
4714:
4700:
4606:
4482:
4342:
3946:
3855:
3820:
3770:
3722:
3652:
3610:
2880:
2089:
1901:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1946, then became Chinese (People's Liberation Army)
1653:
1534:
1491:
1277:
1151:
880:
845:
758:
668:
440:
The design was approved in May 1943 and 96 Castles were ordered from yards in the UK and
416:
90:
5179:
5116:
5073:
5045:
5017:
4621:
4389:
4382:
4317:
4189:
4053:
3489:
3387:
2853:
1180:
976:
529:
445:
423:
5229:
5136:
5012:
4776:
4721:
4686:
4626:
4516:
4258:
4115:
3981:
3911:
3827:
3806:
3785:
3778:
3750:
3680:
3638:
3631:
3624:
3364:
3346:
3327:
3255:
Brown (2007): chapter 7, "The origin of the
Castles has been mentioned previously..."
3159:
2904:
2476:
Notes: (a) from the previous order placed for a
Modified Flower-class corvette named
1982:
1868:
1754:
1729:
1689:
1421:
1392:
1246:
1236:
1208:
1191:
682:
640:
591:
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562:
553:, which was never completed), as well as their names, were changed when transferred.
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465:
340:
5193:
5174:
4762:
4489:
4156:
4046:
4031:
3918:
3792:
3568:
3561:
2874:
2808:
2321:
1764:
608:
464:
The Castle resembled later
Flowers with an extended forecastle and mast behind the
5155:
4886:
4816:
4802:
4795:
4423:
4337:
4108:
4101:
3848:
3694:
2994:
2892:
1613:
740:
326:
4-inch (102-mm) Quick Firing Mk.XIX High Angle/Low Angle combined air/surface gun
429:
was developed in late-1942, which was developed from the River and designed for
408:; they lacked speed, endurance, and habitability but became the mainstay of the
5055:
4788:
4667:
4148:
3673:
3475:
3036:
3012:
2898:
1350:
1319:
805:
492:
430:
401:
366:
331:
5290:
5089:
5050:
4329:
4297:
4270:
3799:
3531:
3032:
2226:
1464:
622:
1541:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1947; to Republic of China Navy 1951 as
4659:
4163:
453:
370:
3280:
Brown (2007): chapter 7, "It was thought that at least 200 new escorts..."
383:
The Castle-class corvettes started appearing in service during late 1943.
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4828:
3392:
3008:
2976:
2886:
2849:
2447:
2406:
2371:
286:
9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
275:
1310:
in 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1947; Sold to Republic of China as
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3439:
1439:
77:
4024:
4927:
4740:
4454:
3298:
Brown (2007): chapter 7, "The first operational set was installed..."
596:
485:
405:
3324:
Atlantic Escorts : Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War II
4636:
4285:
3382:
2542:– ordered 23 January 1943 from John Brown & Company, Clydebank.
2536:– ordered 23 January 1943 from John Brown & Company, Clydebank.
2518:– ordered 19 January 1943 from John Brown & Company, Clydebank.
772:
on 29 June 1950 and rearmed with US guns, entering ROCN service as
714:
on 29 June 1950 and rearmed with US guns, entering ROCN service as
377:
206:
4598:
2558:– ordered 23 January 1943 from John Crown & Sons, Sunderland.
2552:) – ordered 23 January 1943 from John Lewis & Sons, Aberdeen.
526:
495:, directed by Type 145 and 147B ASDIC. The Flower used the older
481:
426:
419:
525:
The Castle was criticized for being barely fast enough to fight
3343:
British Destroyers and Frigates: the Second World War and After
2831:
2564:– ordered 23 January 1943 from Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow.
473:
441:
2582:– ordered 4 May 1943 from John Brown & Company, Clydebank.
2606:– ordered 10 July 1943 from Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley.
2600:– ordered 10 July 1943 from Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley.
2594:– ordered 4 May 1943 from John Crown & Sons, Sunderland.
2588:– ordered 4 May 1943 from John Crown & Sons, Sunderland.
2530:– ordered 19 January 1943 from A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow.
2524:– ordered 19 January 1943 from A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow.
769:
480:
Construction used mainly traditional methods with as much
433:
construction. The Castle was developed from a proposal by
594:
and rearmed with Soviet guns, entering PLAN service as
3080:
Three were converted to passenger/cargo ships for the
2802:
2466:
Transferred to Norway on completion and renamed HNoMS
3251:
3249:
3247:
3245:
3243:
3241:
3239:
3237:
3235:
3267:
3265:
3263:
3261:
3207:
3205:
3186:
3184:
3156:
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War
1644:, 1944; sold for mercantile service 1946 (later SS
1498:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1946 (later SS
468:, but was 135 tons heavier and 47 feet longer. The
4025:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
3292:
3274:
3232:
2576:– ordered 3 March 1943 from Austin, at Sunderland.
2570:– ordered 3 March 1943 from Austin, at Sunderland.
785:The first of the Castle-class were the prototypes
365:was an ocean going convoy escort developed by the
3283:
5288:
3258:
3223:
3214:
3202:
3193:
3181:
3172:
586:as cargo ship, but taken over by the Communist
2332:Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
2297:Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
2262:Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
1040:Declared constructive total loss, 13 Feb 1945
4010:
3408:
1720:; sold for mercantile service 1946 (later SS
261:1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
3383:Castle-class corvette (Frigate) Association
3082:Union Steamship Company of British Columbia
4017:
4003:
3422:
3415:
3401:
2862:
549:below). All their pennant numbers (except
412:protecting convoys crossing the Atlantic.
2923:was sunk in the north-west of Ireland by
2819:northwest of Ireland on 1 September 1944.
2170:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1947
2096:, 1944; Sold for mercantile service 1946
1753:completed Feb 1945 as convoy rescue ship
1186:before completion; Scrapped, 22 Jul 1955
797:Castle-class corvettes of the Royal Navy
3075:
2486:
1231:1944; Sold for mercantile service 1947
14:
5289:
3361:Union Steamships Remembered: 1920–1958
3340:
3153:
2852:on 13 February 1945. She was towed by
540:
532:and difficult to handle at low speed.
5271:Laid down and completed after the war
3998:
3396:
3321:
2993:was sunk north-west of the Azores by
2858:to the Kola Inlet but later capsized.
1419:completed 1945 as convoy rescue ship
710:as cargo ship, but taken over by the
3388:Castle-class corvettes on U-Boat.net
3062:is set on the Castle-class corvette
2803:Castles sunk or destroyed in action
1684:; sold for mercantile service 1946
24:
3051:
2014:, 1944; transferred to Uruguay as
513:main gun, the Castles had the new
25:
5313:
3376:
3326:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
2049:Completed as convoy rescue ship (
768:as cargo ship, but taken over by
3966:
3931:
3896:
3868:
3763:
3432:
1738:Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow
1348:Completed as convoy rescue ship
122:
109:
96:
83:
70:
35:
3301:
353:Up to 6 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
278:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
3345:. London: Chatham Publishing.
3147:
1879:William Pickersgill & Sons
1844:William Pickersgill & Sons
1809:William Pickersgill & Sons
1699:Smiths Dock, at Middlesbrough
1663:Smiths Dock, at Middlesbrough
1623:Smiths Dock, at Middlesbrough
1306:Transferred to Canada as HMCS
1227:Transferred to Canada as HMCS
373:. It was the follow-on to the
216:1,060 long tons (1,077 t)
13:
1:
3904:People's Liberation Army Navy
3135:
2943:was sunk south of Ireland by
780:
588:People's Liberation Army Navy
520:
386:
130:People's Liberation Army Navy
5036:Harbour defence motor launch
3140:
3056:The final third of the film
2506:
491:The Castle was armed with a
248:2,750 hp (2.05 MW)
7:
2470:; Sunk by mine 12 Dec 1944
493:Squid anti-submarine mortar
27:Corvettes of the Royal Navy
10:
5318:
5216:Merchant aircraft carriers
3314:
3158:. Greenhill. p. 297.
2842:was hit by a torpedo from
2246:Scrapped 24 February 1956
2147:Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
2112:Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
470:Admiralty Experiment Works
398:open-ocean escort missions
5246:
5082:
5026:
4926:
4885:
4827:
4739:
4658:
4635:
4597:
4453:
4422:
4328:
4296:
4269:
4214:
4147:
4092:
4030:
3964:
3929:
3894:
3866:
3761:
3430:
3341:Norman, Friedman (2006).
3289:Friedman (2006): page 146
3271:Friedman (2006): page 156
3229:Friedman (2006): page 149
3220:Friedman (2006): page 140
3211:Friedman (2006): page 139
3199:Friedman (2006): page 136
3190:Friedman (2006): page 135
3178:Friedman (2006): page 134
2548:(originally to have been
2436:
2395:
2360:
2320:
2285:
2250:
2215:
2174:
2135:
2100:
2059:
2021:
1981:
1942:
1909:
1867:
1832:
1797:
1763:
1728:
1688:
1652:
1612:
1580:
1548:
1506:
1463:
1428:
1391:
1357:
1318:
1276:
1235:
1190:
1149:
1114:
1091:John Crown & Sons Ltd
1079:
1056:John Crown & Sons Ltd
1044:
1010:
975:
940:
904:
869:
834:
829:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
804:
801:
459:
350:twin anti-aircraft cannon
197:
50:
34:
3974:National Navy of Uruguay
3322:Brown, David K. (2007).
2826:was sunk by a mine near
2426:Became the weather ship
2205:Became the weather ship
2186:S P Austin & Son Ltd
1266:Became the weather ship
1022:John Lewis & Co. Ltd
987:John Lewis & Co. Ltd
952:John Lewis & Co. Ltd
535:
5265:Completed after the war
5230:Armed merchant cruisers
5041:Fairmile B motor launch
4094:Light aircraft carriers
2863:U-boats sunk by Castles
2032:Fleming & Ferguson
240:10 ft (3.0 m)
224:252 ft (77 m)
198:General characteristics
5302:Castle-class corvettes
5237:Ocean boarding vessels
5223:Fighter catapult ships
3939:Republic of China Navy
3424:Castle-class corvettes
3084:and were known as the
2281:Scrapped 14 June 1958
1576:Broken up 16 Mar 1956
1459:Broken up 10 Jul 1958
1403:George Brown & Co.
1369:George Brown & Co.
1161:Fleming & Ferguson
1145:Scrapped, 20 Jun 1959
1126:Fleming & Ferguson
1075:Scrapped, 31 Oct 1960
916:Fleming & Ferguson
900:Scrapped, 20 Jun 1959
410:Mid-Ocean Escort Force
258:2 × water-tube boilers
232:37 ft (11 m)
117:Republic of China Navy
3154:Lenton, H.T. (1998).
2391:Scrapped 14 May 1958
1938:broken up 6 Sep 1960
1863:broken up 9 Aug 1960
1828:broken up 5 Jun 1958
1608:Broken up 3 Aug 1959
1517:Henry Robb, at Leith
1474:Henry Robb, at Leith
1330:Ferguson Shipbuilders
1288:Ferguson Shipbuilders
971:Scrapped 22 May 1959
590:after the end of the
363:Castle-class corvette
335:anti-submarine mortar
5175:Submarine depot ship
5069:-class river gunboat
5061:Insect-class gunboat
3876:Royal Norwegian Navy
3584:Knaresborough Castle
3076:Post-war conversions
2834:on 12 December 1944.
2487:Royal Norwegian Navy
2316:Scrapped March 1961
1971:Became weather ship
1551:Knaresborough Castle
515:QF 4-inch Mk XIX gun
435:Smith's Dock Company
104:Royal Norwegian Navy
3771:Royal Canadian Navy
3023:on 17 February 1945
2999:on 27 December 1944
2967:on 11 November 1944
2935:on 9 September 1944
2681:Christchurch Castle
2131:Broken up Jun 1958
1387:Broken up Dec 1958
1110:Scrapped, Apr 1958
881:Smiths Dock Company
865:Scrapped, Jan 1959
846:Smiths Dock Company
798:
541:Royal Canadian Navy
530:Type VII submarines
506:in September 1943.
446:convoy rescue ships
91:Royal Canadian Navy
18:HMS Caldecot Castle
5074:Type Two 63 ft HSL
5046:Motor torpedo boat
4432:Thornycroft type (
3703:Scarborough Castle
3668:Portchester Castle
3498:Carisbrooke Castle
3359:Twigg, Arthur M.:
3069:Portchester Castle
2985:on 9 December 1944
2958:Portchester Castle
2926:Portchester Castle
2761:Fotheringay Castle
2363:Portchester Castle
2253:Carisbrooke Castle
2166:to Canada as HMCS
2070:Harland and Wolff
2024:Scarborough Castle
2010:to Canada as HMCS
1992:Harland and Wolff
1953:Harland and Wolff
1920:Harland and Wolff
1897:to Canada as HMCS
1789:to Canada as HMCS
1716:to Canada as HMCS
1680:to Canada as HMCS
1640:to Canada as HMCS
1247:A. & J. Inglis
1209:A. & J. Inglis
1181:convoy rescue ship
1006:Scrapped Mar 1956
1000:29 September 1944
796:
343:, 15 Depth charges
301:processing systems
5284:
5283:
5156:Seaplane carriers
4424:Destroyer leaders
4032:Aircraft carriers
3992:
3991:
3717:Shrewsbury Castle
3598:Launceston Castle
3577:Kenilworth Castle
3470:Bamborough Castle
3333:978-1-78346-901-7
2982:Bamborough Castle
2964:Kenilworth Castle
2912:Kenilworth Castle
2776:Malmesbury Castle
2706:Colchester Castle
2661:Canterbury Castle
2651:Bridgnorth Castle
2500:Shrewsbury Castle
2474:
2473:
2439:Shrewsbury Castle
2052:Empire Peacemaker
1583:Launceston Castle
1035:30 December 1944
943:Bamborough Castle
872:Kenilworth Castle
791:Kenilworth Castle
766:Republic of China
708:Republic of China
592:Chinese Civil War
584:Republic of China
391:In mid-1939, the
359:
358:
341:depth charge rail
148:Succeeded by
16:(Redirected from
5309:
5297:Corvette classes
4441:Admiralty type (
4019:
4012:
4005:
3996:
3995:
3972:
3970:
3969:
3937:
3935:
3934:
3902:
3900:
3899:
3874:
3872:
3871:
3769:
3767:
3766:
3745:Woolvesey Castle
3710:Sherborne Castle
3591:Lancaster Castle
3548:Hedingham Castle
3540:Hedingham Castle
3533:Guildford Castle
3512:Dumbarton Castle
3449:Allington Castle
3438:
3436:
3435:
3417:
3410:
3403:
3394:
3393:
3356:
3337:
3308:
3305:
3299:
3296:
3290:
3287:
3281:
3278:
3272:
3269:
3256:
3253:
3230:
3227:
3221:
3218:
3212:
3209:
3200:
3197:
3191:
3188:
3179:
3176:
3170:
3169:
3151:
3116:Guildford Castle
3047:on 10 April 1945
3031:was sunk in the
3007:was sunk in the
2975:was sunk in the
2952:Lancaster Castle
2731:Criccieth Castle
2696:Clitheroe Castle
2691:Clavering Castle
2604:Warkworth Castle
2592:Pendennis Castle
2574:Tonbridge Castle
2562:Thornbury Castle
2429:Weather Surveyor
2288:Dumbarton Castle
2062:Sherborne Castle
1509:Hedingham Castle
1466:Guildford Castle
1269:Weather Reporter
1197:
1184:Empire Lifeguard
1117:Lancaster Castle
1082:Hedingham Castle
907:Allington Castle
799:
795:
729:Sherborne Castle
703:Hedingham Castle
657:Woolvesey Castle
625:Guildford Castle
551:Hedingham Castle
509:In place of the
404:, especially in
371:Second World War
128:
126:
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115:
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89:
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86:
76:
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73:
39:
32:
31:
21:
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5316:
5312:
5311:
5310:
5308:
5307:
5306:
5287:
5286:
5285:
5280:
5242:
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4292:
4265:
4225:Queen Elizabeth
4210:
4198:Pretoria Castle
4149:Escort carriers
4143:
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3993:
3988:
3967:
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3895:
3890:
3885:Tunsberg Castle
3869:
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3757:
3731:Tintagel Castle
3724:Tamworth Castle
3696:Sandgate Castle
3675:Rayleigh Castle
3661:Pevensey Castle
3654:Pembroke Castle
3556:Hadleigh Castle
3484:Berkeley Castle
3463:Amberley Castle
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3138:
3102:Sandgate Castle
3078:
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3052:Film appearance
3044:Tintagel Castle
2946:Pevensey Castle
2915:on 6 March 1944
2865:
2824:Tunsberg Castle
2805:
2800:
2786:Trematon Castle
2766:Helmsley Castle
2756:Egremont Castle
2671:Chepstow Castle
2621:Barnwell Castle
2586:Oswestry Castle
2556:Rhuddlan Castle
2546:Monmouth Castle
2516:Caldecot Castle
2509:
2495:Tunsberg Castle
2489:
2468:Tunsberg Castle
2218:Berkeley Castle
2208:Weather Adviser
2177:Amberley Castle
2138:Wolvesey Castle
2103:Tintagel Castle
1974:Weather Monitor
1945:Pevensey Castle
1773:Blyth Dry Dock
1655:Tamworth Castle
1615:Sandgate Castle
1591:Blyth Dry Dock
1559:Blyth Dry Dock
1321:Rayleigh Castle
1279:Pembroke Castle
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837:Hadleigh Castle
787:Hadleigh Castle
783:
761:Pembroke Castle
743:Sandgate Castle
671:Tamworth Castle
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511:BL 4-inch Mk IX
503:Hadleigh Castle
497:Hedgehog mortar
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3619:Morpeth Castle
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3519:Farnham Castle
3515:
3508:
3505:Denbigh Castle
3501:
3494:
3491:Caistor Castle
3487:
3480:
3477:Barnard Castle
3473:
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3456:Alnwick Castle
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2882:St. Catharines
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2839:Denbigh Castle
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2796:Wigmore Castle
2793:
2791:Tutbury Castle
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2771:Malling Castle
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2751:Dunster Castle
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2580:Norwich Castle
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2414:8 April 1943
2413:
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1200:Totnes Castle
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4527:J, K & N
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3605:Leeds Castle
3604:
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3590:
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3570:Hurst Castle
3569:
3563:Hever Castle
3562:
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3550: (K529)
3547:
3542: (K491)
3539:
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3526:Flint Castle
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3504:
3497:
3490:
3483:
3476:
3469:
3462:
3455:
3448:
3423:
3360:
3342:
3323:
3303:
3294:
3285:
3276:
3225:
3216:
3195:
3174:
3155:
3149:
3129:
3125:
3122:Coquitlam II
3121:
3115:
3111:
3107:
3101:
3097:
3093:
3085:
3079:
3068:
3063:
3057:
3055:
3043:
3037:
3027:
3019:
3013:
3003:
2995:
2989:
2981:
2971:
2963:
2957:
2951:
2945:
2939:
2931:
2925:
2919:
2911:
2905:
2899:
2893:
2887:
2881:
2875:
2873:was sunk by
2869:
2854:
2844:
2838:
2823:
2815:
2813:was sunk by
2810:Hurst Castle
2809:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2746:Dhyfe Castle
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2721:Cowes Castle
2720:
2715:
2711:Corfe Castle
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2686:Clare Castle
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2666:Carew Castle
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2641:Bowes Castle
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2616:Aydon Castle
2615:
2609:
2603:
2598:Alton Castle
2597:
2591:
2585:
2579:
2573:
2567:
2561:
2555:
2549:
2545:
2539:
2533:
2527:
2522:Dover Castle
2521:
2515:
2510:
2499:
2494:
2482:
2477:
2475:
2467:
2461:24 Apr 1944
2458:16 Aug 1943
2438:
2427:
2420:24 Feb 1944
2417:16 Jul 1943
2397:
2382:21 Jun 1943
2362:
2352:
2342:23 Feb 1944
2323:Hurst Castle
2322:
2310:25 Feb 1944
2307:28 Sep 1943
2287:
2275:17 Nov 1943
2272:31 Jul 1943
2269:12 Mar 1943
2252:
2240:18 Nov 1944
2237:19 Aug 1943
2234:23 Apr 1943
2217:
2206:
2199:24 Nov 1944
2196:25 Nov 1943
2193:31 May 1943
2176:
2167:
2163:15 Feb 1946
2160:15 Jun 1944
2157:24 Feb 1944
2151:23 Jan 1943
2137:
2122:13 Dec 1943
2116:23 Jan 1943
2102:
2093:
2082:14 Jul 1944
2079:24 Feb 1944
2073:23 Jan 1943
2061:
2050:
2035:23 Jan 1943
2023:
2015:
2011:
2007:14 Mar 1946
2004:26 Jun 1944
1998:21 Jun 1943
1995:23 Jan 1943
1983:
1972:
1965:10 Jun 1944
1962:11 Jan 1944
1959:21 Jun 1943
1956:23 Jan 1943
1944:
1932:10 Mar 1944
1929:11 Dec 1943
1926:21 Jun 1943
1923:23 Jan 1943
1911:
1902:
1898:
1889:26 Jan 1944
1886:12 Aug 1943
1883:23 Jan 1943
1869:
1857:13 Jul 1944
1854:26 Nov 1943
1851:23 Jun 1943
1848:23 Jan 1943
1834:
1822:15 Feb 1944
1819:12 Oct 1943
1816:22 Apr 1943
1813:23 Jan 1943
1800:Leeds Castle
1799:
1791:Copper Cliff
1790:
1784:15 Aug 1944
1781:24 Feb 1944
1766:Hever Castle
1765:
1756:
1746:20 Sep 1944
1730:
1722:Coquitlam II
1721:
1717:
1713:16 Nov 1945
1707:10 Mar 1944
1704:23 Sep 1943
1690:
1681:
1677:17 Feb 1946
1671:26 Jan 1944
1668:25 Aug 1943
1654:
1645:
1641:
1637:22 Nov 1945
1634:18 May 1944
1631:28 Dec 1943
1628:23 Jun 1943
1614:
1599:27 Nov 1943
1596:27 May 1943
1582:
1564:22 Apr 1943
1550:
1542:
1538:
1528:10 May 1944
1525:26 Jan 1944
1522:23 Jul 1943
1508:
1499:
1495:
1485:11 Mar 1944
1482:13 Nov 1943
1479:25 May 1943
1465:
1453:31 Dec 1943
1447:20 Apr 1943
1431:Flint Castle
1430:
1420:
1393:
1373:19 Jan 1943
1359:
1349:
1340:12 Jun 1944
1320:
1311:
1307:
1298:12 Feb 1944
1278:
1267:
1260:10 Dec 1944
1257:20 Jul 1944
1254:30 Sep 1943
1237:
1228:
1219:12 Apr 1944
1216:30 Sep 1943
1199:
1192:
1183:
1150:
1139:15 Sep 1944
1136:14 Apr 1944
1133:10 Sep 1943
1116:
1104:12 May 1945
1101:30 Oct 1944
1081:
1069:31 Jan 1945
1066:25 Apr 1944
1063:25 Jun 1943
1046:
1029:30 Sep 1943
1012:
997:22 May 1944
994:26 Aug 1943
977:
965:30 May 1944
962:11 Jan 1944
942:
927:29 Feb 1944
924:22 Jul 1943
906:
894:22 Nov 1943
891:17 Aug 1943
871:
859:18 Sep 1943
856:21 Jun 1943
836:
790:
786:
784:
773:
760:
754:
747:
742:
736:
728:
722:
715:
702:
696:
690:Coquitlam II
689:
684:
678:
670:
664:
656:
650:
642:
636:
629:
628:) (later SS
624:
618:
611:Hever Castle
610:
605:Copper Cliff
604:
595:
578:
572:
564:
558:
550:
546:
544:
524:
508:
502:
490:
479:
463:
439:
414:
406:poor weather
390:
382:
375:Flower-class
362:
360:
299:Sensors and
264:Single screw
213:Displacement
151:
142:Flower class
59:Castle class
42:
29:
5277:Conversions
5188:Bonaventure
5132:Round Table
4818:Teviot Bank
4804:Port Quebec
4797:Port Napier
4674:Bridgewater
4434:Shakespeare
4216:Battleships
4062:Illustrious
3857:Tillsonburg
3836:Orangeville
3808:Humberstone
3787:Bowmanville
3752:York Castle
3094:Camosun III
3086:White Boats
3009:Barents Sea
2977:Barents Sea
2850:Barents Sea
2781:Raby Castle
2701:Clun Castle
2550:Peel Castle
2534:Bere Castle
2493:HNoMS
2455:5 May 1943
2452:6 Feb 1943
2448:Swan Hunter
2411:6 Feb 1943
2407:Swan Hunter
2385:8 Nov 1943
2376:6 Feb 1943
2372:Swan Hunter
2345:9 Jun 1944
2336:2 Feb 1943
2304:6 May 1943
2301:2 Feb 1943
2266:2 Feb 1943
2231:2 Feb 1943
2190:2 Feb 1943
2154:1 Jun 1943
2125:7 Apr 1944
2085:8 Mar 1946
2041:8 Sep 1944
2001:8 Feb 1944
1899:Bowmanville
1892:8 Oct 1944
1731:York Castle
1710:5 Sep 1944
1674:3 Jul 1944
1646:Camosun III
1567:1 Sep 1943
1539:Orangeville
1450:1 Sep 1943
1442:, at Leith
1412:3 Oct 1944
1379:3 Oct 1944
1351:Empire Rest
1334:9 Dec 1942
1308:Tillsonburg
1295:3 Jun 1943
1292:9 Dec 1942
1251:9 Dec 1942
1229:Humberstone
1222:6 Sep 1944
1213:9 Dec 1942
1171:8 Jun 1944
1165:9 Dec 1942
1130:9 Dec 1942
1098:2 Nov 1943
1095:9 Dec 1942
1060:9 Dec 1942
1032:5 Aug 1944
1026:9 Dec 1942
991:9 Dec 1942
959:1 Jul 1943
956:9 Dec 1942
888:7 May 1943
885:9 Dec 1942
853:4 Apr 1943
850:9 Dec 1942
764:), sold to
757:(K496) (ex-
755:Tillsonburg
748:Camosun III
746:, later SS
739:(K488) (ex-
725:(K498) (ex-
706:), sold to
699:(K491) (ex-
697:Orangeville
688:, later SS
681:(K492) (ex-
667:(K490) (ex-
653:(K499) (ex-
639:(K497) (ex-
637:Humberstone
621:(K489) (ex-
607:(K495) (ex-
582:), sold to
575:(K493) (ex-
573:Bowmanville
561:(K494) (ex-
417:River-class
369:during the
138:Preceded by
5291:Categories
5112:Portuguese
4928:Submarines
4790:Menestheus
4741:Minelayers
4730:Black Swan
4709:Kingfisher
4455:Destroyers
4069:Implacable
4041:Courageous
3983:Montevideo
3913:Kuang Chou
3850:St. Thomas
3822:Kincardine
3815:Huntsville
3440:Royal Navy
3165:1853672777
3136:References
3124:– ex-HMCS
3110:– ex-HMCS
3098:St. Thomas
3096:– ex-HMCS
3038:Vanquisher
2996:St. Thomas
2894:Chilliwack
2168:Huntsville
2016:Montevideo
1903:Kuang Chou
1682:Kincardine
1642:St. Thomas
1440:Henry Robb
920:9 Dec 1942
816:Laid down
781:Royal Navy
737:St. Thomas
665:Kincardine
651:Huntsville
547:Royal Navy
521:In service
424:Loch-class
387:Background
291:Complement
253:Propulsion
78:Royal Navy
5259:Cancelled
5202:Maidstone
5169:Albatross
5067:Dragonfly
4903:Protector
4887:Netlayers
4783:Agamemnon
4750:Adventure
4637:Corvettes
4562:W & Z
4557:U & V
4552:S & T
4547:Q & R
4542:O & P
4537:L & M
4512:G & H
4507:E & F
4502:C & D
4497:A & B
4484:Ambuscade
4473:V & W
4076:Audacious
4055:Ark Royal
3141:Citations
3108:Chilcotin
2932:Helmsdale
2900:Chaudiere
2828:Båtsfjord
2507:Cancelled
2478:Amaryllis
2128:Aug 1956
2044:Jan 1945
1968:Feb 1946
1825:Nov 1956
1500:Chilcotin
1456:Mar 1956
1343:Oct 1944
1107:Aug 1945
862:Aug 1946
819:Launched
759:HMS
741:HMS
727:HMS
701:HMS
683:HMS
669:HMS
655:HMS
641:HMS
630:Chilcotin
623:HMS
609:HMS
597:Guangzhou
577:HMS
563:HMS
486:Scantling
393:Admiralty
174:Cancelled
166:Completed
64:Operators
5137:Monitors
5090:Trawlers
4954:Parthian
4896:Guardian
4869:Algerine
4695:Shoreham
4681:Hastings
4599:Frigates
4412:Minotaur
4398:Minotaur
4372:Arethusa
4260:Vanguard
4191:Activity
4179:Attacker
4165:Audacity
4131:Majestic
4124:Colossus
3843:Petrolia
3801:Hespeler
3780:Arnprior
3112:Hespeler
2906:Gatineau
2855:Bluebell
2432:in 1960
2350:Sunk by
2211:in 1960
2094:Petrolia
2092:as HMCS
2012:Arnprior
1977:in 1959
1755:SS
1537:as HMCS
1496:Hespeler
1494:as HMCS
826:Paid off
813:Ordered
723:Petrolia
712:ROC Navy
619:Hespeler
559:Arnprior
448:for its
378:corvette
319:Armament
207:Corvette
5209:Titania
5181:Adamant
5162:Pegasus
5150:Roberts
5028:Coastal
5007:Amphion
4978:Grampus
4961:Rainbow
4843:Halcyon
4716:Bittern
4702:Grimsby
4612:Captain
4405:Neptune
4365:Leander
4358:Emerald
4351:Hawkins
4307:Hawkins
4232:Revenge
4205:Nairana
4172:Avenger
4138:Centaur
4117:Unicorn
3920:Wan Lee
3829:Leaside
3363:(1997)
3315:Sources
3126:Leaside
2848:in the
1718:Leaside
1198:
1179:Became
806:Pennant
679:Leaside
482:welding
427:frigate
420:frigate
400:in the
237:Draught
190:Retired
158:Planned
5143:Erebus
5101:Basset
5095:Castle
4876:Cybele
4850:Bangor
4771:Linnet
4764:Plover
4757:Abdiel
4660:Sloops
4650:Castle
4645:Flower
4617:Colony
4588:Daring
4577:Weapon
4572:Battle
4522:Tribal
4491:Amazon
4415:(1947)
4313:County
4280:Renown
4239:Nelson
4158:Archer
4110:Hermes
3971:
3948:Kao An
3936:
3901:
3873:
3768:
3437:
3367:
3349:
3330:
3162:
3128:, HMS
3114:, HMS
3100:, HMS
2940:U-1200
2888:Fennel
2876:Icarus
2832:Norway
2822:HNoMS
2498:– HMS
2090:Canada
1535:Canada
1492:Canada
1312:Kao An
774:Kao An
527:German
474:Haslar
466:bridge
460:Design
442:Canada
221:Length
127:
114:
101:
88:
75:
5195:Forth
5122:Dance
5107:Isles
5083:Other
4972:River
4723:Egret
4688:Banff
4607:River
4443:Scott
4344:Danae
4185:Ruler
4103:Argus
4083:Malta
4048:Eagle
3955:Te An
3307:Twigg
3028:U-878
3004:U-425
2990:U-877
2972:U-387
2920:U-484
2870:U-744
2845:U-992
2816:U-482
2444:K374
2423:1946
2403:K372
2388:1947
2368:K362
2353:U-482
2328:K416
2313:1947
2293:K388
2278:1947
2258:K379
2243:1946
2223:K387
2202:1947
2182:K386
2143:K461
2108:K399
2067:K453
2038:1944
2029:K536
1989:K398
1950:K449
1935:1946
1917:K692
1905:1949
1875:K446
1860:1946
1840:K693
1805:K384
1743:1944
1696:K405
1660:K393
1620:K473
1605:1947
1588:K397
1573:1947
1556:K389
1543:Te An
1514:K491
1471:K378
1436:K383
1409:1943
1399:K594
1384:1957
1376:1943
1365:K405
1337:1943
1326:K695
1314:1952
1284:K450
1272:1957
1263:1950
1243:K530
1205:K447
1168:1943
1157:K443
1142:1947
1122:K691
1087:K529
1072:1947
1052:K413
1018:K696
1003:1947
983:K690
968:1950
948:K412
933:1947
912:K689
897:1948
877:K420
842:K355
830:Fate
802:Name
753:HMCS
735:HMCS
721:HMCS
716:De An
695:HMCS
677:HMCS
663:HMCS
649:HMCS
635:HMCS
617:HMCS
603:HMCS
571:HMCS
557:HMCS
536:Ships
348:20 mm
332:Squid
283:Range
276:knots
274:16.5
271:Speed
5117:Tree
4995:P611
4947:Odin
4837:Hunt
4622:Loch
4532:Hunt
4478:Town
4391:Fiji
4384:Dido
4378:Town
4319:York
4287:Hood
4253:Lion
3365:ISBN
3347:ISBN
3328:ISBN
3160:ISBN
3041:and
3017:and
3014:Lark
2961:and
2929:and
2909:and
1196:(ex-
789:and
776:(高安)
770:ROCN
718:(德安)
501:HMS
361:The
346:2 ×
339:1 ×
330:1 ×
324:1 ×
229:Beam
203:Type
182:Lost
152:None
56:Name
5268:C,P
4917:Net
4910:Bar
4862:Auk
4856:MMS
4627:Bay
3120:SS
3106:SS
3092:SS
3072:).
3035:by
3011:by
2979:by
2088:to
1533:to
1490:to
472:at
294:112
5293::
5018:XE
4668:24
3260:^
3234:^
3204:^
3183:^
2955:,
2949:,
2903:,
2897:,
2891:,
2885:,
2879:,
2830:,
2480:.
2055:)
1724:)
1648:)
1502:)
1202:)
193:41
177:51
169:44
161:95
5274:V
5262:C
5256:X
5250:A
5013:X
5001:V
4989:U
4984:T
4967:S
4941:L
4936:H
4777:M
4582:G
4567:C
4517:I
4468:S
4463:R
4445:)
4436:)
4338:C
4018:e
4011:t
4004:v
3416:e
3409:t
3402:v
3371:.
3355:.
3336:.
3168:.
750:)
732:)
692:)
674:)
660:)
646:)
632:)
614:)
600:.
568:)
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20:)
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