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CAISTOR CASTLE
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CAISTOR CASTLE

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1944
Object NameCORVETTE
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 225' x breadth 36'6" x depth 17'6"
Object numberABDSHIP000125
About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 178

Fate: Arrived at Troon for breaking up, March 1956.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Castle class corvette (K690).

Owner:
1944: Royal Navy

General History:
22/05/1944: Launched.

Notes: Engine no. 254, boilers by John Thompson, Wolverhampton.
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