DENBIGH CASTLE
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Shipownervessel built for
Admiralty
Date1944
Object NameCORVETTE
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 225' x breadth 36'6" x depth 17'6"
Object numberABDSHIP000126
Keywords
Yard Number: 179
Fate: Torpedoed then beached at Bolshaya Volokavaya Bay, Northern Russia and was abandoned, 13 February 1945.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Castle class corvette (K696)
Owner:
1944: Royal Navy
General History:
Job Number: J11853.
05/08/1944: Launched.
19/12/1944: Commissioned.
1945: Took part in Russian Convoy JW64. Struck on port side by torpedo from submarine U992 on 13 February 1945 at 00:05hrs. Subsequently beached at Bolshaya Volokavaya Bay, Northern Russia and was abandoned after salvage operations.
Note: Engine no. 255, boilers by John Thompson, Wolverhampton.
Details from 'Castle Class Corvettes' by the Castle Class Corvettes Association.
