:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - ESCORT VESSELS
CASTLE CLASS x 3
Code - N1727
£1.35
Class - 44
Date - 1943
Description - CASTLE CLASS x 3 N1727
Corvettes built 1944. Sisters:- Tintagel, Amberley, Berkeley,
Knaresborough, Launceston, Alnwick, Carisbrooke, Dumbarton, Hurst, Farnham,
Hedingham, Allington, Lancaster, Oxford, Pevensey, Oakham, Bamborough,
Caistor, Denbigh, Leeds, Morpeth, Flint, Hadleigh,Kenilworth, Porchester, Rushen
& Shrewsbury Castles, + 5 rescue ships and 12 built for R.C.N.
Displacement 1,010 tons
Dimensions 225' x 37' x 10'
Armament 1 x 4"
6-10 x 20mm
1 x Squid
Speed 16 ½ knots
