Castle-class corvette
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Castle class |
| Builders |
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| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Flower class |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Planned | 95 |
| Completed | 44 |
| Cancelled | 51 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Retired | 41 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 1,060 long tons (1,077 t) |
| Length | 252 ft (76.8 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11.3 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
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| Propulsion | 1 screw; 1 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 112 |
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The Castle-class corvette was an ocean going convoy escort developed by the United Kingdom during the Second World War. It was the follow-on to the Flower-class corvette, 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.
The Castle-class corvettes started appearing in service during late 1943.