The Castle-class ships were equipped with a single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XVI gun forward, but their primary weapon was their single three-barrel Squidanti-submarine mortar. This was backed up by one depth charge rail and two throwers for 15 depth charges. The ships were fitted with two twin and a pair of single mounts for 20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikon light AA guns.[2] Provision was made for a further four single mounts if needed. They were equipped with Type 145Q and Type 147B ASDIC sets to detect submarines by reflections from sound waves beamed into the water. A Type 277search radar and a HF/DFradio direction finder rounded out the Castles' sensor suite.[3]
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Caistor Castle was laid down by John Lewis & Sons at their shipyard in Aberdeen on 26 August 1943 and launched on 22 May 1944. She was completed on 29 September and served as a convoy escort until the end of the war in May 1945. After the war, Caistor Castle was in reserve at Devonport from 1947 until 1948.[4] She represented the Reserve Fleet at the 1953 Coronation Review[5] and served in the Second Training Squadron at Portland from February 1953 until 1955.[6]Caistor Castle was then placed in reserve at Devonport before being sold for scrap to Arnott Young in 1956; the ship arrived at Dalmuir in March to be broken up.[7]
Goodwin, Norman (2007). Castle Class Corvettes: An Account of the Service of the Ships and of Their Ships' Companies. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN978-1-904459-27-9.
Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-048-7.
Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-59114-119-2.
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caistor, castle, caister, castle, castle, class, corvettes, built, royal, navy, during, world, caistor, castle, january, 1945historyunited, kingdomnamecaister, castlenamesakecaister, castleordered19, december, 1942builderjohn, lewis, sons, aberdeenlaid, down28. HMS Caister Castle was one of 44 Castle class corvettes built for the Royal Navy during World War II Caistor Castle 25 January 1945HistoryUnited KingdomNameCaister CastleNamesakeCaister CastleOrdered19 December 1942BuilderJohn Lewis amp Sons AberdeenLaid down28 August 1943Launched22 May 1944Completed29 September 1944Decommissioned1953IdentificationPennant number K690FateSold for scrap 1956General characteristicsClass and typeCastle class corvetteDisplacement1 010 long tons 1 030 t standard 1 510 long tons 1 530 t deep load Length252 ft 76 8 m Beam33 ft 10 1 m Draught14 ft 4 3 m Installed power2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers 2 880 ihp 2 150 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 geared steam turbinesSpeed16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph Range6 500 nmi 12 000 km 7 500 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement99Sensors and processing systemsType 145 and Type 147 ASDIC Type 277 search radar HF DF radio direction finderArmament1 single 4 in 102 mm gun 2 twin 2 single 20 mm 0 8 in AA guns 1 3 barrel Squid anti submarine mortar 15 depth charges 1 rack and 2 throwers Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 References 4 BibliographyDesign and description editThe Castle class corvette was a stretched version of the preceding Flower class enlarged to improve seakeeping and to accommodate modern weapons The ships displaced 1 010 long tons 1 030 t at standard load and 1 510 long tons 1 530 t at deep load They had an overall length of 252 feet 76 8 m a beam of 36 feet 9 inches 11 2 m and a deep draught of 14 feet 4 3 m They were powered by a pair of triple expansion steam engines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by two Admiralty three drum boilers The engines developed a total of 2 880 indicated horsepower 2 150 kW and gave a maximum speed of 16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph The Castles carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 6 500 nautical miles 12 000 km 7 500 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph The ships complement was 99 officers and ratings 1 The Castle class ships were equipped with a single QF 4 inch 102 mm Mk XVI gun forward but their primary weapon was their single three barrel Squid anti submarine mortar This was backed up by one depth charge rail and two throwers for 15 depth charges The ships were fitted with two twin and a pair of single mounts for 20 millimetre 0 8 in Oerlikon light AA guns 2 Provision was made for a further four single mounts if needed They were equipped with Type 145Q and Type 147B ASDIC sets to detect submarines by reflections from sound waves beamed into the water A Type 277 search radar and a HF DF radio direction finder rounded out the Castles sensor suite 3 Construction and career editCaistor Castle was laid down by John Lewis amp Sons at their shipyard in Aberdeen on 26 August 1943 and launched on 22 May 1944 She was completed on 29 September and served as a convoy escort until the end of the war in May 1945 After the war Caistor Castle was in reserve at Devonport from 1947 until 1948 4 She represented the Reserve Fleet at the 1953 Coronation Review 5 and served in the Second Training Squadron at Portland from February 1953 until 1955 6 Caistor Castle was then placed in reserve at Devonport before being sold for scrap to Arnott Young in 1956 the ship arrived at Dalmuir in March to be broken up 7 References edit Lenton p 297 Chesneau p 63 Lenton p 297 Goodwin p 3 Goodwin pp 120 122 Souvenir Programme Coronation Review of the Fleet Spithead 15th June 1953 HMSO Gale and Polden Goodwin p 122 Lenton p 298Bibliography editChesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Goodwin Norman 2007 Castle Class Corvettes An Account of the Service of the Ships and of Their Ships Companies Liskeard UK Maritime Books ISBN 978 1 904459 27 9 Lenton H T 1998 British amp Empire Warships of the Second World War Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 048 7 Rohwer Jurgen 2005 Chronology of the War at Sea 1939 1945 The Naval History of World War Two Third Revised ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 59114 119 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Caistor Castle amp oldid 1089254660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
