Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, she was launched on 16 July 1943 and finished on 23 February 1944 - she served as a convoy escort during the Second World War.
She was transferred to the British Air Ministry on 26 September 1960 for use as a weather ship, and was commissioned as Weather Surveyor on 21 December 1961. She was sold on 15 July 1977 and converted to a salvage vessel. She was scrapped at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht in the Netherlands in 1983.
The wartime commanding officer, R. C. Warwick, RNR, published a book, Really Not Required, detailing his wartime experience on this ship and his previous command, the anti-submarinetrawler HMS Saint Loman.
Warwick, Colin, 1997. Really Not Required, Pentland Press, ISBN1858214777
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, including several pictures.
January 01, 1970
rushen, castle, k372, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, rushen, castle, k372, news, newspapers, books,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Rushen Castle K372 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message HMS Rushen Castle K372 was a Castle class corvette of the United Kingdom s Royal Navy She was named after Castle Rushen in Castletown Isle of Man HMS Rushen Castle on the River Tyne February 1944History United Kingdom NameHMS Rushen Castle NamesakeCastle Rushen BuilderSwan Hunter amp Wigham Richardson Ltd Launched16 July 1943 Commissioned23 February 1944 IdentificationPennant number K372 FateTransferred to British Air Ministry 26 September 1960 United Kingdom NameWeather Surveyor Acquired26 September 1960 Commissioned21 December 1961 IdentificationIMO number 5387180 FateSold on 15 July 1977 and converted to a salvage vessel Scrapped 1983 General characteristics Class and typeCastle class corvette Displacement1 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 turbines Speed16 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 Complement99 Sensors and processing systemsType 145 and Type 147 ASDIC Type 277 search radar HF DF radio direction finder Armament1 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 Built by Swan Hunter amp Wigham Richardson Ltd she was launched on 16 July 1943 and finished on 23 February 1944 she served as a convoy escort during the Second World War She was transferred to the British Air Ministry on 26 September 1960 for use as a weather ship and was commissioned as Weather Surveyor on 21 December 1961 She was sold on 15 July 1977 and converted to a salvage vessel She was scrapped at Hendrik Ido Ambacht in the Netherlands in 1983 The wartime commanding officer R C Warwick RNR published a book Really Not Required detailing his wartime experience on this ship and his previous command the anti submarine trawler HMS Saint Loman References editPublications editColledge 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 Warwick Colin 1997 Really Not Required Pentland Press ISBN 1858214777External links editWeather Surveyor at www weatherships co uk including several pictures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Rushen Castle K372 amp oldid 1104976226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
