Corvette of the Castle class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 412 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Jul, 1943 |
| Launched | 11 Jan, 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 May, 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Part of the Home Fleet in 1946, based at Plymouth.
In reserve at Devonport during 1947-1948.
Completed a refit at London on 15 September 1949.
Again in reserve at Devonport during 1950-1951.
In reserve at Penarth during 1952-1958.
Arrived at Lianelly on 22 May 1959 to be broken up by Rees SB Co. Ltd.
Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Magnus Spence Work, RNR
28 March 1944 – 11 April 1945
DSC awarded on 1 January 1944
Bar to DSC awarded on 6 June 1944
T/A/Lt.Cdr. A. Vernon, RNR
11 April 1945 >
HMS Bamborough Castle is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Bamborough Castle include: 9 Dec, 1944
The German submarine U-387 was sunk in the Barents Sea near Murmansk, Russia, in position 69º41'N, 33º12'E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR). (see map) |
