| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 416 |
| Built by | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland) : Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 23 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jun 1944 |
| Lost | 1 Sep 1944 |
| Loss position | 55.27N, 08.12W (See a map) |
| History | At 0822 hours on 1 Sepember 1944 HMS Hurst Castle (Lt. Harold Geeves Chesterman, DSC and Bar, RNR) was hit by one Gnat torpedo from the German submarine U-482 and sank north-west of Ireland in position 55º27'N, 08º12'W. She was part of the escort of convoy CU-36. Commanding Officer: Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Hurst Castle (K 416)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Harold Geeves Chesterman, DSC, RNR | 1 Feb 1944 | 1 Sep 1944 |
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