Allied Warships

HMS Hurst Castle (K 416)

Corvette of the Castle class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassCastle 
PennantK 416 
Built byCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland) : Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Aug 1943 
Launched23 Feb 1944 
Commissioned9 Jun 1944 
Lost1 Sep 1944 
Loss position55.27N, 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:
Lt. Harold Geeves Chesterman, DSC and Bar, RNR
1 February 1944 - 1 September 1944

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 1 Sep 1944 by U-482 (Matuschka).

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1Lt. Harold Geeves Chesterman, DSC, RNR1 Feb 19441 Sep 1944

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