Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Castle |
Pennant | K 690 |
Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
Ordered | 19 Dec 1942 |
Laid down | 28 Aug 1943 |
Launched | 22 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 29 Sep 1944 |
End service | |
History | In reserve at Devonport during 1947-1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Caistor Castle (K 690)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Harry Hutchinson, RN | 14 Jun 1944 | 24 Mar 1945 |
2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Bernard John Bowick, RNVR | 24 Mar 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Caistor Castle include:
28 Mar 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN), HMS Pevensey Castle (Cdr. E. Hewitt, RD, RNR), HMS Kenilworth Castle (A/Lt.Cdr. J.O. Williams, RNR), HMS Launceston Castle (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR) and HMS Caistor Castle (A/Lt.Cdr. B.J. Bowick, RNVR). These included night exercises. (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)