| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 529 |
| Built by | John Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K) : Clark |
| Ordered | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at Granton in April 1958. |
| Former name | HMS Gorey Castle |
Commands listed for HMS Hedingham Castle (ii) (K 529)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Noel Bishop-Laggett, RNR | Mar 1945 | 22 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Hedingham Castle (ii) include:
7 Jun 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Veryan Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Brownrigg, DSC, RN) and HMS Hedingham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.N. Bishop-Laggett, RNR). (1)
5 Jul 1945
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted special A/S trials in the Clyde area with HMS Hedingham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.N. Bishop-Laggett, RNR). (2)
10 Jul 1945
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted special A/S trials in the Clyde area with HMS Hedingham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.N. Bishop-Laggett, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20192
- ADM 173/19631
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.