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  Castle Class Corvettes
HMS Tunsberg (ex HMS Shrewsbury Castle) was sunk by hitting a mine on the 12th December 1944.
HMS Hadleigh Castle, at the breakers in Sunderland, February 1959.
HMS Launceston Castle and HMS Kenilworth Castle, November 1945.
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 HMS Launceston Castle (K397) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Launceston Castle (K397) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
She was launched by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Blyth in Northumberland on 27 November 1943.
HMS Launceston Castle under the command of Lieut.
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 hms launceston castle (k397) - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
HMS Launceston Castle (K397) was a Castle-class corvette of Britain's Royal Navy.
She was launched by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Blyth on 27 November 1943.
In World War II she served as a convoy escort.
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 king john's castle - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
King John's Castle is a large 13th century castle built in the center of Limerick City, Ireland.
The castle is located on King's Island, next to the River Shannon and the Abbey River.
The remains of a Viking settlement were uncovered during the construction of a visitor centre at the site.
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 HMS Pevensey Castle (K449) - Wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HMS Pevensey Castle (K449) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, launched on [[January 11], 1944 and commissioned in June 1944.
In World War II as part of 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner she shared in the sinking of U-1200 [1] south of Ireland on November 11, 1944, along with her sister ships Launceston Castle, Portchester Castle and Kenilworth Castle.
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 Denys Rayner
In Oct 1925 Rayner joined HMS Eaglet, the Mersea Division [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2801] of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2721] as a part-time midshipman with time to pursue his interest in exploring the rocky coast of the Western Highlands in a small yacht of his own design.
In October 1943 he was given command of HMS ''Warwick'' (D25), surviving her sinking off Trevose Head [http://www.hmscavalier.org.uk/D25/] on 20 Feb 1944 when she was torpedoed, with the loss of 90 of her crew, by the submarine U-413 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel [http://uboat.net/men/poel.htm].
Towards the end of 1944 he was appointed senior officer of a support group of Castle Class corvettes - 30th Escort Group - in command of HMS ''Pevensey Castle'' (K449) and including HMS ''Portchester Castle'' (later to 'play' HMS ''Saltash Castle'' in the Cruel Sea (film)), ''Launceston Castle'' and ''Kenilworth Castle''.
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 Denys Rayner Information
In Oct 1925 he joined HMS Eaglet, the Mersea Division [1] of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] as a part-time midshipman with time to pursue his interest in exploring the rocky coast of the Western Highlands in a small boat of his own design.
In October 1943 he was given command of HMS Warwick (D25), surviving her sinking off Trevose Head [5] on 20 Feb 1944 when she was torpedoed, with the loss of 90 of her crew, by the submarine U-413 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel [6].
Rayner's DSC is announced in the London Gazette [7] on 1 Jan 1940, for the "hard and perilous task of sweeping the seas clear of enemy mines, and combating submarines" while commanding the trawler Loch Tulla.
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'''HMS ''Launceston Castle'' (K397)''' was a Castle class corvette Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
She was launched by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Blyth, Northumberland Blyth in Northumberland on 27 November 1943.
There you will find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article HMS Launceston Castle (K397).
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 HMS Launceston Castle (K397) - Hulett C. Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HMS Launceston Castle (K397) - Hulett C. Smith
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 HMS Kenilworth Castle (K420) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Kenilworth Castle (K420) was a Castle-class corvette of Britain's Royal Navy.
She was built by Smiths Dock Company at South Bank-on-Tees, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 14 November 1943.
U-1200 was sunk south of Ireland by HMS Pevensey Castle, HMS Launceston Castle, HMS Portchester Castle and Kenilworth Castle on 11 November 1944 - all in 30th Escort Group under Commander Denys Rayner
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 Denys Rayner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In October 1925, he joined HMS Eaglet, the Mersea Division [1] of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] as a part-time midshipman with time to pursue his interest in exploring the rocky coast of the Western Highlands in a small boat of his own design.
In October 1943 he was given command of HMS Warwick (D25), surviving her sinking off Trevose Head [5] on 20 Feb 1944 when she was torpedoed, with the loss of 90 of her crew, by the submarine U-413 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel [6].
Rayner's DSC is announced in the London Gazette [7] on 1 Jan 1940, for the "hard and perilous task of sweeping the seas clear of enemy mines, and combating submarines" while commanding the trawler Loch Tulla.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denys_Rayner   (3958 words)

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