Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Castle |
Pennant | K 379 |
Built by | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland) : Clark |
Ordered | 2 Feb 1943 |
Laid down | Mar 1943 |
Launched | 31 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 17 Nov 1943 |
End service | |
History | In reserve at Devonport during 1947-1949. |
Commands listed for HMS Carisbrooke Castle (K 379)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. William Hammond Forster, RNR | 11 Oct 1943 | 6 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Carisbrooke Castle include:
8 Jan 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Carisbrooke Castle (T/Lt. W.H. Forster, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)