| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 692 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 21 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 11 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 Mar 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales on 6 September 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Oxford Castle (K 692)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Harold Edward Holden, DSC, RNR | 10 Nov 1943 | 17 Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Oxford Castle include:
23 Mar 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with
HMS Leeds Castle (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Mackay, RNR), HMS Oxford Castle (T/Lt. H.E. Holden, DSC, RNR), HMS Dovey (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.W.F. Bolland, RNR) and HMS Loring (Lt. A.d'E.T. Sangster, RN). (1)
24 Mar 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with
HMS Leeds Castle (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Mackay, RNR) and HMS Oxford Castle (T/Lt. H.E. Holden, DSC, RNR). (1)
23 Apr 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Flint Castle (T/Lt. N. Harrison, RNVR), HMS Oxford Castle (T/Lt. H.E. Holden, DSC, RNR), HMS Rushen Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Warwick, DSC, RNR), HMS Vidette (Lt. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Chelmer (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.A. Cherry, RNR) and HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, DSC, RNR). (2)
22 Aug 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt. S.H. de Boer, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Oxford Castle (T/Lt. H.E. Holden, DSC, RNR) and aircraft. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/19326
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6385 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.