| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 412 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 11 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Part of the Home Fleet in 1946, based at Plymouth.
In reserve at Devonport during 1947-1948. HMS Bamborough Castle is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Bamborough Castle (K 412)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Magnus Spence Work, DSC, RNR | 28 Mar 1944 | 11 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Vernon, RNR | 11 Apr 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bamborough Castle include:
29 Jun 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RD, RNR). (1)
30 Jun 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RD, RNR). (1)
1 Jul 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hurst Castle (Lt. H.G. Chesterman, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR). (2)
2 Jul 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR). (2)
11 Jul 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises of Larne with HMS Gardiner (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G.H. Bolton, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR). (3)
26 Jul 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS La Cordeliere (Lt.Cdr. A.J.G. Barff, RNR) and HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR). (4)
2 Aug 1944
HMS Una (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR). (5)
3 Aug 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR) and HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR). (4)
9 Dec 1944
German U-boat U-387 was sunk in the Barents Sea near Murmansk, Russia, in position 69°41'N, 33°12'E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Bamborough Castle (T/Lt. M.S. Work, DSC and Bar, RNR).
13 Apr 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN), HMS St. Modwen (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.J.G. Rice, RNR), HMS Cygnet (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) and HMS Bamborough Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Vernon, RNR). (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/19224
- ADM 173/19225
- ADM 173/18773
- File 2.12.03.6373 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19194
- ADM 173/20144
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.