HMS Oxford Castle (K692)

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HMS Oxford Castle 1944 IWM FL 17215.jpg
Oxford Castle in March 1944
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameOxford Castle
Namesake Oxford Castle
Builder Harland & Wolff
Yard number1238 [1]
Laid down21 June 1943
Launched11 December 1943
Completed10 March 1944 [1]
Commissioned10 March 1944
Decommissioned1946
Identification Pennant number: K692
FateScrapped, 6 September 1960
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type Castle-class corvette
Displacement1,010 long tons (1,030 t) (standard)
Length252 ft (76.8 m)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) (deep load)
Installed power
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 triple-expansion engine
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range6,500  nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement99
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Oxford Castle (K692) was a Castle-class corvette, built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was named after Oxford Castle in England.

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Construction and career

She was built at Harland & Wolff in Northern Ireland and launched on 11 December 1943. She survived the Second World War and was scrapped at Briton Ferry in September 1960.

References

  1. 1 2 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 154. ISBN   9780752488615.

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