HMS Norham Castle (K447)
HMS Norham Castle, initially named Totnes Castle, was a Castle-class corvette constructed for the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. Before completion, the ship was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, renamed HMCS Humberstone, and served the rest of the war as a convoy escort. Following the war, the corvette was sold for mercantile service, beginning as Taiwei in 1946 and ending as South Ocean in 1954. The ship was broken up in 1959.
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HMS Norham Castle (K447)
HMS Norham Castle, initially named Totnes Castle, was a Castle-class corvette constructed for the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. Before completion, the ship was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, renamed HMCS Humberstone, and served the rest of the war as a convoy escort. Following the war, the corvette was sold for mercantile service, beginning as Taiwei in 1946 and ending as South Ocean in 1954. The ship was broken up in 1959.
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HMS Norham Castle, initially n ...... he ship was broken up in 1959.
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1944-09-06
decommissioning date
1945-11-17
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1943-08-30
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7.68096e+1
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1942-12-19
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1.09728e+1
ship launched
1943-04-12
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Scrapped, 1959
Sold for mercantile service
Transferred to theRoyal Canadian Navy
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*1 × QF 4-inch Mk XIX gun
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Ship commissioned
1944-09-06
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
1945-11-17
Ship fate
Scrapped, 1959
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Sold for mercantile service
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Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy
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Atlantic 1944–45
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Pennant number: K447
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Pennant number: K497
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Ship laid down
1943-08-30
Ship launched
1943-04-12
Ship name
*Taiwei
*South Ocean
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*Totnes Castle
*Norham Castle
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Humberstone
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Ship ordered
1942-12-19
Ship out of service
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*2 × water-tube boilers
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*1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
*Single screw
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*Type 272 radar
*Type 145 sonar
*Type 147B sonar
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*Norham Castle
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*South Ocean (1954)
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*Taiwei (1946)
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*Totnes Castle
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Humberstone
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