HMS Denbigh Castle (K696) in 1945 |
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| Career (UK) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Denbigh Castle (K696) |
| Namesake: | Denbigh Castle |
| Ordered: | 19 January 1943 |
| Builder: | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd |
| Launched: | 5 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 30 December 1944 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed 13 February 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Castle-class corvette |
HMS Denbigh Castle (K696) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
She was built by J. Lewis & Sons Ltd in Aberdeen, Scotland, launched on 5 August 1944, and commissioned on 30 December 1944.
In World War II she served as a convoy escort. While escorting convoy JW-64 to Murmansk she was torpedoed by U-992 in the Barents Sea on 13 February 1945. She was towed by Bluebell to the Kola Inlet, but she capsized and was written off as a total loss.
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