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TUNSBERG CASTLE corvette (1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunsberg Castle (ex-Shrewsbury Castle) | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 5.1943 | 16.8.1943 | 4.1944 | sunk 12.12.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1010 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1590 |
| Length, m | 68.6 pp 76.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.11 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 480 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6200(15) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk IV ASWRL, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 or type 272 radar, type 144, type 147 sonars |
| Complement | 120 |
Project history
British Castle-class corvette, the further development of successful "Flower" class.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Tunsberg Castle was mined 12.12.1944 on approaches to Kola bay.
