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HMS Oxford Castle (K692)

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Oxford Castle in March 1944
History
United Kingdom
NameOxford Castle
NamesakeOxford Castle
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Yard number1238[1]
Laid down21 June 1943
Launched11 December 1943
Completed10 March 1944[1]
Commissioned10 March 1944
Decommissioned1946
IdentificationPennant number: K692
FateScrapped, 6 September 1960
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeCastle-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.

Construction and career

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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

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

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