Tunsberg Castle 1943
| Name | 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 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1010 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1590 |
|
Length, m |
68.6 pp 76.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
4.11 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 480 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 3 - 305 Squid DCT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15) |
|
Sensors |
type 276, 291 radars, sonar |
|
Complement |
120 |
Ship project history: British Castle-class corvette, the further development of successful "Flower" class. The dimensions of the hull have been increased for elimination of the basic lacks of a prototype: bad habitability and a small fuel stowage. Though machinery practically without changes copied previous class at the expense of increase in the L/B relation, maximal speed remained practically same. Larger dimensions have allowed to place more powerful anti-submarine weapon: "Castle" class corvettes became the first British ships carrying newest Squid.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Tunsberg Castle was mined 12/12/1944 on approaches to Kola bay.
© Ivan Gogin, 2010