The Castle Class Corvettes

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Reference WMO/254068

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National Memorial Arboretum

Croxall Road

Alrewas

DE13 7AR

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A stone block, in the shape of a turreted castle, with a sloping surface holding grey, dedicatory plaque with dedication in white incised lettering. This associated with trees with individual plaques and an information board.. In the Royal Naval Review Garden.
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ablet: DEDICATED TO THE OFFICERS/ AND MEN WHO SERVED IN THE/ CASTLE CLASS CORVETTES/ TOGETHER WITH THOSE SHIPS/ OF THE CLASS/ THAT WERE ENGAGED IN/ CONVOY RESCUE/ AND WITH THE/ OCEAN WEATHER SERVICE/ 1943-1981/ Board: THESE THREE TREES ARE DEDICATED TO THE CREWS WHO SERVED IN/ CASTLE CLASS CORVETTES (FRIGATES) DURING THE PERIOD/ 1943-1960./ WE ESPECIALLY REMEMBER THOSE SHIPMATES LOST DURING WW2 ONBOARD/ H.M.S HURST CASTLE, H.M.S DENBIGH CASTLE AND K.M.N./ TUNSBERG CASTLE./ (The names of ships are listed in two columns) ROYAL NAVY/ H.M.S. ALLINGTON CASTLE/ H.M.S. ALNWICK CASTLE/ H.M.S. AMBERLEY CASTLE/ H.M.S. BAMBOROUGH CASTLE/ H.M.S. BERKELEY CASTLE/ H.M.S. CASTOR CASTLE/ H.M.S. CARISBROOKE CASTLE/ H.M.S. DENBIGH CASTLE/ H.M.S. DUMBARTON CASTLE/ H.M.S. FARNHAM CASTLE/ H.M.S. FLINT CASTLE/ H.M.S. HADLEIGH CASTLE/ H.M.S. HEDINGHAM CASTLE/ H.M.S. HURST CASTLE/ H.M.S. KENSWORTH CASTLE/ H.M.S. KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE/ H.M.S. LANCASTER CASTLE/ H.M.S. LAUNCESTON CASTLE/ H.M.S. LEEDS CASTLE/ H.M.S. MORPETH CASTLE/ H.M.S. OAKHAM CASTLE/ H.M.S. OXFORD CASTLE/ H.M.S. PORCHESTER CASTLE/ H.M.S. RUSHEN CASTLE/ H.M.S. TINTAGEL CASTLE/ ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY/ H.M.C.S. ARNPRIOR/ H.M.C.S. BOWMANVILLE/ H.M.C.S. COPPERCLIFFE/ H.M.C.S. HESPELIER/ H.M.C.S. HUMBERSTONE/ H.M.C.S. HUNTSVILLE/ H.M.C.S. KINCARDINE/ H.M.C.S. LEASIDE/ H.M.C.S. ORANGEVILLE/ H.M.C.S. PETRONA/ H.M.C.S. ST. THOMAS/ H.M.C.S. TILLONSBURGH/ ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY/ K.M.N. TUNSBERG CASTLE/ THIS PLAQUE/ WAS DEDICATED BY/ SHIPMATES OF THE/ CASTLE CLASS CORVETTE/ (FRIGATE) ASSOCIATION.

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