- HMS Denbigh Castle (K696)
HMS "Denbigh Castle" (K696) was a Castle-class
corvette of the United Kingdom'sRoyal 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 aconvoy escort. While escorting convoy JW-64 toMurmansk she wastorpedo ed by "U-992" in theBarents Sea on 13 February 1945. She was towed by "Bluebell" to theKola Inlet , but she capsized and was written off as a total loss.
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