HMS Berkeley Castle

HMS Berkeley Castle

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Berkeley Castle" after Berkeley Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

* "Berkeley Castle" was a 48-gun wooden warship captured by the French Navy on 25 October 1695.
* "Berkeley Castle" (K387) was a Castle class corvette which was built during the Second World War.

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