HMS Hedingham Castle

HMS Hedingham Castle

Two British Royal Navy warships have been named "Hedingham Castle", after Hedingham Castle in Essex. They were both Castle-class corvettes built during the Second World War.

* "Hedingham Castle" (K491) was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy before launching and renamed HMCS "Orangeville". She was launched on 26 January 1944.
* "Hedingham Castle" (K529) was launched in 30 October 1944 and broken up in 1958.


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