HMS Conway Castle

HMS Conway Castle

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Conway Castle" after Conwy Castle in Wales.

* "Conway Castle", acquired c. 1804, was a 54-ton Irish Gun Vessel hired to fight in the Napoleonic Wars.
* "Conway Castle" (FY509), launched in 1916, was a 274-ton naval trawler. She was commissioned by the Royal Navy in August 1939 and served as a minesweeper during World War II.


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