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HMS Hurst Castle (K416)
HMS Hurst Castle (K416) was a Castle-class corvette of Britain's Royal Navy. She was named after Hurst Castle at the western end of the Solent in Southern England.
Built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in Dundee and launched on 23 February 1944, she served as a convoy escort during the Second World War. She was sunk by the German submarine U-482 on 1 September 1944 northwest of Ireland whilst part of the escort for convoy CU-36. The submarine fired a single T-5 "Gnat" acoustic homing torpedo. The entire crew of 105 on the corvette survived and were rescued by HMS Ambuscade.
Only one other Castle class corvette was sunk by U-boats, HMS Denbigh Castle on 13 February 1945.
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