HMS Denbigh Castle 1945
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Denbigh Castle | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1945 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | corvette | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Barents Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Russia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 6 km from land |
| Position | 69.3333, 33.5500 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Denbigh Castle (K696) was one of 44 Castle-class corvettes built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The ship was completed at the end of 1944 and was assigned to the 7th Escort Group at the beginning of 1945. While escorting her first and only Arctic convoy to Russia, she claimed to have shot down a German torpedo bomber. Denbigh Castle was torpedoed in early 1945 by the German submarine U-992, with the loss of 11 men, near the Soviet coast. The ship was beached in an effort to save her, but she was pulled off by the ebbing tide and capsized. Her wreck was declared a total loss.
Location
- Recorded position: 69.3333, 33.5500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Barents Sea
- Nearest coast: Russia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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