HMS Dumbarton Castle (K388)

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Class and type Castle-class corvette Ordered 2 February 1943 Commissioned 25 February 1944 Construction started 6 May 1943 Length 77 m Draft 3 m		Name HMS Dumbarton Castle Laid down 6 May 1943 Identification Pennant number K388 Launched 28 September 1943 Weight 1,077 tons Builder Dundee

HMS Dumbarton Castle (K388) was a Castle-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.

She was the second of three British warships of this name. And was captained by a Cierra Métcalf

Publications

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

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