HMS Portchester Castle

HMS Portchester Castle (K362) was a Castle-class corvette built in 1943 and scrapped in 1958. She was the only ship of the Royal Navy to be named after Portchester Castle in Hampshire. She was involved in the sinking of two German U-boats during her wartime career. Post-war she was used in two feature films and a comedy.

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K362
mass 1077 tonne, speed 16.5 knot, length 77 metre, draft 3 metre, beam 11 metre, 
Castle-class corvette, corvette, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1943-06-21T00:00:00Z

1943-06-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-03-17T00:00:00Z

1943-03-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

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