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HMCS Huntsville

HMCS Huntsville is documented as a ships of the Castle class corvette.

K499 · Castle class corvetteRoyal Canadian NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
The Canadian Castle class corvette HMCS Huntsville (K499), sometime between 1943 and 1946.
The Canadian Castle class corvette HMCS Huntsville (K499), sometime between 1943 and 1946.This photograph FL 13996 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantK499
ClassCastle class corvette
NavyRoyal Canadian Navy
CountryCanada

What is known about this ship

HMCS Huntsville is documented as a ships of the Castle class corvette.

Class context: Castle class corvette

The Castle class was a larger, more capable British corvette developed for shipyards unable to build full-size frigates.

This ship is recorded as a member of Castle class corvette. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Castle class Corvettes - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. CASTLE corvettes (HADLEIGH CASTLE) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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