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HMS Hedingham Castle

HMS Hedingham Castle is documented as a ships of the Castle class corvette.

K529 · Castle class corvetteRoyal NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
Photograph of British Castle class corvette HMS Hedingham Castle (K529) underway on completion.
Photograph of British Castle class corvette HMS Hedingham Castle (K529) underway on completion.This photograph FL 8982 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantK529
ClassCastle class corvette
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

HMS Hedingham Castle 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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