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CASTLE CLASS CORVETTES

by Norman Goodwin; Steve Bush

Published by Maritime Books. 1st. 2007

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. An Account of the Service of the Ships and of their Ships' Companies. Heavy format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 530 pages.

Top corner tips of covers and wrapper corners slightly bumped. Else a fine copy which looks unread.

ISBN: 9781904459279
Stock no. 1329458

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Contents

  • Prologue
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Section 1 - The Ship
  • Section 2 - Service at War and Peace
  • Section 3 - Ships' Histories
  • HMS Allington Castle
  • HMS Alnwick Castle
  • HMS Amberley Castle
  • HMS Bamborough Castle
  • HMS Berkeley Castle
  • HMS Caistor Castle
  • HMS Carisbrooke Castle
  • HMS Denbigh Castle
  • HMS Dumbarton Castle
  • HMS Farnham Castle
  • HMS Flint Castle
  • HMS Hadleigh Castle
  • HMS Hedingham Castle
  • HMS Hurst Castle
  • HMS Kenilworth Castle
  • HMS Knaresborough Castle
  • HMS Lancaster Castle
  • HMS Launceston Castle
  • HMS Leeds Castle
  • HMS Morpeth Castle
  • HMS Oakham Castle
  • HMS Oxford Castle
  • HMS Pevensey Castle
  • HMS Portchester Castle
  • HMS Rushen Castle
  • HMS Tintagel Castle
  • HMCS Arnprior
  • HMCS Bowmanville
  • HMCS Copper Cliffe
  • HMCS Hespeler
  • HMCS Humberstone
  • HMCS Huntsville
  • HMCS Kincardine
  • HMCS Leaside
  • HMCS Orangeville
  • HMCS Petrolia
  • HMCS St Thomas
  • HMCS Tillsonburg
  • HNoMS Tunsberg Castle
  • Section 4 - Escort Group Reports
  • Appendix 1 Castle Class Production
  • Appendix 2 Commanding Officers
  • Appendix 3 Roll of Honour
  • Appendix 4 Escort Groups Reported to Include Castle Class Corvettes
  • Appendix 5 An Example of Commanding Officers
  • Appendix 6 HMS Tintagel Castle Boarding Party Standing Orders
  • Appendix 7 Instructions for Forming an Observant Search
  • Appendix 8 Operation Banana
  • Appendix 9 Operation Scabbard
  • Appendix 10 Operation Artichoke
  • Appendix 11 Anti-Gnat Procedures
  • Appendix 12 Exercises at Sea
  • Appendix 13 Douglas Sea And Swell Scale
  • Appendix 14 Beaufort Scale
  • Appendix 15 Problems Arising when Escorting Large Conveys
  • Appendix 16 A Commodore's Complaint
  • Appendix 17 Canteen Messing
  • Appendix 18 Carriage of Bullion
  • Appendix 19 Manoeuvring at Sea
  • Appendix 20 Oiling at Sea
  • Appendix 21 Ships' News Services
  • Appendix 22 U-Boat Surrender Orders
  • Appendix 23 High Tea Barrier
  • Appendix 24 Brittany Barrier
  • Appendix 25 Publication Sponsors

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