| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 530 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in August 1957. |
Commands listed for HMS Oakham Castle (K 530)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Archie Herbert Lyons, RNVR | 16 Aug 1944 | 9 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Herbert Arthur Stonehouse, DSC, RNR | 9 Jul 1945 | 30 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Oakham Castle include:
29 Dec 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Oakham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Lyons, RNVR) and HMS Snowdrop (Lt. J.B. Hogg, RNR). (1)
30 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN) and HMS Oakham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Lyons, RNVR). (2)
31 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Imperialist (T/Lt. L.G.H. Mole, RNVR), HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN) and HMS Oakham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Lyons, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/19424
- ADM 173/19302
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.