Allied Warships
HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696)
Corvette of the Castle class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-6032
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 696 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 5 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Dec 1944 |
| Lost | 13 Feb 1945 |
| History | At 0013 hours on 13 February 1945, U-992 attacked the convoy JW-64 (29 ships, 22 escorts at various times) and reported a steamer damaged in position 69º20'N, 33º33'E. But the ship hit was the British corvette HMS Denbigh Castle (Lt.Cdr. Graham Butcher, DSC, RNR) which was towed by the British corvette HMS Bluebell and a Russian tug into the Kola Inlet. The ship was beached, but later capsized and was declared a total loss. 11 members of the crew lost their lives. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Denbigh Castle |
Commands listed for HMS Denbigh Castle (K 696)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Graham Butcher, DSC, RNVR | 18 Aug 1944 | 13 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Denbigh Castle include:
19 Jan 1945
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Ness (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.S. Steel, RNR) and HMS Denbigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G. Butcher, DSC, RNVR). (1)
19 Jan 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Loch Katrine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.A. Cherry, RNR) and HMS Denbigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G. Butcher, DSC, RNVR). (2)
25 Jan 1945
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Ness (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.S. Steel, RNR), HMS Vestal (Lt. C.W. Porter, DSC, RN), HMS Loch Quoich (Lt.Cdr. G. MacClelland, DSC, RN) and HMS Denbigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G. Butcher, DSC, RNVR). (1)
26 Jan 1945
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Loch Quoich (Lt.Cdr. G. MacClelland, DSC, RN), HMS Denbigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G. Butcher, DSC, RNVR), HMS Ness (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.S. Steel, RNR) and HMS Godetia (Lt. R.H. Nossiter, DSC, RANVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20149
- ADM 173/20187
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.