HMS Hadleigh Castle (K355)
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HMS Hadleigh Castle (K355) was a Castle-class
Castle class corvette
The Castle-class corvettes were an updated version of the much more numerous Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Navy, and started appearing during late 1943...
corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
of Britain's Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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She was laid down at Smiths Dock
Smiths Dock Company
Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company...
in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
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on 4 April 1943 and launched on 21 June 1943 before being commissioned on 18 September 1943