HMS Rising Castle (K494)
Encyclopedia
HMS Rising Castle was a Castle-class
corvette
of the Royal Navy
.
, Belfast
and laid down on 21 June 1943. She was launched on 8 February 1944, but was then transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy
and commissioned as HMCS Arnprior (with a new pennant number) on 8 June 1944. She was then completed on 26 June 1944.
and Cobalt
during the war. She worked up at Tobermory, after which she was assigned to the 1st Escort Group, based at Derry
. She sailed with convoy ONM-249 on 19 August 1944. She spent the rest of the Second World War serving in the Atlantic as a convoy escort. After the end of the war in June 1945, Arnprior was refitted at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
. The refit lasted for two months and was then based at Halifax
.
. They renamed her Montevideo and operated her as a training ship until 1975.
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 the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
.
Construction and commissioning
Rising Castle was built by Harland and WolffHarland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and laid down on 21 June 1943. She was launched on 8 February 1944, but was then transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
and commissioned as HMCS Arnprior (with a new pennant number) on 8 June 1944. She was then completed on 26 June 1944.
Career
Arnprior was commanded by Lieutenant Charles Van Laughton. He also commanded AgassizHMCS Agassiz (K129)
HMCS Agassiz was a of the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered from Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia and laid down on 29 April 1940. She was launched on 15 August 1940 and commissioned on 23 January 1941...
and Cobalt
HMCS Cobalt (K124)
HMCS Cobalt was a of the Royal Canadian Navy which took part in convoy escort duties during World War II. Built at Port Arthur, Ontario and commissioned there on 25 November 1940, Cobalt was taken to Halifax in advance of completion to beat the St...
during the war. She worked up at Tobermory, after which she was assigned to the 1st Escort Group, based at Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
. She sailed with convoy ONM-249 on 19 August 1944. She spent the rest of the Second World War serving in the Atlantic as a convoy escort. After the end of the war in June 1945, Arnprior was refitted at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
. The refit lasted for two months and was then based at Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
.
Fate
She was finally decommissioned on 14 March 1946 and was sold to UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. They renamed her Montevideo and operated her as a training ship until 1975.