Dates: 1943 - 1956

HMS Flint Castle (K383) was a Castle-class corvette. She was named after Flint Castle in North East Wales. Complement: 120

Built by Henry Robb at Leith, she was commissioned on 31 December 1943 and served with the Clyde Escort Force until November 1945. HMS Flint Castle was then transferred to the Second Training Squadron at Portland where she remained until March 1956.

She was used to portray a German anti-submarine vessel in the 1955 movie The Cockleshell Heroes. The final third of the film The Cruel Sea is set on a Castle class corvette.

Association:

Castle Class Corvette (Frigate) Association
81 Beakes Road
Smethwick
West Midlands
B67 5RS

Tel: 0121-429-3895

E-mail: shipmates@castlecorvette.co.uk
Website: http://www.castlecorvette.co.uk/

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Flint Castle

" The following units have been accepted for inclusion in the menus since our last note on 14 March. Air Support Signals Unit Army Camp Muharrak (Transit Camp) Bahrain Army School of Physical Training Aldershot FOD Dulmen HMS Broadsword HMS Corbrae HMS Flint Castle HMS Southdown Junior ..."

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