Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 2:40:43-2:42:26

Why do Castle-class corvette totals look inconsistent?

A fourteen-ship figure is corrected by checking a class history that lists 39 entries across British, Canadian, and Norwegian naval service.

Castle Class CorvettesNaval BooksRoyal Canadian NavyRoyal NavyRoyal Norwegian Navy
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Question

Were only fourteen Castle-class corvettes completed?

Short answer

The class history lists 39 entries across British, Canadian, and Norwegian service; the apparent fourteen-ship total came from overlooking additional tables.

Notes

The class history contains 39 entries with HMS, HMCS and HNoMS prefixes, rather than the fourteen ships suggested in the question. The entries span Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Norwegian Navy service. The viewer then notices additional tables on the reference page they had consulted. The discrepancy comes from treating one table as the complete list.