HMS Hurst Castle (K416) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was named after Hurst Castle at the western end of the Solent in Southern England.
Built by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Dundee and launched on 23 February 1944, she served as a convoy escort during the Second World War. She was sunk by the German submarine U-482 on 1 September 1944 northwest of Ireland whilst part of the escort for convoy CU-36. The submarine fired a single T-5 "Gnat" acoustic homing torpedo. 16 of the ship's company were killed, the youngest being only 16 years of age (Donald Bennett).
Only one other Castle class corvette was sunk by U-boats, HMS Denbigh Castle on 13 February 1945.
As of January 2007, there were still 5 living crew members living around the UK.
The wreck of the HMS Hurst Castle was discovered at a depth of 85 meters, and on 23 October 2011 Barry McGill became the first person to dive the wreck, operating from MV Rosguill. Rosguill Charters
Coordinates: 55°27′N 8°12′W / 55.45°N 8.2°W / 55.45; -8.2
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