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HMS Berkeley Castle

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Berkeley Castle after Berkeley Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.Berkeley Castle was a 48-gun wooden warship captured by the French Navy on 25 October 1695. HMS Berkeley Castle (K387) was a Castle-class corvette which was built during the Second World War.

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Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Berkeley Castle after Berkeley Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

Berkeley Castle was a 48-gun wooden warship captured by the French Navy on 25 October 1695.
HMS Berkeley Castle (K387) was a Castle-class corvette which was built during the Second World War.

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Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.