British corvette HMS Pembroke Castle K450 1943, Canadian HCMS Tilsonburg K496 1943-1946 and Nationalist Chinese Ta Ching 1946, Chiu Chine 1947-1950, Kao An 1950-1955 and Shuai Zhen 1955-1963

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Part of Castle-class preceded by Flower-class. Built for the British Royal Navy but handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy before completion. Laid down by Ferguson Brothers Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland on 3 Juen 1943, launched on 12 February 1944, transferred to Canada in 1943, commissioned on 29 June 1944, decommissioned on 8 March 1946, sold to become a merchant ship in 1946, taken into service by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company in 1946, out of service on 1 June 1950, taken over by the Nationalist Chinese Navy in 1950, renamed Kao An in 1950 and Shuai Zhen in 1963.