HMS Pevensey Castle (K449)
HMS Pevensey Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The ship was constructed during World War II and saw service during the war as a convoy escort. Following the war, the ship was converted into a weather ship and remained as such until being withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped in 1982.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pevensey Castle |
| Namesake | Pevensey Castle |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number | 1239[1] |
| Laid down | 21 June 1943 |
| Launched | 11 January 1944 |
| Completed | 10 June 1944[1] |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | February 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K449 |
| Fate | Converted to a weather ship in 1959 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | 1959 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Castle-class corvette |
Construction and career
Pevensey Castle, named for the castle in Pevensey, was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and launched on 11 January 1944. The ship was commissioned in June 1944.
World War II
In World War II, as part of 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner, Pevensey Castle shared in the sinking of the German submarine U-1200[2] south of Ireland on 11 November 1944, along with sister ships Launceston Castle, Portchester Castle and Kenilworth Castle.
Weather ship
In 1960/61 she was converted at Blyth to the weather ship Weather Monitor. She was upgraded at the Manchester Dry Docks Company in 1976 and renamed Admiral Beaufort
Fate
She was withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped at Troon in 1982.
References
- McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780752488615.
- U-1200 at uboat.net
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
