HMS Pevensey Castle (K449)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Pevensey Castle |
| Namesake: | Pevensey Castle |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff |
| Laid down: | 21 June 1943 |
| Launched: | 11 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 10 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | February 1946 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: K449 |
| Fate: | Converted to a weather ship in 1959 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | Weather Monitor (1962) Admiral Beaufort (1976) |
| Acquired: | 1959 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Castle-class corvette |
HMS Pevensey Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
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[edit] Construction
She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, launched on 11 January 1944 and commissioned in June 1944.
[edit] World War II
In World War II as part of 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner she shared in the sinking of U-1200[1] south of Ireland on 11 November 1944, along with her sister ships Launceston Castle, Portchester Castle and Kenilworth Castle.
[edit] 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
[edit] Fate
She was withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped at Troon in 1982.
