HMS Pevensey Castle (K449)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pevensey Castle |
| Namesake | Pevensey Castle |
| Builder | Harland & 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 |
|
| 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. 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 Following the war, the ship was converted into a weather ship and remained as such until being withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped in 1982.
Construction and career
[edit]Pevensey Castle, named for the castle in Pevensey, was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and launched on 11 January 1944. The ship was commissioned in June 1944.
World War II
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]She was withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped at Troon in 1982.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]- 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.
