Corvette of the Castle class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 397 |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : White |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 May, 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Nov, 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jun, 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Scrapped at Davidson Forth on 3 August 1959.
Commanding Officers:
Lt. Roland Maurice Roberts, RNR
15 April 1944 – 21 June 1945
T/A/L.Cdr. G.H. Riches, RNVR
21 June 1945 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Launceston Castle include: 11 Nov, 1944
The German submarine U-1200 was sunk south of Ireland, in position 50º24'N, 09º10'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Pevensey Castle (Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, VD, RNVR), HMS Launceston Castle (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR), HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J. Allon, RNR). (see map) |
