Corvette of the Castle class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 449 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Jun, 1943 |
| Launched | 11 Jan, 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jun, 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Employed on Air Sea Rescue Duties in the South Atlantic in June 1945.
Returned to Portsmouth to reduce to Reserve in February 1946.
In Reserve at Portsmouth during 1947-1952.
Completed a refit at Hull on 12 August 1949 while in reserve.
Into Reserve at Chatham in September 1952.
Into Reserve at West Hartlepool in 1954.
Dehumidified and preserved at Dowsons, South Shields 1954-1955.
Earmarked for transfer to Air Ministry in 1957.
Transferred to the Air Ministry in 1960, converted at Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) and renamed Weather monitor 12 in May 61.
Later renamed Admiral Beaufort.
Commanding Officers:
A/Lt.Cdr. Charles William Leadbetter, RNR
16 April 1944 – September 1944
Cdr. Denys Arthur Rayner, DSC, VD, RNVR
September 1944 – 12 December 1944
Cdr. Eric Hewitt, RD, RNR
12 December 1944 – still in command in October 1945 accorsding to the Navy List |
| Noteable events involving Pevensey 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) |
