HMS Pevensey Castle (K 449)

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

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

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	Commander	From	To
1	A/Lt.Cdr. Charles William Leadbetter, RNR	16 Apr 1944	Sep 1944
2	Cdr. Denys Arthur Rayner, DSC, RNVR	Sep 1944	12 Dec 1944
3	Cdr. Eric Hewitt, RD, RNR	12 Dec 1944	1 Nov 1945

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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)

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