Английская Википедия:HMS Pevensey Castle (K449)

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HMS Pevensey Castle was a Шаблон:Sclass2 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 Following the war, the ship was converted into a weather ship and remained as such until being withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped in 1982.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

Pevensey Castle, named for the castle in Pevensey, was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and launched on 11 January 1944. The ship was commissioned in June 1944.

World War II

In World War II, as part of 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner, Pevensey Castle shared in the sinking of the Шаблон:GS[1] south of Ireland on 11 November 1944, along with sister ships Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS.

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

Fate

She was withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped at Troon in 1982.

References

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External links

Шаблон:Castle class corvette