HMS Pevensey Castle (K449)

HMS Pevensey Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

Construction
She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, launched on 11 January 1944 and commissioned in June 1944.

World War II
In World War II as part of 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner she shared in the sinking of U-1200 south of Ireland on 11 November 1944, along with her sister ships Launceston Castle, Portchester Castle and Kenilworth Castle.

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She was withdrawn from service in 1981 and scrapped at Troon in 1982.