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HMS Launceston Castle
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<p>HMS <i>Launceston Castle</i> (K397) was a <a href="/facts/Castle-class_corvette/pBvEDoH7">Castle-class</a> <a href="/facts/Corvette/KrdbemWU">corvette</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>'s <a href="/facts/Royal_Navy/Xdy8YCH7">Royal Navy</a>, named after <a href="/facts/Launceston_Castle/hKcoCGcx">Launceston Castle</a> in Cornwall. The ship was constructed during the <a href="/facts/Second_World_War/2efV5L1U">Second World War</a> and saw service primarily as a convoy escort. </p>