| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 362 |
| Built by | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 21 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Troon on 14 May 1958. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Leslie Turner, DSC, RNR |
Commands listed for HMS Portchester Castle (K 362)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Alexander Gordon Scott, RNR | 4 Aug 1943 | 20 May 1945 |
| 2 | William Leslie Turner, DSC, RNR | 20 May 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Portchester Castle include:
Portrayed the fictional frigate HMS Saltash Castle in the movie The Cruel Sea starring Jack Hawkins and Stanley Baker.
9 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-484 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 55º45'N, 11º41'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and the British frigate HMS Helmsdale (Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)
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)