| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Castle |
| Pennant | K 397 |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : White |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 May 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jun 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Davidson Forth on 3 August 1959. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Henry Riches, RNVR |
Commands listed for HMS Launceston Castle (K 397)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Roland Maurice Roberts, RNR | 15 Apr 1944 | 21 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. George Henry Riches, RNVR | 21 Jun 1945 | 5 Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Launceston Castle include:
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)