HMS Penelope
Sunk
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Arethusa |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 6″ guns |
With Force K against the Duisburg convoy, and at Second Sirte. So often holed by splinters at Malta that she was called HMS Pepperpot. Sunk by U-410 off Anzio in February 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
Original configuration
- 6 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) gun
- 4 (2 × 2) 4-inch (102 mm) AA guns
- 8 (2 × 4) 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 6 (2 × 3) 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
August 1940 configuration
- 3 × 6-inch (152 mm) dual guns
- 4 × 4-inch (102 mm) dual AA guns
- 2 × quadruple mount QF 2-pdr (40 mm) "pom-pom" AA guns
- 6 × 20 mm Oerlikon single AA guns
- 2 × 0.5 inch quadruple machine guns
- 2 × 21 in (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes
Armour
Original configuration
- One to three inches - magazine protection
- 2.25 inches - belt
- One inch - deck, turrets and bulkheads
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 May 1934 |
| Launched | 15 October 1935 |
| Commissioned | 13 November 1936 |
| Displacement | 5,220 tons standard load 6,665 tons full load |
| Length | 506 ft (154 m) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement | 500 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
15 October 1935
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
Survived
9 November 1941
Second Battle of Sirte
Survived
22 March 1942
Came out from Malta
Fate
Sunk
Torpedoed and sunk, 18 February 1944