HMS Penelope

HMS Penelope was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Harland & Wolff ; her keel was laid down on 30 May 1934. She was launched on 15 October 1935, and commissioned 13 November 1936. She was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-410 near Naples with great loss of life on 18 February 1944. On wartime service with Force K, she was holed so many times by bomb fragments that she acquired the nickname "HMS Pepperpot".

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1936  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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speed 32 knot, length 154 metre, beam 16 metre, draft 4.3 metre, 6 British 21 inch torpedo, 8 .50 Vickers, 4 QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun, 6 BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun, 
shipwreck, light cruiser, Arethusa-class light cruiser, Royal Navy, Harland and Wolff, 

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1936 HMS Penelope

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Operation Weserübung

1944-02-18T00:00:00Z

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shipwrecking

1935-10-15T00:00:00Z

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ship launching

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ship completed

1934-05-30T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

1936-11-13T00:00:00Z

1936-11-13T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14953

Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14954

Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14952

Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14955

Connection diagram for Diffused Lighting Camouflage of HMS Penelope

HMS Penelope WWII

HMS Penelope 1942 IWM FL 4822

HMS Penelope Duke of Gloucester visit from The Sphere June 27th 1942

HMS Penelope Pic from The Sphere June 27th 1942

HMS Penelope damage close-up from The Sphere June 27th 1942

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1936	HMS Penelope	shipwreck, light cruiser, Arethusa-class light cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14953		Commons
commons	image		Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14954		Commons
commons	image		Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14952		Commons
commons	image		Commander-in-chief Inspects Ship's Company Aboard a Cruiser. 21 February 1943, Algiers, on Board HMS Penelope. A14955		Commons
commons	image		Connection diagram for Diffused Lighting Camouflage of HMS Penelope		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope WWII		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope 1942 IWM FL 4822		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope Duke of Gloucester visit from The Sphere June 27th 1942		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope Pic from The Sphere June 27th 1942		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope damage close-up from The Sphere June 27th 1942		Commons