HMS Penzance

The third HMS Penzance (L28) was a Hastings-class sloop launched in 1930, and torpedoed and sunk in 1940 whilst on convoy protection duty by the German submarine U-37 with the loss of 90 of her 104 crew. She was named after the Cornish port of Penzance and was the third Royal Navy ship to bear that name.

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1931  Wikidata
L28
Hastings-class sloop-of-war, shipwreck, sloop-of-war, HMNB Devonport, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 56.2667, -27.3167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  U-643 ⓘ
  1942 Type VIIC submarine

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1931 HMS Penzance

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ship completed

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ship launching

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keel laying

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ship commissioning

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-643	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		ORP Orkan	M-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1931	HMS Penzance	sloop-of-war, Hastings-class sloop-of-war, shipwreck	Wikidata