HMS Pennywort was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an ocean escort in the Battle of the Atlantic.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pennywort |
| Ordered | 12 December 1939 |
| Builder | A & J Inglis Ltd.., Glasgow, Scotland |
| Laid down | 11 March 1941 |
| Launched | 18 October 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 March 1942 |
| Out of service | 1947 - sold |
| Identification | Pennant number: K111 |
| Fate | Sold 1947; scrapped 1949 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Flower-class corvette (original) |
| Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t; 1,036 short tons) |
| Length | 205 ft (62.48 m)o/a |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
| Draught | 11.5 ft (3.51 m) |
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| Speed | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 85 |
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Service history edit
On 17 March 1943, she picked up 70 survivors from James Oglethorp, an American merchant torpedoed by the German submarine U-758 and Elin K., a Norwegian merchant torpedoed and sunk by U-603. On 18 March 1943, she, along with HMS Anemone picked up 54 survivors from Canadian Star, a British merchant torpedoed and sunk by U-221. On 12 August 1944, she, along with HMT Damsay, picked up 59 survivors from Orminster, a British merchant sunk by U-480.[1]
References edit
- ^ "HMS Pennywort (K 111)". uboat.net. 10 July 2017.
Sources edit
- Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers & Frigates - The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
- Gardiner, Robert (1987). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Preston, Antony; Raven, Alan (1982). Flower Class Corvettes. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-559-2.