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H . M . S
. P E N Y L A N ( L 8 9 )
Type III HUNT Class Escort
Destroyer ordered from Vickers Armstrong at Barrow on 23rd August 1940 under
1940 War Emergency Programme with 14 others of this design. The
ship was laid down on 4th June 1941 as Job No J3585 and was launched on 17th
March 1942 as the first RN ship to carry this name that of a fox-hunt in Wales.
Build was completed on 31st August 1942 and the ship had been 'adopted' by the
civil community of the Borough and Rural District of Carmarthen after a
successful WARSHIP WEEK campaign in March 1942. These areas now form part of
the County of Dyfed. This HUNT had the shortest life of the Class as she
was lost after less than 30 days of operational service.
B a t t
l e H o n o u r
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1942
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge : On a Field per pale Red
and Green. within a horseshoe
inverted Gold and a spear head White
D e t a i
l s o f W a r
S e r v i c e
1 9 4 1
August Contractors
trials and commissioned for service in 1st Destroyer Flotilla.
31st Build
completion and commenced Acceptance Trials.
September Passage to
Scapa Flow on completion on trials and storing.
Worked-up with ships of Home Fleet at Scapa Flow for operational service.
October
On completion of work-up took passage to Portsmouth to commenced Flotilla
service.
22nd Delayed by
repair of defects in commercial shipyard in
London.
November Under repair
9th Resumed
passage to Portsmouth on completion of repair.
Joined Flotilla for convoy escort and patrol duty in English Channel.
December Deployed for
convoy escort in English Channel.
1st Part of
escort for Convoy PW257
3rd
Torpedoed by E-Boat S115 attacking this convoy.
Sank
five miles south of Start Point in position 50.08N, 03.39W.
Five
officers and 112 ratings were rescued. |
