| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type III) |
| Pennant | L 89 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 28 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Aug 1942 |
| Lost | 3 Dec 1942 |
| Loss position | 50° 08'N, 3° 39'W |
| History | HMS Penylan (Lt.Cdr. John Henry Wallace, DSC, RN) was sunk by torpedo from the German Motor Torpedo Boat (S-boat) S 115 in the English Channel, 5 nautical miles south of Start Point in position 50º08'N, 03º39'W. She was escorting coastal convoy PW-257 at the time. |
Commands listed for HMS Penylan (L 89)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Henry Kirkwood, DSC, RN | 16 Jul 1942 | 10 Oct 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Henry Wallace, DSC, RN | 10 Oct 1942 | 3 Dec 1942 |
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Notable events involving Penylan include:
28 Sep 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with vessels from the Local Defence and later with HMS Penylan (Lt.Cdr. H. Kirkwood, DSC, RN) and HMS Wilton (Lt. A.P. Northey, DSC, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17241
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.