| 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:
22 Sep 1942
Around 0615A/22, the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. J.W. Rivett-Carnac, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Loch Ewe where she arrived around 1430A/22. She was escorted by the escort destroyers HMS Blean (Lt. N.J. Parker, RN), HMS Penylan (Lt.Cdr. H. Kirkwood, DSC, RN) and HMS Tanatside (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Brown, RN). (1)
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). (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/116596
- ADM 173/17241
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.