Allied Warships

HMS Penzance (L 28)

Sloop of the Folkestone class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassFolkestone 
PennantL 28 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down29 Jul 1929 
Launched10 Apr 1930 
Commissioned15 Jan 1931 
Lost24 Aug 1940 
Loss position56.16N, 27.19W (See a map)
 
History

HMS Penzance (Cdr. Allan John Wavish, RN) was torpedoed and sunk on 24 August 1940 in the North Atlantic, south-west of Iceland in position 56º16'N, 27º19'W by U-37. 90 men went down with the ship, there were only 7 survivors which were picked up by the British merchant Blairmore. Blairmore was also torpedoed later that night by the same u-boat. Once again the 7 survivors had to abandon ship and this time they were picked up after some 17 hours by the Swedish merchant Eknaren and taken to Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Commanding Officer:
Cdr. Allan John Wavish, RN
16 May 1938 - 24 August 1940+ 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 24 Aug 1940 by U-37 (Oehrn).

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1Cdr. Allan John Wavish, RN16 May 193824 Aug 1940 (+)

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