| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Folkestone |
| Pennant | L 28 |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Jul 1929 |
| Launched | 10 Apr 1930 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1931 |
| Lost | 24 Aug 1940 |
| Loss position | 56.16N, 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: Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Penzance (L 28)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Allan John Wavish, RN | 16 May 1938 | 24 Aug 1940 (+) |
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