HMS Penn (G77)

HMS "Penn" (Pennant G77) was an escort destroyer of the "P" Class . "Penn" was ordered by the United Kingdom under the Wartime Emergency Programme, in the early part of the Second World War and was laid down at the Newcastle-on-Tyne yard of Vickers Armstrong on 26 December, 1939. [ cite web | title=Allied Warships - Destroyer of the P Class| url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4494.html|accessdate=2007-08-13]

Service

HMS "Penn" was launched on 12 February 1941. She was commissioned into the fleet on 10 February 1942.

HMS "Penn" was involved in the Operation Pedestal, a convoy to bring much needed reinforcements to Malta. During the course of this operation she helped tow the damaged SS "Ohio" with her vital supplies of fuel into Grand Harbour, Valletta.

On 7 November 1943 HMS "Penn" with HMS "Pathfinder" sank the German submarine trap GA45 off Amorgos, Greece.

On 15 June 1945 "Penn" with "Paladin" sank a Japanese landing craft off the Northwest coast of Sumatra.

"Penn" was sold for scrap on 30 October 1950.

References

ee also

Operation Pedestal
SS Ohio
HMS Ledbury