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	The Penelope Association
		The PENELOPE Association was established in 1987 to bring together those who had served in the Royal Navy cruiser of that name (1936-44).
		This name was chosen for the unit because of the adoption of HMS Penelope (cruiser) during the war years.
		The association holds an annual reunion weekend in Blackpool, normally the weekend nearest the 18th February, that being the date the cruiser was sunk off Anzio with the loss of 417 lives.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /mike.bee/penelope_association.htm (508 words)

	HMS Penelope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The third Penelope was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1798 and wrecked in 1815.
		The fifth Penelope was an armoured corvette launched in 1867 that became a prison hulk in 1897 and was sold in 1912.
		The seventh Penelope was a tender purchased in 1918 and sold in 1922.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Penelope (253 words)

	HMS Penelope (F127) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Penelope (F127) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN).
		HMS Penelope was launched on the 17th August 1962 and commissioned on the 31st October 1963.
		Penelope was intended to be part of the Salisbury-class and was to have been named Coventry (and before that Panther), but instead became part of the Leander-class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Penelope_(F127) (472 words)

	Royal Navy WARSHIP GUIDE - HMS Penelope (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HMS Penelope was the third of the four ships to be built.
		HMS Penelope made herself famous as an escort to Force H in Malta.
		Penelope copntinues to serve in the Mediterranean and Home fleets until 18 February 1944 when U-410 fired two torpedoes, which hit and caused the ship to sink immediately.
	www.pdwilson.co.uk /warships/penelope.htm (225 words)

	Historical Articles
		HMS Exeter, with 61 dead and 23 wounded, continued to fight despite only having one turret working and being on emergency steering whilst the Ajax, with 7 dead and 5 wounded, was seriously damaged and the Achilles, with 4 dead, was slightly damaged.
		Penelope was holed by a near miss and sustained further damage whilst in dry dock.
		HMS Argus, commissioned in 1918 as the first flush-deck carrier, and HMS Eagle were the carriers that escorted the convoy as far as ‘The Narrows’ between Sicily and Tunis at which point they, and the rest of the main escort, detached and returned to Gibraltar.
	www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk /history/BraveryAwards.htm (2807 words)

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		First Released in 1995 in her 1936 configuration, the master patterns for HMS Penelope were completely rebuilt at the hands of Brian Fawcett in early 1998.
		H.M.S. Penelope was the third of the Arethusa class of light cruisers.
		After repairs were completed, Penelope sailed to join Force K in the Mediterranean in 1941, with which she spent an extremely active two years, being involved in a number of successful actions against the Italian fleet.
	www.whiteensignmodels.com /brochure/1_700_penelope1.htm (478 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Letters-HMS Lively
		My nan lost her brother on HMS Lively in ww2 and is ill herself and is always going on about how did he and the ship die/go down do you have any references to put her mind at rest please.
		A report on some of the actions in which HMS Lively was involved in during her short time in the Mediterranean prior to her being sunk on the 11th.
		The two German tansports in the convoy Maritza (2910 BRT) and Procida (1842 BRT) are both sunk by HMS Penelope and HMS Lively dispite the presence of the Italian torpedo boats Lupo and Cassiopea.
	www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /Letters/HMSLively.html (545 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - H.M.S. Penelope
		HMS Penelope was again damaged on the 18th of December 1941, as part of the British K force she, along with HMS Neptune, HMS Aurora, HMS Kandahar, HMS Lance, HMS Lively and HMS Havock encountered an Italian minefield off Tripoli.
		HMS Penelope was repaired at Malta but was bombed during the repairs on 26 March 1942.
		Joined H.M.S. Penelope in Portsmouth and after a week or so steaming off Portland and where, incidentally was issued with cold weather clothing, so we had a fair idea that we would be going somewhere warm and we were right, we were soon to be back in Gibraltar and operating in the Med.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /ships/penelope.html (5203 words)

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		HMS Invincible (1914), published by JSC Models, £19.95
		HMS Lion - Scale 1:250, published by JSC Models, £21.95
		HMS King George V - JSC 1:400 scale, published by JSC Models, £12.95
	www.marcle.co.uk /reviews.html (162 words)

	HMS Kandahar
		The Italian submarine Torricelli was forced to the surface and sunk off Perim in gun-battle by the British destroyers HMS Kandahar, HMS Kingston, HMS Khartoum and the British sloop HMS Shoreham.
		HMS Neptune and HMS Kandahar sank while HMS Aurora was badly and HMS Penelope was lightly damaged.
		HMS Aurora was patched up at Malta before returning home for repairs at Liverpool from April to June 1942.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F28 (179 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - HMS Penelope (97) (Light cruiser)
		After completion in November 1936, the HMS Penelope (97) (Capt A.D. Nicholl DSO) went to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, but was recalled in 1940 for the Norwegian Campaign.
		She was towed clear by the HMS Eskimo (F 75) and repaired in Tyne from August 1940 until July 1941.
		The destroyer attacked unsucessfully with torpedoes before she was sunk by HMS Aurora (12), HMS Penelope (97) and HMS Lively (F 40).
	uboat.net /allies/merchants/ship/3190.html (1118 words)

	Military History Blog on the Web: HMS Liverpool, Newcastle and Gloucester
		HMS Liverpool was a Bristol class light cruiser that spend most of the First World War in the Adriatic.
		HMS Newcastle was a Bristol class light cruiser that served in a wide variety of theatres during the First World War, from China to the Adriatic.
		HMS Gloucester was a Bristol class light cruiser.
	milhist.blogspot.com /2007/09/hms-liverpool-newcastle-and-gloucester.html (163 words)

	pene
		First Released in 1995 in her 1936 configuration, the master patterns for HMS Penelope were completely rebuilt at the hands of Brian Fawcett in early 1998.
		H.M.S. Penelope was the third of the Arethusa class of light cruisers.
		After repairs were completed, Penelope sailed to join Force K in the Mediterranean in 1941, with which she spent an extremely active two years, being involved in a number of successful actions against the Italian fleet.
	whiteensignmodels.com /brochure/1_700_penelope1.htm (478 words)

	Army and Navy Chaplains 1800 to
		Served as Chaplain to HMS Encounter 1907 to 1910, HMS Jupiter 1910 and 1911, HMS Prince George 1911 and 1912, HMS Zealandia 1912, HMS Prince of Wales 1912 and 1913.
		On HMS Pembroke 1900, HMS Prince George 1900 - 1901, HMS Implacable 1901 to 1904, HMS Boscawen III 1904 and 1905, R.M.Dept Walmer 1905 to 1907, HMS Prince of Wales 1907 to 1910, HMS Jupiter 1910 and 1911.
		HM Dockyard and Hospital Hong Kong 1911 to 1914, HMS Indus 1914.
	website.lineone.net /~teresasliema/anchaplains.htm (5545 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Book.2; Part 5; Ch. 6. "The Years Leading Up To The War Of 1812."
		July 1st: HMS Swiftsure, Milan, Ferret40, Martin [18 guns] and Harpy [18 guns] sail, for Portugal with the 7th Regiment on board, also the Ariel, a transport for England.
		HMS Penelope sails for England with the Dillegence, store ship under her protection.
		October 2nd: HMS Regulus [44-gun, though apparently she came in, en flûte] and HMS Diadem [14-gun, also, en flûte] come in from Portsmouth with the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Regiment on board.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk2/Part5/Ch06.htm (3705 words)

	Hms Neptune (Site not responding. Last check: )
		K (light cruisers HMS Neptune, HMS Aurora, HMS Penelope and the destroyers HMS Kandahar, HMS Lance, HMS...
		Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Neptune from its launch to its participation in major wars also notice board for...
		The HMS Neptune was Leander-class British light cruiser, built in Portsmouth Dockyards by Parson during 1931, and...
	www.planetaryvision.net /hmsneptune.html (259 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - HMS 'Penelope', Sunk by Enemy Action 18th February 1944
		Penelope listed to starboard as the sea rushed through the torn hull, then she began circling to starboard, her steering gear damaged, in effect no lights, aft engine room out of action, no steering, no telephones and 9 degree list to starboard.
		Penelope capsized with a column of water that shot into the air, smoke belching from the after funnel and the boiler room exploded and flooded.
		Penelope had broken her back, two ends pointed upwards, the bow at an angle of 50 degrees.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/68/a2947368.shtml (1178 words)

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		Laid down in May 1934, HMS Penelope was the third of the four 5,000-ton Arethusa-class cruisers.
		Nicknamed "HMS Pepperpot" because of the considerable shrapnel damage she sustained, HMS Penelope is thought to have been the inspiration for C.S. Forester's novel, "The Ship".
		In keeping with their frequent practice, JSC has included in the kit a model of another ship, the River-class frigate HMS Spey, which had a very active war after which she was transferred to Egypt, where she was still extant in 1995.
	www.marcle.co.uk /hmspenelope.html (505 words)

	Leicestershire Parish Councils - Braunstone Town - Mr S Camplejohn
		HMS Belfast was in Chatham Dockyard being repaired after being badly damaged by a magnetic mine.
		HMS Legion was also involved in chasing the Bismarck which was eventually sunk later in the War.
		HMS Eskimo had also only just been repaired as she had had her bows blown off in an attack in Norway.
	braunstonetown.leicestershireparishcouncils.org /mrscamplejohn.html (1291 words)

	Useful Links - Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The aim of this "old-school" Association is to bring together those who spent some or most of their formative years in HMS Fisgard, or in the Fisgard Squadron, institutions which bear the only name that has an unbroken history of being exclusively used fo...
		The H.M.S. SOLEBAY Association was formed to provide former shipmates from all commissions the opportunity to keep in touch, and to meet....
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	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /links/royalnavy.html (2549 words)

	CHAPTER 13 — The Loss of HMS Neptune \| NZETC
		ON 15 January 1941 the Prime Minister was informed by the Admiralty through the High Commissioner in London that the steadily increasing requirements of naval ratings arising from the building of new ships, in addition to heavy unforeseen commitments all involving a severe strain on the resources of trained ratings, were causing some concern.
		The Penelope was turning when Captain O'Conor, in the Neptune, flashed the warning: ‘Keep away’, and the Kandahar made a similar signal to the Lively.
		HMS Penelope: Report of Proceedings to Rear-Admiral, Seventh Cruiser Squadron.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Navy-c13.html (2995 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Ask Jack - P
		HMS Penelope: During her years of service the frigate HMS Penelope had the honour on three occasions of providing a Royal Escort to HMY Britannia.
		HMS Phoebe 1982 – 1984: Paul Barlow is collecting information on the movements of HMS Phoebe in 1982 and 1983 (Chatham refit, Falklands deployment, TA fitting, NAVOCFORMED '83) with a view to maybe one day writing some sort of memoirs.
		Penelope: Pennie Molloy trained to be a nurse in Plymouth in 1971 and as you can imagine, had lots of fun with the sailors(!) On one very enjoyable Navy Days, she and a group of fellow nurses went aboard HMS Penelope and one of the sailors gave her his hat band.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ask_jack/aj_p.asp (972 words)

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		She was towed clear by the HMS Eskimo 1941 - President Roosevelt tells Churchill that the US Navy will extend the American Defensive Zone to 26 degrees West.
		She was eventually towed to Baltimore, arriving on 24 June, where the ship was repaired and returned to service in 1943 as Annibal 1943 - HMAS Pirie, a minesweeper, and the British vessel Hanyang bound from Milne Bay to Oro Bay were attacked by a large force of enemy planes.
		Battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and FS Richelieu are part of this fleet 1945 - USS Missouri & Enterprise are damaged by Kamikaze attacks off Okinawa along with USS Kidd, Samuel S. Miles and an LCS(L).
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/april/11Apr.txt (3022 words)

	CD's Penelope1
		Penelope however, was forced to stay throughout most of April until early May. To aid in maintaining the secrecy of her location, the crew had to paint her in the unique brown and white camouflage scheme to match the surrounding snow covered slopes of the mountains.
		Penelope and the other ships hiding in Skjelfjord slipped away on the 10th May, having suffered many near misses.
		I wanted to include HMS Jupiter (adapted from WEM's HMS Kashmir) in the dio but by trying the respective hulls in different positions it became quite obvious that the scene would be too crowded with ships and would lose the 'lonely' feel I wanted to portray (see picture above).
	whiteensignmodels.com /brochure/CDs_penelope1.htm (2637 words)

	Biography: John Pasco, Nelson's Signal Officer \| Online Information Bank \| Research Collections \| Royal Naval Museum at ...
		In 1786 he transferred to HMS Pegasus, and he later served on the Halifax station in HMS Penelope and from 1790-1795 he served on a number of ships in the Channel.
		From 1796 to 1799 he served on HMS Raisonnable in the Channel and at the Cape of Good Hope, and from December 1799 to October 1802 in HMS Immortalite off the coast of France.
		Pasco was appointed to HMS Victory in April 1803, and in May served in the Mediterranean under Nelson, where he contributed to the capture of the French frigate Embuscade.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_john_pasco.htm (478 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Mediterranean 1942 - Worldwar-2.net
		This force would later be strengthened by the cruiser Penelope and a destroyer from Force K. In a repeat of Force H's mission on the 7th March 1942.
		Another sixteen Spitfires are delivered to Malta by Force H. The badly damaged cruiser HMS Penelope, limps in to Gibraltar.
		For a time, the aircraft-carrier HMS Furious joins the convoy with a complement of 38 Supermarine Spitfires which are to be flown off towards the embattled island.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-at-sea/mediterranean/mediterranean-index-1942.htm (1084 words)

	HMS Penelope, First World War
		HMS Penelope was an Arethusa class light cruiser that was based at Harwich during the First World War.
		She was hit by a torpedo from UB 29, which destroyed her rudder and steering gear, but she was still able to maintain 20kts, and reached home in safety.
		In June 1917 Penelope was one of the ships involved in the bombardment of the German base at Ostend.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_HMS_Penelope.html (299 words)

	HMS Havock
		, HMS Hero, HMS Hyperion and HMS Ilex were on a sweep into the Aegean Sea.
		HMS Neptune and HMS Kandahar sank, while HMS Aurora was badly damaged and HMS Penelope was lightly damaged.
		HMS Penelope was repaired at Malta but was bombed on 26 March 1942 while still under repair.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /H43 (205 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Over To You - P to R
		HMS Ribble K525: Seeking the ships bell with a view to borrowing it for an exhibition in the town of Settle on the Yorkshire Dales.
		HMS Richmond: The City of Richmond, Virginia, are about to establish a place in the Library for the Bridge Badge from HMS Richmond (G88) which was formerly USS Fairfax (DD93), one of 50 DDs given to the UK in September 1940.
		HMS Revenge (battlewagon): A copy of the Ships Magazine (Vol1, No.2) dated June 1942 and a photo of a painting by R Eurich (Adm Artist) of the ship leaving Pompey Harbour after the air raids is offered to any ex-Revenge warrior of that time.
	www.navynews.co.uk /oty/otyptor.asp (2239 words)

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