HMS Penylan

[Jordi Comas]

Hi all,

British destroyer Penylan was torpedoed and sunk by S.115 in the English Channel 3/12/42 while escorting convoy PW-257.

The convoy was composed by 7 merchants escorted by 2 escort destroyers, 5 trawlers and 3 ML motor launches.
I'm trying to identify those ships:

Merchants:
Isac (2385 GRT/26), Gâtinais (383 GRT/33), Jernland (1289 GRT/05), Bonita (4929 GRT/18), Honsburg (unknown), 2 more
Escorts:
DE Penylan, Tynedale
TW Ensay, 4 more
ML ?

Thank you very much
Jordi

[Darius]

Hi Jordi,

no more details, but in TNA are the following files:
ADM 358/4173: HMS Penylan: 3 December 1942; sunk by enemy action, torpedoed in the English Channel
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... /C16381165
ADM 1/14230: HM SHIPS - DAMAGE AND LOSS (31): Loss of HMS PENYLAN by enemy acton: award to Surgeon Lieut N S DAW RN
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... r/C4789795
ADM 237/172: PW 257
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... /r/C520533


Regards

Darius

[Jordi Comas]

Thank you Darius!

Regards

[Urs Heßling]

hi,

British destroyer Penylan was torpedoed and sunk by S.115 in the English Channel 3/12/42 while escorting convoy PW-257.
The convoy was composed by 7 merchants escorted by 2 escort destroyers, 5 trawlers and 3 ML motor launches.
I'm trying to identify those ships:
Merchants: Isac (2385 GRT/26), Gâtinais (383 GRT/33), Jernland (1289 GRT/05), Bonita (4929 GRT/18), Honsburg (unknown), 2 more

The Gâtinais was sunk during the same attack by 5th Schnellboot flotilla, by boats S 81 and/or S 116, just a few minutes earlier.

greetings, Urs

[Jordi Comas]

Yes, S.81