HMS Penn (G77)
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HMS Penn was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
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HMS Penn underway in coastal waters. | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Penn |
Ordered | 20 October 1939 |
Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
Laid down | 26 December 1939 |
Launched | 12 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 10 February 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number: G77 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 30 October 1950. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | P-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 345 ft (105 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × steam turbines |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 3,850 nautical miles (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 176 |
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