HMS Penelope (97)

HMS Penelope (97)

HMS Penelope was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Harland & Wolff (Belfast, Northern Ireland), with the keel being laid down on 30 May 1934. She was launched on 15 October 1935, and commissioned 13 November 1936.

At one stage, while with Force "K", she was holed so many times by bomb fragments that she acquired the nickname "HMS Pepperpot".