FLYHAWK MODEL 1109S HMS PENELOPE (1940 FIT) ARETHUSA class LIGHT CRUISER
1/700 SCALE
*DELUXE EDITION*
DESCRIPTION:
HMS PENELOPE'S FATE
On 18 February 1944, HMS Penelope (Capt. George Devereux Belben, DSC, AM, RN) had left Naples around 0400 hours to proceed to the Anzio area for bombardment duty. She was torpedoed and in position 40°55'N, 13°25'E, by the German submarine U-410.
The first torpedo that hit her struck her in the after engine room at 0658 hours and was followed, 16 minutes later by a coup de grâce, which hit in the after boiler room, causing her immediate sinking.
The remarkable point of the attack by U-410 is that the cruiser was making 26 knots when hit. As far as can be ascertained, this is a unique case in the history of submarine attacks in all of WW II, no other ship running at such speed was ever successfully attacked.
415 members of the crew, including the Captain went down with the ship. There were 206 survivors.
FEATURES:
* FULL HULL: Optional
* Brand: FlyHawk Model
* Title: HMS Penelope 1940
* Number: FH1109S
* Scale: 1/700
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2017 New tool
* Topic: Light cruiser Arethusa-class » Cruisers (Ships)
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