HMS Pennywort (K111)

HMS Pennywort was a that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an ocean escort in the Battle of the Atlantic.

War Service
On 17 March, 1943, she picked up 70 survivors from the James Oglethorp, an American merchant torpedoed by U-758 and the Elin K., a Norwegian merchant torpedoed and sunk by U-603. On 18 March, 1943, she, along with the HMS Anenome picked up 54 survivors from the Canadian Star, a British merchant torpedoed and sunk by U-221. On 12 August, 1944, she, along with the HMT Damsay, picked up 59 survivors from the Orminster, a British merchant sunk by U-480.