Talk:HMS Penelope (F127)

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In 1988 HMS Penelope lost her steering and collided with the Canadian Navy supply ship Preserver. I was 4 feet from the impact area on Preserver. Bob Morrell ylloh at nbnet, nb, ca

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[edit] Killing passengers and crew????

"In 1968, Penelope assisted in the aftermath of the Aer Lingus Flight 712 crash in the Irish Sea, killing all sixty-one passengers and crew."

I had no idea the Royal Navy had ever done such a heinous thing... BobThePirate 17:57, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

That's exactly what I was thinking when I read it. I'll make an edit. SkipSmith (talk) 09:06, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fastest Towed Vessel?

Did not PENELOPE hold the world record as one stage of being the fasted towed vessel? I recall the trophy cabinet in the Officers cabin flat having an example of the tow rope before and after the tow. She was towed at high speed with her propellors off to investage hull noise.

babus123

[edit] No loss of steering!!

I was on board the Penelope at the time of the collision with the preserver, as far as im concerned there was no loss of steering it was down to human error. It was an horrific impact which could of quite easily sank the Penelope if it was'nt for the quick reactions of the damage control teams. A big thank you to the USS Hayler who came to our aid.