Pepperpot

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Pepperpot was the wartime nickname of the British Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Penelope, famed for her numerous shell holes and resilience in World War II.

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Pepperpot canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
Royal Navy light cruiser ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs HMS Penelope ⓘ
armament anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
six 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
builder Harland and Wolff ⓘ
builtAt Harland and Wolff, Belfast ⓘ
linked to: Harland and Wolff
class Arethusa class ⓘ
commissioned 1936 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 500–600 officers and men ⓘ
displacement approximately 5,200 tons standard ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II

interwar period ⓘ
fate sunk ⓘ
flag White Ensign ⓘ
hasNickname Pepper-box ⓘ
linked to: Derringer pistol

Pepperpot ⓘ
launched 1935 ⓘ
namedAfter Penelope from Greek mythology ⓘ
notableFor numerous shell holes in her hull ⓘ
service on Malta convoy routes ⓘ
wartime resilience ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
propulsion steam turbines ⓘ
refersTo HMS Penelope ⓘ
registration pennant number 97 ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ
servedIn Home Fleet ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType light cruiser ⓘ
speed over 30 knots ⓘ
sunkBy German submarine U-410 ⓘ
sunkDuring World War II ⓘ
sunkIn 1944 ⓘ
sunkLocation off Anzio, Italy ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
tookPartIn Allied landings at Anzio ⓘ
linked to: Operation Shingle

Malta convoys ⓘ
Norwegian Campaign ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Penelope (97) → nickname → Pepperpot ⓘ
HMS Penelope → hasNickname → Pepperpot ⓘ
subject linked to: Pepperpot