Pepperpot

E920808

Arethusa-class cruiser Royal Navy light cruiser nickname

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Pepperpot canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ Royal Navy light cruiser ⓘ nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	HMS Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ
armament	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ six 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
builder	Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtAt	Harland and Wolff, Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ
class	Arethusa class NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ surface form: World War II era interwar period ⓘ
fate	sunk ⓘ
flag	White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname	Pepper-box NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepperpot NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
registration	pennant number 97 ⓘ
role	convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ
servedIn	Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType	light cruiser ⓘ
speed	over 30 knots ⓘ
sunkBy	German submarine U-410 NERFINISHED ⓘ
sunkDuring	World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
sunkIn	1944 ⓘ
sunkLocation	off Anzio, Italy ⓘ
theatre	Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPartIn	Allied landings at Anzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

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

HMS Penelope (97) → nickname → Pepperpot ⓘ