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HMS ''Penshurst'' was a Royal Navy warship that was active during World War I. She was a Special Service Vessel (also known as Q-ships) whose function was to act as a decoy, inviting attack by a U-boat in order to engage and (if possible) destroy it. ''Penshurst'' fought a number of engagements against German U-boats during her service, and was successful on two occasions, destroying ''UB-19'' in November 1916, and ''UB-37'' in January 1917. ''Penshurst'' was sunk following an action with ''U-110'' in December 1917. ==Early career== ''Penshurst'' was built in 1906 as a cargo steamer, and had an uneventful peacetime career before the start of World War I. In 1915 she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for conversion into a special service vessel. She was taken in hand at Longhope, part of the Scapa Flow naval base in the Orkney Islands. She was armed with five guns originally; this was increased later in the campaign. These were a 12 pounder, two 6 pdr and two 3 pdr guns, hidden behind screens and dummy fixtures. ''Penshurst'' was manned with a volunteer crew and commanded by Cdr FH Grenfell. She commissioned on 6 November 1915. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Penshurst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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