Remembering today: Charles Alfred Chant Marine PO/X100312 Royal Marines, HMS Penelope Died: 18/2/1944 Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Florence Chant; husband of May Chant, of Bently Heath, Warwickshire. Remembered with honour Casualty
HMS Penelope, British light cruiser, WW2 February Military support role in continuation with ships of Force X. 8th Carried out five bombardments in support of military operations at Anzio beachhead. 17th During passage to Naples to replenish ammunition hit by acoustic torpedo (T5) fired from U410 35 miles west of Naples off Cape Circe. Sank 10 minutes after further torpedo attack by U410 which caused major explosion. 415 of the ships’ company were lost with 250 survivors rescued by landing craft. List of casualties - Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, February 1944