| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 111 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Kincaid |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 18 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 Mar 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Pennywort is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Pennywort (K 111)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. George Charles Wilson Meldrum, RD, RNR | Jan 1942 | 20 Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Richard Albert Mason, RNVR | 20 Mar 1942 | 11 Feb 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt. Orme Gordon Stuart, RCNVR | 11 Feb 1943 | ||
| 4 | T/Lt. Albert William James, RNR | 20 Dec 1943 | 19 Aug 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. William Percival Hart, RNR | 19 Aug 1944 | 10 Dec 1944 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Jack Charles Edwin Down, RNR | 10 Dec 1944 | Apr 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Pennywort include:
17 Mar 1943
HMS Pennyworth (Lt. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR)
picks up 30 men from the American merchant James Oglethorpe that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-758 in the North Atlantic in position 50º38'N, 34º46'W.The James Oglethorpe (with 30 men still on board) tried to reach St.Johns Canada, but was never seen again.
HMS Pennywort also picks up 40 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Elin K. that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day in position 50º38'N, 34º46'W by the German submarine U-603.
18 Mar 1943
HMS Anemone (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RNR) and HMS Pennywort (Lt. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR) together pick up 54 survivors from the British merchant Canadian Star that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-221 southeast of Cape Farewell in position 53º24'N, 28º34'W.
25 Aug 1944
HMS Pennywort (T/Lt. W.P. Hart, RNR) and HMS Damsay together pick up 59 survivors from the British merchant Orminster that was torpedoed and sunk by the Germans submarine U-480 in the English Channel about 35 nautical miles north-west of Cap dŽAntifer in position 50º09'N, 00º44'W.