<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - I-HMS Penelope yayiyisikebhe esihlome ngensimbi esakhelwe iRoyal Navy ngasekupheleni kwawo-1860 futhi sabalwa njenge-corvette ehlomile. Wayenzelwe ukusebenza ogwini lapho kunamanzi amancane, futhi lokhu kwakuphazamisa kakhulu ukusebenza kwakhe ngaphansi kweseyili. Kwaqedwa ngo-1868, umkhumbi wachitha unyaka olandelayo neChannel Fleet ngaphambi kokuba abelwe i-First Reserve Squadron ngo-1869 futhi waba umkhumbi wokulinda ogwini waseHarwich kuze kube ngu-1887. I Penelope yaqoqwa njengoba ukungezwani neRussia kwakhula ngesikhathi seMpi yaseRussia neTurkey ka-1877-78 futhi yabamba iqhaza ekuhlaselweni kwe-Alexandria ngesikhathi seMpi yase-Anglo-Egypt  <response>: ka-1882 owawubizwa ngokuthi i- Lo mkhumbi waba umkhumbi owamukelayo eNingizimu Afrika ngo-1888 wabe eseba yijele ngo-1897. Wathengiswa ukuze aqothulwe ngo - 1912. 