<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: HMS Penelope yakanga iri pakati-bhatiri ironclad yakavakirwa Royal Navy mukupera kwema1860 uye yakarongedzwa se corvette yakashongedzwa. Yakanga yakagadzirirwa kushanda pamhenderekedzo yegungwa ine mvura shoma, uye ikoku kwakakanganisa zvikuru kuita kwayo pasi pemaseiri. Yakapedzwa muna 1868, ngarava yakapedza gore rakatevera neChannel Fleet isati yagoverwa kuFirst Reserve Squadron muna 1869 uye yakava ngarava yevarindi vemhenderekedzo yegungwa yeHarwich kusvika muna 1887. Penelope akaunganidzwa sezvo kunetsana neRussia kwakasimuka panguva yeRusso-Turkish Hondo ya1877-78 uye akapinda muBombardment yeAlexandria panguva ye  <response>: Hondo yeAnglo-Egypt ya1882. Ngarava yacho yakava ngarava inogamuchira muSouth Africa muna 1888 uye ipapo jeri rakaoma muna 1897. Yakatengeswa kuti igadziriswe muna 1912. 