Harlingen
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Harlingen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,415 tons | ||
| Completed | 1933 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | J. & C. Harrison Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Aug 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-75 (Helmuth Ringelmann) | ||
| Position | 53.26N, 15.40W - Grid AM 7151 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (3 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-81 | ||
| Route | Lagos - Freetown (15 Jul) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 8000 tons of West African produce | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.20 hours on 5 Aug, 1941, U-75 attacked the convoy SL-81 west of Ireland and observed a column of fire and water after a first hit and a column of water after a second hit. Ringelmann then had to dive and was not able to make further observations. The two ships hit were the Harlingen and the Cape Rodney. Three crew members from the Harlingen (Master Jack Willingham) were lost. The master, 34 crew members and four gunners were picked up by HMS Hydrangea (K 39) (Lt J.E. Woolfenden) and landed at Gourock. | ||
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