Harpalion
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Harpalion | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,486 tons | ||
| Completed | 1932 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | J. & C. Harrison Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-435 (Siegfried Strelow) | ||
| Position | 73° 33'N, 27° 19'E - Grid AC 4521 | ||
| Complement | 70 (0 dead and 70 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | QP-10 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Murmansk - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | 600 tons of mineral ores (mainly manganese ore) as ballast | ||
| History | Completed in May 1932 | ||
| Notes on event | On 13 April 1942 the Harpalion (Master Henry Whitlock Williams) in convoy QP-10 was bombed and heavily damaged by German Ju88 aircraft. The vessel was abandoned by the crew and a reported scuttling attempt by the escort must have failed, because her abandoned wreck was located by U-435 which fired a spread of three G7a torpedoes at 15.35 hours. The third torpedo struck aft and caused the vessel to sink slowly by the stern at 15.50 hours. | ||
| On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. | ||
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