Harpalion
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 | ||
| Owner | J. & C. Harrison Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-435 (Siegfried Strelow) | ||
| Position | 73.33N, 27.19E - Grid AC 4521 - See location on a map - | ||
| 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 | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 13 Apr, 1942, the Harpalion 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 at 15.35 hours U-435 found the abandoned wreck and fired three torpedoes in it. The third torpedo struck in the after part and the vessel sank at 15.50 hours over the stern. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.