Harmodius (2)

GCBX


Date of attack

8 Mar 1941

Nationality:      

British

Fate

Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe)

Position 20° 35'N, 20° 40'W - Grid DT 9351

Complement

75 (14 dead and 61 survivors).

Torpedoed and Sunk off West Africa - 1941

Convoy

SL-67

Route

Cochin - Capetown - Freetown (1 Mar) - London - Glasgow

Cargo

2000 tons of pig iron and 3930 tons of general cargo

History

Launched as Hermione, completed in October 1919 as Harmodius for British & South American Steam Navigation Co Ltd (R.P. Houston & Co), Liverpool. 1931 transferred to Houston Line (London) Ltd, London.

Notes on event  

At 03.41 hours on 8 March 1941 the Harmodius (Master Robert James Parry) in convoy SL-67 was torpedoed and sunk by U-105 north-northeast of the Cape Verde Islands.

13 crew members and one gunner were lost.

The master, 59 crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMS Faulknor (H 62) (Capt A.F. de Salis, RN), transferred to HMS Forester (H 74) (LtCdr E.B. Tancock, DSC, RN) and landed at Gibraltar on 16 March.

Master

Date

Left

Destination

W T Eynon

1919 -



W R Roberts

6/1931



R J Parry

1941

Cochin

Glasgow

Torpedoed & sunk

   Crew List

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Harmodius (2)

1919

5229

140657

Ayrshire Dockyard

Irvine

Dunsmuir & Jackson

Glasgow

Triple Expansion Steam

517 NHP

3000 IHP

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