Name: | HARPA |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 05/12/1930 |
Completed: | 02/1931 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 575 |
Dimensions: | 3007grt, 1630nrt, 305.0 x 50.1 x 19.2ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 4SCSA, 6cyl (18.2, 35.5ins), 380nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 9.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 162538 |
History: | |
05/02/1931 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
27/01/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 27/01/1942: Sank after striking a British mine in Singapore Main Strait |
On a voyage from Singapore for Batavia with a cargo of aviation spirit |
Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder