SS Harpalion (1910)
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 A painting by Willy Stöwer of Harpalion sinking | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Harpalion |
| Namesake | Harpalion |
| Owner | J&C Harrison |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Wm Gray & Co, West Hartlepool |
| Yard number | 779 |
| Launched | 4 October 1910 |
| Completed | November 1910 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sunk by torpedo, 24 February 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 5,867 GRT, 3,669 NRT |
| Length | 428.0 ft (130.5 m) |
| Beam | 53.5 ft (16.3 m) |
| Depth | 29.1 ft (8.9 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1 × triple expansion engine, 574 NHP |
| Propulsion | 1 × screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Notes | sister ships: Harpagus, Harpalyce |
SS Harpalion was a British cargo steamship. She was built in 1910 for J&C Harrison of London, and sunk by a U-boat in 1915. She is one of at least three cargo ships to have borne the name Harpalion from Greek mythology. J&C Harrison had a later steamship of the same name that was built in 1932 and sunk in 1942.[1][2] The National Steamship Co had a motor ship of the same name that was built in 1947 and scrapped in 1979.[3]
In 1910 and 1911, William Gray and Company of West Hartlepool, County Durham, built three sister ships for J&C Harrison. Yard number 771 was launched in April 1910 as Harpagus, and completed that June.[4] Yard number 779 was launched on 4 October 1910 as Harpalion, and completed that November.[5] Yard number 789 was launched in May 1911 as Harpalyce, and completed that June.[6]
Harpalion's registered length was 428.0 ft (130.5 m), her beam was 53.5 ft (16.3 m), and her depth was 29.1 ft (8.9 m). Her tonnages were 5,867 GRT and 3,669 NRT. She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple expansion engine made by the Central Marine Engine Works in West Hartlepool. It was rated at 574 NHP,[7] and gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).[8]
J&C Harrison registered Harpalion at London. Her UK official number was 129152, and her code letters were HRWF.[9]
