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Harpalion

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1910 Harpalion J & C Harrison Ltd.

Fate

Torpedoed by German submarine U-8 (Alfred Stob) and sunk 6 miles off the Royal Sovereign Light vessel, Eastbourne, on February 24th, 1915. The ship was on a voyage from London to Cape Henry, Virginia, in ballast. Three crew were lost. Master Abraham Widess.

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