Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book During the night the same

During the night the same U Boat that had struck Harmatris sunk the destroyer Matabele with the loss of all but two of her crew

Harmatris was struck by two torpedoes in No

and increasing hardships aboard the frozen ship

Undeterred either by either enemy action or atrocious weather conditions

Notes on the handling and safety of ships and notes on dealing with disobedience and mutiny

Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book During the night the sameWhen Robert Brundle took the SS Harmatris to Russia with Convoy PQ6 he was 47 years of age. Both ship and master were veterans and had already sailed in convoys across the North Atlantic and to South Africa. The 5,395 ton coal fired ship, laden with 8,000 tons of armaments originally set sail on 27 November 1941 to join convoy PQ6 but encountered a fierce storm in which a lorry broke free in he hold and started a blaze below decks. Despite valiant