MV Harpa
British oil tanker (1930–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MV Harpa was an oil tanker of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company (later Royal Dutch/Shell) and was in service with the British Merchant Navy during World War II.
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Name | MV Harpa |
Operator | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, London |
Builder | Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebburn |
Yard number | Build number 575 |
Launched | 5 December 1930 |
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Fate | Sunk 27 January 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oil tanker |
Tonnage | 3,007 GRT |
Length | 93.14 m (305.58 ft) |
Beam | 15.26 m (50.07 ft) |
Draught | 5.87 m (19.26 ft) |
Propulsion | Two 6-cylinder Hawthorn oil engines, twin screw |
Crew | 41 Merchant Navy plus 2 DEMS gunners |
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