Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book The solution was to create

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Harmatris was struck by two torpedoes in No

it restowed and finally put to sea again on 26 December

and increasing hardships aboard the frozen ship

Arctic Convoys PQ8 – The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris book The solution was to createWhen 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