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100 1  Wadsworth, Michael|4aut 
245 10 Arctic Convoy PQ8|h[Elektronisk resurs] /|cMichael 
       Wadsworth 
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520    When Robert Brundle took the SS Harmatris to Russia with 
       Convoy PQ8 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 
       the hold and started a fierce blaze below decks. Despite 
       valiant attempts to extinguish the fire the Harmatris was 
       forced to return to Glasgow for repair. Having discharged 
       its cargo, examined and repaired the holds, it restowed 
       and finally put to sea again on 26 December. She was now 
       to join PQ8 and Brundle was elected Convoy Commodore. Two 
       minesweepers, a cruiser and two destroyers escorted the 
       eight merchant vessels.On 8 January the convoy left 
       Reykjavik bound for Murmansk. Harmatris was struck by two 
       torpedoes in No 1 hold which caused flooding. A third 
       torpedo struck her a few hours later and the crew 
       evacuated to HMS Speedwell in attendance. A volunteer crew
       reboarded and Speedwell took the wounded ship in tow. 
       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. A tug eventually replaced Speedwell and the 
       entire crew now returned to their still stricken vessel. 
       On 18 January the ships were twice attacked by low flying 
       Heinkels. The stricken Harmatris finally berthed in 
       Murmansk at 0800 on 20 January. Once unloaded the battered
       ship entered dry dock on 10 February. The damage was 
       considerable. In a temperature of 40 degrees below zero 
       the crew set about the repairs. It was difficult to locate
       engine parts and local labor was scarce.During the 
       following months the crew continued to work on the ship, 
       food was scarce and the port was frequently bombed by the 
       Luftwaffe. Several ships close to Harmatris were sunk. It 
       was 21 July when the ship finally left for Archangel. She 
       took aboard a cargo of 3,000 tons of steel pipes and on 13
       September she was instructed to join a convoy of 20 ships,
       QP14 for her return voyage. On 19 September the 
       minesweeper HMS Leda, steaming close by Harmartris, was 
       torpedoed. The convoy was under almost continuous U Boat 
       attack and suffered six losses. As a result of his heroic 
       efforts to preserve his ship and crew Captain Brundle was 
       awarded the OBE and the Lloyds War Medal. He died in 1960 
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