Harmodius
| Name | Harmodius | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.229 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine | ||
| Owner | Houston Line (London) Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe) | ||
| Position | 20.35N, 20.40W - Grid DT 9351 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 75 (14 dead and 61 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-67 | ||
| Route | Cochin - Capetown - Freetown (1 Mar) - London - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 2000 tons of pig iron and 3930 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Launched as Hermione, completed as Harmodius | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.41 hours on 8 Mar, 1941, the Harmodius (Master Robert James Parry) in convoy SL-67 was torpedoed and sunk by U-105 north-northeast of the Cape Verde Islands. 13 crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, 59 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the British destroyer leader HMS Faulknor (H 62) (Capt A.F. de Salis), transferred to the British destroyer HMS Forester (H 74) (LtCdr B. Tancock DSC) and landed at Gibraltar on 16 March. | ||
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