SS Gracechurch information

History
United Kingdom
Name	Gracechurch
Owner	Gracechurch Shipping Co.
Operator	James, Muers & Co.
Port of registry	London
Builder	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Launched	25 February 1930
Completed	April 1930
Out of service	1933
Identification	Code Letters LFSR; ; UK official number 161390;
Fate	Sold
Name	Peebles
Owner	B.J. Sutherland & Co
Operator	B.J. Sutherland & Co
Port of registry	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Acquired	1933
Out of service	1936
Fate	Sold
Name	Mill Hill
Namesake	Mill Hill, north London
Owner	Mill Hill Steam Ship Co, Ltd.
Operator	Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London
Port of registry	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Acquired	1936
Identification	Call sign GTJL; ; UK official number 161390;
Fate	Sunk by torpedo 30 August 1940
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	4,318 GRT;; tonnage under deck 4,025;; 2,600 NRT;
Length	320.4 ft (97.7 m)
Beam	52.9 ft (16.1 m)
Height	24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Installed power	368 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw
Crew	34

SS Gracechurch was a UK 4,318 GRT cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons at Pallion on Wearside in 1930.^[1] She twice changed owners and names, becoming SS Peebles in 1933 and SS Mill Hill in 1936. She was sunk by a German submarine in August 1940.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1932. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2010). "Mill Hill". uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Swiggum, S (1997–2010). "B.J. Sutherland & Co., Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne 1892-1954". The Ships List. S Swiggum, M Kohli. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[LR32-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1932. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[U499-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2010). "Mill Hill". uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

[ShipsListSutherland-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Swiggum, S (1997–2010). "B.J. Sutherland & Co., Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne 1892-1954". The Ships List. S Swiggum, M Kohli. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

[LR35-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	Gracechurch^[3]
Owner	Gracechurch Shipping Co.^[3]
Operator	James, Muers & Co.^[3]
Port of registry	London^[1]
Builder	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland^[1]^[2]
Launched	25 February 1930^[2]
Completed	April 1930^[1]^[2]
Out of service	1933^[3]
Identification	Code Letters LFSR ^[1] UK official number 161390^[1]
Fate	Sold^[3]
Name	Peebles^[4]
Owner	B.J. Sutherland & Co^[3]
Operator	B.J. Sutherland & Co
Port of registry	Newcastle-upon-Tyne^[3]
Acquired	1933^[3]
Out of service	1936^[3]
Fate	Sold
Name	Mill Hill^[4]
Namesake	Mill Hill, north London
Owner	Mill Hill Steam Ship Co, Ltd.^[4]
Operator	Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London^[3]^[2]
Port of registry	Newcastle-upon-Tyne^[4]
Acquired	1936^[3]
Identification	Call sign GTJL ^[4] UK official number 161390^[4]
Fate	Sunk by torpedo 30 August 1940^[3]^[2]
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	4,318 GRT;^[1] tonnage under deck 4,025;^[1] 2,600 NRT^[1]
Length	320.4 ft (97.7 m)^[1]
Beam	52.9 ft (16.1 m)^[1]
Height	24.9 ft (7.6 m)^[1]
Installed power	368 NHP^[1]
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine;^[1] single screw
Crew	34^[2]