Mill Hill
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| Name | Mill Hill | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.318 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Aug, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 58.48N, 06.49W - Grid AM 3538 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (34 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-66A | ||
| Route | Boston - Halifax (16 Aug) - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | 6755 tons of pig iron and steel | ||
| History | Built as Gracechurch, 1933 renamed Peebles, 1936 renamed Mill Hill | ||
| Notes on loss | Between 02.20 and 02.48 hours on 30 Aug, 1940, U-32 attacked the convoy HX-66A 58 miles west-northwest of Cape Wrath and sank the Mill Hill, Chelsea and Norne and missed a fourth ship. At 02.20 hours, the Mill Hill (Master Robert Du Buisson) was hit in the stern by one torpedo and sank with a heavy list in a few minutes. The master and 33 crew members were lost. | ||
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