Kingston Hill
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| Name | Kingston Hill | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,628 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - William Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 09.35N, 29.40W - Grid ER 3758 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 62 (14 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - Glasgow - Capetown - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 8300 tons of coal and 400 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in December 1940 On 22 Feb, 1941, the Kingston Hill was damaged by bombs by German aircraft and later repaired at Glasgow. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.08 hours on 8 Jun, 1941, the unescorted Kingston Hill (Master William Edwin Niven) was hit by two torpedoes from U-38 and sank slowly southwest of the Cape Verde Islands after the last torpedo proved to be a dud at 01.25 hours. The master and 13 crew members were lost. 16 crew members were picked up by HMS Achates (H 12) (LtCdr Viscount Jocelyn, RN) and landed at Greenock. 26 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the American steam tanker Alabama and landed at Capetown. | ||
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