SS Gracechurch

History
United Kingdom
NameGracechurch
OwnerGracechurch Shipping Co.
OperatorJames, Muers & Co.
Port of registry London
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Launched25 February 1930
CompletedApril 1930
Out of service1933
Identification
FateSold
NamePeebles
OwnerB.J. Sutherland & Co
OperatorB.J. Sutherland & Co
Port of registry Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Acquired1933
Out of service1936
FateSold
NameMill Hill
NamesakeMill Hill, north London
OwnerMill Hill Steam Ship Co, Ltd.
OperatorCounties Ship Management Co Ltd, London
Port of registry Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Acquired1936
Identification
FateSunk by torpedo 30 August 1940
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 4,318 GRT;
  • tonnage under deck 4,025;
  • 2,600 NRT
Length320.4 ft (97.7 m)
Beam52.9 ft (16.1 m)
Height24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Installed power368 NHP
Propulsion3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw
Crew34

SS Gracechurch was a UK 4,318 GRT cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons at Pallion on Wearside in 1930. 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.