SS Gracechurch
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo 30 August 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| 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. 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.