SS Kingston Hill
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Kingston Hill |
| Namesake | Kingston Hill, south London |
| Operator | Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London |
| Builder | William Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow |
| Launched | 17 October 1940 |
| Completed | December 1940 |
| Out of service | 8 June 1941 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 421.1 ft (128.4 m) p/p |
| Beam | 60.4 ft (18.4 m) |
| Draught | 35.8 ft (10.9 m) |
| Installed power | 520 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion steam engine; screw |
| Crew | 62 |
| Notes | sister ships: SS Lulworth Hill, SS Marietta E, SS Michael E, SS Primrose Hill |
SS Kingston Hill was a cargo ship built by William Hamilton & Co in Port Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde. She was completed in December 1940. She was managed by Counties Ship Management Co Ltd of London (CSM), an offshoot of the Rethymnis & Kulukundis shipbroking company. She was a sister ship of SS Lulworth Hill, SS Marietta E, SS Michael E and SS Primrose Hill, which were also managed by CSM but owned by other R&K companies.
Kingston Hill had a single 520 NHP triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw. She had eight corrugated furnaces heating two 225 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of 7,643 square feet (710 m2), plus one auxiliary boiler.
On 22 February 1941 Luftwaffe aircraft bombed and damaged the ship. She was repaired at Glasgow.
