D/S Hill

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Misc. War Details & Final Fate:

There's a ship by this name mentioned in HMS Breda's report for Convoy ON 22 from the U.K. to Norway towards the end of March-1940. The report states that Hill had never been able to keep station and had been left behind on March 24 - I'm not sure whether this means that Hill returned to the U.K.

On Febr. 20-1941 she was attacked by German aircraft off St. Ives, but defended herself fiercly, until the aircraft withdrew with a damaged tail.

Reported being attacked by bombs and machine gun fire from German aircraft in the Irish Sea on June 17-1941, damaged, but not seriously.

Arrived Holyhead on Aug. 31-1942 after having been involved in a convoy collision with the British Kingsland when on a voyage from Liverpool to Avonmouth. Towed to Appledore on Oct. 14. Condemned and sold in April-1943.

George Monk, England has told me that the following men were given British awards (his source: Seedies List of awards to the British Merchant Navy which includes awards to Allied merchant seamen):

Captain Johan H. Johansen - Commendation
1st Mate Andreas Andersen - Commendation
2nd Mate Oscar Lingaas - Commendation (name different from 2nd mate listed below, perhaps he was a previous mate, who was no longer on board in 1942?)
Able Seaman Bjarne Myklebostad - Commendation (not listed below).

Crew List:

Captain Johan Herman Johansen	1st Mate Andreas Andersen	2nd Mate Einar Hansen	Able Seaman Johan Sundbeck	Able Seaman Daniel Steen	Able Seaman Ole Olsen
Able Seaman Hugo Pålsson (Swedish)	Able Seaman/Gunner Kåre Bakstevold	1st Engineer Robert Gjerde	2nd Engineer Syvert Kristensen	Stoker Kristian Johnsen	Stoker Olaf Sørensen
Steward Gjert Hansen	Mess Boy Edward Swain* (British)

*If old shipmates would like to contact Edward Swain, I can provide his daughter's E-mail address - my own address is at the bottom of this page. He also appears in the crew list for Oregon Express.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Volume I (Norwegian Maritime Museum) and misc. (ref. My sources).