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She was a 6,322 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 31 July 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-99 at position 55° 47’ N, 09° 18’ W.
She was a 910 grt steam cargo ship that survived an attack on 30 January 1940 by aircraft involving bombing and gunfire at position 53° 06’ N, 01° 30’ E. However she sank on 6 October 1940 after hitting a mine at a position 1 mile from St.Anthony Point on a bearing of 160°.
She was a 2,015 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 7 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by an E-boat at position 53° 06’ N, 01° 24’ E.
She was a 833 grt steam cargo ship that sank on 30 March 1945 after hitting a mine at position 52° 08’ N, 01° 40’ E.
There were two ships of this name that were sunk by German submarines during the war. One was a 4,975 grt cargo ship sunk on 24 September 1941, and the other a 4,964 grt cargo ship sunk on 5 March 1944. According to the CWGC database, the Date of Death of Mr Hime was 6 May 1944 and that of Mr Ball was 2 May 1943. It is possible that Mr Hime was a casualty of the 1944 sinking but I do not have enough information to comment further at this stage. Information on how Mr Ball lost his life can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
She was a 4,973 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 24 February 1941 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-97 at position 61° 10’ N, 11° 55’ W.
She was a 5,301 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 7 September 1940 by torpeoes fired by German submarine U-47
at position 58° 30’ N, 16° 10’ W.
There were no survivors
She was a 6,549 grt motor tanker that sank on 6 April 1943 after hitting a mine at a position 4 miles from Sunk Head Buoy on a bearing of 232°. The ship had been bombed previously on 19 May 1941 north of Faroes. On this occasion 15 seamen died and many others were injured - further information about this attack and photos of the ship can be found HERE.
She was a 1,571 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 4 September 1940 by torpedoes fired by an E-boat at position 52° 50’ N, 02° 09’ E.
She was a 6,078 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 25 December 1940 by gunfire from German raider Admiral Hipper at position 44° 51’ N, 27° 45’ W.
