119943: HMT Kingston Ceylonite (FY214)

The HMT Kingston Ceylonite was a ASW Trawler built by Cook Welton and Gemmell (Beverley) Ltd in 1935. Taken over by the Admiralty in 1939 and lent to the United States Navy in 1942 to operate off the East Coast. She was still crewed by her British Crew but operated under USN control.

On June 15, 1942, while escorting Convoy KN-109, HMT Kingston Ceylonite ran into a minefield laid off Virginia Beach and sank. 18 men out of a crew of 32 went down with the ship.