SS Ardmore (1909) explained
-- commercial vessels -->| Ship Image: | MVArdmore.jpg | | Ship Image Size: | 300px | | Ship Caption: | SS Ardmore II sinking after hitting a mine on 12 November 1940 (nearly 23 years after the first Ardmore). This ship was built in memory of the first SS Ardmore and looked identical to her. |
| Ship Country: | United Kingdom | | Ship Name: | SS Ardmore | | Ship Owner: | City Of Cork Steam Packet Co. Ltd. | | Ship Registry: | Cork | | Ship Route: | London - Cork | | Ship Ordered: | 1909 | | Ship Builder: | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | | Ship Yard Number: | 206 | | Ship Laid Down: | 1909 | | Ship Launched: | 20 February 1909 | | Ship Completed: | 1909 | | Ship Acquired: | 1909 | | Ship Maiden Voyage: | 1909 | | Ship In Service: | 1909 | | Ship Identification: |
128301
| | Ship Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk 13 November 1917 |
| Ship Type: | Cargo ship | | Ship Length: | 79.3m (260.2feet) | | Ship Beam: | 11m (36feet) | | Ship Depth: | 5.2m (17.1feet) | | Ship Power: | Triple Expansion Engine | | Ship Propulsion: | Screw propeller | | Ship Speed: | 12.5 knots | | Ship Crew: | 27 |
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SS Ardmore was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by in St. George's Channel 13nmi west south west of the Coningbeg Lightship on 13 November 1917 while carrying general cargo from London, United Kingdom to Cork, Ireland.
Construction
Ardmore was built at the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. shipyard in Dundee, United Kingdom in 1909. She was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 79.3m (260.2feet) long, had a beam of 11m (36feet) and had a depth of 5.2m (17.1feet). She was assessed at and had a triple expansion engine driving a screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 12.5 knots.[1]
Sinking
Ardmore left London bound for Cork carrying general cargo. When she was 13 miles west south west from Coningbeg Lightship in the St. George's Channel on 13 November 1917 she was torpedoed and sunk without warning by the German submarine . Of the 27 crew on board, only eight were rescued.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: SS Ardmore [+1917] ]. wrecksite.eu . 6 April 2008 . 15 July 2016.
- Web site: Ardmore . uboat.net . 1995 . 15 July 2016.
