SS ''Ardmore'' was a
British cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
that was torpedoed by in
St. George's Channel
St George's Channel ( cy, Sianel San Siôr, ga, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.
Historically, the name "St George's Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" ...
west south west of the
Coningbeg Lightship on 13 November 1917 while carrying general cargo from
London,
United Kingdom to
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
,
Ireland.
Construction
''Ardmore'' was built at the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. shipyard in
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
,
United Kingdom in 1909. She was launched and completed that same year. The ship was long, had a beam of and had a depth of . 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.
Sinking
''Ardmore'' left
London bound for
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
carrying general cargo. When she was 13 miles west south west from
Coningbeg Lightship in the
St. George's Channel
St George's Channel ( cy, Sianel San Siôr, ga, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.
Historically, the name "St George's Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" ...
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.
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World War I shipwrecks in the Irish Sea
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Shipwrecks in the Irish Sea
World War I ships of the United Kingdom
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