SS Ardmore (1909)

SS Ardmore was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by SMU U-95 in St. George's Channel 13 nmi 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 79.3 m long, had a beam of 11 m and had a depth of 5.2 m. 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 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 SMU U-95. Of the 27 crew on board, only eight were rescued.