SS Chancellor (1895)

SS Chancellor was a British cargo ship that was shelled and sunk by SMU U-41 (Germany) in the Atlantic Ocean 86 nmi south by east of the Fastnet Rock, while she was travelling from Liverpool to New Orleans.

Construction
Chancellor was constructed in 1895 with yard no. 197 at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne. She was completed in 1895 and sailed under the name Saint Cuthbert until 1902. She was renamed Chancellor in 1902.

The ship was 122 m long, with a beam of 14.3 m. The ship was assessed at. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 418 nhp.

Sinking
On 23 September 1915, Chancellor was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans with 2500 tons of general cargo, until the ship was captured and shelled by SMU U-41 (Germany). The ship sank with no loss of life in the Atlantic Ocean 86 nmi south by east of the Fastnet Rock.