SS Redesmere (1911)

SS Redesmere was a small freighter built during the First World War. Completed in 1915, she was intended for the West African trade. The ship was sunk by the German submarine SM U-70 in October 1917.

Description
Redesmere had an overall length of 290 ft, with a beam of 42.7 ft and a draught of 19.5 ft. The ship was assessed at and. She had a vertical triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at a total of 226 nominal horsepower and produced 1200 ihp. This gave her a maximum speed of 9.75 kn.

Construction and career
Redesmere, named after Redes Mere, was laid down as yard number 266 by the Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. at its shipyard in Sunderland for the Watson Steamship Co. The ship was launched on 7 September 1911 and completed on 5 October. She was sold to the Lever Brothers' newly formed Bromport Steamship Co. on 11 May 1916. Redesmere was enroute to Southampton from Barry, with a load of coal when she was torpedoed and sunk by UB-40 6 mi west of St Catherine's Point on 28 October 1917 with the loss of 19 crewmen.