Ormiston
Ship Number
193
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
31 August 1886
Delivered
30 October 1886
Owner
Irish Shipowners Co.
Weight
3158 grt
BP Length
345 feet
Breadth
40-9 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
10.5 knots
Propulsion
1600 I.H.P. 48" stroke
Official No.
93160
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Torpedoed and Sunk
Ormiston

[Lord Charlemont]
In 1888 she was renamed Lord Charlemont.
 
At the time of her loss she was owned by Sun Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Mitchell Cotts & Co. She was sunk on 19 April 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-34 approximately 22 nautical miles North of Alboran Island, Morocco. She was en route from La Spezia to Gibraltar in ballast.