RICHARDSON, DUCK & COMPANY, THORNABY
| Name | GORSEMORE |
| Type | Cargo steamship |
| Yard Number | 500 |
| Launched | 28/12/1898 |
| Completed | 02/1899 |
| Off. Number | 110538 |
| Engine builder | Blair & Co., Stockton-on-Tees |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 3079 |
| Length (feet) | 330.9 |
| Beam (feet) | 46 |
| First owner | s.s. Glenmore Ltd. (W. Johnston & Co. Ltd.), Liverpool. |
| History | 1904 Gorsemore S.S. Co. Ltd. (same managers) |
| 1909 Templemore S.S. Co. Ltd. (same managers) | |
| 1914 Johnston Line Ltd. (same managers) | |
| 1916 managers Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. | |
| 26/06/1917 Damaged by gunfire from U.62 near entrance to English Channel. | |
| Fate | 22/09/1918 Torpedoed and sunk by submarine UC.53 when 44 miles SExE of Cape Colonne, Taranto at 38.28N, 17.51E on voyage Barry to Taranto with coal. |
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