Dublin's Docklands in County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)

S.S. Adela

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025

1. S.S. Adela Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sunk by U-boat
with twenty-four lives lost
27th December 1917

Chuir U-bhád go tóin poill í
Cailleadh ceithre dhuine is fiche
27 NoHaig 1917

Erected 2017 by Dublin City Council.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, World I • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ireland, Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaques, and the Lost at Sea series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1917.

Location. 53° 20.796′ N, 6° 14.716′ W. Memorial is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in Dublin's Docklands. It is on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay just east of Creighton Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 81A Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin, Leinster D02 NW20, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Ancient East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

on the Island of Ireland,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pairc Elizabeth O'Farrell Park (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Irish Seaman's National Memorial (about 180 meters

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away); Samuel Beckett Bridge Quotations (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Human Rights and Poverty Stone (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Scherzer Bridges/Droichid Scherzer (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Human Rights and Poverty Stone (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); National Famine Way (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Great Irish Famine Victims and Their Canadian Descendants (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

Regarding S.S. Adela. Per the Dublin City Council website:

This plaque was unveiled on 30th September 2017 by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Michael Mac Donncha.

The S.S. (steamship) Adela was built in Glasgow for Tedcastle McCormick & Co. Ltd, her home berth being Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Serving the Dublin-Liverpool route, the Adela was sunk by a torpedo from the German U-Boat U-100 on 27th December 1917.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025

2. S.S. Adela Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.