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Marion Lightbody (ship)

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SV Marion Lightbody while under sail.
History
NameMarion Lightbody
Port of registryRussian Empire Turku, Russian Empire
BuilderHenderson D. & W. & Co. Ltd.
Yard number334
Launched17 April 1888
Completed1888
In service1888
Out of service8 July 1915
Identification TGPQ
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
TypeFull-rigged ship
Tonnage2,242 GRT
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Depth7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion4 masts
Crew25

SV Marion Lightbody was a Russian full-rigged ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German submarine U-20 in the Atlantic Ocean near the Fastnet Rock on 8 July 1915 while she was travelling from Valparaíso, Chile to Queenstown, Ireland while carrying a cargo of barley.[1]

Construction

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Marion Lightbody was launched on 17 April 1888 and completed the same year at the Henderson D. & W. & Co. Ltd. shipyard in Meadowside, United Kingdom. The ship was 88 metres (288 ft 9 in) long, had a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and had a depth of 7.3 metres (23 ft 11 in). She was assessed at 2,242 gross register tons (GRT) and had four masts.[2]

Sinking

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Marion Lightbody was travelling from Valparaíso, Chile to Queenstown, Ireland while carrying a cargo of barley when on 8 July 1915, she was torpedoed by the Imperial German submarine U-20 in the Atlantic Ocean near the Fastnet Rock, just over a month after the same submarine had infamously torpedoed and sunk the RMS Lusitania in the same vicinity. The 25 crewmen escaped the ship in a dinghy and were later picked up by a British patrol boat before being brought to Queenstown.[3]

Wreck

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The wreck of Marion Lightbody lies at (50°53′N 08°48′W / 50.883°N 8.800°W / 50.883; -8.800).[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "SV Marion Lightbody [+1915]". wrecksite.eu. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "MARION LIGHTBODY". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Marion Lightbody". bruzelius.info. 29 May 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Marion Lightbody". uboat.net. Retrieved 9 July 2020.