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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.

Construction

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.

Sinking

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.

Wreck

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

Gallery

  • SV Marion Lightbody in harbour. SV Marion Lightbody in harbour.
  • SV Marion Lightbody at wharf. SV Marion Lightbody at wharf.
  • SV Marion Lightbody in an unknown port. SV Marion Lightbody in an unknown port.
  • A Painting of SV Marion Lightbody at sea by Thomas G. Purvis A Painting of SV Marion Lightbody at sea by Thomas G. Purvis

References

  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.
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