Engineering:Marion Lightbody (ship)
 SV Marion Lightbody while under sail.
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| Name | Marion Lightbody |
| Port of registry | Russian Empire Turku, Russian Empire |
| Builder | Henderson D. & W. & Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 334 |
| Launched | 17 April 1888 |
| Completed | 1888 |
| In service | 1888 |
| Out of service | 8 July 1915 |
| Identification |     TGPQ |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
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| Type: | Full-rigged ship |
| Length: | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Depth: | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 masts |
| Crew: | 25 |
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
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
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
The wreck of Marion Lightbody lies at ( [ ⚑ ] 50°53′N 08°48′W / 50.883°N 8.8°W).[4]
Gallery
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SV Marion Lightbody in harbour. -
SV Marion Lightbody at wharf. -
SV Marion Lightbody in an unknown port. -
A Painting of SV Marion Lightbody at sea by Thomas G. Purvis
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References
- ↑ "SV Marion Lightbody [+1915"]. wrecksite.eu. 1 August 2008. https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?129001. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "MARION LIGHTBODY". clydeships.co.uk. http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=9605.
- ↑ "Marion Lightbody". bruzelius.info. 29 May 1998. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Marion_Lightbody(1888).html.
- ↑ "Marion Lightbody". uboat.net. https://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3971.html.
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