Marion Lightbody (ship)

SV Marion Lightbody was a Russian full-rigged ship that was torpedoed by the 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]

SV Marion Lightbody while under sail.
History
Name:	Marion Lightbody
Port of registry:	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
General characteristics
Type:	full-rigged ship
Tonnage:	2,242 GRT
Length:	88 metres (288 ft 9 in)
Beam:	13 metres (42 ft 8 in)
Depth:	7.3 metres (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	4 Masts
Crew:	25
Notes:	Captain Robert Grunér

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 GRT and had 4 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 the German submarine U-20 in the Atlantic Ocean near the Fastnet Rock. 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).[4]

Gallery

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  SV Marion Lightbody in Harbor.
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  SV Marion Lightbody at wharf.
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  SV Marion Lightbody in an unknown port.
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  A Painting of SV Marion Lightbody at sea.

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.