Marion Lightbody (ship)

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 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.

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).

Gallery

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  SV Marion Lightbody in harbour.
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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 by Thomas G. Purvis