Marion Lightbody
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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]
Turku, Russian EmpireSV Marion Lightbody while under sail. | |
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| 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 |
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 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]