Ships hit during WWI

Marion Lightbody

NameMarion Lightbody
TypeSailing vessel
GRT2,176 tons
Country  Russian
Built1888
BuilderD.W. Henderson & Co., Glasgow
OperatorRederi A/B Aura (J. Tengström), Åbo
HistorySteel-hulled, four-masted, ship-rigged sailing vessel.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Marion Lightbody


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Jul 1915U 20 (Walther Schwieger)Sunk
50° 53'N, 8° 48'W
Valparaiso - Queenstown (for orders)
barley


Position of attack on Marion Lightbody


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