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Marguerite (ship)

Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 02°58′39″W / 50.60167°N 2.97750°W / 50.60167; -2.97750
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History
France
NameMarguerite
OwnerFernand Bouet, Caen
BuilderOsbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd., North Hylton
Yard number161
Launched28 November 1911
FateSunk 28 June 1917
General characteristics [1]
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage1,544 GRT
Length79 m (259 ft 2 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Depth4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Propulsion1 × 189 nhp triple expansion engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

Marguerite was a 1,544-ton French ship built by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd. of North Hylton in Sunderland in 1912.

On 28 June 1917 she was sailing from Rouen to Swansea when she was torpedoed and sunk in Lyme Bay by the German submarine UB-40 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans Howaldt.[2][3] The wreck lies at 50°36′06″N 02°58′39″W / 50.60167°N 2.97750°W / 50.60167; -2.97750.

References

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  1. ^ "MARGUERITE CARGO SHIP 1912-1917". wrecksite.eu. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Steamer Marguerite". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ Hall, Suzanne; McDonald, Kendall (1996). Dive South Devon. Diver Guides. Underwater World Publications. p. 166. ISBN 0-946020-24-8.