Marguerite (ship) explained

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 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans Howaldt.^{[1] [2]} The wreck lies at 50.6017°N -2.9775°W.

Notes and References

1. 7274. Steamer Marguerite. 1ship. 2 October 2012.
2. Book: Hall, Suzanne . McDonald, Kendall . Dive South Devon . Diver Guides . Underwater World Publications . 1996 . 166 . 0-946020-24-8.