| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Marguerite |
| Owner | Fernand Bouet,Caen |
| Builder | Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd.,North Hylton |
| Yard number | 161 |
| Launched | 28 November 1911 |
| Fate | Sunk 28 June 1917 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,544 GRT |
| Length | 79 m (259 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 189nhptriple expansion engine |
| Speed | 10knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Marguerite was a 1,544-ton French ship built by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd. ofNorth Hylton inSunderland in 1912.
On 28 June 1917 she was sailing fromRouen toSwansea when she was torpedoed and sunk inLyme Bay by the German submarineUB-40 under the command ofOberleutnant zur SeeHans Howaldt.[2][3] The wreck lies at50°36′06″N02°58′39″W / 50.60167°N 2.97750°W /50.60167; -2.97750.
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