Wreck of Marguerite
Shipwreck site
- Position
- About 50.6° N, 3° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
- —
- Cause
- —
- Depth
- —
Protection status
Location generalised as a precaution
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
The year of loss is not recorded, so its age and protection status cannot be verified.
How this was decided: Seadar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 50%. When in doubt, Seadar generalises the position.
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. The wreck lies at [position withheld].
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About this wreck
Marguerite is a recorded shipwreck site. Seadar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.
Other wrecks named Marguerite
These wreck sites share the name Marguerite. Until September 2026 they shared one web address; each now has its own page.
| Wreck | Location | Lost | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marguerite | United Kingdom | — | 58° N, 3.8° W |
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