Maritime record LWT 820 - Wreck of the Marianne

1942 wreck of Norwegian cargo vessel which foundered 2 miles off the No.4 Buoy off Lowestoft, after being torpedoed en route from Rochester to Sunderland in ballast. Constructed of steel, she was a steam-driven vessel. The wreck site thought to represent her possible remains is recorded at TM 69 SW 3. She was lost in the same torpedo attack which accounted for the LINDISFARNE [wreck event TG 70 NW 64]; KNITSLEY [TM 59 SE 328]; AVONWOOD [TM 59 SE 326] and GLEN TILT [TM 59 SE 327].
Status: Casualty

Ex. BYGAARD; ex. HARALDSHAUG.

Torpedoed and sunk by a German E-Boat (1)(2), in position 2 miles 345 degrees from Lowestoft No.4 Buoy. (2)

Built: 1920 (1)
Builder: N V T Van Duijveddijir's Scheepswerf (1); should be "van Duivendijk"
Where Built: Lekkerkerk (1)
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (1)
HP: 162 (1)
Boilers: 2 (1)
Machinery: Versteeg & Conone, Hardinxveld (1)
Construction: 1 deck (1)
Crew: 26 (1)
Crew Lost: 12 (1)
Passengers: 4 [gunners] (1)(2)
Passengers Lost: 2 (1)(2)
Owner: A/S Nejar (1)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
LR.1941-2 No.28156(M)