Marwarri
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| Name | Marwarri | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8.063 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - Wm. Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-32 (Paul Büchel) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 9865 - See estimated map location (50.56N04.47W) * | ||
| Complement | 31 (2 dead and 29 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Belfast - Newport | ||
| Cargo | Government stores | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 5 Oct, 1939, the Marwarri was damaged by a mine, laid on 17 September by U-32 3.5 miles 190° from Scarweather Light Vessel in the Bristol Channel. She was run aground in Mumbles Bay and salvaged the following month. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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