Wanderer (Peel 11)

Image courtesy Roy Baker, Curator of the Leece Museum, Isle of Man Wanderer PL11 (Peel 11) was a sail-powered fishing boat from in Peel, Isle of Man, that was fishing off the coast of Ireland when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk on Friday, 7 May 1915. Wanderer was the first rescue vessel on the scene …

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Miss Phyllis Marichal

Phyllis Marichal, 2, was traveling to England aboard Lusitania with her parents Joseph and Jessie Marichal, sister Eve, and brother Maurice.  The family was at lunch in the second cabin dining saloon when the torpedo hit.  The family escaped in lifeboat 21 and was rescued by Wanderer, also known as Peel 12. Phyllis and her …

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Master Maurice Marichal

Maurice Marichal was traveling to England aboard Lusitania with his parents Joseph and Jessie Marichal, sisters Eve and Phyllis.  The family was at lunch in the second cabin dining saloon when the torpedo hit.  The family escaped in lifeboat 21 and was rescued by Wanderer, also known as Peel 12. Maurice and his family were …

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Mrs. Joseph Phillibert René Marichal (Yvonne Jessie Emerson)

Jessie Marichal (née Emerson), 39, was the wife of Professor Joseph Marichal.  She was traveling to Birmingham, England with her husband and children Eve, Phyllis, and Maurice.  She was pregnant at the time.   The family was at lunch in the second cabin dining saloon when the torpedo hit.  The family escaped in lifeboat 21 and …

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