The "Snorre" [Mercer]
Sea disaster ballad recounting the loss of a number of anchored vessels and properties near the town of Bonavista at Squarry Head. Among the lost vessels was a Norweigian sloop, the "Snorre". She and two of her crew members were lost while the other four crewmen were rescued by local peopl...
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1987
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4228 |
| Summary: | Sea disaster ballad recounting the loss of a number of anchored vessels and properties near the town of Bonavista at Squarry Head. Among the lost vessels was a Norweigian sloop, the "Snorre". She and two of her crew members were lost while the other four crewmen were rescued by local people. Date given as September 18th (no year). Mercer, 178; Reader, 1968: 60; Lehr, 1985: 170. Give date of wreck as 19 Sept. 1907 and further background info. |
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