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1901 Outer Cove Rowing Crew The Outer Cove Fishermen's Crew of 1901, with racing shell "Blue Peter". Holders of the all time record of 9 minutes 13.45 seconds at Quidi Vidi Lake Regatta, August 7th 1901. The crew consisted of: Martin Boland, John Nugent, Denis Croke, Denis McCarthy, Daniel McCarthy, John Whelan (stroke), Walter Power (cox). This photograph was taken in 1922. |
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| Devistated by Fire (1892) | ||||
| On July the 8th, a fire started in a barn at the junction of Pennywell and Freshwater Roads. Before nightfall half of the City was destroyed, and 11,000 people were rendered homeless. The picture was taken looking east from Long's Hill. |
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| The Battle of The Somme | ||||
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On Saturday, July 1, 1916, the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, the 1st Newfoundland Regiment was virtually annihilated at Beaumont Hamel. On that fateful day in July 1916, 100,000 Allied soldiers, the Newfoundlanders among them, set out on the "Big Push" - a colossal infantry offensive along a 40-kilometre stretch of the Western front called the Somme. It was confidently expected they would smash through the German defences and clear a path for the cavalry to advance to the Channel coast. |
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Newfoundland and the Great War |
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| When Great Britain declared war on Germany, it did so on behalf of the entire British Empire. Even those parts of the empire, which possessed responsible government and were in many ways independent—like Newfoundland—had no choice in the matter. So the decision which faced the Newfoundland government and people in 1914 was not whether or not they should take part in the war, but what the nature and extent of their participation should be. |
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| The Life & Times of Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
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| Local water Shipwrecks | ||||
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The SS Florizel - near
Horn Head - Feb 23, 1918 The SS Basque - near Isle aux Morts - July 11, 1931 The Jubilee - near Horn Head in Renews - July 13, 1932 The SS Kristianiafjord - near Cape Race - July 15, 1917 The SS Amberton - near St. Shotts - July 24, 1947 M.V William Carson - near Labrador Coast - June 3, 1977 |
The SS Invermore - at Brig Harbour Point - June 10, 1914 The Snowbird - St. Mary's Bay - June 23, 1894 The SS Caribou - Gulf of St Lawrence - Oct 14, 1942 USS Truxton - Chambers Cove - Feb 18, 1942 USS Pollux - near Lawn Point - Feb 18, 1942 SS Patrick Morris - off Port aux Basque - Apr 19, 1970 |
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More Shipwreck Data |
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Atlantic - Went ashore near Cape St. Francis - May 7, 1840 B.C. McGrath - Ran ashore near Sandy Point - May 14, 1926 Bell Haddon - Capsized near Twillingate - Dec 10, 1890 Bernice Zinch - South Arm Bonne Bay - July 3, 1934 Bertha - Sunk off Bonavista - September 20, 1931 Bertha Kirby - Wrecked on rose Blanche shoals - May 3, 1936 Bessie - Wrecked near Trepassey - March 30, 1887 Bristol Queen - Cast away at Goose Cove - October 19, 1861 Calitro S.S - Wrecked on rocks off Grates Cove - May 19, 1894 Caroline (S.S) - Lost near Tickle Cove - March 11, 1861 Caroline (Brig) - Wrecked on ice at Pouch Cove - April 1, 1837 Carol R. Tibbo - Wrecked at Seldom - December 20, 1919 Carrie Evans - Drove ashore at Fox Hole Torbay - August 28, 1935 Centurian - Lost at St. George's - May 26, 1935 Cecelia - Lost at the ice - April 3, 1872 Challenger - Lost at Snook's Harbour - December 8, 1890 Commerce - Sank 180 leagues of Cape Spear - May 14, 1792 Corsair - Wrecked at Twillingate - December 26, 1938 Daisy - Lost at Cape St. Francis - November 15, 1890 Danny Goodwin - Missing at sea - December 10, 1926 Deane - Lost at North Penguin Island - July 23, 1935 Devenport - Lost at Upper Island Cove - Dec 8, 1828 Devonshire - Sunk off Newfoundland coast - May 6, 1810 Eastwood - Wrecked on Eddie's Cove Point - September 19, 1936 Eliza - Lost at sea - December 18, 1925 Eliza Ann - Lost at sea - January 25, 1864 Ellen - Lost in St. John's Narrows - December 26, 1818 Elsie B - Went ashore at St. Shott's - November 19, 1910 Emma - Ran ashore in Seal Cove - November 9, 1856 Emma White - Went ashore at Codroy - December 27, 1911 Erma H - Wrecked at Cat Hr. Island - December 3, 1929 Eric & Jack - Drove ashore on Burnt Island - February 11, 1938 Ethel Collett - Rammed and sunk by S.S. Silver City off Torbay - June 10, 1934 Eva Nortcott - Wrecked entering Pleasure Hr. Labrador - July 26, 1915 Exotic - Stranded Shoe Cove Point Bonavista Bay - November 27, 1933 Jewel - Lost near Burgeo - July 10, 1917 John Llewellyn - Wrecked at Square Islands Labrador - October 10, 1925 Josephine C. Fowler - Wrecked at Stag Hr. Run - November 2, 1934 Julia Deagle - Lost at Toad's Cove (Tors Cove) August 10, 1859 J.W. Roberts - Lost near La Scie - November 6, 1862 Katerine B - Abandoned by crew 80 miles off Cape St. Francis - January 2, 1930 Kestrel S.S. - Wrecked at St. Shott's - July 22, 1849 Kronen - Went ashore at Bonavista - October 3, 1910 Lady Seymour - Lost near Placentia - December 12, 1890 Latuna - Lost at Isle aux Morts - June 6, 1930 Lavinia - Lost at Pouch Cove - September 19, 1846 Leo - Lost at Domino - November 6, 1890 Lillian & Dorothy - Sank after striking Whale Rock - August 1, 1937 Louise A.W. - Sank in Connaigre Bay - May 2, 1912 Loyalty - Wrecked at Change Islands - December 20, 1928 Lucy S. - Lost at Shoal Bay, St. Mary's - September 11, 1911 Maggie & Eric - Wrecked in the Straits of Belle Isle - June 16, 1927 Manan - Lost en-route to Change Islands - November 15, 1889 Maple Leaf - Foundered in storm on the Grand Banks - August 20, 1911 Marcella - Caught fire and burnt in St. John's Harbour - July 14, 1846 |
Margaret E. Schwartz - Wrecked at St. Mary's - February 12, 1915 Marion Ridley - Lost at sea - February 13, 1860 Marshal MacDonald - Drove on the rocks at St. Shott's - December 7, 1835 Mary M. Belten - Lost at Church Cove, Cape Broyle - December 4, 1930 Mary E. Power - Lost at sea - January 10, 1889 Michael - Lost at Brunnette Island - November 11, 1890 Muriel Young - Lost at Groais Island - November 6, 1926 Nancy - Lost at La Manche, Southern Shore - November 3, 1818 Native - Lost on Penguin Island - June 12, 1915 Nelson - Wrecked in gale at Sacred Island near Quirpon - October 20, 1939 Neptune - Ran ashore at Black Tickle and wrecked - October 3, 1936 Nettie M. - Incomplete data - Sarah Jane - Lost at St. Shott's - October 19, 1890 Shannon - Abandoned at sea on a voyage from Sydney - September 22, 1914 Silver Oak - Wrecked near Sandy Cove, St. George's - October 11, 1933 Silver Slip - Wrecked at Grate's Cove - November 10, 1909 Sir William - Lost at the ice fields - March 21, 1931 Slade Gorton - Went ashore at St. Shott's - May 18, 1912 Speedwell - Lost at Isle aux Morts - July 29, 1914 Spense - Lost at St. Shott's - July 16, 1822 St. Helena - Went ashore at Stag Harbour - June 18, 1924 St. Helena - Abandoned after she sprang a leak off River of Pond's - October 2, 1933 Stanley - Lost on Dean's Rock - December 2, 1831 Stanley Parsons - Schooner disappeared on voyage from St. John's - December 5, 1932 Stork - Wrecked near Harbour Breton - June 15, 1840 Street Bros. - Wrecked near Stephenville Crossing - October 15, 1936 Sunflower - Lost at the Ice - April 3, 1872 Swan - Wrecked at Fortune - November 23, 1921 Theresa M. Gray - Lost on ledge in Spaniard's Bay - November 11, 1938 Theresa Stone - Wrecked at Bauline after landing cargo at Pouch Cove - December 7, 1927 Thomas Edward - Burnt 10 miles off Cape St. Francis - October 22, 1871 Tidal Wave - Wrecked at Conche - November 4, 1939 Titian S.S. - Struck the Chain Rock entering narrows in St. John's, beached - March 25, 1906 Torhamvan S.S. - Went ashore at Caplin Cove, Ferryland - October 29, 1926 Totila S.S. - Wrecked near Lamaline - December 21, 1926 Transvaal - Wrecked outside Ramea - March 8, 1911 True Blue - Wrecked at Freshwater Bay - November 18, 1859 Trial - Cast away on the Labrador - October 2, 1845 Try Me - Wrecked at entrance to Burin Harbour - October 7, 1831 Tulip - Wrecked in the narrows of St. John's Harbour - October 10, 1921 Twekesbvury S.S. - Wrecked at Gull Island, St. Mary's Bay - March 17, 1920 Tyrinne S. - Burnt to water's edge at Harbour Le Cou - February 1, 1930 Una - Wrecked at Bay de Verde - December 3, 1927 Union Jack - Wrecked on the North East Point of North Penguin Island - November 28, 1926 Valiant - Struck a small iceberg at the mouth of St. Mary's Bay and sank - April 14, 1897 |
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Newfoundland Ships lost in the Foreign Trade |
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Albert Moulton - Schooner from Harbour Grace sunk 60 miles off Oporto - December 14, 1919 Alla C. Hollett - Schooner abandoned 500 miles off Portuguese Coast - October 9, 1920 Albert B. Moulton - Schooner lost at sea - December 19, 1919 Amy B. Silver - Schooner sailed from Hr. Buffett, sunk in Mid Atlantic - December 12, 1921 Annie Banks - Schooner abandoned at sea 500 miles NE Cape Race - January 18, 1914 Annie Prayer - Schooner lost in North Atlantic - January 18, 1924 Arkansas - Schooner sailed from Grand Bank, lost at sea - December 22, 1911 Beverly S.S. - Steamer went missing on voyage from Hr. Grace to Gilbralter - January 21, 1918 Blanch - Schooner abandoned on a voyage to Brazil - December 22, 1905 Camellia - Schooner lost on Tin Cove Head, Cape Breton - September 10, 1891 Cecil Jr. - Schooner abandoned at sea - March 22, 1926 Clutha - Barquentine foundered in mid ocean (oldest vessel in Crosbie fleet) - April 17, 1923 Coona - Schooner lost on return voyage from Barbados - March 24, 1912 Czarina - Vessel foundered at sea during voyage to Pernambuco - December 28, 1923 Dazzle - Schooner sunk - January 11, 1940 Devonia - Schooner lost on trans-Atlantic voyage - January 12, 1912 Dorothy Baird - Schooner abandoned in mid-Atlantic - February 10, 1930 Dorothy Dover - Schooner lost in Atlantic - December 1, 1927 Duchess of Cornwall - Tern schooner sunk by German Raider off Gilbralter - Fall of 1917 |
Electra - Schooner lost at sea - April 26, 1909 Elsie M. Corkum - Schooner lost at sea - December 20, 1920 Emma Belliveau - Schooner lost on trans-Atlantic voyage - November 24, 1910 Emily Redmond - Schooner abandoned in mid-Atlantic - June 11, 1885 Ena A. Moulton - Schooner abandoned in mid Atlantic - December 19, 1927 Enid E. Legge - Schooner abandoned at sea and reported lost - February 6, 1929 Erma S.S. - Steamer left Glasgow Scotland and never heard from again - February 28, 1912 Excellence - Schooner from Burgeo foundered in mid Atlantic on voyage to Oporto - November 17, 1933 Florence Swyers - Schooner sunk 45 miles from Cadiz Spain - May 30, 1925 General Byng - Grand Bank schooner abandoned at sea on voyage from Turk's Island - March 20, 1928 General Smutts - Schooner wrecked in trans-Atlantic voyage - March 5, 1926 General Trenchard - Schooner from Fortune sunk in mid-Atlantic - March 13, 1929 George A. Wood - Burin schooner wrecked on Sable Island - December 20, 1930 Gordon T. Tibbo - Grand Bank schooner abandoned at sea - January 16, 1926 Hartington S.S. - Steamer lost at sea - July 13, 1884 Hazel Trahey - Schooner lost in mid-Atlantic - September 7, 1926 Tobeatic - Schooner abandoned 190 miles off the Western Islands - January 22, 1914 William McL. Borden - Schooner burnt on the Spanish coast - October 30, 1919 |
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Revised partial list of ships wrecked in the area of St. Shott's |
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Abedena - August 14, 1765 Action S.S - August 16, 1886 Alsace - August 15, 1890 Amberton S.S. - July 24, 1947 Anton Von Driel - December 29, 1919 Arbela - June 10, 1898 Bonne Bay - July 27, 1947 Bertha Joyce - May 6, 1960 Bessie Dodd - February 6, 1906 Burgos - July 14, 1879 Cape Race - June 29, 1932 Capulet S.S. - July 22, 1897 Cosmus H.M.S. - October 24, 1816 Coral Spray - September 17, 1930 Crewe - June 29, 1901 Drake H.M.S. - June 23, 1822 Earl Kitchener - November 7, 1912 Elsie B. - November 10, 1910 Milly Redmond - June 11, 1885 Fern S.S. - November 10, 1921 Foloden S.S. - August 9, 1884 |
Florence - December 20, 1912 George & Marion - September 10, 1931 Glady's S. Sweeney - July 7, 1932 Harcourt Kent - November 22, 1949 Harpooner H.M.S. - November 10, 1816 Hartington S.S. - July 13, 1884 Heilogland S.S. - January 11, 1900 Llavense - July 15, 1929 Kestrel - July 22, 1849 Lucy Anna - October 10, 1925 Liddesdale S.S. - December 4, 1882 Majorie Mahaffy - October 9, 1921 Marshall McDonald - December 7, 1835 Mary Harfiagn - July 14, 1884 Meigle S.S. - July 19, 1947 Minstrel - June 13, 1843 Nonia - July 27, 1925 Sarah Jane - October 18, 1890 Slade Gorton - May 18, 1912 Spense - July 6, 1822 Texas S.S. - July 4, 1883 |
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| More Shipwreck (& related) links: | Fishing? - It was "A WAY OF LIFE" and Lost At Sea | |||
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