Donzella and the Ceylon, The

DESCRIPTION: The Donzella and the Ceylon set out from Lunenburg on February 1. After fourteen days, the Ceylon arrives in Puerto Rico, followed ten hours later by the Donzella. On the way back, the Ceylon runs into a storm and sinks
AUTHOR: Daniel Smith
EARLIEST DATE: 1951
KEYWORDS: ship racing storm wreck
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1890 - The Donzella and the Ceylon race from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to Ponce, Puerto Rico. Captain Charles Swain of the Ceylon outraced his brother, Captain Nathan Swain of the Donzella, by ten hours in a fourteen-day race. The Ceylon sank on the way home
1896 - The loss of the Donzella
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Doerflinger-SongsOfTheSailorAndLumberman, pp. 192-194, "The Donzella and the Ceylon" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4087
NOTES [8 words]: This song is item dD44 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
File: Doe192

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography