Last Voyage of the Veteran, The

DESCRIPTION: The captain and ten crewmen "perished in the ocean." A tug was sent out to salvage the Veteran "but the wind it blew so heavy and caused the sea to roar And caused the poor sailors to roll on a lee shore"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan1)
KEYWORDS: drowning sea ship storm wreck
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Nov 29, 1874 - The barque Veteran is wrecked in a storm outside Fraserburgh Harbour [about 40 miles north of Aberdeen] (source: Greig/Duncan1)
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan1 33, "The Last Voyage of the Veteran" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3805
File: GrD1033

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