Schooner Marion Rogers, The

DESCRIPTION: Marion Rogers sails for the North from St John's and is lost near Trinity in a snow storm. The crew of seven is lost in "the most awful shipwreck, the worst one of the year"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1978 (Lehr/Best-ComeAndIWillSingYou)
KEYWORDS: death sea ship storm wreck
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Nov 27, 1938 - Marion Rogers stranded (total loss) at Lighthouse Rocks reef in Trinity Harbour (Northern Shipwrecks Database)
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lehr/Best-ComeAndIWillSingYou 72, "The Schooner Marion Rogers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #28976
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Ravenal" (tune)
SAME TUNE:
The Ravenal (file: LeBe092)
File: LeBe072

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