“The Loss of the Regulus”
Description
"While I'll explain ... How the Regalus she got lost in Petty Harbour bay." Regulus leaves Belle Isle [sic] and is disabled in a heavy breeze near Cape Race. The tug John Green attempts the rescue but the tow line parts. Captain Taylor and his crew drown.
Notes
[The] _Regulus,_ en route to Sydney Nova Scotia from Wabana [Bell Island, not Belle Isle], [was] wrecked October 23, 1910, when the tow parted from the John Green (Northern Shipwrecks Database). - BS
References
- Peacock, pp. 956-957, "The Loss of the Regalis" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Leach-Labrador 74, "Wreck of the Regulus" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #6471
- BI, Pea956