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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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120
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Shipwreck Details
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Description
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Story
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DELIGHT was sailing in company with Sir Humphrey Gilbert's frigate to explore the waters around Sable Island. DELIGHT's master, Richard Clarke, had a dispute with Gilbert over a safe course near Sable, but submitting to Gilbert's orders, his vessel went aground and quickly sank on one of Sable's bars at 7:00 am. The water was too shallow for Gilbert's frigate to offer assistance and most aboard drowned. Sixteen people led by Clarke managed to get in a small boat with one oar and they spent seven days at sea before reaching Newfoundland. Five days later they were rescued by a Basque whaling vessel. The wreck was one of many on Gilbert's expedition which ended up with Gilbert himself being drowned in a later wreck. The disaster contributed to the temporary abandonment of the English settlement in Newfoundland.
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Vessel Type
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Unknown
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Type of Event
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Loss
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Nature of Event
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Stranded
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Cause of Event
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Judgement error
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Date of Wreck
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1583-08-29
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Location
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Sable Island, on shoal near (?)
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Cargo
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Lives Lost
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85
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Voyage from
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Voyage to
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Remarks
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Also known as the GEORGE. Flagship of Admiral Sir Humprey Gilbert's exploration expedition.
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Registered at
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United Kingdom
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Propulsion
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Sail
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Rig
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Unknown
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Details
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