Josie F.
Schooner · Newfoundland · Lost 1937 · Newfoundland
The Bay de Verde schooner Josie F. dragged her anchors and went ashore on Bell Island in 1937, five years before the island's wartime torpedo attacks.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Josie F. was a coasting schooner owned by the Blundon family of Bay de Verde and commanded by Captain Oliver Blundon. On 7 November 1937 she dragged her anchors in rough conditions and ran ashore on Bell Island in Conception Bay. All aboard landed safely, though the vessel was wrecked.
Vessel
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- Blundon family, Bay de Verde
Loss
- November 7, 1937
- Grounding
- Bell Island, Conception Bay
- Conception Bay
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- Oliver Blundon
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 47.63° N 52.97° W
- Approximate position
- Bell Island, Newfoundland
Coordinates mark Bell Island generally; the precise grounding point is not established in the sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (40/100)
The vessel's dimensions, tonnage, and year of build are not established in the sources reviewed; only a brief register entry documents the loss.
Date, master, location, and outcome of the loss.
