Two men lost in a dory from the schooner Joseph F. Allen on Grand Bank
Lost and never forgotten: John McMillan and John McAuley.
John McMillan and John McAuley were lost in a dory from the Joseph F. Allen on Grand Bank in April 1876, months before the schooner herself was lost.
- Vessel
- Joseph F. Allen, fishing schooner
- When
- April 18, 1876 150th anniversary
- Where
- Grand Bank, a fishing ground off Newfoundland
What happened
- April 18, 1876 John McMillan and John McAuley were lost in a dory from the schooner Joseph F. Allen while fishing on Grand Bank, six months before the schooner herself was lost.
Those lost
- John McMillan (also written John McMillen)
Crew. Lost in a dory. Born in Port Hood, Cape Breton. - John McAuley
Crew. Lost in a dory. Born in London, England.
Cape Ann connections
- Gloucester: Gloucester schooner.
Sources
- The Fishermen's Own Book, Procter Brothers, Gloucester, 1882; digitized by the Internet Archive
- Lost at Sea register (PDF dated July 29, 2010), City of Gloucester, Mass. (compiled by the Gloucester Archives Committee)
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