Zum Untergang der Cimbria · Disaster and Wonder Ballads

Ballad Title: Zum Untergang der Cimbria
Ballad Location: Ludwig Steglich's Saxon folk song collection
Background Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1884
Event Date: 19/01/1885
Event Location: North Sea off Borkum
Imprint: notation in Fritz Stroh article
First Line: Frohen Muts bei günstgem Winde
Name of Ship: Cimbria
Type of Ship: steamer/ Hammonia-class ocean liner
Port of Origin: Hamburg
Intended Destination: New York
Cause of Shipwreck: Crash with the 'Sultan'
Number of Casualties: 389-437
Relevant Countries: Germany, America
Sub-Category: Shipwreck Ballads
Language: German Ballads
Related Ballads: Der schreckliche Schiffsuntergang der 'Cimbria', wobei 416 Personen ertranken; Die Reise nach Amerika; [untitled song about Cimbria]; [untitled song about Cimbria]; [Fragment of song about the Cimbria]