Horrible catastrophe 'Naufrage du Saint-Philibert'

Ballad Title: Horrible catastrophe 'Naufrage du Saint-Philibert'
Ballad Location: Coll. Roland Brou
Digital Source: https://bcd.bzh/becedia/fr/la-complainte-des-mots-une-musique-une-emotion
Background Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Philibert_disaster
Event Date: 14/06/1931
Event Location: Pointe Saint-Gildas, Loire-Atlantique
First Line: C'est le printemps c'est dimanche le nantais
Ballad Author: Sam Max, chansonnier nègre
Type of Ship: small cruise ship
Port of Origin: Noirmoutier
Intended Destination: Nantes, France
Cause of Shipwreck: storm, overloading
Number of Casualties: over 500
Relevant Countries: France
Sub-Category: Shipwreck Ballads
Language: French Ballads

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