The Grand Ambition of the Delight (1583)

Edward John Payne in the introduction of the Voyages of Drake and Gilbert, published in 1909, explained the circumstances that caused the loss of the Delight as follows: “When the ships were within fifteen leagues of the island of Sablon, he came up to the Delight in his own light vessel, and consulted Clarke as to the course. Clarke unhesitatingly advised west-south-west, because the wind was in the south, the night at hand, and there were unknown sands stretching far out to the sea from the shore they were nearing. Gilbert, however, commanded him to go west-north-west. Clarke in vain represented that his own ship would be upon the sands before daylight. Gilbert angrily replied that Clarke must be out in his reckoning, and commanded him the Queen’s name to do as he was bidden.” Ship Name: Delight (Also called Admiral and George) Ship Type: Frigate  Tonnage: 120-ton  Nationality: British  Year Wrecked: 1583 Location Wrecked: Near Sable Island Nova Scotia Reason for Wreck: Hit Sandbar in Storm  Lives Lost: Estimated 100 Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=TvcS8JFKfjwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=hakluyt%27s+principles+of+navigation+Richard+Clarke&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW8fbLiISEAxXOj4kEHaB4DUE4ChDoAXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=clarke&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=UusiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA197&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0xqPfhYSEAxVFkIkEHUfGB2s4KBDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=z3emukhxXw4C&pg=PA52&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTlrDdgYSEAxXdCnkGHXfBBQk4ChDoAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://ia802906.us.archive.org/24/items/voyages0006rich/voyages0006rich_djvu.txt http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/parmenius_stephanus_1E.html https://books.google.com/books?id=G7wTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXneuWg4SEAxVjhYkEHeefA6A4HhDoAXoECA0QAg#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=im9HAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA302&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTlrDdgYSEAxXdCnkGHXfBBQk4ChDoAXoECA0QAg#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=IX0SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP13&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja4PSRgYSEAxWhCnkGHairC8kQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=8esTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA347&dq=squirrel+delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTlrDdgYSEAxXdCnkGHXfBBQk4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=squirrel%20delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=VrJWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=delight+shipwreck+1583&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMguqXgISEAxVtv4kEHelmBz04ChDoAXoECAsQAg#v=onepage&q=delight%20shipwreck%201583&f=false