Yankee Gale

The Yankee Gale was a major storm in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Prince Edward Island, Canada, that began on the night of October 3, 1851 and continued for two days.

[1] In addition to local ships, the storm wrecked much of the New England fishing fleet that was working in the waters, giving the gale its name.

A detailed description of the gale was published by James D. Lawson in the Prince Edward Island Magazine.

Long swells started moving into the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the southeast, as the wind began to pick up out of the same quarter.

Ships at sea realized a storm was approaching, and tried to sail east of Prince Edward Island.