Document Archives | The Tragic Sinking of S.S. “Caribou”

Two books about the sinking of S.S. “Caribou”

This shows the covers of two books written about the sinking of S.S. Caribou. The first is Douglas How’s historical account Night of the Caribou. It tells the […]

Written statement of Ernest Kettle on recovery of bodies

This statement is by Ernest Kettle, who was a fisherman from Grand Bay, Newfoundland. He gave it on November 7, 1942 to the Magisterial Enquiry on the recovery […]

Map showing hometowns of 137 victims of S.S. “Caribou” sinking

This map shows the hometowns of the 137 people who died in the sinking of S.S. Caribou. The impact of the tragedy was felt across North America. Victims […]

Statement of fisherman Ernest Kettle on the recovery of bodies

This statement is by Ernest Kettle, who was a fisherman from Grand Bay, Newfoundland. He gave it on November 7, 1942 to the Magisterial Enquiry on the recovery […]

Identification of 34 bodies recovered from the S.S. “Caribou” sinking

This is a list the identities of 34 bodies recovered by fishermen from the ocean near the site of the S.S. Caribou sinking. The bodies were recovered on […]

Military bases in Newfoundland and Labrador in World War II

This map shows the location of foreign military bases built in Newfoundland during World War II. During the war, Newfoundland was a British colony and had not yet […]

Newspaper ad: Reward offered for body

This newspaper ad was in the Western Star a month after the sinking of S.S. Caribou. The ad indicated that Dr. M.F. Ronan of Nova Scotia was offering […]

Unidentified baby boy buried in Sydney after S.S. “Caribou” sinking

An unidentified blonde-haired baby boy was buried in Hardwood Hill cemetery in Sydney, Nova Scotia on October 17, 1942. The boy had survived the sinking of S.S. Caribou […]

Leonard Shiers, youngest survivor of S.S. “Caribou” sinking

Fifteen-month-old Leonard Shiers was the youngest survivor of the sinking of S.S. Caribou. In this photo, he is shown with a nurse at the City Hospital in Sydney, […]

Military survivors of the sinking of S.S. “Caribou”

This photo shows the some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who survived the sinking of S.S. Caribou and were picked up by the Navy escort ship H.M.C.S. […]

Sketchmap of U-boat attack on S.S. “Caribou”

This sketchmap shows the attack made by the German submarine U-69 on the ferry S.S. Caribou in the early morning of October 14, 1942. The U-boat attacked the […]

Logbook of U-69 for October 14, 1942 (English translation)

An English translation of the page of the logbook of German submarine U-69 for October 14, 1942 has the following entries: 05.34 German Summer time (01:01 Newfoundland time): […]