The Tragic Sinking of S.S. "Caribou" The Tragic Sinking of S.S. “Caribou” South West Coast Historical Society & Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador
Mrs. Harriet Burnard (nee Sheppard) was 23 years old when she boarded S.S. Caribou with her 8-month-old daughter Shirley. Both mother and baby drowned when the ferry sank […]
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. […]
This shipwreck image was captured using multibeam sonar on the wreck of S.S. Saganaga off Bell Island, Newfoundland. This ship was also sunk by a German U-boat in […]
Photos shows 15-month-old Leonard Shiers, held by his rescuer Ralph Rogers, on the stern of H.M.C.S. Grandmere on October 14, 1942. Both Leonard and his mother, Gladys Shiers, […]
Photo shows some of the S.S. Caribou survivors and crewmen of H.M.C.S. Grandmere on the stern deck of the minesweeper after they were rescued from the Cabot Strait […]
This is the transcript of an interview that author Cassie Brown recorded with Corner Brook businessman William J. Lundrigan, who survived the sinking of S.S. Caribou: “I booked […]
The headline on the front page of the Corner Brook, Newfoundland newspaper, the Western Star, on October 23, 1942 reads: “137 Lose Lives in the Caribou Tragedy.” Story […]
The headline on the front page of the Sydney, Nova Scotia newspaper, the Sydney Post-Record, on October 17, 1942 reads: “137 Lose Lives in Caribou Tragedy: Newfoundland Ship […]
S.S. Caribou in undated photograph.
The graves of Corporal Herbert Elkin and Aircraftsman 2nd class Lawrence W. Truesdale, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force, are located in the Gander War Cemetery in […]
The gravestone of Second Engineer Thomas Moyst is located in the St. John’s Anglican Cemetery in St. John’s, NL. The inscription on the gravestone reads: Erected by Amelia […]
The gravestone of Captain Benjamin Taverner is located in St. James’ Anglican Cemetery in Channel-Port aux Basques, NL. The inscription on the gravestone reads: In loving memory of […]
