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
S.S. Caribou was a merchant steamship of 2,222 gross registered tons. This photo shows the launching of the ship on June 9, 1925. It was built by the […]
This photo shows sailors boarding a wooden lifeboat on the side of a large Royal Navy warship in World War II. Nautical terms: Amidships – halfway along the […]
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 […]
The ferry M.V. Caribou was named by Marine Atlantic to commemorate the S.S. Caribou ferry sunk in 1942. M.V. Caribou served as a ferry across the Cabot Strait […]
This artwork comes from the cover of Jennifer Morgan’s illustrated book on the sinking of S.S. Caribou: Jennifer Morgan. 2012. “Almost Home: The Sinking of the S.S. CARIBOU.” […]
Life-rafts (also called Carley floats) were widely used as lifesaving gear on warships and merchant ships in World War II. They were cheap to build, easy to store […]
Photo of S.S. Caribou and a dory somewhere in Newfoundland & Labrador.
S.S. Caribou was a steam merchant vessel of 2,222 gross registered tons. The ship was built by the New Waterways Shipbuilding Company in Schiedam, the Netherlands in 1925, […]
S.S. Caribou was built in the Netherlands in 1925 for the Newfoundland Government Railway. The steamship was used to carry passengers and freight between Port aux Basques, Newfoundland […]
