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
Oberleutnant zur See Ulrich Gräf was the commander of U-69 when it attacked and sank S.S. Caribou. He joined the German Navy in 1935. He was serving as […]
Assistant Steward William Currie was 31 years old when S.S. Caribou was sunk in 1942. In this undated photo, he is standing beside his elderly mother. You can […]
William Currie was an Assistant Steward on S.S. Caribou when it sank in 1942. Here is a transcript of a portion of the statement he gave to Newfoundland […]
John Dominie was a 35-year-old member of the crew of S.S. Caribou in 1942. At the time she was torpedoed, Seaman Dominie was manning the wheel in the […]
Sub-Lieutenant Agnes Wilkie was a Nursing Sister in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. She worked as the assistant matron of the Navy Hospital at H.M.C.S. […]
Sub-Lieutenant Margaret Brooke was a Nursing Sister and dietician in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. She worked in the Navy Hospital at H.M.C.S. Avalon in […]
Transcript of audio clip: Male voice: Nursing Sister Margaret Brooke and her colleague Nursing Sister Agnes Wilkie were returning from leave when they boarded the S.S. Caribou on […]
Lieutenant James Cuthbert was the commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper H.M.C.S. Grandmere. Grandmere was the Navy escort for S.S. Caribou on October 14, 1942, when […]
Photo captioned “Nursing Sister Brooke, a dietician at the Royal Canadian Naval Hospital, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 17 July 1943“ Nursing Sister Margaret M. Brooke was born in Ardath, […]
This poster was produced by H. Thornhill in Corner Brook in 1944. It includes photos of S.S. Caribou and the 31 crew members killed in the sinking along […]
This frame taken from the CBC TV News video of the 50th anniversary commemoration at the Caribou Memorial in Channel-Port aux Basques on October 14, 1992. The ceremony […]
This photo of Percy Moores was taken in World War II, when he was a sailor in the Royal Navy. Since Newfoundland was a British colony and not […]
