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
Canadian soldiers board a ship carrying their packs and duffle bags in World War II. S.S. Caribou carried many Canadian, American and British soldiers, sailors, airmen and nurses […]
Photo entitled Depth charges explode astern of a frigate during trials in 1944. Depth charges were cylinders packed with explosives. They could be dropped into the water from […]
Photo entitled Firing of a depth charge from the corvette H.M.C.S. PICTOU at sea, March 1942. Depth charges were cylinders packed with explosives. They could be dropped into […]
This painting entitled Torpedoed, North Atlantic depicts a merchant ship’s crew saving themselves in a lifeboat after their ship (in the background) has been torpedoed in the North […]
German submarine U-69 at sea in the Atlantic. Crewman are seen on the bridge of the conning tower and around the 88 mm deck gun. Two crewmen are […]
U-69 commander Ulrich Gräf salutes a German Navy Kommodore on the deck of his U-boat before an inspection of his crew. The Kommodore was inspecting the U-boat crew […]
This photo shows U-69 in front with its commander Ulrich Gräf on the left, wearing the white cap of a U-boat commander. Several crew members are on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
