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
This photo shows the funeral procession in Channel, Newfoundland for six crewmen of S.S. Caribou, whose bodies were recovered from the ocean after the sinking. The funeral took […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Transcript of CBC TV News video: [Old photo of S.S. Caribou ferry. Then view of the sea from the deck of a ship. Then old newsreel of German […]
