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H.M.C.S. “Margaret Brooke”

The Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic and offshore patrol vessel H.M.C.S. Margaret Brooke is named in honour of Lieutenant-Commander Margaret M. Brooke. The ship was launched in 2019 in […]

Shipyard plans of S.S. “Caribou”

Shipyard plans for the construction of the steamship Caribou by the New Waterways Shipbuilding Company in Schiedam, the Netherlands in 1925. The ship’s length was 84.3 metres (265 […]

S.S. “Caribou” in St. John’s harbour

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” docked at St. John’s, Newfoundland

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 […]