Work Archives | The Tragic Sinking of S.S. “Caribou”

Officers aboard S.S. “Caribou”

This undated photo shows seven ship’s officers in uniform aboard S.S. Caribou as well as three other men in civilian clothes.

Military survivors of the sinking of S.S. “Caribou”

This photo shows the some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who survived the sinking of S.S. Caribou and were picked up by the Navy escort ship H.M.C.S. […]

Captain Ben Taverner and crewmate on S.S. “Caribou”

This undated photo shows Captain Benjamin Taverner and a crewman on the bridge of S.S. Caribou. Captain Ben Taverner (1880-1942) was a mariner, born in Trinity, Trinity Bay, […]

Canadian soldiers board a ship

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 […]

Lifeboat in the North Atlantic

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 […]

U-69 at sea

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 […]

Inspection of U-69 and her crew

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 […]

U-69 and commander Ulrich Gräf at French U-boat base

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 […]

U-69 Commander Ulrich Gräf

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 […]

Sub-Lieutenant Agnes Wilkie

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

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 […]

Nursing Sister Margaret Brooke

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, […]