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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
