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Book: The Enemy on our Doorstep by Steve Neary

Book: The Enemy on our Doorstep by Steve Neary

The most thorough historical account of the 1942 U-boat attacks and sinkings at Bell Island is contained in this book written by the late Steve Neary and published […]
Emma Rees

Emma Rees

Photo of Emma Rees of Lance Cove, Bell Island. Survivors of the 1942 Bell Island sinkings were brought to several homes in Lance Cove, including the home of […]
DOSCO correspondence: SS Rose Castle survivors

DOSCO correspondence: SS Rose Castle survivors

A letter dated August 26, 1943 from William Gilroy to J.A. Campbell, both of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The letter lists […]
David Rees Interview and Virtual Tour, Lance Cove, Newfoundland

David Rees Interview and Virtual Tour, Lance Cove, Newfoundland

David Rees shares stories from his grandmother Emma Rees of how survivors from the two German U-boat attacks and sinkings in 1942 were cared for in Emma’s home […]
Scuba Divers Commemorate Remembrance Day on Shipwreck

Scuba Divers Commemorate Remembrance Day on Shipwreck

A group of scuba divers place a cross with poppies on the P.L.M. 27 shipwreck for Remembrance Day 2017. Ocean Quest Adventures takes local scuba divers out to […]
Bell Island Attacks: Event of Provincial Significance

Bell Island Attacks: Event of Provincial Significance

The U-boat attacks on the Bell Island ore ships in 1942 were designated as an Event of Provincial Significance by the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador in June […]
Eyewitness account of Rose Castle sinking by survivor Gordon Hardy

Eyewitness account of Rose Castle sinking by survivor Gordon Hardy

Eyewitness account of Gordon Walter Hardy from Ingonish, Nova Scotia, who survived the sinking of SS Rose Castle on November 2, 1942: “I joined the [Canadian] Merchant Navy […]