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Front of Seaman’s Memorial monument, Lance Cove, Bell Island

The front of the stone monument in the Seaman’s Memorial provides a summary of the U-boat attacks and sinkings in 1942 at Bell Island in English and French. […]

Seaman’s Memorial in Lance Cove, Bell Island

The Seaman’s Memorial was created by Branch 18 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Lance Cove, Bell Island. It commemorates the Merchant Navy and Royal Navy sailors who […]

Sinking of the Saganaga by Joe Dwyer

Painting of the Sinking of the Saganaga by Joe Dwyer. The painting shows the explosion as a German torpedo strikes the side of the steamship Saganaga on September […]

Nameplate from SS Lord Strathcona

This wooden nameplate from SS Lord Strathcona washed up onshore on Bell Island after the sinking. The nameplate was attached to the exterior of the ship’s bridge. It […]

Ship’s bell from SS Rose Castle

The ship’s bell from SS Rose Castle washed ashore on a piece of wreckage after the sinking. The large brass bell is inscribed with the name of the […]

Compass from Bell Island shipwreck

This navigational compass was recovered by divers from the bridge of one of the shipwrecks. The compass is now on display in the Bell Island Community Museum.

Piano from P.L.M. 27

This piano was sold by Captain Jean Baptiste Caharel of the P.L.M. 27 to Bell Islander Michael Kelly just the day before the ship was torpedoed and sunk […]

Locking ring from German torpedo, recovered in Bell Island Tickle

Locking ring that attached the warhead to a German G7e torpedo that was fired by the submarine U-518 on November 2, 1942 at the SS Rose Castle. This […]

Fairmile Motor Launch Q-060 in Conception Bay

Royal Canadian Navy’s Fairmile Motor Launch Q-060 in Job’s Cove, Conception Bay in 1942. Fairmile Motor Launches patrolled Conception Bay and Bell Island Tickle to defend against German […]

Two coastal defence guns on Bell Island

Two 4.7-inch coastal defence guns on Bell Island, installed in 1940, overlooking Bell Island Tickle. These guns were manned by the Newfoundland Militia. The location of these guns […]

Telegram from Newfoundland Governor on defence of Bell Island

Secret telegram sent by the Governor of Newfoundland (Sir Humphrey Walwyn) on October 28, 1939 to the British Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the need for […]

DOSCO report on need for coastal defence of Bell Island

Extracts from a report of October 16, 1939 by J.A. Macdonald for the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO) on the need for coastal defences at Bell Island. […]