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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.

Battle of the Atlantic: Allied shipping and U-boat losses, 1942-1943

A graph of the numbers of Allied & Neutral merchant ships and German U-boats sunk per month in the North Atlantic Ocean from January 1942 until December 1943. […]

Bell Island iron mine exports, 1935-1945

A graph showing tons of iron ore shipped per year to various countries from the mines of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO) on Bell Island, Newfoundland. […]