Transport Archives | When World War II Came to Bell Island, Newfoundland

Dominion of Newfoundland postage stamp 1941

Twenty-four-cent postage stamp issued by the Dominion of Newfoundland in 1941. The stamp shows a merchant ship loading iron ore at a loading pier on Bell Island. The […]

SS Rose Castle loading iron ore at Scotia pier

SS Rose Castle loading iron ore from the Bell Island iron mines at the Scotia pier in 1942. Ore was carried in ore cars on rails from the […]

SS Lord Strathcona

The steamship Lord Strathcona was owned by the Dominion Shipping Company, a subsidiary of the Dominion Steel & Coal Corporation, which owned the Bell Island iron mines. The […]

SS Saganaga before World War II

SS Saganaga was a British steamship owned by the South Georgia Company Ltd. (Christian Salvesen & Company) of Leith, Scotland. All but one of the crew were from […]

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.

British Merchant Navy propaganda poster

Poster showing a British supply convoy in rough seas. Several merchant ships are escorted by a Royal Navy warship and two aircraft overhead. The slogan on the poster […]