SS Caribou
SS Caribou was a Newfoundland Railway passenger ferry that ran between Port aux Basques, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, and North Sydney, Nova Scotia between 1928 and 1942. During the Battle of the St. Lawrence the ferry participated in thrice-weekly convoys between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. A German submarine attacked the convoy on 14 October 1942 and Caribou was sunk. She had women and children on board, and many of them were among the 137 who died. Her sinking, and large death toll, made it clear that the war had really arrived on Canada's and Newfoundland's home front. Her sinking is cited by many historians as the most significant sinking in Canadian-controlled waters during the Second World War.
Stamp depicting SS Caribou | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caribou |
| Owner | Newfoundland Railway |
| Route | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland to Nova Scotia |
| Ordered | 1925 |
| Builder | Goodwin - Hamilton S. Adams Ltd. Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Launched | Schiedam Netherlands 9 June 1925 |
| In service | 1928–1942 |
| Out of service | 14 October 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by German U-boat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 14 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,200 long tons (2,200 t) |
| Length | 265 ft (81 m) |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) |
| Crew | 46 |
| Notes | Information about ship specifications from Gibbons (2006) |
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