| Summary: | This file consists of a single document, an account of tragedy and its effect on a small Newfoundland town during the Second World War. The S.S. Caribou, a passenger ship which ran between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland was torpedoed by a German submarine in the early morning of October 14, 1942. Of the 238 passengers and crew, only 101 survived. Mary E. Crowley was a resident of Port-aux-Basques from 1940 until 1947. Her story, "The Tragedy of the Caribou" gives specific references to the time of the torpedoing, the loss of life, the rumours surrounding the incident and the feelings of bitterness among residents of Port-aux-Basques.
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