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S.S. “Caribou” Survivors aboard H.M.C.S. “Grandmere”

Group of men standing on stern deck of warship

Photo:

John Rigby, sailor on H.M.C.S. Grandmere, 1942

Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador, Archives & Special Collections, Cassie Brown collection, COLL-115, file 16.07.025

Photo shows some of the S.S. Caribou survivors and crewmen of H.M.C.S. Grandmere on the stern deck of the minesweeper after they were rescued from the Cabot Strait on October 14, 1942. Some are wearing great coats and blankets for warmth.