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Title: Newfoundland Ferry Sunk By U-69 70 Years Ago Today
Post by: Shelldrake on October 14, 2012, 10:13:57 AM
Interesting story describing the loss of the Caribou in the Gulf of St Laurence. Note the size of the U-69 compared to the Bangor-class escort!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/148007-death-on-the-caribou (http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/148007-death-on-the-caribou)
Title: Re: Newfoundland Ferry Sunk By U-69 70 Years Ago Today
Post by: Staggerwing on October 14, 2012, 01:53:13 PM
Interesting read! Thanks for posting the link. I dug up some pix of the HMCS Grandmere (http://www.readyayeready.com/ships/shipview.php?id=1162) for those interested:

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.readyayeready.com%2Fships%2Fbangor%2Fgrandmer.jpg&hash=8eedf68bafb66b9ce8e86c8b79d77f554267ef91)

And the U-69 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-69_(1940)) as well:

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi212.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc118%2Fdougie47%2FU69_A1_19sep40_launch.jpg&hash=424bb0d247c65963395581832cc390b63f8686e7)