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What?
• Passenger ferry attacked by German U-Boats en route from Port auz Basques, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Sunk by single torpedo
• 137 civilians died from attack



Historical Significance
• Attacks by German U-Boats that led to Battle of St. Lawrence awakened Canadians to the reality of total war

Picture
SS Caribou
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   PEOPLE > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Henri Bourassa > REVIEW QUESTIONS

  • What is S. S. Caribou?
    1. It's a huge war ship
    2. It's a passenger ferry
    3. It's a U- boat
    4. It's a fishing boat


    1. How many civilians died on S.S.Caribou?
      1. 137 civilians
      2. 124 civilians
      3. 138 civilians
      4. 190 civilians



    2. S.S. Caribou was attacked by….?
      1. Italy's war boat
      2. Germany's U-boat
      3. USA's great WAR boat
      4. Japan's air jet dropping a bomb


    3. When did S.S. Caribou being attacked?
      1. Nov.13, 1942
      2. June 28, 1941
      3. Dec. 10, 1943
      4. Oct 13, 1942




      4.    PAGE DEVELOPED BY: Amanda Chan & Su-Lin Khaw, REVIEW QUESTONS BY: Ruby H. Mr.Melnyk's 2002 Class