The attacked : MERCHANT SHIPS SS Nicoya SS Leto SS Dinaric SS Hainaut SS Anastassios Pateras SS Frederika Lensen SS Chatham SS Arlyn SS Laramie SS Donald Stewart SS Aeas SS Mount Pindus SS Mount Taygetus SS Oakton SS Saturnus SS Inger Elisabeth SS Joannis SS Essex Lance SS Carolus SS Waterton SS Caribou SS Fort Thompson   SS Nicoya Night of May 11 to 12, 1942 North of Pointe-à-la-Frégate Torpedoed by U-553 Casualties: 6 merchant seamen First ship sunk during the Battle of the St. Lawrence   SS Leto May 12, 1942 North of Rivière-la-Madeleine Torpedoed by U-553 Casualties: 12 merchant seamen After the shipwreck, the survivors are brought on board a ship that, en route to Quebec City, lands them at Pointe-au-Père. The son of the lighthouse keeper at that time looks out at the arrival of the SS Leto's sailors from the window of his bedroom. A child at the time, Gaétan Lavoie will never forget this event.   SS Dinaric July 6, 1942 Offshore Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Torpedoed by U-132 Casualties: Unknown   SS Hainaut July 6, 1942 Offshore Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Torpedoed by U-132 Casualties: Unknown   SS Anastassios Pateras July 6, 1942 Offshore Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Torpedoed by U-132 Casualties: Unknown   SS Frederika Lensen Port hole of SS Frederika Lensen Godreau collection July 20, 1942 West of Pointe-à-la-Frégate Torpedoed by U-132 and declared a total loss Casualties: 10 merchant seamen In December 2000, the son of a veteran from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier in Quebec gave the Naval Museum of Quebec a porthole from the SS Frederika Lensen. His father had received it as a gift in 1942!   SS Chatham August 27, 1942 In the Strait of Belle Isle Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 13 dead   SS Arlyn August 7, 1942 In the Strait of Belle Isle Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 13 sailors and passengers   SS Laramie August 28, 1942 In the Strait of Belle Isle Torpedoed by U-165 and brought back to Sydney, Nova Scotia afterwards. Casualties: 5 crewmembers SS Donald Stewart Night of September 2 to 3, 1942 South of the Strait of Belle Isle Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 3 sailors The loss of this ship causes delays in the construction of the Goose Bay airport, as it was transporting construction materials.   SS Aeas Night of September 6 to 7, 1942 Offshore Cap-Chat Torpedoed by U-165 Casualties: 2 crewmembers   SS Mount Pindus September 7, 1942 In front of Cap-Gaspé Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 2 seamen   SS Mount Taygetus September 7, 1942 In front of Cap-Gaspé Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 5 seamen SS Oakton September 7, 1942 In front of Cap-Gaspé Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: 3 crewmembers   SS Saturnus September 15, 1942 Off the shores of Gaspé Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: The precise number of dead on board the SS Saturnus is unknown. However, we do know that the combined torpedo attacks on the SS Inger Elisabeth and the SS Saturnus caused four deaths.   SS Inger Elisabeth September 14, 1942 Off the shores of Gaspé Torpedoed by U-517 Casualties: The precise number of dead on board the SS Inger Elisabeth is unknown. However, we do know that the combined torpedo attacks on the SS Saturnus and the SS Inger Elisabeth caused four deaths.   SS Joannis September 16, 1942 Offshore Cap-Chat Torpedoed by U-165 No losses   SS Essex Lance September 16, 1942 Offshore Cap-Chat Damaged by U-165 Casualties: Unknown   SS Carolus October 9, 1942 Offshore Métis-sur-Mer Torpedoed by U-69 Casualties: 11 dead   SS Waterton October 11,1942 In Cabot Strait Torpedoed by U-106 No losses   SS Caribou Night of October 13 to 14, 1942 In Cabot Strait Torpedoed by U-69 Casualties: 136 dead, or 125 according to some authors, including crewmembers of Newfoundland's Merchant Marine, Canadian civilians and Canadian, British and American military personnel.   SS Fort Thompson November 2, 1944 Offshore Matane Torpedoed and heavily damaged by U-1223 Casualties: Unknown