SS Empire Caribou

History
Name	Waterbury (1919-20); Northern Star (1920-23); Defacto (1923-40); Empire Caribou (1940-41);
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1919-20); American Star Line Inc. (1921-23); American Sugar Transport Corp (1923-40); Ministry of War Transport (1940-41);
Operator	United States Shipping Board (1919-20); American Star Line Inc. (1921-23); American Sugar Transport Corp (1923-40); Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd (1940-41);
Port of registry	New York (1919-40); London (1940-41);
Builder	Downey Shipbuilding Corp
Yard number	10
Launched	23 July 1919
Completed	November 1919
Identification	Code Letters LTKH (1923-34); ; Code Letters KOKC (1933-41); ; Code Letters GQBN (1940-41); ; United States Official Number 219134 (1919-40); United Kingdom Official Number 167431 (1940-41);
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 10 May 1941.
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,800 GRT (1919-40); 4,861 GRT (1940-41); 2,999 NRT (1919-40); 2,994 NRT (1940-41); 7,814 DWT;
Length	386 ft 8 in (117.86 m)
Beam	52 ft 2 in (15.90 m)
Depth	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew	41, plus 4 DEMS gunners (Empire Caribou)

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Location of the sinking of Empire Caribou.

Empire Caribou was a 4,861 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1919 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as Waterbury. She was sold in 1920 to the American Star Line and renamed Northern Star. In 1923, she was sold to American Sugar Transporters Inc and renamed Defacto. In 1941 she was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Caribou. On 10 May 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-556.

History

Name	Waterbury (1919-20) Northern Star (1920-23) Defacto (1923-40) Empire Caribou (1940-41)
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1919-20) American Star Line Inc. (1921-23) American Sugar Transport Corp (1923-40) Ministry of War Transport (1940-41)
Operator	United States Shipping Board (1919-20) American Star Line Inc. (1921-23) American Sugar Transport Corp (1923-40) Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd (1940-41)
Port of registry	New York (1919-40) London (1940-41)
Builder	Downey Shipbuilding Corp
Yard number	10
Launched	23 July 1919
Completed	November 1919
Identification	Code Letters LTKH (1923-34) Code Letters KOKC (1933-41) Code Letters GQBN (1940-41) United States Official Number 219134 (1919-40) United Kingdom Official Number 167431 (1940-41)
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 10 May 1941.
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,800 GRT (1919-40) 4,861 GRT (1940-41) 2,999 NRT (1919-40) 2,994 NRT (1940-41) 7,814 DWT
Length	386 ft 8 in (117.86 m)
Beam	52 ft 2 in (15.90 m)
Depth	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew	41, plus 4 DEMS gunners (Empire Caribou)