Carolus
| Name | Carolus | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.375 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Osbourne, Graham & Co Ltd, Hylton, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Merchant Marine Ltd, Ottawa | ||
| Homeport | Ottawa | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-69 (Ulrich Gräf) | ||
| Position | 48.47N, 68.10W - Grid BA 3845 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 30 (11 dead and 19 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | NL-9 | ||
| Route | Goose Bay, Newfoundland - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | Empty barrels | ||
| History | Built as Finnish Carolus for A/B Nielsen & Thordén O/Y, Helsingfors. 1941 the Carolus was seized by Canada. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.07 hours on 9 Oct, 1942, U-69 fired a torpedo at the convoy NL-9 in the Gulf of St.Lawrence near Bic Island and heard a detonation after six minutes. At 06.09 hours, a second torpedo was fired which sank the Carolus (Master William Broman). Eleven crew members were lost. The master, 16 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the HMCS Hepatica (K 159) (LtCdr T. Gilmour) and HMCS Arrowhead (K 145) (LtCdr E.G. Skinner) and landed at Quebec. | ||
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