MCPL GABRIELLE DESROCHERS, CANADIAN FORCES COMBAT CAMERA
Divers from the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) were tasked to locate and remove unexploded ordnance from ships off Newfoundland and Labrador in July 2019. SS Saganaga was one such ship. According to uboat.net, the ship was a British merchant cruiser. On September 5, 1942, U-513 entered Conception Bay and attacked the Saganaga and another ship, named Lord Strathcona. Saganaga was hit by two torpedoes and quickly sank, resulting in the deaths of 27 crewmembers and three gunners. A Customs launch rescued the master, 10 crewmembers and three gunners.
