Complex sentence: In 1925 the steamer SS "Caribou" began service but was attacked and sunk by a U-boat on October 14,1942 with a loss of 137 lives, some from the Port aux Basques area.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1925 the steamer SS "Caribou" began service. She was attacked and sunk by a U-boat on October 14,1942 with a loss of 137 lives, some from the Port aux Basques area.