Miracles on the water
World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, german
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc
World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, submarine
German Naval operations
Submarine
Shipwreck survival
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Great britain, history, 20th century
Naval operations
Shipwrecks
Survival
Anecdotes
World War, 1939-1945
History
On Sept. 17, 1940, at a little after ten at night, a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner S.S. City of Benares in the North Atlantic. There were 406 people on board, including 90 children headed for peaceful Canada, their parents having elected to send them away from Great Britain to escap…
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