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Only CITY OF CANTERBURY and CITY OF HONGKONG would survive the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"The luxury liner CITY OF BENARES has proved itself one of the most comfortable and outstanding liners on the run,\" noted Ellerman. In mid-September 1940, just weeks after the war started, ninety children and other passengers boarded for a voyage to the safety of Canada. Four days in, the ship was torpedoed at night in heavy seas. Lifeboats were swamped and only thirteen of the ninety children survived. Britain quickly ceased the evacuation of minors by sea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-21T07:53:56-04:00","created_at":"2021-03-19T16:45:31-04:00","vendor":"MG","type":"- Brochures and Paper","tags":["- Brochures and Paper","A to Z: 100s of Ships","Ellerman Lines"],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39283556286511,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"10103","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Various: pre-war - 1940 Ellerman \u0026 Hall Lines rates brochure w\/ ships of tragedy","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3500,"weight":45,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103.jpg?v=1616186733","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-1.jpg?v=1616186733","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-2.jpg?v=1616186733","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-3.jpg?v=1616186733"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103.jpg?v=1616186733","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20240643457071,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.537,"height":872,"width":1340,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103.jpg?v=1616186733"},"aspect_ratio":1.537,"height":872,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103.jpg?v=1616186733","width":1340},{"alt":null,"id":20240643489839,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.921,"height":872,"width":2547,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-1.jpg?v=1616186733"},"aspect_ratio":2.921,"height":872,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-1.jpg?v=1616186733","width":2547},{"alt":null,"id":20240643522607,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":1336,"width":870,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-2.jpg?v=1616186733"},"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":1336,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-2.jpg?v=1616186733","width":870},{"alt":null,"id":20240643555375,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.537,"height":872,"width":1340,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-3.jpg?v=1616186733"},"aspect_ratio":1.537,"height":872,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/10103-3.jpg?v=1616186733","width":1340}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEllerman City \u0026amp; Hall Lines - The sad irony of it all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"If 1940 is your lucky year, travel City \u0026amp; Hall Lines\" is the slogan printed on the back of this twelve-page rates brochure featuring flagship CITY OF BENARES on the cover. But before September 1940 was finished, that ship and fleetmate CITY OF SIMLA would be torpedoed and sunk with a great loss of life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso included in the brochure is the CITY OF VENICE which would go to the bottom in June 1943. Only CITY OF CANTERBURY and CITY OF HONGKONG would survive the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"The luxury liner CITY OF BENARES has proved itself one of the most comfortable and outstanding liners on the run,\" noted Ellerman. In mid-September 1940, just weeks after the war started, ninety children and other passengers boarded for a voyage to the safety of Canada. Four days in, the ship was torpedoed at night in heavy seas. Lifeboats were swamped and only thirteen of the ninety children survived. Britain quickly ceased the evacuation of minors by sea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}