Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"

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Label

Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"

Title remainder

the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"

Statement of responsibility

Deborah Heiligman

Title variation

True story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"

Creator

• Heiligman, Deborah

Subject

• Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature
• City of Benares (Ship) -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British | Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Personal narratives, British
• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set out in a convoy of nineteen ships sailing for Canada. On board were ninety CORB children, chaperones, and crew, along with paying passengers. When the war ships escorting the Benares to safe waters peeled off and the way forward seemed certain, a German submarine attacked and torpedoed the Benares

Dewey number

940.54/293

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

678

Intended audience source

Childrens Plus, Inc

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography