City of Benares
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Object number2011.1253.063
TitleCity of Benares
CreatorAlbatros (producer)
DescriptionModel of the passenger ship 'City of Benares'. This vessel was built for Ellerman Lines of Glasgow in 1936. She served until 1940 when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U48 whilst carrying evacuees from the UK to Canada. She sank with heavy loss of life in.
Object nameship model
Object categorymodel
Techniquecrafted
Dimensions
- height: 30 mm
width: 15 mm
length: 125 mm
