Children of the Doomed Voyage
Timewatch · Season 24 · Episode 10
On 17 September 1940 a German U-boat attacked the evacuee ship SS Benares en route to Canada, killing 258 of the 401 on board, including 80 of 100 child passengers. Sixty-five years on, those still living recall how they escaped death by hypothermia and drowning. 3/4.
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Season
24
Episode
10
Air Date
18/Nov/2005
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
50 min
Overview
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On 17 September 1940 a German U-boat attacked the evacuee ship SS Benares en route to Canada, killing 258 of the 401 on board, including 80 of 100 child passengers. Sixty-five years on, those still living recall how they escaped death by hypothermia and drowning. 3/4.
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