Product code: WWII Cunard White Star RMS Lancastria Leather Case Hand Painted 2 Decks Cards deals
Cunard White Star Line RMS Lancastria Leather Case Hand Painted 2 deals Complete Decks Cunard Playing Cards Rare 1930s Ocean Liner Bombed & Sank RMS Lancastria was a British ocean liner requisitioned by the UK Government during the Second World War. She was sunk on 17 June 1940 during Operation Aerial. Having received an emergency order to evacuate British nationals and troops from France the ship was loaded well in excess of its capacity of 1,300 passengers.[2] Modern estimates suggest that between 4,000 and 7,000 people died during the sinking — the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history.
Cunard White Star Line RMS Lancastria Leather Case Hand Painted 2 deals Complete Decks Cunard Playing Cards Rare 1930s Ocean Liner Bombed & Sank RMS Lancastria was a British ocean liner requisitioned by the UK Government during the Second World War. She was sunk on 17 June 1940 during Operation Aerial. Having received an emergency order to evacuate British nationals and troops from France the ship was loaded well in excess of its capacity of 1,300 passengers.[2] Modern estimates suggest that between 4,000 and 7,000 people died during the sinking — the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history.