British
Cargo Vessel

Captain
Lionel Upton

Crew & Passengers
312
(16 killed in sinking)

Sunk  November 27, 1940

Sinking
Sunk 300 miles off the coast of New Zealand on its way to Liverpool, England by German Raiders Orion and Komet. She was the largest passenger liner to be sunk by surface raiders during WWII. The survivors were taken aboard the raiders for over three weeks, while other ships were sunk and more POWs joined them.

Release of Prisoners
Due to the efforts of Captain Lionel Upton, a total of about 500 POWs from his ship and others were released on Emirau Island, where they lived until rescued by Australian authorities.

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