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This record captures a transatlantic voyage departing Liverpool just two months after the outbreak of World War II:
| Field | Record Details |
|---|---|
| Passenger Name | Charles Sandes |
| Age / Birth Year | 17 years old (born ~1922) |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Departure Date | 1 November 1939 |
| Port of Departure | Liverpool, England |
| Destination Port | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Vessel Name | SS Duchess of Richmond |
| Ship Official No. | 160631 |
| Master | Captain H. A. Moore |
| Shipping Line | Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Line |
| Tonnage & Size | 11,815 registered tons; 17,509 sq ft |
| Passengers On Board | 386 |
| Source Collection | BT 27: Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890–1960 (The National Archives / Findmypast) |
Context & Historical Background
- Early Wartime Crossing: Sailing on November 1, 1939, this voyage occurred during the initial phase of the Second World War. Transatlantic passenger liners were navigating under wartime restrictions and submarine threats, often carrying students, evacuees, and non-combatants securing passage to North America.
- The Vessel (SS Duchess of Richmond): Built in 1928 by John Brown & Company for Canadian Pacific's transatlantic route, she was a 20,000-gross-ton "Duchess-class" liner. Shortly after this 1939 voyage, she was fully requisitioned as a troopship, later serving at the Dakar landings and Operation Torch, before being renamed RMS Empress of Canada in 1947.
Associated events
| Birth | 18 January 1922 | Charles Richard Sandes (1922 - 1943) | |
| Voyage | 1938 (1 November) | Charles Richard Sandes (1922 - 1943) | A voyage shortly after the outbreak of… |
Passenger list Liverpool to Montreal 1929 - Charles R Sandes
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