Ss city of cairo book

Of the almost 300 people on board the ship at that time, 82 members of her crew and 22 passengers were lost. The bigger bookshop chains in egypt do a standup job of catering to cairene needs, but outside of the diwans, the alefs and. Independent sunk by two torpedoes from uboat on 6th november 1942. News is slowly seeping its way into the press regarding the incredible discovery and excavation of the ss city of cairo, a world war ii british merchant navy vessel sunk in the south atlantic at the height of the battle of the atlantic. When the egyptian revolution of 2011 erupted on january 25th she, along with thousands of others, called tahrir square home for eighteen days.

Cairo books list of books by author cairo thriftbooks. Since then, large numbers of egyptians from other parts of the country have migrated to the capital, and the government has worked to accommodate a rapidly growing urban population by creating new, planned suburbs, including nasr city, muqattam city, and. The plots here are many, but central among them is the attempt by special investigation branch major bert cutler to unmask the. The stories surrounding the city of cairo are numerous with an entire book, goodnight, sorry for sinking you, having been written about. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Walton, former illinois state historian, thus makes available again one of the finest examples of local history ever written, stressing as it does cairo s important relations. British salvage boat recovers treasure from wreck of ss. On the outskirts of cairo, stand the great pyramids of giza. Nice place to sit, relax, chat or read a book, book collection is lacking however. An adventure, and writing at the kitchen table, as well as after the liberation, 19451949 with her husband antony beevor. In 1942 the british passengership city of cairo was torpedoed while on its way from mumbai to england.

City of cairo, torpedoed in november 1942, will gather to commemorate the publication of a book on the affair goodnight, sorry for sinking. City of cairo british steam passenger ship ships hit. Ss city of cairo, ss city of benares, ss lesbian, ss lesbian, ss assyrian, ss city of pretoria, ss volo, ss castilian, ss city of nagpur, ss thurso, ss city of johannesburg, ss city of venice, ss lesbian, ss. A oncebooming mississippi river port town has transformed into an eerie, mostly abandoned ghost town. Although ss city of cairo was a passenger steamship, she was requisitioned to transport supplies to the united kingdom during wwii. Goodnight, sorry for sinking you by barker, ralph naval warfare. Discover abandoned town of cairo, illinois in cairo, illinois. Cairos city of the dead cairo, egypt atlas obscura. Six of the 311 people on board the ss city of cairo died in the original torpedo attack and sinking of the vessel, and tragically a further 104 of the survivors died in the lifeboats as they remained in the ocean for weeks, unrescued. Crewlist from city of cairo british steam passenger ship. Ltd, hull in 1915, the city of cairo was owned by ellerman lines of london. Its reprinting here, with a new foreword by clyde c.

Ltd, hull in 1915 for ellerman lines ltd of london. Abandoning presentday intrigues mamista, spy sinker, etc. City of cairo ss was a british passenger steam ship of 8,034 tons built in 1915 by. Just before sailing, a consignment of silver bullion was also placed on board. Ss city of cairo, ss city of benares, ss lesbian, ss lesbian, ss assyrian, ss city of pretoria, ss volo, ss castilian, ss city of nagpur, ss thurso, ss city of johannesburg, ss city of. A tribute to the british merchant navy they also served. The british steamship ss city of cairo was on a voyage from table bay to pernambuco when she was torpedoed and sunk by the german submarine u 68 on 6 november 1942. Created as an arabic cemetery during the conquest of. Help eventually came, however, with the british ship ss clan alpine and the merchant ship bendoran, picking up survivors.

Cairos greatest literary secret books the guardian. Located in cairo and with tahrir square reachable within a 17minute walk, crown hotel provides express checkin and checkout, rooms, a bar, free wifi and a shared lounge. This was to be a difficult search as the water depth would exceed 5000m, the weather, swell and currents were known to be challenging and the presumed site was some miles from the nearest land in the foothills of the midatlantic ridge. His father was an arabic school teacher who died when taher, the youngest of. Luxury tour cairo and sanctuary boat nile cruise ship by. Ww2 treasure ship city of cairo salvaged expeditionwriter. She was 7m long, had two decks, two masts and 8,034 gross register tons grt. Frustrated by country life and eager for adventure and excitement, eighteenyearold tom button moves to the city to study. Once there, and living in a rundown apartment block called cairo, he is befriended by an eccentric musician max cheever, his beautiful wife sally, and their closeknit circle of painters and poets. All of the fairmont nile city rooms are soundproof and decorated with elegant art deco furnishings. When the ship was about to sail to great britain, a german torpedo sank the ship to the.

I must admit that it is ever so slightly worn at the edges. Study names cairo worlds most 24hour city daily news. If you are interested in tales of the sea, shipwreck, war and human endurance, this book is a combination of all those factors rolled into a fascinating account of. The ss sudan is a beautiful ship steeped and history and very comfortable. It is a sad fact that i never took the time to talk with my father about his time at sea despite us having so much in common. The first global ranking of the worlds most 24hour as in most nocturnal cities, is based on analysing 120 million online chats and flirts made over two. Helena on november 4 1942 en route from bombay to england with 100 tons of silver coins on board housed in 2,000. City of cairo, which was torpedoed november 6, 1942, in the south. Rogerson left capetown with 150 passengers, of whom nearly a third were women and children and followed the african coast until she reached a longitude of 2330s, where she turned westward across the south atlantic. Lost ship found at the bottom of the ocean contains. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Cairo by chris womersley meet your next favorite book. In this riveting book, ralph barker reconstructs the story of the sinking.

Long out of print and much sought after by collectors, lansden s classic 1910 history of cairo remains valuable for the early history of the city. Located in the nile city towers by the river nile, this 5star hotel features a rooftop pool deck with spectacular views across cairo to the pyramids. Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publishers book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. She continued to be operated by ellerman lines in the second world war, making at. On october 1, 1942, the ss city of cairo left bombay, india, with 302 passengers and crew and an estimated 7,000 tons of cargo. The ss city of cairo had sailed independently on 1 st oct 1942 on a voyage from bombay, durban and cape town to the uk via pernambuco now called recife in brazil, with a cargo of pig iron, timber and wool. The luxurious hotel is located in the heart of cairos elegant garden city district. The ss city of cairo captain william rogerson was a mixed cargo. The ss city of cairos passengers and crew thought the mission was a routine one, a simple shipment of cotton, manganese ore and refugees. After reading the excellent book goodnight, sorry for sinking you. She reported for the worlds media and did like everyone else whatever she could. Born in cairo in 1935, taher spent summers in karnak, his parents village near luxor.

The ss city of cairo was sunk by a german submarine 480 miles south of st. The details of a mission, which involved the search of a ship that sank in the atlantic in 1942 have recently been released. The staff was incredibly helpful and absolutely charming in making our stay easy and fun. The salvage team recovered the silver coins from the ss city of cairo, which. Just outside of cairo, this city of the dead used to house only corpses dating back to the 7th century. The survivors of the ss city of cairo and rescue by the.

Artemis cooper is the author of cairo in the war, 19391945, patrick leigh fermor. Below is a copy of the ellerman line press release prior to the 1984 reunion aboard hms belfast and is courtesy of st helena archives. With the egyptian revolution in 1952, the colonial presence in cairoand throughout the countrycame to an end. Dos decided to look for the wreck of the ss city of cairo and in november 2011 started operations. The ss city of cairo captain william rogerson was a mixed cargo and passenger ship belonging to ellerman lines and was on a voyage from bombay to england, via cape town and recife, brazil, unescorted, in late 1942. Authentic sichuan food with a dedicated dim sum night every friday. The city of cairo was torpedoed on 6th november 1942, by a german uboat, approx. She was unescorted, only capable of 12 knots and her engines burned smokily. She was torpedoed and sunk in the second world war with heavy loss of life career. Ss city of cairo was a british passenger steamship. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. We sailed from cape town bound for pernambuco with a cargo of 10,000 tons of general stores. This document is copied verbatim however, there are some minor inaccuracies regarding karlfriedrich merten. The ship was armed with one 12 pounder, two twin marlins, two twin hotchkiss, two oerlikons and four p.

The ss city of cairo was torpedoed 772km 480 miles south of st helena by a german uboat and sank to 5,150m. John kingsford and deep ocean search were contacted by the british government in 20 to look for the ss city of cairo, which was said to contain 100 tons of silver coins. If your cruisetour package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a uniworld representative and escorted to the four seasons at nile plaza. It took 3 weeks for the people to get rescued,by this time some 104 were. Cairo, the strifetorn capital of egypt, was named the worlds most 24hour city by a global study of the planets most roundtheclock metropolises.