 One of the most famous tragedies was the sinking of SS "City of Benares" on 17 September 1940, 600 miles off the coast of Ireland.It was carrying 406 passengers, 100 of whom were children evacuees, of which 87 children and 175 adults drowned.Not all attacks were as deadly, such as the sinking of the "City of Simla", which sunk off the coast of Glasgow, resulting in three dead and 347 survivors.