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The Write Team Daily: "The Empress of Britain"
A FLOATING PALACE | October 28, 1940
North Atlantic Ocean, Off the Coast of Ireland
For two days, one of the world's grandest ocean liners fought to stay afloat. Bombed by German aircraft, ravaged by fire, and abandoned by most of those aboard, the Empress of Britain remained on the surface as British crews desperately attempted to tow the massive vessel to safety.
But beneath the Atlantic, a German submarine was waiting to finish the job.
In today's headline story on The Write Team Daily, we revisit the extraordinary history of the Empress of Britain, her transformation from floating palace…
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