SS Vyner Brooke
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The SS Vyner Brooke was the royal yacht of Sarawak
and a merchant ship frequently used between Singapore and Kuching
, named after the 3rd Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke
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She was 1,679 tonnes and had cabins on the upper deck for 44 first-class passengers. She carried lifeboats, rafts and lifebelts for 650 persons and could carry at least 200 deck passengers. On 14 February 1942 during World War II
, while carrying nurses and injured servicemen away from Singapore she was bombed and sunk.
Survivors who reached Bangka Island
in the Dutch East Indies
were massacred by the Japanese, see Banka Island massacre
.
Sarawak
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
and a merchant ship frequently used between Singapore and Kuching
Kuching
Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....
, named after the 3rd Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke
Charles Vyner Brooke
Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG was the third and final White Rajah of Sarawak.-Early life:...
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She was 1,679 tonnes and had cabins on the upper deck for 44 first-class passengers. She carried lifeboats, rafts and lifebelts for 650 persons and could carry at least 200 deck passengers. On 14 February 1942 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, while carrying nurses and injured servicemen away from Singapore she was bombed and sunk.
Survivors who reached Bangka Island
Bangka Island
Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. Population 626,955. Area: c.4,600 sq mi .There is an additional small island named Pulau Bangka in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.-Geography:...
in the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
were massacred by the Japanese, see Banka Island massacre
Banka Island massacre
The Bangka Island massacre took place on 16 February 1942, when Japanese soldiers machine gunned 22 Australian military nurses. There was only one survivor....
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