The Windrush Scandal

Nottingham – The Monte Rosa was launched in Hamburg on 13 December 1930. It was originally built as a cruise ship, taking German travellers to Europe and South America on Nazi-approved holidays. As late as 1936, the ship was carrying passengers between Hamburg and London.

Renamed the Empire Windrush, the ship is best remembered today for bringing one of the first large groups of post-war West Ind...