Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Dogs The Georgic held the record

The Georgic held the record as the largest vessel to sail up the Thames

500 a night

"From now till Victory we will go on serving you to the best of our ability

with every menu category written in Italian

Several State Cafes opened in provincial English cities but most of them had closed by the late 1940s

Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Dogs The Georgic held the recordThe Paquebot Tonkin was part of the French Messageries Maritimes fleet. Launched in 1898 from the yards of La Ciotat, the Tonkin initially worked the Marseille Saigon Yokohama route, with space for 185 first class passengers, 86 second class and 77 third class. This menu, from February 1899, would be from one of her earliest voyages. The Tonkin took her name from the French term for northern Vietnam, which was occupied by the French at the time.