RMS Empress of Canada (1929)
- RMS Empress of Canada (1929)
RMS "Empress of Canada" was an ocean liner built in 1928-1929 for Canadian Pacific Steamships by John Brown & Co. at Glasgow, Scotland, until 1947 she was the SS "Duchess of Richmond". This "Empress" was distinguished by the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) prefix in front of her name while in commercial service with Canadian Pacific. When not carrying mail, the ship would have been identified as SS "Empress of Canada."[Ship List: [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html Description of "Empress of Canada"] ] ]History
Sister ship to the SS "Duchess of York", SS "Duchess of Bedford" and SS "Duchess of Atholl", she was built as the "Duchess of Richmond" at Glasgow, in March of 1929 the 20,022 ton ocean liner began transatlantic summer service from Montreal Canada to Liverpool in the United Kingdom with winter service out of the port of Saint John, New Brunswick. During World War II she was used as a troopship and after surviving the War, in 1947 she was refitted as a luxury liner with the new name "Empress of Canada" and returned to service on her original Canada to England route.
On January 25, 1953 the "Empress of Canada" caught fire and capsized at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool. Re-floated, the following spring she was taken to La Spezia, Italy where she was scrapped.
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References
* Musk, George. (1981). [http://books.google.com/books?id=iWoTAAAAYAAJ&q=ss+empress+of+britain&dq=ss+empress+of+britain&lr=&pgis=1 "Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line."] Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. 10-ISBN 0-715-37968-2
External links
* [http://web.greatships.net:81/empresscanada2.html A website for the "Empress of Canada" with photos]
* Ship List: [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html , Canadian Pacific's "Empress" fleet]
* Australian War Memorial: [http://cas.awm.gov.au/TST2/cst.acct_master?surl=1900663542ZZLFTIODEOPN15081&stype=3&simplesearch=&v_umo=&v_product_id=&screen_name=&screen_parms=&screen_type=RIGHT&bvers=5&bplatform=Netscape&bos=Win32 "Empress of Australia" with defensive armament, 1941]
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