R.M.S. Empress of Britain, 1906
£15.00
Empress of Britain: Canadian Pacific Railway (scroll down for a more detailed Description)
Published 1962 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Laurence Dunn (1908-2006).
Print size: c. 44 x 22.5 cm [17″ x 9″] (size may vary slightly from printers’ cut 60 years ago).
Printed on white medium cardstock c. 148 g/sm2.
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Description
Empress of Britain:
Canadian Pacific Railway
In service: 1906-1930;
Liverpool to Montreal;
Built: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow;
Launched: 1905; Maiden Voyage: 1906;
14,189 GRT; Leingth: 570′ (174 m); Beam: 66′ 7″ (20 m);
18 knots (33 km/h)
Passengers: 1st 310; 2nd 470; 3rd 330;
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) incorporated in 1881 to build a trans-Canada railway. 6 years later it commenced ship owning. Trans-Pacific sailings between Vancouver and the Orient started in 1887; a mail contract followed with completion of the first three Empress liners in 1891. In 1903 CP purchased the Beaver Line starting services from Liverpool, Avonmouth and London. Competition came from Allan Line, which was building the world’s first turbine liners. CP ordered two 14,000-ton liners from the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited on the Clyde. The names Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland were chosen. Empress of Britain launched in November 1905. Next May she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Montreal. She was intended to be driven fast and easily reached 20 knots. In 1906 Virginian captured the east and westbound Canadian records between Rimouski and Liverpool. Empress of Britain, on her second voyage, set a record of 5 days 12 hours between Father Point, Quebec and Liverpool. War saw her requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser later recalled for as a troop transport. Back to the Clyde in 1919 she reconfigured to 2nd and 3rd class only and converted to oil and returned to her old service. In 1924 she was renamed Montroyal on the Liverpool-Quebec then ran from Antwerp before the breaker’s yard in Stavanger in 1950 where her smoke room fittings were incorporated into a hotel – what is today the Norwegian School of Hotel Management at Stavanger University.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.0169 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 48 × 23 cm |
