Empress of Russia (1913)
HMS Empress of Russia

Builder:
Fairfield Shipbuilding &
Engineering Company Ltd.
Govan, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1913
Launched:
August 28, 1912
Type:
Passenger
Completed:
March 1913
Fate:
Caught fire Sept. 8, 1945 while undergoing post-war refit at Vickers-Armstrongs,
Barrow-in-Furness, 2 men were killed.
(Engineer Peter F. Cooke and Electrician Leslie J. Dillon)
Hulk scrapped on site in 1946.


Owner
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
London, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
570' 2"
Engines:
4 steam turbines
Beam:
68' 2"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
4
Gross Tons:
16,810
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
19 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
3
Passengers:
1,192
Masts:
2


History
Apr. 1, 1913:
Maiden voyage Liverpool - Hong Kong.
1913-1914:
Following maiden voyage placed on Far-East route (Vancouver-Nagasaki-Hong Kong).
1914:
Requisitioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser, operated in the Indian Ocean.
1916:
Returned to owner.
1918:
Requisitioned as a troopship.
1919:
Returned to owners.
1920:
Returned to Far-East route.
1940:
Requisitioned as a troopship.
1945:
Returned to owners.
Sept. 8, 1945:
Caught fire while under refit.
1946:
Scrapped.


Builder's Data
Page published May 5, 2008