Empress of Russia (1913) |
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HMS Empress of Russia |
Builder: |
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. Govan, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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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 |
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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 |
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Page published May 5, 2008 |