Empress of France, 1913
Scope and Contents
The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1913
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Builder and location: Wm. Beardmore & Co., Glasgow, Scotland
Tonnage and dimensions: 18,357 tons; 571' x 72'
Machinery and speed: Quadruple-screw, 19.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 287; 2nd class: 505; 3rd class: 848
Routes: Liverpool-Quebec
History: Built as ALSATIAN for Allan Line. Acquired by Candaian Pacific in 1919, renamed EMPRESS OF FRANCE. Made a world cruise from NY in 1923. Put in trans-Pacific service Dec. 1928 for one year. Last voyage Southampton-NY October 1931. Scrapped 1935.
Legacy record identifier: Empress of France1913
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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