Empress of India, 1899
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: 1899
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Builder and location: Naval Construction and Armaments Co. Ltd., Barrow, England
Tonnage and dimensions: 5,943 tons; 455' x 51'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 17 knots
Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 2 funnels
Routes: Vancouver-Hong Kong 1891-1914
History: Sold by CP to Maharajah of Gwalior; became hospital ship LOYALTY. Sold to Scindia Steamship Co. of Bombay (LOYALTY). Scrapped 1923.
Legacy record identifier: Empress of India1908
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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