There have been three ships named Empress of Canada that were transatlantic ocean liners originally built by for travel between Canada and the United Kingdom. They were built for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, division of the Canadian Pacific Railway transportation conglomerate in Canada. The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. ... A postcard of SS United States. ... CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company now part of Hapag Lloyd since late 2005. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...

Empress of Canada I

Built in 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland, the 21,517 ton, 653 foot ocean liner undertook her maiden voyage occurred on May 5, 1922. Based at the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, the first Empress of Canada provided service to Japan, Hong Kong, and China. Following the outbreak of World War II in 1939, she was converted for use as a troopship. On March 13, 1943, while en route from Durban, South Africa to Takoradi, the Empress of Canada was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine (01-13S 09-57W) approximately 400 miles (640 km) south of Cape Palmas off the coast of Africa. Of the approximate 1800 people on board, 392 died. Glaswegian redirects here. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... USS John Land (AP-167) in San Francisco Bay sometime in 1945-46; soldiers crowd the decks in anticipation of homecoming. ... Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... The torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... Harper, also known as Cape Palmas, is the capital of Maryland County in Liberia. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

See also:

• A website for the Empress of Canada I with photos
• The Role of the CP Ships in World War II

Empress of Canada II

Built as the Duchess of Richmond at Glasgow, Scotland, in March of 1929 the 20,022 ton ocean liner began transatlantic summer service from Montreal Canada to Liverpool in the United Kingdom with winter service out of the port of Saint John, New Brunswick. During World War II she was used as a troopship and after surviving the War, in 1947 she was refitted as a luxury liner with the new name Empress of Canada and returned to service on her original Canada to England route. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (in unity, prosperity) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ...

On January 25, 1953 the Empress of Canada caught fire and capsized at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool. Refloated, the following spring she was taken to La Spezia, Italy where she was scrapped. The Gladstone Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is Situated in the northern end of the dock system, it is conected to Royal Seaforth Dock to the north and Hornby Dock to the south. ... La Spezia (Spèsa in the local dialect of Ligurian) is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia. ...

See also: A website for the Empress of Canada II with photos

Empress of Canada III

The third Empress of Canada made her maiden voyage in April of 1961 as a transatlantic luxury liner providing service between Canada and the United Kingdom during the summer and cruising from New York City to the Caribbean in the winter. The ship made a total of 121 Atlantic crossings before being sold to Carnival Cruise Lines in 1971 who renamed her the Mardi Gras. “New York, NY” redirects here. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ... Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. ... Apollon (formerly Empress of Canada, Mardi Gras, Olympic, Star of Texas, Lucky Star, Apollo) was a cruise ship which first entered operation in 1961, and was scrapped in 2003. ...

See also: A website for the Empress of Canada III with photos