Difference between revisions of "HMT Empress of Britain"
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| − | + | | shipname = HMT Empress of Britain | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Liverpool | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Fairfield Shipping & Engineering Co, Clydebank | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 442 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 11 Nov 1905 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 1906 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1906 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1930 |
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| − | + | | shipfate = Broken up July 1930 | |
| − | | | + | | shiptype = Ocean Liner |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 14,189 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 548.8 ft | |
| − | | | + | | shipbeam = 65.7 ft |
| − | + | | shipdepth = 36.7 ft | |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 18 knots (33.34 km/h) |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | 27/7/1912 collided with and sank the ss HELVETIA off Cape Magdaleine | ||
| + | 16/8/1914 requisitioned for conversion into an Armed Merchant Cruiser | ||
| + | 11/5/1915 Paid off and converted into a troopship | ||
| + | 12/12/1915 she collided with and sank a Greek steamer in the Straits of Gibraltar | ||
| + | 23/3/1919 converted to oil-burner and returned to Passenger Service | ||
| + | 1919 Rebuilt by Fairfield's starting in August (now 15646 grt) | ||
| + | 1924 renamed ''SS Montroyal'' | ||
| + | 17/6/1930 sold for breaking to the Stavanger Shipbreaking Co., | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 28 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Empress of Britain |
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Liverpool |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipping & Engineering Co, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 442 |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1905 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Out of service | 1930 |
| Fate | Broken up July 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Tonnage | 14,189 tons |
| Length | 548.8 ft |
| Beam | 65.7 ft |
| Depth | 36.7 ft |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33.34 km/h) |
Contents
Remarks
27/7/1912 collided with and sank the ss HELVETIA off Cape Magdaleine 16/8/1914 requisitioned for conversion into an Armed Merchant Cruiser 11/5/1915 Paid off and converted into a troopship 12/12/1915 she collided with and sank a Greek steamer in the Straits of Gibraltar 23/3/1919 converted to oil-burner and returned to Passenger Service 1919 Rebuilt by Fairfield's starting in August (now 15646 grt) 1924 renamed SS Montroyal 17/6/1930 sold for breaking to the Stavanger Shipbreaking Co.,
Soldiers carried
Mudros to Alexandria 5 - 7 January 1916
- George Sidney Cook
- Charles Maul Glover
- † Fritz Robert Jaentsch
- † Herbert Frank O'Neill
- John Harold Rupert Smith