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| − | Built for the transatlantic trade between Europe and Canada. | + | Built for the transatlantic trade between Europe and Canada. Less than two weeks after disaster struck the ''RMS Titanic'' in the North Atlantic, ''Empress of Britain'' also struck an iceberg on 26 April 1912; but the reported damage was only slight On 27 Jul 1912 she collided with and sank the ''SS Helvetia'' off Cape Magdaleine in the estuary of the St Lawrence River. |
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| − | 11 | + | On 16 Aug 1914 she was requisitioned for conversion into an Armed Merchant Cruiser known as ''HMS Empress of Britain'', remaining so until she was paid off on 11 May 1915 when she reverted to civilian status and was converted into a troopship. On 12 Dec 1915 she collided with and sank a Greek steamer in the Straits of Gibraltar. As a troopship she carried more than 110,000 troops to the Dardanelles, Egypt and India. |
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| − | 1919 | + | At the conclussion of hostilities she was converted to be an oil-burner and on 23 Mar 1919 returned to normal Passenger Service. In August 1919 she was rebuilt by Fairfield's with her gross tonnage now 15,646. With the change of ownership name to Canadian Pacific Railway Company - Canadian Steamships Ltd in 1924, she was renamed ''SS Montroyal'', ableto carry 600 cabin passengers and 800 x 3rd class passengers. Finally on 17 Jun 1930 she was sold for breaking to the Stavanger Shipbreaking Co., |
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===Mudros to Alexandria 18 - 21 January 1916=== | ===Mudros to Alexandria 18 - 21 January 1916=== | ||
*[[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | *[[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | ||
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| + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 29 Mar - 5 Apr 1916=== | ||
| + | 11th Battalion | ||
| + | * † [[Thomas Flavin]] | ||
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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) |
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Remarks
Built for the transatlantic trade between Europe and Canada. Less than two weeks after disaster struck the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic, Empress of Britain also struck an iceberg on 26 April 1912; but the reported damage was only slight On 27 Jul 1912 she collided with and sank the SS Helvetia off Cape Magdaleine in the estuary of the St Lawrence River.
On 16 Aug 1914 she was requisitioned for conversion into an Armed Merchant Cruiser known as HMS Empress of Britain, remaining so until she was paid off on 11 May 1915 when she reverted to civilian status and was converted into a troopship. On 12 Dec 1915 she collided with and sank a Greek steamer in the Straits of Gibraltar. As a troopship she carried more than 110,000 troops to the Dardanelles, Egypt and India.
At the conclussion of hostilities she was converted to be an oil-burner and on 23 Mar 1919 returned to normal Passenger Service. In August 1919 she was rebuilt by Fairfield's with her gross tonnage now 15,646. With the change of ownership name to Canadian Pacific Railway Company - Canadian Steamships Ltd in 1924, she was renamed SS Montroyal, ableto carry 600 cabin passengers and 800 x 3rd class passengers. Finally on 17 Jun 1930 she was 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
Mudros to Alexandria 18 - 21 January 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 29 Mar - 5 Apr 1916
11th Battalion