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| Keywords: outdoor ship vehicle ""Empress of Japan" in Vancouver Harbour, B.C." Post Card. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. RMS 'Empress of Japan': Canadian Pacific trans-Pacific service, 1891-1922. (RMS = Royal Mail Ship) She was the first of two Canadian Pacific ocean liners named the RMS 'Empress of Japan' (The second was in service for CP 1930-42). Sister ship to the 'Empress of India' (1891-1914) and the 'Empress of China' (1891-1911). Together they were known as the CPR's White Empress liners. Vancouver to Yokohama: 4,230 nautical miles (7,834 km); 14 days. After her scrapping, her dragon figurehead was removed and placed in Stanley Park in 1927. Type: Ocean liner Built: 1890-91 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England Launched/In Service: December 13, 1890 / April 11, 1891 Out of Service: Retired 1922; Scrapped 1926 Owner: Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. Port of Registry: Canada Gross Tons: 5,905 tons Length: 456'; Beam: 51' Propulsion: Three masts; twin propellers Speed: 16 knots (18 m.p.h.; 29.6 km/h) Capacity: 160 1st-class passengers; 40 2nd-class; up to 700-steerage passengers perdurabo10.tripod.com/ships/id226.html ""Empress of Japan" in Vancouver Harbour, B.C." Post Card. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. RMS 'Empress of Japan': Canadian Pacific trans-Pacific service, 1891-1922. (RMS = Royal Mail Ship) She was the first of two Canadian Pacific ocean liners named the RMS 'Empress of Japan' (The second was in service for CP 1930-42). Sister ship to the 'Empress of India' (1891-1914) and the 'Empress of China' (1891-1911). Together they were known as the CPR's White Empress liners. Vancouver to Yokohama: 4,230 nautical miles (7,834 km); 14 days. After her scrapping, her dragon figurehead was removed and placed in Stanley Park in 1927. Type: Ocean liner Built: 1890-91 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England Launched/In Service: December 13, 1890 / April 11, 1891 Out of Service: Retired 1922; Scrapped 1926 Owner: Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. Port of Registry: Canada Gross Tons: 5,905 tons Length: 456'; Beam: 51' Propulsion: Three masts; twin propellers Speed: 16 knots (18 m.p.h.; 29.6 km/h) Capacity: 160 1st-class passengers; 40 2nd-class; up to 700-steerage passengers perdurabo10.tripod.com/ships/id226.html | ||||
