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RMS Empress of Canada (1920)
RMS ''Empress of Canada'' was an ocean liner built in 1920 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP) by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland. This ship—the first of two CP vessels to be named ''Empress of Canada''〔The second SS ''Empress of Canada'' (1961) was built for CP.〕—regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until 1939.
==History==
In 1920, Canadian Pacific Steamships ordered a new ship to be built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan near Glasgow in Scotland.〔Johnston, Ian. "Govan Shipyard" in ( ''Ships Monthly.'' ) June 1985.〕 This ''Empress'' was a 21,517 ton, 653-foot ocean liner. The ship was launched 18 August 1920 with a notable speech by the general manager of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., Sir Thomas Fisher, noted the approximately $6,800,000 price compared to a pre-war cost of about $2,200,000 and cost of operation that had risen at least 350 per cent had forced first class fares from $76 to $202 (based on a $4 to the pound sterling) and predicted dire consequences for shipping and the British Empire.〔 A planned world tour, planned for the spring of 1921, was announced cancelled due to labor disturbances making on schedule completion doubtful.
She undertook her maiden voyage on 5 May 1922. Based at the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, the first ''Empress of Canada'' was intended to provided service to Japan, Hong Kong, and China. She was at the time the largest vessel ever engaged in trans Pacific service. Her sister ships included ''Empress of France'' and ''Empress of Britain''.
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