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RMS ''Empress of Ireland'' was an ocean liner that sank in the Saint Lawrence River following a collision with the Norwegian collier in the early hours of 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 people on board, 1,012 died.〔( Fifth Session of the Twelfth Parliament of the Dominion of Canada. Session 1915 Sessional Papers Volume 16. Sessional Paper 21b. ) ''Report and Evidence of the Commission of Enquiry into the Loss of the British Steamship "Empress of Ireland" of Liverpool (0. No. 123972) Through Collision With the Norwegian Steamship "Storstad." Quebec, June, 1914''. The Internet Archive.〕〔(Lost Ship Recovered Voyages. The Empress of Ireland. ) Royal Alberta Museum〕 The number of deaths is the largest of any Canadian maritime accident in peacetime.〔(Investigating the ''Empress of Ireland''. ) Shipwreck Investigations at Library and Archives Canada.〕 ''Empress of Ireland'' was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland and was launched in 1906.〔 The liner, along with her sister ship ''Empress of Britain'', was commissioned by Canadian Pacific Steamships (at that time part of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) conglomerate) for the North Atlantic route between Quebec and Liverpool in England. (The transcontinental CPR and its fleet of ocean liners constituted CPR's self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Transportation System".) ''Empress of Ireland'' had just begun her 96th voyage when she sank.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Survivors )〕 The wreck lies in of water, making it accessible to divers.〔(Respecting the Wreck. ) Royal Alberta Museum.〕〔(Empress of Ireland Expedition. ) CBC News.〕〔(Empress of Ireland ) Northern Atlantic Dive Expeditions.〕〔(Empress of Ireland ) Deep Explorers Inc.〕 Many artifacts from the wreckage have been retrieved, some of which are on display in the Empress of Ireland Pavilion at the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père in Rimouski, Quebec. The Canadian government has passed legislation to protect the site.〔(Protecting the Empress. ) Royal Alberta Museum.〕 Numerous books have been written about the sinking of ''Empress of Ireland'' and several films and documentaries have been made.〔(The Last Voyage of the Empress, 2005 ) ''IMDb''; retrieved 16 April 2011〕〔(Journey to oblivion (videorecording) : the Empress of Ireland story ) Montréal : National Film Board of Canada, 2001. (Released in French under the title (Sombré dans l'oubli ) TagTélé.)〕〔(Tragedie med norske syndebukker. ) Radiodokumentaren, NRK. 5 January 2012.〕〔Andersen, M.N. (2012) ''Forgotten Empress''. In, The Human Element. (Beacon, Skuld Magazine ), Issue 201, March, 22–24.〕 ==Construction== ''Empress of Ireland'' was designed by Francis Elgar and was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Govan in Glasgow, Scotland.〔Johnston, Ian. "Govan Shipyard" in (''Ships Monthly.'' ) June 1985.〕 The 14,191-ton vessel was a fixed price contract of £375,000 and was to be delivered to CPR 18 months from the date the contract was signed. The keel was laid on 10 April 1905 for hull number 443 at Fairfield's berth number 4 next to her sister ship, which was under construction. ''Empress of Ireland'' had a length of , and her beam was . The ship had twin funnels, two masts, two propellers and a service speed of .〔"NEW ATLANTIC STEAMER.-The twin-screw." ''The Times'' (England ) 6 June 1906: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.〕 ''Empress of Ireland'' was launched on 26 January 1906, and had room for 310 first-class, 468 second-class, 494 third-class and 270 fourth-class passengers; a crew of 373 made a total of 1,915 people〔"NEW ATLANTIC STEAMER.-The twin-screw." Times (England ) 6 June 1906: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 13 June 2015.〕 On her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Montreal she proved herself as both reliable and fast. On 14 October 1909 she struck a sunken vessel or an unknown submerged rock at the northern end of the St. Lawrence.〔RG25, External Affairs, Series B-1-b, Volume 238 File : ME-2-61, Access code: 90〕 At some point during her career, ''Empress of Ireland'' underwent minor renovations to relieve her superstructure of its enclosed forward promenade decks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RMS Empress of Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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