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RMS Empress of Russia
The RMS ''Empress of Russia'' was an ocean liner built in 1912-1913〔The disambiguation date used in this article's title is not the year in which the hull is launched, but rather the year of the vessel's sea trial or maiden voyage.〕 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland for Canadian Pacific steamships (CP). This ship regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between Canada and the Far East.
==History==
The ship was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan near Glasgow in Scotland.〔Johnston, Ian. "Govan Shipyard" in (''Ships Monthly.'' ) June 1985.〕 The SS ''Empress of Russia'' was launched on 28 August 1912. She left Liverpool on 1 April 1913 on her maiden voyage via Suez to Hong Kong and Vancouver. Thereafter, she regularly sailed back and forth along the Hong Kong - Shanghai - Nagasaki - Kobe - Yokohama - Vancouver route.〔Ship List: (Description of ''Empress of Russia'' )〕 In 1913, she broke the record for the fastest trans-Pacific crossing which was formerly held by RMS ''Empress of Japan'';〔Musk, George. (1981). (''Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line,'' p. 129. )〕 but her sister ship, the RMS ''Empress of Asia'' broke that record in May 1914, crossing the Pacific in nine days, two hours, and fifteen minutes.〔Hammer, Joshua. (2006). (''Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II,'' p. 60. )〕 The popularity of the short route from Vancouver to the Orient was so great that these two additional CP ''Empress'' ocean liners were necessary.〔Macmillan, Allister. (1925). (''Seaports of the Far East: Historical and Descriptive, Commercial and Industrial Facts, Figures, & Resources,'' p. 247. )〕
The 16,810-ton vessel had a length of , and her beam was . The ship had three funnels, two masts, quadruple screws and an average speed of 19-knots. The ocean liner provided accommodation for 284 first-class passengers and for 100 second class passengers. There was also room for up to 800 steerage-class passengers.〔 This was the first liner to have a straight stern like a warship; and the advantages of this type of stern were revealed in terms of speed, vibration, steering and seagoing qualities.〔Norway Heritage: (''Empress of Russia'' )〕
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