Canadian Pacific Line
SS Empress of Japan (II)
Canadian (later German) ocean liner
History
RMS Empress of Japan was an ocean liner built in 1929–1930 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland for Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP). This ship was the second of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Japan – regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until 1942.
In 1942, she was renamed RMS Empress of Scotland – the second of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Scotland. In 1957, the Hamburg Atlantic Line purchased the ship and re-named her TS Hanseatic.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Empress of Japan (1929), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
26,300 GRT
Length
205 m
Beam
25.5 m
Speed
22 knots
Passengers
1,260 (liner service)
Builder
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Govan
Yard number
634
Launched
17 December 1929
In service
1930
Out of service
1966
Owner
1930–1957: Canadian Pacific Line; 1957–1966: Hamburg Atlantic Line
Port of registry
1930–1957: London, United Kingdom
Fate
Destroyed by fire at New York City harbour, 7 September 1966. Subsequently scrapped in Hamburg
Also Known As
- 1930–1942: RMS Empress of Japan
- 1942–1957: RMS Empress of Scotland
- 1957–1966: TS Hanseatic
