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Canadian Pacific Line (CP)
 
CP Page 1 - Ocean Liners up to 1914
 
 
This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Canadian Pacific Line. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order. There is a table of individual ship histories on the CP Header Page.
 
This page is still under construction!
 
 
Ships on This Page:-
Athenian - (1881 - 3,877 gt)
Batsford - (1914 - 4,782 gt)
Empress of Asia - (1912 - 16,909 gt)
Empress of Britain (1) - (1905 - 14,189 gt)
Empress of China (1) - (1891 - 5,905 gt)
Empress of India (1) - (1890 - 5,905 gt)
Empress of Ireland - (1906 - 14,191 gt)
Empress of Japan (1) - (1890 - 5,905 gt)
Empress of Russia - (1912 - 16,810 gt)
Mattawa - (1912 - 4,874 gt)
Medora - (1912 - 5,135 gt)
Methven - (1905 - 4,928 gt)
Miniota - (1913 - 6,422 gt)
Missanabie - (1914 - 12,469 gt)
Montezuma (2) - (1907 - 5,038 gt)
Montroyal - (1905 - 14,189 gt)
Niagara - (1913 - 13,415 gt)
Tartar - (1883 - 4,425 gt)
 
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CP Fleet List - Page 1
 
 
Athenian - (1881 - 3,877 gt)
1897 purchased from Union Line, 1899 chartered to US Gov't, 1901 returned to CP, 1907 scrapped.
 
Tartar - (1883 - 4,425 gt)
1897 purchased from Union Line, 1899 chartered to US Government, 1900 returned to CP, 1908 scrapped after grounding damage.
 
 
 
 
Empress of India (1)
(1890 - 5,905 gt)
 
1914 sold to Maharajah of Gwalior, converted to hospital ship, renamed Loyalty.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Empress of Japan (1)
(1890 - 5,905 gt)
 
1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1915 returned to owner, 1922 laid up. 1926 scrapped.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Empress of China (1)
(1891 - 5,905 gt)
 
1911 wrecken in fog in Tokyo Bay.


 
 
 
 
 
 
Empress of Britain (1) (1905-1924 - 14,189 gt)
Montroyal (1924-30 - 14,189 gt)
 
1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1915 converted to troopship, 1919 returned to owners, 1924 renamed Montroyal, 1930 scrapped.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Methven
(1905 - 4,928 gt)
 
ex-Heliopolis, 1917 purchased from Harris & Dixon renamed Methven, 1923 renamed Borden, 1926 sold to Kulukundis, Greece renamed Perseus.
 
 
 
 
Empress of Ireland
(1906 - 14,191 gt)
 
1914 sunk in collision with Storstad in St. Lawrence River, with a loss of 1,024 lives.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Montezuma (2)
(1907 - 5,038 gt)
 
1923 renamed Bedwyn, 1923 renamed Balfour, 1928 sold to Lyle SS Co. renamed Cape Verde.

 
 
 
 
Empress of Asia
(1912 - 16,909 gt)
 
1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1916 returned to owners, 1941 converted to troopship, 1942 bombed and sunk at Singapore.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Empress of Russia
(1912 - 16,810 gt)
 
1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1916 returned to owners, 1940 converted to troopship, 1945 destroyed by fire at Barrow during refit.
 
 
 

 
 
Mattawa - (1912 - 4,874 gt)
ex-Franktor , 1915 purchased from Palace Shipping Co renamed Mattawa, 1923 renamed Berwyn, 1928 sold to Kintyre SS Co, Liverpool renamed Kingarth.
 
Medora - (1912 - 5,135 gt)
ex Frankmount, 1915 purchased from Palace Shipping Co. renamed Medora, 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Mull of Galloway.
 
Miniota - (1913 - 6,422 gt)
ex-Hackness, 1916 purchased from Pyman Bros., London renamed Miniota, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Start Point.
 
Niagara - (1913 - 13,415 gt)
1931 owned jointly by CP and Union SS Co. of New Zealand and operated as Canadian Australasian Line, 1940 mined and sunk off New Zealand.
 
Batsford - (1914 - 4,782 gt)
1918 purchased from Century Shipping Co, 1927 sold to Turnbull Coal & Shipping Co, renamed Hamdale.
 
Missanabie - (1914 - 12,469 gt)
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Kinsale, Ireland.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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