SS Empress of Japan (1891)

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SS Empress of Japan (1891) was a famed Canadian Pacific steamship known for its trans-Pacific passenger service and distinctive design that symbolized luxury ocean travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf ocean liner ⓘ
steamship ⓘ
associatedWith Vancouver’s emergence as a Pacific gateway port ⓘ
builtAt Barrow-in-Furness, England ⓘ
linked to: Barrow-in-Furness
class Empress of China-class ocean liner ⓘ
completedIn 1891 ⓘ
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom ⓘ
deckCount multiple passenger decks ⓘ
enteredService 1891 ⓘ
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
firstVoyageRoute Vancouver to Yokohama and Hong Kong ⓘ
flag British flag ⓘ
funnelCount 3 ⓘ
homePort Vancouver, British Columbia ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
launchDate 1890-12-13 ⓘ
legacy considered one of the most famous Canadian Pacific Empress liners ⓘ
length about 455 feet ⓘ
notableFor distinctive clipper-style bow and three-funnel profile ⓘ
fast mail and passenger service between Canada and Asia ⓘ
luxury trans-Pacific passenger service ⓘ
operatedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
operator Canadian Pacific Railway Company ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company ⓘ
owner Canadian Pacific Railway Company ⓘ
passengerCapacity over 700 passengers ⓘ
passengerClass first class ⓘ
second class ⓘ
steerage ⓘ
propulsion triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ
twin screw propellers ⓘ
role mail steamer ⓘ
passenger liner ⓘ
route Vancouver–Hong Kong ⓘ
Vancouver–Shanghai ⓘ
Vancouver–Yokohama ⓘ
trans-Pacific service ⓘ
scrappedIn 1926 ⓘ
serviceEntryPort Vancouver ⓘ
serviceSpeed about 18 knots ⓘ
shipyard Barrow Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
sisterShip SS Empress of China (1891) ⓘ
SS Empress of India (1891) ⓘ
superstructure steel and wood ⓘ
symbolized Canadian Pacific’s trans-Pacific ambitions ⓘ
luxury ocean travel in the late 19th century ⓘ
tonnage 5973 gross register tons ⓘ

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