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RMS Empress of Russia
 Empress of Russia
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Empress of Russia |
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Operator |  Canadian Pacific SS Co Ltd |
| Port of registry | Vancouver |
| Route | Vancouver – Hong Kong |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Govan |
| Yard number | 484 |
| Launched | 28 August 1912 |
| Completed | March 1913 |
| Maiden voyage | 1 April 1913 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1945, Barrow |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 570 ft (173.7 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (20.7 m) |
| Installed power | 8,720 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | sister ship: Empress of Asia |
RMS Empress of Russia was a steam turbine ocean liner built in 1912–13 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland for Canadian Pacific steamships (CP). She regularly worked the trans-Pacific route between Canada and the Far East.
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