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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS Empress of Japan (1891) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10487606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: SS Empress of Japan (1891) Context triple: [John Brown & Company, notableWork, SS Empress of Japan (1891)]
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M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
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M/V Fairweather
M/V Fairweather is a high-speed catamaran ferry that operated in Alaska’s Marine Highway System, providing fast passenger and vehicle service between coastal communities.
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Japanese cargo ship Tsimtsum
The Japanese cargo ship Tsimtsum is the fictional freighter in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi" that sinks in the Pacific Ocean, leaving the protagonist stranded at sea.
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Komagata Maru
Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
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San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: SS Empress of Japan (1891) Target entity description: 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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A.
M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
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B.
M/V Fairweather
M/V Fairweather is a high-speed catamaran ferry that operated in Alaska’s Marine Highway System, providing fast passenger and vehicle service between coastal communities.
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C.
Japanese cargo ship Tsimtsum
The Japanese cargo ship Tsimtsum is the fictional freighter in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi" that sinks in the Pacific Ocean, leaving the protagonist stranded at sea.
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D.
Komagata Maru
Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
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E.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
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steamship ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vancouver’s emergence as a Pacific gateway port ⓘ |
| builtAt | Barrow-in-Furness, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress of China-class ocean liner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1891 ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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fast mail and passenger service between Canada and Asia ⓘ luxury trans-Pacific passenger service ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 700 passengers ⓘ |
| passengerClass |
first class
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second class ⓘ steerage ⓘ |
| propulsion |
triple-expansion steam engines
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twin screw propellers ⓘ |
| role |
mail steamer
ⓘ
passenger liner ⓘ |
| route |
Vancouver–Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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Vancouver–Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver–Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ trans-Pacific service ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1926 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPort | Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | about 18 knots ⓘ |
| shipyard | Barrow Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of China (1891)
NERFINISHED
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SS Empress of India (1891) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superstructure | steel and wood ⓘ |
| symbolized |
Canadian Pacific’s trans-Pacific ambitions
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luxury ocean travel in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| tonnage | 5973 gross register tons ⓘ |
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Subject: SS Empress of Japan (1891) Description of subject: 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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