SS Empress of Asia

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ocean liner steamship

SS Empress of Asia was a British-built ocean liner launched in 1912 that served the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on trans-Pacific routes and later saw military service during both World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean liner ⓘ
steamship ⓘ
builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
class Empress of Russia-class ocean liner ⓘ
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
crewEvacuation most troops and crew rescued ⓘ
deckConfiguration multiple passenger decks ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
fate sunk ⓘ
flag British flag ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
launchDate 1912 ⓘ
militaryRole armed merchant ship ⓘ
troopship ⓘ
notableEvent sunk during the Battle of Singapore ⓘ
operator Canadian Pacific Ocean Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
passengerClass first class ⓘ
second class ⓘ
third class ⓘ
peacetimeRole luxury passenger liner ⓘ
mail steamer ⓘ
placeOfConstruction Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
portOfCall Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion steam turbine ⓘ
regionOfOperation Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
route Vancouver–Asia route ⓘ
trans-Pacific route ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1913 ⓘ
serviceType cargo service ⓘ
mail service ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ
shippingLine Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ
sinkingCause Japanese air attack ⓘ
sinkingLocation near Singapore ⓘ
sinkingYear 1942 ⓘ
sisterShip SS Empress of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
wartimeUse convoy service ⓘ
transport of troops to Asia ⓘ

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John Brown & Company → notableWork → SS Empress of Asia ⓘ