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  RMS Empress of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Launched on January 26, 1906, the Empress of Ireland measured 570 feet (174 m) in length with a beam of 66 feet (20.1 m) and gross tonnage of 14,191 tons.
The vessel, along with her sister ship RMS Empress of Britain, was commissioned by Canadian Pacific Line for the northern trans-Atlantic route between Quebec, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The cause of the tragedy was disputed by the surviving crew of the Empress of Ireland and the crew of Storstad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland   (912 words)

  
 Swallowed in 14 Minutes : ET Research (2001) by Gavin Murphy - 20 June 2001
The Empress of Ireland, pride of the Canadian Pacific white empress fleet, was designed by Francis Elgar and built at the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
The Empress of Ireland was a monument to Edwardian splendour.
The Empress disaster does not have the drama of the Titanic's iceberg collision, nor is it the subject of countless films and books-or excessive hype.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/1505   (1679 words)

  
 RMS Empress of Ireland - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The RMS Empress of Ireland was a steamship owned by Canadian Pacific that sailed between Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Launched on January 26, 1906, the Empress of Ireland measured 570 feet (174 m) in length with a beam of 66 feet (20.1 m) and displacement of 14,191 tons.
Ultimately, the immense loss of life can be attributed to three things: the location of which the Empress was rammed, the failure to close the watertight doors, and the failure to close all portholes on board the ship.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland   (561 words)

  
 Essence of the matter-Ireland. wik5.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The GAA is organised on an all-Ireland Ƅasis with all 32 counties competing; traditionally, counties first compete within their Provinces of Ireland, in the provincial championships, and the winners then compete in the All-Ireland senior All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship or All-Ireland Senior FootƄall Championship championships.
Ireland has Ƅeen inhaƄited for at least 9,000 years, although little is known aƄout the paleolithic or neolithic inhaƄitants of the island.
Ireland's largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism (aƄout 70% for the entire island, and over 90% for the RepuƄlic), and most of the rest of the population adhere to one of the various Protestant denominations.
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 Rms_empress_of_ireland info here at en.getsearchinformation.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Empress of Ireland and her sister Empress of Britain were...
RMS Laconia Rms empress of ireland info here at en.getsearchinformation.info It is traditionally oriented so that a main line is horizontal though is occasionally found at a degree angle to this with the Hindu version typically featuring a dot in each quadrant.
Launched on January the Empress of Ireland measured feet in length with a beam of feet and gross tonnage of tons.
en.getsearchinformation.info /RMS_Empress_of_Ireland   (1166 words)

  
 Empress of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
RMS Empress of Ireland drops off her pilot and sails into disaster.
The Empress sinks in fourteen minutes in the St. Lawrence River, taking 1,012 passengers and crew with her in the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history.
The Empress was rammed on the starboard side between the two funnels and just a few feet aft of watertight bulkhead No. 5, separating the forward and aft boiler rooms.
www.paradesquare.ca /hannibal/empress_of_ireland.htm   (245 words)

  
 Ice Page Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
From 1541 the Kingdom of Ireland was established by the King of England, though this realm did not cover the whole island till the early 17th century.
The GAA is organised on an all-Ireland basis with all 32 counties competing; traditionally, counties first compete within their Provinces of Ireland, in the provincial championships, and the winners then compete in the All-Ireland senior All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship or All-Ireland Senior Football Championship championships.
Ireland's largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism (about 70% for the entire island, and over 90% for the Republic), and most of the rest of the population adhere to one of the various Protestant denominations.
ireland.en.wiki07.info   (5314 words)

  
 empress of ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Empress of Ireland sank RMS Empress of Ireland.
Interestingly, Empress of Ireland and Empress of Britain were to be named Empress of Austria and Empress of Germany respectively, however On November 11th, 1905, the Empress of Britain was launched, followed on the 27th of January 1906 by the Empress of Ireland.
She and her sister ship, Empress of Britain, were both commissioned in 1906 for Empress of Ireland sinking was the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history.
dublin.factsabout.net /morrisson-hotel-dublin/empress-of-ireland.html   (823 words)

  
 Empress Of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
RMS Empress of Ireland This is the last known photo of the Empress of Ireland on May 28, 1914 as she left Quebec City only a few hours before she would sink...
Launched on January 26, 1906, the Empress of Ireland measured 570 feet (174 m) in length with a beam of 66...
Information about some of the people associated with The Titanic, The Lusitania, The Empress of Ireland and HMHS Britannic, with particular reference to their Crosby connections.
www.shamrockstudio.com /empress-of-ireland.html   (280 words)

  
 GeoDiving.com - Location Details: Empress of Ireland
On her first trip of the summer of 1914 the Empress of Ireland sailed away from her berth in Quebec Harbour bound across the North Atlantic to Liverpool, England.
The Empress of Ireland took all but 462 of the 1477 souls on board with her.
The wreck of the Empress of Ireland is situated in the St.Lawrence River.
www.geodiving.com /locationDetails.asp?id=1969   (151 words)

  
 Shipwrecks and Maritime Disasters
Empress of Ireland then sank in the St. Lawrence River in 14 minutes, killing 1014 of the people aboard her (840 of whom were passengers - a greater number of passenger losses than either Titanic or Lusitania) and becoming the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history.
On May 7, 1915, the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine and sank in 20 minutes.
The RMS Republic, the second White Star liner to have this name, was rammed by the Florida in 1909 and sank 50 miles south of Nantucket.
members.aol.com /roxln/ships/wrecks.html   (2327 words)

  
 RMS Empress of Ireland - TheBestLinks.com - Canada, Liverpool, May 29, Norway, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
RMS Empress of Ireland - TheBestLinks.com - Canada, Liverpool, May 29, Norway,...
RMS Empress of Ireland, Canada, Liverpool, May 29, Norway, Quebec, Quebec City...
Henry George Kendall had just been promoted to captain of the Empress of Ireland at the beginning of the month and it was his first trip down the Saint Lawrence River.
www.thebestlinks.com /RMS_Empress_of_Ireland.html   (161 words)

  
 Neptune: diving in Quebec, Empress of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The RMS Empress of Ireland measures about 172m (569.8ft) long by 20m (65.5ft) wide and can be found at a depth of 80' to 140'm deep.
Touristic note: at Pointe-au-Père (Father Point) where you may visit the Musée de la Mer (Sea Museum) which presents an excellent exhibit about the RMS Empress of Ireland (the 3rd largest sea tragedy after the one of the Titanic and the Lusitania; some historical data can be read at PBS Online).
The abreviation RMS means "Royal Mail Steamer", the boat was used to deliver the mail of his Majesty the King.
neptune.iro.umontreal.ca /ca/qc/empress-of-ireland-en.html   (543 words)

  
 Wikipedia: RMS Empress of Ireland
The RMS Empress of Ireland was a steamship owned by Canadian Pacific that sailed from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, United Kingdom.
on May 29, 1914, while sailing to Liverpool in the Saint Lawrence River, the Empress of Ireland collided with a Norwegian ship.
That ship did not sink, but the Empress of Ireland sank quickly, killing over 1,000 people.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/r/rm/rms_empress_of_ireland.html   (82 words)

  
 The Empress of Ireland - a titanic tale of forgotten tragedy
And yet the story of the Canadian Pacific's 'Empress of Ireland' seems to be buried as deeply in the mud as her rapidly decaying hull.
Some might claim the passenger loss on the 'Empress' to be somewhat of a finicky statistic in the grand scheme of things, especially when compared to the Titanic's total loss of 1503 lives including crew members, two years earlier.
But while the days of the 'Empress of Ireland' are undeniably succumbing to time, David Zeni is at least hoping that history will be kinder than the elements of the St. Lawrence.
exn.ca /titanic/template.cfm?ID=19980216-04   (2362 words)

  
 Picture Of Ship Empress Of Ireland - Ship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Empress of Ireland
This is the last known photo of the Empress of Ireland on May 28, 1914 as she left Quebec City only a few hours before she would sink following a collision with the collier Storstad in fourteen minutes in one of the greatest tragedies in maritime history with 1012 lives lost.
Read "Empress of Ireland: An Essay", written by Heather Knowles and David Caldwell, a fusion of past dive reports and the history of the ship.
There are many books on the Empress but these are the three of the best books on the Empress available.
www.northernatlanticdive.com /emp_report_mainbody.htm   (1019 words)

  
 Diver To Diver :: Diver To Diver :: RMS Empress of Ireland shipwreck trip - July 2 through July 10, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On May 30th 1914, the Empress of Ireland tragically sank with a total of 1,477 people on board.
We are pleased to offer you a chance to dive the Empress of Ireland shipwreck in Quebec, Canada from Saturday July 2, 2004 to Sunday July 10, 2004.
Leading the expedition are Empress of Ireland veteran divers Peter Den Haan and Kevin Rottner.
dive.scubadiving.com /talk/read.php?1,10590,10590   (335 words)

  
 Ice Page Lordship of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Henry granted John his captured Irish lands, becoming Lord of Ireland (Dominus Hiberniae) in 1185, with the territory becoming the Lordship of Ireland.
As a result, he became King John of England, and the Lordship of Ireland, instead of being a separate area governed by a minor English prince, became a territorial possession of the English Crown.
The title was changed by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland governing these lands in 1541, when on Henry VIII of England 's demand, he was granted a new title, King of Ireland, with the state renamed the Kingdom of Ireland.
lordship.of.ireland.en.wiki07.info   (286 words)

  
 Northern Atlantic Dive Expeditions - RMS Empress of Ireland
NADE is the host of this Empress of Ireland information webpage.
Be specific that the Hotel Empress is where you would like to stay, as there are a number of hotels owned by the same group.
There are many books on the Empress but these are three of the best books on the topic available.
www.northernatlanticdive.com /emp_report_main.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Adventurers Dive Log:Scuba Diving the Empress of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
MAY 29, 1914...01:20 RMS Empress of Ireland drops off her pilot and sails into disaster.
The wreck lies on her starboard side in approximately 145 feet: the depth to the port side is about 85 feet.
A new illustrated book entitled "Forgotten Empress" by David Zeni, describing the last voyage of the Empress will be released in April 1998.
www.adventuredives.com /eofi.htm   (352 words)

  
 Canadian Pacific Line (Funnel = 1906-1921 Pale Brown with Black Top)
Canadian Pacific Line - RMS Empress of Britain HATS 63C MF Poles Slant
Canadian Pacific Line - RMS Empress of France - Unrecorded
Canadian Pacific Line - RMS Empress of Ireland HATS - 63C MF Poles
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 Other Disasters - Empress of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Empress of Ireland was on her 96th voyage when, on May 28, 1914, disaster strucked.
Shortly after dropping off her River Pilot at Pointe-au-Pere, the Empress collided the Norwegian collier Storstad.
She sank in fourteen minutes in the St. Lawrence River near Sainte-Luce-Sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada.
www.compunews.com /ireland.htm   (107 words)

  
 Other Disasters - Empress of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(39) Round the Empire with CPR Shipes A great write up on ships from the CPR and their contribution to WW II Empress of Ireland Includes photos of wreck
This site was created as a resource for educational and entertainment use.
All rights of publicity of the individuals named herein are expressly reserved, and, should be respected.
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 Order Form for Empress of Ireland Books,Plans and Posters
Order Form for Empress of Ireland Books,Plans and Posters
Complete Nine Set of Deck and Rigging Plans: Empress of Ireland
Please allow 2 to 3 three weeks for delivery upon receipt of your cheque or money order.
www.adventuredives.com /eofiform.htm   (79 words)

  
 The Empress of Ireland - a titanic tale of forgotten tragedy
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