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373 in 1906. National Historic Site of Canada. Designated. 2009. RMS Empress of Ireland was a British-built ocean liner that sank near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada following a collision in thick fog with the Norwegian collier Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914.
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O RMS Empress of Ireland foi um transatlântico construído em 1905 e que afundou em 29 de maio de 1914 após uma colisão com o cargueiro norueguês Storstad.
- 10 de abril de 1905
- Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
- 27 de janeiro de 1906
- Canadian Pacific Steamships
23 de ago. de 2021 · The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of the most tragic in history.
- Joshua J. Mark
19 de dez. de 2007 · Empress of Ireland, Canadian Pacific oceangoing passenger ship that sank in the St Lawrence River near Rimouski, Québec, 29 May 1914. She was rammed in dense fog by the Norwegian collier Storstad and sank in only 14 minutes; 1014 passengers and crew died, while 465 managed to abandon ship.
Definition. The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of the most tragic in history. More about: RMS Empress of Ireland. Timeline. 1906.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Content Director
L' Empress of Ireland est un paquebot transatlantique de la Canadian Pacific Steamship Company lancé le 26 janvier 1906 et qui assurait la liaison régulière entre Québec et Liverpool, en Angleterre. Le 29 mai 1914, il fait naufrage dans l' estuaire du Saint-Laurent, près de Rimouski.
16 de ago. de 2021 · Learn about the tragic sinking of the Empress of Ireland, a transatlantic liner that collided with the SS Storstad in 1914 and killed over a thousand people. Watch a video with sources, music and photos of the disaster and its aftermath.
