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| Keywords: outdoor "Canadian Pacific Railway S.S. "Empress of India" leaving Vancouver for China" Post Card. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. RMS 'Empress of India': Canadian Pacific trans-Pacific service, 1891-1914. (RMS = Royal Mail Ship) Sister ship to the 'Empress of Japan' (1891-1922) and the 'Empress of China' (1891-1911). Together they were known as the CPR's White Empress liners. Vancouver to Yokohama: 4,230 nautical miles (7,834 km); 14 days. She later became the SS Loyalty under the ownership of the British Raj (1915-1919). Type: Ocean liner Built: 1890-91 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England Launched/In Service: August 30, 1890 / February 8, 1891 Out of Service: For CPR: 1914; Scrapped 1923 at Bombay Owner/Port of Registry: Canadian Pacific Steamship Co./Canada (1891-1914) Gross Tons: 5,905 tons Length: 455.7'; Beam: 51.2' Propulsion: Three masts; twin propellers Speed: 16 knots (18 m.p.h.; 29.6 km/h) Capacity: 50 1st-class passengers; 150 2nd-class; up to 400-steerage passengers "Canadian Pacific Railway S.S. "Empress of India" leaving Vancouver for China" Post Card. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. RMS 'Empress of India': Canadian Pacific trans-Pacific service, 1891-1914. (RMS = Royal Mail Ship) Sister ship to the 'Empress of Japan' (1891-1922) and the 'Empress of China' (1891-1911). Together they were known as the CPR's White Empress liners. Vancouver to Yokohama: 4,230 nautical miles (7,834 km); 14 days. She later became the SS Loyalty under the ownership of the British Raj (1915-1919). Type: Ocean liner Built: 1890-91 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England Launched/In Service: August 30, 1890 / February 8, 1891 Out of Service: For CPR: 1914; Scrapped 1923 at Bombay Owner/Port of Registry: Canadian Pacific Steamship Co./Canada (1891-1914) Gross Tons: 5,905 tons Length: 455.7'; Beam: 51.2' Propulsion: Three masts; twin propellers Speed: 16 knots (18 m.p.h.; 29.6 km/h) Capacity: 50 1st-class passengers; 150 2nd-class; up to 400-steerage passengers | ||||
