Keywords: SS EMPRESS OF CANADA 1941.jpg en AWM caption 1941 Starboard side view of the British transport SS Empress of Canada which carried New Zealand troops to the Middle East as part of Convoy US-1 in 1940-1941; and this ship carried Australian troops to the United Kingdom as part of Convoy US-3 in 1940-1945 NOTE the defensive arrmament consisting of a 6-inch gun right aft with a 3-inch AA gun sited above it Naval Historical Collection http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Australian War Memorial AWM ID Number 303260 AWM -- government of Australia 1941 The Australian War Memorial AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear' The photo was taken prior to 1942 The copyright has expired on this image The AWM however requires that the AWM watermark is not removed and that permission be sought for commercial use Higher resolution versions of this image may be ordered through the AWM Website at http //www awm gov au PD-Australia Empress of Canada ship 1922 Black and white photographs |