RMS Empress of France (1913)
Empress of France at Pier B, Vancouver | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Alsatian |
| Owner | Allan Line, Liverpool |
| Port of registry | United Kingdom |
| Launched | 22 March 1913 |
| Maiden voyage | 17 January 1914 |
| Fate | Sold to Canadian Pacific Ocean Service in 1919 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Empress of France |
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Ocean Service |
| Port of registry | Canada |
| Fate | Scrapped 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 18,481 GRT |
| Length | 571.4 ft (174.2 m) |
| Beam | 72.4 ft (22.1 m), |
| Propulsion | turbines driving 4 shafts |
| Speed | 18 knots |
RMS Empress of France, formerly SS Alsatian was an ocean liner built in 1913-1914 by William Beardmore and Company at Glasgow in Scotland for Allan Line. In total, the ship's service history encompasses 99 trans-Atlantic voyages, 5 trans-Pacific voyages, and 8 other cruises in addition to her war service.