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War losses reduced the
Canadian Pacific fleet considerably and only the Liverpool-Montreal route was reopened post war. The two surviving Cabin class Duchesses were upgraded to "Empress" status with much reduced passenger numbers (400 1st, 300 tourist, down from the pre-war three class capacity of
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After Allied forces successfully drove remaining German and
Italian forces from North Africa, she again served, landing troops at Avola in the Invasion of Sicily, and again, with the invasion of the Italian mainland at Salerno.
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and the
American Midwest – a faster journey than it would take going through New York. All were equipped with hot and cold running water in all cabins. The class were known as the "Drunken Duchesses" for their tendency to roll.
495:
In a 1958/1959 refit, her funnel tops were streamlined and her accommodation was revised to 218 1st class and 482 tourist. The ship was taken out of service in 1960; and she was broken up at
458:, Algeria where she landed said troops on 8 November 1942 to facilitate the United States' first involvement in the theater and the overall invasion of Axis-held North Africa.
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were laid aside when India's independence was declared in August 1947. She re-entered service from
Liverpool to Montreal on 1 September 1948.
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Transpacific Steam: The Story of Steam
Navigation from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Far East and the Antipodes, 1867–1941.
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carried 1,981 men of the 18th
Division. The convoy departed with evacuees on 30 January.
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for her overhaul and refit, during the course of which (in
October 1947) she was renamed
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446:, she carried troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, United States from
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Central bank cooperation at the Bank for
International Settlements, 1930–1973,
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As built 580 cabin, 480, tourist, 510 3rd. 1947, 400 1st class, 300 tourist
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was joined by an "empress" sister ship in this convoy duty. The troopship
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Regarding her involvement in the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943:
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was one of four 20,000-gross ton
Canadian Pacific liners along with
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350:, hoping to cater to travellers who would then travel by train to
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Picture
History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present,
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to bring civil and military officials from England to India.
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1944,
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Sailing Seven Seas: A History of the Canadian Pacific Line
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was amongst the ships which evacuated Singapore in 1941.
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418:on 19 January 1942 and arriving ten days later.
614:Nicholls, Christine Stephanie Nicholls. (2003).
647:Quiet Heroines: Nurses of the Second World War,
482:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
8:
674:: Civilian evacuation lists; 30 January 1942
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392:At the outbreak of war in September 1939,
19:For other ships with the same name, see
575:. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 109.
525:
414:to Singapore before it fell, departing
365:s better-known passengers in 1931 was
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488:. Preliminary plans to name the ship
384:while crossing the Atlantic in 1933.
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499:in late December of the same year.
221:Two steam turbines, twin propellers
435:may best be known for her role in
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874:Troop ships of the United Kingdom
480:arrived at the Govan yard of the
338:es," built to go further up the
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371:Governor of the Bank of England
854:Ships built on the River Clyde
1:
629:Kaye, Mary Margaret. (1999).
410:transported 1,955 men of the
16:Ocean liner built in Scotland
662:: "Singapore convoys," BM11.
756:Canadian Pacific Steamships
754:The "Drunken Duchesses" of
698:Miller, William H. (2001).
380:worked on her biography of
286:Canadian Pacific Steamships
96:Canadian Pacific Steamships
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737:New York: Cornwall Books.
731:Tate, E. Mowbray. (1986).
205:601 ft (183.2 m)
18:
828:List of ships of CP Ships
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762:
672:Singapore evacuation 1942
644:McBryde, Brenda. (1985).
476:1,570). On 3 March 1947,
334:. The quartet were "Mini-
296:in 1928. She was renamed
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170:Scrapped in December 1960
44:
30:
683:Atkinson, Rick. (2008).
555:Buchan, William. (1982)
396:was commandeered by the
213:75 ft (22.9 m)
175:General characteristics
869:Ocean liners of Canada
571:Pigott, Peter (2010).
558:John Buchan: a Memoir,
412:18th Infantry Division
259:
254:
879:Troopships of Canada
864:Steamships of Canada
514:List of ocean liners
450:stopping briefly in
439:, where, along with
21:SS Empress of France
795:Duchess of Cornwall
782:Duchess of Richmond
325:Duchess of Richmond
775:Duchess of Bedford
724:Empress of France,
719:Miramar Ship Index
632:Enchanted evening,
542:Empress of France,
537:Miramar Ship Index
478:Duchess of Bedford
433:Duchess of Bedford
420:Duchess of Bedford
408:Duchess of Bedford
404:Duchess of Bedford
394:Duchess of Bedford
360:Duchess of Bedford
340:St. Lawrence River
311:Duchess of Bedford
305:Duchess of Bedford
294:Duchess of Bedford
260:
197:(1947, 20,448 GRT)
73:Duchess of Bedford
859:Ships of CP Ships
836:
835:
812:Empress of Canada
798:
768:Duchess of Atholl
743:978-0-8453-4792-8
582:978-1-55488-765-1
486:Empress of France
470:Empress of France
331:Duchess of Atholl
298:Empress of France
272:built in 1928 by
265:Empress of France
257:Empress of France
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79:Empress of France
38:Empress of France
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820:Empress of Japan
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193:20,123
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376:The writer
344:Quebec City
270:ocean liner
184:Ocean liner
135:Yard number
849:1928 ships
843:Categories
726:ID#1160482
712:References
544:ID#1160482
274:John Brown
218:Propulsion
125:John Brown
441:HMS
398:Admiralty
388:Troopship
300:in 1947.
278:Clydebank
151:Completed
129:Clydebank
599:(2008).
509:CP Ships
503:See also
448:Greenock
348:Montreal
290:launched
284:for the
282:Scotland
234:Capacity
229:18 knots
154:May 1928
143:Launched
105:London,
745:(cloth)
634:p. 296.
619:p. 105.
604:p. 116.
560:p. 224.
497:Newport
452:Glasgow
352:Chicago
342:, past
336:Empress
268:was an
190:Tonnage
121:Builder
45:History
741:
703:p. 66.
649:p. 94.
597:et al.
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416:Bombay
369:, the
358:Among
328:, and
292:as SS
202:Length
112:
520:Notes
456:Arzew
363:'
346:, to
226:Speed
87:Owner
793:(ex-
739:ISBN
577:ISBN
288:and
263:RMS
242:Crew
210:Beam
180:Type
167:Fate
162:1960
66:Name
424:SS
276:at
245:510
195:GRT
138:518
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