A copy of a photograph showing the 1st saloon on board Empress of Britain

Date:
1920
Reference:
BL25218/001
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Empress of Britain was built in 1905 for Canadian Pacific Line. During the First World War she was converted in to an armed merchant cruiser and was later used as a troop carrier. In 1919 she resumed service as an ocean liner and the passenger accommodation was modernised. The photograph is one of set taken for Canadian Pacific Ocean Services (CPOS).

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Early 20th Century Watercraft, Water Transport