RMS Empress of China (1890)

For other ships with the same name, see RMS Empress of China.

C.P.R. steamer Empress of China at docks. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
History
Canada
Name1891-1913: Empress of China
Owner1891-1912: Canada Canadian Pacific Railway
Port of registry1891-1912: Canada
RoutePacific (Vancouver - Yokohama - Kobe - Nagasaki - Shanghai - Hong Kong)
BuilderNaval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow
Laid down1890
Launched25 March 1890
Maiden voyage15 July 1891
FateScrapped in 1912, Yokohama
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage5,700 tons
Length
  • (Overall) 485ft (147.83m)
  • (Between Perpendiculars) 440ft (134.12m)
Beam51 ft (15.54 m)
Propulsiontwin propellers
Speed16 knots
Capacity
  • 120 1st class passengers
  • 50 2nd class
  • up to 600 steerage passengers

RMS Empress of China was an ocean liner built in 1890-1891 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP). This ship—the first of three CP vessels to be named Empress of China—regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until she struck an underwater reef and sank in Tokyo harbour in 1911.

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