page_title: RMS Empress of China (1890)
hierarchical_section_title: RMS Empress of China (1890)
caption_attribution_description: English: artist's rendering of one of three Canadian Pacific Steamship ocean liners which began sailing in 1891 -- postcard, promotional advertising
context_page_description: RMS Empress of China was an ocean liner built in 1890-1891 by Naval Construction & Armament Co., Barrow, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships. 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Empress of China
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