RMS Empress of France (1913)
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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 encompass
Empress of France at Pier B, Vancouver
A postcard version of a painting of Alsatian which was commissioned by the Allan Line for this publicity and advertising purpose. The artist was Odin Rosenvinge.
Three steamships docked together, Empress of France, Empress of India, and Empress of Britain.
Immigration card for a passenger on the Empress of France, 1920
SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
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SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm was an ocean liner for North German Lloyd from her launch in 1907 until the end of World War I. After the war, she briefly served as USS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm for the Unit
RMS Empress of France (1913)
…After the squadron was retired in 1917, she was re-fitted for peacetime service. Between the wars Three steamships docked together, Empress of France, Empress of India, and Empress of Britain. At war's end, the ship was added to the fleet of Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Ltd. (CP), which absorbed the entire Allan…
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
USS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm is inspected by Third Naval District following her initial passage from European waters after the ship entered Navy service as troop transport -- NYC harbor (1919).