Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Govan, Scotland
Launched
23 November 1912[1]
Completed
June 1913
Fate
Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Sultan Shoal on 5 February 1942.
General characteristics
Type
Ocean liner
Tonnage
16,909 GRT, 8,883 NRT
Length
570.2 ft
Beam
68.2 ft
Draft
42 ft
Propulsion
Quadruple propellers, 4 x steam turbines by Builder, 3, 750 nhp
Speed
19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity
200 first class, 100 second class and 800 third class passengers[1]
Notes
Special cargo arrangements for silk, an important Canadian Pacific commodity.[1]
RMS Empress of Asia was an ocean liner built in 1912–1913 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland for Canadian Pacific Steamships.
As well as being a passenger liner in peacetime, Empress of Asia served as an armed merchant cruiser and a troopship in wartime. She was sunk during World War II by Japanese aircraft while transiting from Bombay to Singapore.
^ abc"Launches and Trial Trips". International Marine Engineering. 35 (January). Marine Engineering, Inc., New York—London: 244. 1913. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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