Description: Vintage Antique Photo Snapshot Historic Ocean Liner RMS Empress Of Japan Hong Kong Harbor 1890s RMS Empress of Japan, also known as the "Queen of the Pacific", was an ocean liner built in 1890–1891[1] by Naval Construction & Armaments Co, Barrow-in-Furness, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP).[2] This ship – the first of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Japan[3] – regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until 1922.[4] During the First World War she served as armed merchant cruiser, becoming HMS Empress of Japan for the period that she was a commissioned ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 13 December 1890 by Lady Alice Stanley, daughter-in-law of Lord Stanley, who was then the Governor-General of Canada.[8] The ship left Liverpool on 11 April 1891 on her maiden voyage via Suez to Hong Kong and Vancouver, arriving in British Columbia on 2 June. Thereafter, she regularly sailed the route between Canada and the east coast of Asia.[4] In the early days of wireless telegraphy, the call sign established for the Empress of Japan was "MPJ."[9] It also transported passengers and cargo, notably Japanese tea. ***Free Shipping On Each Additional Purchase*** October #3
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1890
Size: 3.25 x 3 In.
Image Color: Black & White
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Vintage: Yes
