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The Empress of Ireland. Credit; ... On the bridge of the Empress of Ireland, Captain Henry Kendall guessed that the approaching ship was roughly eight miles away, giving him ample time to cross her bow before he set his course for more open water. When he judged he was safely beyond the collier's path, he did so.
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www.pbs.org/lostliners/empress.html
www.pbs.org/lostliners/empress.html
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Join Dr. Bob Ballard on a tour of the greatest lost liners in maritime history. ... meet bob ballard | the lost liners | ocean evolution | under the sea | diagram of a colossus; screensaver | teacher resources | liner links | book & video | credits ... empress of ireland...
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Fate, however, had disaster in store for the Empress of Ireland and in a veiling fog the collier, Storstad, was to pierce her hull and send the Empress to the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. The Empress of Ireland took all but 462 of the 1477 souls on board with her.
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www.sea-viewdiving.com/shipwreck_info/empress_of_irelan...
www.sea-viewdiving.com/shipwreck_info/empress_of_ireland1.htm
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This is the last known photo of the Empress of Ireland on May 28, 1914 as she left Quebec City only a few hours before she would sink following a collision with the collier Storstad in fourteen minutes in one of the greatest tragedies in maritime history with 1012 lives lost.
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www.northernatlanticdive.com/emp_report_main.htm
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In the early morning hours of May 29, 1914, the Canadian Pacific ocean liner Empress of Ireland was cruising the St. Lawrence, headed for Liverpool. Travelling the opposite way was the Norwegian collier Storstad, weighed down by a full load of coal.
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archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/transportation/clips...
archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/transportation/clips/13413/
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Empress of Ireland joined LostLiners on August 21, 1999; Site updated October 1, 2001; This site was created by Rob Betz, owner and operator of LostLiners.com - All graphics, written material (except where noted) and page designs are the property of Rob Betz.
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www.lostliners.com/Empress_Ireland/index.html
www.lostliners.com/Empress_Ireland/index.html
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Story of the Empress of Ireland whose loss resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the Titanic disaster ... The Empress of Ireland ... The Empress of Ireland, pride of the Canadian Pacific white empress fleet, was designed by Francis Elgar and built at the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. yards in Govan,
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www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/empress-of-ireland.html
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/empress-of-ireland.html
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All kinds of information on the sinking of the empress of ireland; who was involved, what happened, when it happened, where it happened, why it happened, songs, newspaper articles, letters to the captain, poems and lots of pictures. ... The Empress of Ireland sank in fourteen minutes, and by 2:10 am, the sea had claimed the...
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www.spebb.k12.nf.ca/disaster/maggieo.html
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Sister of Empress of Britain, the ill-fated Empress of Ireland was also built in Glasgow by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering. She was launched in 1906 and made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec on 29 June of that year.
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www.greatships.net/empressireland.html
www.greatships.net/empressireland.html
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