RMS Empress of Ireland facts for kids

The RMS Empress of Ireland was a Canadian ocean liner. It sank in the Saint Lawrence River after an accident with the Norwegian ship SS Storstad on 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 people on the Empress, 1,012 died.

The ship was launched in 1906. It had just begun its 96th voyage when it sank.

The Empress of Ireland left Quebec City for Liverpool at 4:30 pm local time.

The wreck of the Empress of Ireland lies in 130 feet of water. This makes it easy to access for most divers. Many artifacts from the wreck have been retrieved.

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  Announcements of the liner's maiden voyage touted the passenger capacity and the speed of Empress of Ireland and her near-identical sister ship, Empress of Britain, achieving passage "between Canada and the Mother Country" of less than four days.

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  Damage sustained by Storstad after its collision with Empress of Ireland.

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  Storstad in Montreal after the collision. Note the damage to the bow

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  The New York Times published this list of survivors and casualties two days after the disaster.

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  Unloading the coffins of the children from Lady Grey

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  Inquiry court room presided over by Lord Mersey

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  Illustrative navigation lights of Storstad as were claimed to have been seen from Empress of Ireland.

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  Illustrative navigation lights of Empress of Ireland as were claimed to have been seen from Storstad

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  Commemorative plaque in Pointe-au-Père

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  Memorial monument at Pointe-au-Père, Quebec

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In Spanish: RMS Empress of Ireland para niños