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RMS Empress of Australia (1919)
RMS ''Empress of Australia'' was an ocean liner built in 1913–1919 by Vulcan AG shipyard in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) for the Hamburg America Line.〔Haworth, R.B. ( Miramar Ship Index ): (''Empress of Australia,'' ID#1145300 ).〕 She was refitted for Canadian Pacific Steamships; and the ship – the third of three CP vessels to be named ''Empress of China''〔The first SS ''Empress of China'' (1891) was built for CP to sail the trans-Pacific route; and the second SS ''Empress of China'' (1908) was built for NDL, purchased by CP in 1921, then re-named.〕 – was renamed yet again in 1922 as the ''Empress of Australia.''.〔Ship List: ( Description of ''Empress of Australia'' )〕
In trans-Pacific service, the ship garnered fame for her part in rescue efforts at Tokyo following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923.〔( 40-year-old Ship Makes Last Trip; ''Empress of Australia'', Luxury Liner and Troop Carrier, on Way to Scrap Heap," ) ''New York Times.'' 1 May 1952.〕
In trans-Atlantic service, she earned distinction in 1927 by bringing the Prince of Wales from England to the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Canada. She was honoured to serve as Royal Yacht during the Royal tour of Canada in 1939.〔
==Service history==
The ship was originally built for the Hamburg America Line by Vulcan AG shipyard, Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), in 1912, as yard number 333.〔
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