Canadian Pacific Ships

Author : Ian Collard
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 1803990791
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Pacific Ships written by Ian Collard and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1873 a company was formed to construct the first railway across Canada. It soon branched out into shipping, chartering ships from the Cunard Line for service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In 1889 Canadian Pacific would be awarded the mail contract for the service across the Pacific and, by 1903, they would purchase Elder Dempster & Company and begin sailing from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. They obtained control of the Atlantic, rail and Pacific routes, and later interest in the Canadian–Australasian Line, becoming 'the world's greatest transportation system', bridging two oceans and linking four continents. Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships until after the Second World War, CP Ships boasted such names as Empress of Britain, Empress of Ireland and Empress of Canada. This new history of the shipping side of Canadian Pacific includes a wealth of illustrations and a detailed fleet list that will enthral maritime enthusiasts.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554888360
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailing Seven Seas written by Peter Pigott and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a witty and informative style, Pigott evokes not only the nostalgic heyday of ocean travel but reveals a slice of almost-forgotten Canadiana in this study of the Canadian Pacific Line. From the stifling steerage quarters to the elegant drawing rooms, shore dwellers and old salts alike will be delighted.

Author : George Musk
Publisher : Newton Abbot [Devon] : David & Charles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Pacific written by George Musk and published by Newton Abbot [Devon] : David & Charles. This book was released on 1981 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Musk
Publisher : London : Canadian Pacific
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Pacific Afloat, 1883-1968 written by George Musk and published by London : Canadian Pacific. This book was released on 1968 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David R.P. Guay
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459735579
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passenger and Merchant Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways written by David R.P. Guay and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-07-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century. Numerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives. These same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northern’s entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781556801
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book White Empresses and Other Canadian Pacific Liners of the 1920s and 30s written by William H. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian Pacific Steamships was a worldwide travel network that included great passenger ships. Their highpoint for that arm might have been in the Twenties & Thirties. First, they had a superb transpacific service, Vancouver to and from the Orient, with four splendid ships providing twice-monthly service. It all hinted of far-off, exotic travel--grand salons, midnight sailings from Shanghai and an Asiatic steerage below decks. On the Atlantic, Canadian Pacific provided a fine service, largely between Liverpool and the St Lawrence, to Quebec City and Montreal. This culminated with the debut, in 1931, of one of the finest liners of the twentieth century, the giant 'Empress of Britain'. An exquisite ship both inside and out, she made luxurious world cruises in winter--like a big yacht! The stories of these ships on both oceans is told in this new book. Some were scrapped prematurely, others casualties of war and still others restored and reactivated for Canadian Pacific liner services in the late Forties and into the Fifties. Altogether, it is a fascinating group of ships, well deserving of another review.

Author : Gordon Turner
Publisher : Boston Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781550460520
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empress of Britain written by Gordon Turner and published by Boston Mills Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Norman Hacking
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781895811285
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prince Ships of Northern B.C. written by Norman Hacking and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1995 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1910 to 1975, superb coastal liners of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and, later, the Canadian National Railway plied the waters of coastal BC, connecting Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle to Prince Rupert and southeastern Alaska. Here is the little-known story of these ships, brought to life by BC's foremost marine historian and well illustrated with many photos.

Author : Duncan Haws
Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 : 9780946378203
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Pacific written by Duncan Haws and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1992 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert D. Turner
Publisher : Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
ISBN 13 : 9780919462618
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Empresses written by Robert D. Turner and published by Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illustrated history of the CPR's trans-Pacific ocean liners is back in print in a newly updated edition. For over 50 years these beautiful ships provided a fast link with the Orient. With its companion, The Pacific Princesses, this volume is an essential addition to any history or ship-lover's library.