Canadian Pacific Ships (eBook)

The History of a Company and its Ships

Ian Collard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022 | 1. Auflage
168 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-1-80399-079-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.5.2022
• Vorwort: Stuart Wood
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
• Schlagworte: canadian-Australasian line • canadian merchant marine • canadian merhchant navy • canadian pacific ships • canadian pacific steamships ltd • cp ships • Cunard Line • elder dempster & company • empress of britain • empress of canada • Empress of Ireland • hong kong shipping • pacific steamships • shanghai shipping • steamships • The History of a Company and its Ships • The History of a Company and its Ships, canadian pacific ships, cp ships, cunard line, vancouver, yokohama shipping, shanghai shipping, hong kong shipping, elder dempster & company, canadian-Australasian line, the world’s greatest transportation system, steamships, pacific steamships, empress of britain, empress of ireland, empress of canada, tui ag, canadian merchant marine, canadian pacific steamships ltd, canadian merhchant navy • the world’s greatest transportation system • TUI AG • Vancouver • yokohama shipping
• ISBN-10: 1-80399-079-1 / 1803990791
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80399-079-8 / 9781803990798