RMS Empress of Japan (1929)

Empress of Japan
History
Name	1930–1942: RMS Empress of Japan 1942–1957: RMS Empress of Scotland 1957–1966: TS Hanseatic
Owner	1930–1957: Canadian Pacific Line 1957–1966: Hamburg Atlantic Line
Operator	1930–1957: Canadian Pacific Line 1957–1958: rebuilt 1958–1966: Hamburg Atlantic Line
Port of registry	1930–1957: London,  United Kingdom 1957–1966: Hamburg,  West Germany
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Govan
Launched	17 December 1929
In service	1930
Out of service	1966
Identification	Official Number: 161430
Fate	Destroyed by fire at New York City harbour, 7 September 1966. Subsequently scrapped
General characteristics (as Empress of Scotland)
Type	Ocean liner/cruise ship
Tonnage	26,300 GRT
Length	205 m (673 ft)
Beam	25.5 m (84 ft)
Speed	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,260 (liner service) 960 (cruise service)
General characteristics (as Hanseatic)
Type	Ocean liner/cruise ship
Tonnage	30,030 GRT
Length	205 m (673 ft)
Beam	25.5 m (84 ft)
Speed	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,260 (liner service) 960 (cruise service)

RMS Empress of Japan was an ocean liner built in 1929–1930 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland for Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP). This ship was the second of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Japan^[1] – regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route between the west coast of Canada and the Far East until 1942.

In 1942, she was renamed RMS Empress of Scotland – the second of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Scotland.^[2] In 1957, the Hamburg Atlantic Line purchased the ship and re-named her TS Hanseatic.^[3]