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Empress of Scotland
Empress of Japan - Empress of Scotland - Hanseatic
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Canadian Pacific
liner
Empress of Japan
, later renamed
Empress of Scotland
, until she was sold to
Hamburg Atlantik Linie
in 1957, becoming the
Hanseatic (1)
.
The
Empress of Japan
was built in 1930 for the trans-Pacific services out of Vancouver of the
Canadian Pacific Line
. She was renamed
Empress of Scotland
in October 1942 following the entry of Japan into WW2 (albeit after a gap of eleven months!). After the war she was transferred to the Atlantic service from Liverpool, replacing the
Empress of Britain
which had been lost. The promenade deck was plated in for Atlantic service.
Following the delivery of the post-war Empresses, she was sold to
Hamburg Atlantik Linie
in 1957. After substantial rebuilding into the more modern looking two-funnelled liner
Hanseatic (1)
, services began between Cuxhaven, Havre, Southampton and New York in July 1958. 1959 was Hamburg Atlantik's best year on the New York service, air traffic competition becoming more significant after that.
Hanseatic (1)
spent more time cruising, and only completed eight round voyages in 1965. The
Hanseatic (1)
was badly damaged by fire in New York on 7th September 1966. She was towed to Hamburg, but considered unsuitable for repair. The Zim Lines
Shalom
was acquired in 1967 to replace her.
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Empress of Japan
- Canadian Pacific 1930-42
Empress of Scotland
- Canadian Pacific 1942-57
Hanseatic (1)
- Hamburg Atlantic 1958-66
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Empress of Scotland
Empress of Japan - Empress of Scotland - Hanseatic
Empress of Japan
(Canadian Pacific: 1930-42)
A pre-war Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
A Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
Real Photographs postcard No.17 of
Empress of Japan
.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
Postcard of
Empress of Japan
at Vancouver.
Postcard of
Empress of Japan
at Vancouver.
Hand-tinted card from a photo by Leonard Frank.
Scan: Gary Sim.
A Hong Kong stamp showing
Empress of Japan
was issued in 1941.
The stamp, plus the artist's original sketch, are shown.
Scans: Ronald Rakusen.
Photographic postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
Photographic postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
Photographic postcard of
Empress of Japan
.
Empress of Scotland
(Canadian Pacific: 1942-57)
A Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
Promenade deck not yet plated-in, and no funnel emblems added.
A post-war Canadian Pacific official art postcard P8004 of
Empress of Scotland
.
Note the plated-in promenade deck, and funnel emblems.
Scan supplied by Finn Torquist.
A Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
A Canadian Pacific official postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
Valentine's postcard L.3391 of
Empress of Scotland
, berthing at the Liverpool Landing Stage.
Note the two Liverpool trams amongst the buses. Liverpool's trams finished 14th September 1957.
Empress of Scotland
ended her Canadian Pacific service a few weeks later on November 25th.
Valentine's postcard L.32181 of
Empress of Scotland
, berthed at the Liverpool Landing Stage, with a 'Mersey Ferry' (Wallasey Corporation) passing.
Salmon art postcard 51921 of
Empress of Scotland
.
Photographic postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
Photographic postcard of
Empress of Scotland
.
J.Arthur Dixon postcard L6/Sp.3996 of a 1:64 scale model of
Empress of Scotland
, owned by Glasgow Museums.
Hanseatic (1)
(Hamburg-Atlantik: 1958-66)
The newly-formed
Hamburg Atlantik
company acquired the three-funnelled Canadian Pacific Liner
Empress of Scotland
in 1957. After substantial rebuilding into the more modern looking two-funnelled liner
Hanseatic (1)
, services began between Cuxhaven, Havre, Southampton and New York in July 1958. 1959 was Hamburg Atlantik's best year on the New York service, air traffic competition becoming more significant after that.
Hanseatic (1)
spent more time cruising, and only completed eight round voyages in 1965. The
Hanseatic (1)
was badly damaged by fire in New York on 7th September 1966. She was towed to Hamburg, but considered unsuitable for repair. The Zim Lines
Shalom
was acquired in 1967 to replace her.
An early official Hamburg-Atlantik art card of
Hanseatic (1)
.
An early official Hamburg-Atlantik art card of
Hanseatic (1)
.
(colour variation on the card above).
An official Hamburg-Atlantik postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
.
An official Hamburg-Atlantik postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
.
An official Hamburg-Atlantik postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
.
(colour variation on the card above).
An official Hamburg-Atlantik postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
, advertising (in French) three cruises from Zeebrugge on 2nd April, 12th May and 29th June.
Unfortunately the year is not stated. The card is printed by Kruger (serial: 920/48).
A very similar postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
to the one above (note that the position of the fourth small boat has changed).
This was printed both as Hans Anders 13662, and Conwa 8860, both versions having Hamburg-Atlantik serial 8536.
A further variation of the postcards of
Hanseatic (1)
shown above.
Scan supplied by Fred Schnittke.
A later Hamburg-Atlantik official postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
, with exhaust extensions to the funnels.
A later Hamburg-Atlantik official postcard of
Hanseatic (1)
, with exhaust extensions to the funnels.
An unusual musical postcard of
Hanseatic,
with a 45 rpm record embossed on the front.
The image of the ships has been rather crudely added to a view of New York.
The two-minute song has a men's chorus apparently extolling the virtues of the
Hanseatic
.
Scan: Barbara Krim.
A multi-view postcard of
Hanseatic (1).
Scan: Peter Jung
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The images below pull out of the centre rectangle in a long strip.
I have rearranged to fit the page
Scan: Peter Jung
DEP postcard (Paris) serial number:13 of
Hanseatic.