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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
14,189 gross 1905 at Glasgow by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd. Canadian Pacific Line 548.8ft x 65.7ft 
 YearRemarks
 1905 Nov. 11, launched as the Empress of BritainAtlantic Journey ID 5690
 1906 May 5, maiden voyage Liverpool - QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 5691
 1912 July 27, collided with and sank the S/S Helvetia off Cape MagdeleineAtlantic Journey ID 5692
 1914 Bacame an armed merchant cruiserAtlantic Journey ID 5693
 1915 May, troop transportAtlantic Journey ID 5694
 1919 March 23, returned to ordinary passenger serviceAtlantic Journey ID 5695
 1919 August, rebuilt and converted to oil fuel by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd.Atlantic Journey ID 5696
 1920 September, returned to ordinary passenger serviceAtlantic Journey ID 5697
 1924 April, renamed Montroyal, tonnage 15,646 gross, accommodation: 600 cabin-class and 800 3rd-classAtlantic Journey ID 5698
 1927 April, first voyage Antwerp - Southampton - Cherbourg - QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 5699
 1929 September, laid upAtlantic Journey ID 5700
 1930 June, scrapped at Stavanger, NorwayAtlantic Journey ID 5701
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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