RMS Duchess of Richmond Archival Collection
Duchess of Richmond (1928) Canadian Pacific Line
Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 20,022. Dimensions: 581' x 75' (601' o.I.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 18 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-St. John, N. B., March 15,1929. Renamed: Empress of Canada (1947). Fate: Destroyed by fire at dock in Liverpool, January 25, 1953. Refloated in March 1954. Broken up for scrap in Italy, afterwards. Sister ships: Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford and Duchess of York.
1937-08-17 SS Duchess of Richmond Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 17 August 1937
- Route: Southampton to Québec and Montréal via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain H. A. Moore
Title Page, SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 212f7f848d
Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. Photograph by Dorothy Wilding. GGA Image ID # 212f95b658
Advertisement: Speedway to the Orient, Empress of Japan—Speed Queen of the Pacific. It's only ten days across the Pacific to Yokohama by speedy Empress liners. There are only three more days to see Hawaii en route and spend a day in that island paradise. Go the "cruise" way from Vancouver and Victoria and live aboard an Empress while she visits the thrilling ports of the Orient: Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Manila. The entire trip takes little more than six weeks, including 15 days ashore for sightseeing. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 212fa86925
Canadian Pacific Atlantic Track Chart, Memorandum of Log (Unused), and Table of Approximate Distances in Nautical Miles, SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 21302b4238. Click to View Larger Image.
Advertisement: Canadian Pacific Express Company Forwards Merchandise, Money, Valuable to All Parts of the World. Issues Money Orders, Foreign Cheques and Travellers' Cheques, Payable Everywhere. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 21305caa3b
Canadian Customs Notice to Passengers, 1937. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 2130b2ad21
United States Customs Regulations, 1937. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 2130b8aeac
Advertisement: Canadian Pacific Cruises for 1938-1938. Ships Included the Montcalm, Montclare, Empress of Australia, Empress of Britain, Duchess of Richmond, and Duchess of Atholl. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 21310c993c
Back Cover/Uniform Regulations Showing Sleeve Stripes to Identify Canadian Pacific Officers and Staff. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 21317d3b0c
