SS Empress of Scotland (1905)
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SS Empress of Scotland (1905) was a prominent early 20th-century transatlantic ocean liner, originally built as RMS Empress of Japan, that served the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on routes between Europe and the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS Empress of Scotland (1905) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10487605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: SS Empress of Scotland (1905) Context triple: [John Brown & Company, notableWork, SS Empress of Scotland (1905)]
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SS Empress of Britain (1906)
SS Empress of Britain (1906) was a British ocean liner operated by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, known for its transatlantic passenger service in the early 20th century.
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RMS Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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Lusitania
Lusitania was an ancient Roman province on the western Iberian Peninsula, roughly corresponding to much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
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D.
SS Majestic (1890)
SS Majestic (1890) was a late 19th-century British ocean liner that served as one of the premier transatlantic passenger ships of its era.
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E.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: SS Empress of Scotland (1905) Target entity description: SS Empress of Scotland (1905) was a prominent early 20th-century transatlantic ocean liner, originally built as RMS Empress of Japan, that served the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on routes between Europe and the Pacific.
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A.
SS Empress of Britain (1906)
SS Empress of Britain (1906) was a British ocean liner operated by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, known for its transatlantic passenger service in the early 20th century.
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B.
RMS Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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C.
Lusitania
Lusitania was an ancient Roman province on the western Iberian Peninsula, roughly corresponding to much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
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D.
SS Majestic (1890)
SS Majestic (1890) was a late 19th-century British ocean liner that served as one of the premier transatlantic passenger ships of its era.
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E.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
ⓘ
steamship ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom ⓘ Passenger ships of Canada ⓘ |
| class | Empress-class ocean liner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| deckConfiguration | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| homePort |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1890-12-10 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 20th-century transatlantic service
ⓘ
service on Canadian Pacific’s Pacific routes ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | RMS Empress of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerClass |
first class
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second class ⓘ third class ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam engines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| renamedAs | SS Empress of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| route |
Pacific route between Canada and Asia
ⓘ
Transatlantic route between Europe and North America ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| serviceEndPort |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
mail ship
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transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| serviceStartPort | Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
RMS Empress of China (1891)
NERFINISHED
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RMS Empress of India (1891) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 16000 gross register tons (approximate) ⓘ |
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Subject: SS Empress of Scotland (1905) Description of subject: SS Empress of Scotland (1905) was a prominent early 20th-century transatlantic ocean liner, originally built as RMS Empress of Japan, that served the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on routes between Europe and the Pacific.
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