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Antikbar One sheet vintage travel poster for the ocean liner RMS Empress of Australia, created by artist Alfred Crocker Leighton around 1930. The poster advertises routes between Europe, Canada, and the U.S.A. via Canadian Pacific Steamships.
Key Information
Ship: The RMS Empress of Australia (1919-1952), an ocean liner operated by Canadian Pacific Steamships.
Artist: The artwork was created by British illustrator Alfred Crocker Leighton (1901-1965), who was commissioned by Canadian Pacific to create promotional images in the late 1920s.
Historical Context: The ship was originally built as the SS Tirpitz for the Hamburg America Line and was launched in 1913, but its completion was delayed by World War I. She was taken as a war prize by the British and eventually sold to Canadian Pacific in 1921, beginning service as the Empress of Australia in 1922.
Notable Service: The liner gained fame for its role in rescue efforts following the devastating 1923 Great Kant? earthquake in Yokohama, Japan, and later served as the royal yacht for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their 1939 Royal tour of Canada.
Fate: The Empress of Australia served as a troopship during World War II and remained in that role until it was sold for scrap in 1952 in Inverkeithing, Scotland.
Advertised Routes: The poster highlights routes connecting Europe, Canada, and the U.S.A.. The local agency advertised at the bottom is Ludlow & Sons in Penzance. |
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