Emperor (ship)
Several merchant ships have been named Emperor, or a variation of Emperor.
- (originally named Leopard), Canadian (later U.S.) schooner, U.S. Official No. 8500. Wrecked on Lake Ontario, near Oswego, New York, in November 1870.[1]
- SS Emperor, British propeller, steam sloop. Wrecked at Fécamp, Pas-de-Calais, France on October 9, 1857.
- SS Emperor (1910), Canadian propeller, steamer, bulk freighter, Official No. 126654. Wrecked on Isle Royale in Lake Superior on June 4, 1947.[2]
- (originally named Canadian Warrior), Canadian propeller, package freighter, Official No. 140960. Wrecked at Ballantyne Cove, Cape George, Nova Scotia, on December 7, 1926.[3]
- (originally Canadian Signaller, later Skjoldheim and Polyana), Canadian (later Norwegian) propeller, package freighter. Torpedoed by German submarine U-103 in the Atlantic Ocean on April 25, 1941.[4]
- (originally Canadian Sower), Canadian (later Japanese) propeller, package freighter, Official No. 141487. Torpedoed by an American submarine near Po-hai on February 10, 1945.[5]
- (originally Canadian Trader, later Gilda Scuderi), Canadian (later Italian and U.S.) propeller, package freighter, Official No. 141376. Lost in November 1928, while travelling from Seattle, Washington, to Kobe, Japan.[6]
- (originally Canadian Adventurer, later Nootka), Canadian (later Peruvian) propeller, package freighter, Official No. 141486. Scrapped in Peru in 1960.[7]
- (originally Canadian Sailor, later Nichiyei Maru and Nitei Maru), Canadian (later Japanese) propeller, package freighter, Official No. 141377. Foundered in the Yellow Sea on October 11, 1942.[8]
References[]
- ^ "LEOPARD (1853, Schooner)". Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Emperor". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Warrior". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "CANADIAN SIGNALLER (1919, Package Freighter)". Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Sower". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Trader". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Adventurer". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Sailor". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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