Passenger Boarding of Cruise Ship Duchess of Richmond at Port Everglades, 1935

Photograph

History Fort Lauderdale

Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 800 dpi

Name/Title

Passenger Boarding of Cruise Ship "Duchess of Richmond" at Port Everglades, 1935

Entry/Object ID

P-1109

Description

Passengers boarding cruise ship Duchess of Richmond at Port Everglades. View of the stern of the ship looking forward. Cars parked to the left. Black and white photographic image. Real photo postcard. Postally unused.

Collection

FLHS Postcard Collection

Cataloged By

TLB (Todd Bothel)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Caudle, Hal M.

Made/Created

Artist

Kelcy Photo & Art Shop

Date made

Feb 18, 1935

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Ships, Ports, Automobiles

Search Terms

Boats and Boating, Ships, Automobiles, Port Everglades, Cruise ship

Location

Container

Box 2

Room

Hofmann Manuscript Room

Building

Hoch Heritage Center

Date

October 26, 2023

Inventory

Inventoried By

MTE (Margo Edwards)

Inventoried Date

Oct 24, 2008

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 8, 2007

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

5-1415, 5-9663

General Notes

Note

Notes: DUCHESS OF RICHMOND / EMPRESS OF CANADA (2) 1928 20,022 gross tons, length 601ft x beam 71.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw, speed 18 knots, accommodation for 580-cabin, 480-tourist and 510-3rd class passengers. Built by John Brown & Co, Glasgow, she was launched on 18th Jun.1928 for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. Her maiden voyage started 15th Mar.1929 when she left Liverpool for St. John, NB and she continued Canada sailings until starting her last pre-war crossing from Montreal to Liverpool on 15th Dec.1939. She was then used as a troopship until May 1946 when she arrived at Glasgow for refurbishment. Refitted to carry 400-1st and 300-tourist class passengers and speed increased to 20 knots, she was renamed EMPRESS OF CANADA in 1947. On 16th Jul.1947 she left Liverpool on her first post war voyage to Quebec and Montreal and made a total of 186 round voyages on the North Atlantic. She caught fire at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool on 25th Jan.1953, heeled over and sank in dock. Refloated in March 1954, she left Liverpool in tow on 1st Sept. and was scrapped at Spezia, Italy.

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Create Date

February 15, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

October 31, 2023