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
Location
Container
Box 2
Room
Hofmann Manuscript Room
Building
Hoch Heritage Center
Category
Permanent
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.
