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Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland 14190 tons. Built by Fairfield’s SB at Govan.Launched 27 January 1906, with a service speed of 17 knots.She cost £ 375,000 to build. She was sunk in the St Lawrence seaway on 29 May 1914 and sank in 14 minutes after a collision in fog with the Norwegian collier Storstad which had an ice strengthened bow.She had a crew of 420 of which 172 were lost, she carried 1542 passengers of which 1057 were lost. The collision happened so quick that there was not enough time to close the watertight doors. The Empress was under the command of Captain Henry Kendall who survived. Bob Ballard who found the Titanic said “he had never heard of E of I “ until the Titanic finding.