Canadian Pacific Ships: The History of a Company and Its Ships Collard Ian
Canadian Pacific Ships: The History of a Company and Its Ships Collard Ian Established in the 19th century to carry passengers and freight across the Atlantic and Pacific, this is the story of the…
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Canadian Pacific Ships: The History of a Company and Its Ships Collard Ian
Established in the 19th century to carry passengers and freight across the Atlantic and Pacific, this is the story of the development of the company and its shipsIn 1873 a company was formed to construct the first railway across Canada, soon branching out into shipping. They obtained control of the Atlantic, rail and Pacific routes, and later interest in the Canadian-Australasian Line, becoming 'the world's greatest transportation system', bridging two oceans and linking four continents. Ships were chartered from the Cunard Line for service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong; they were awarded the mail contract in 1889 for the service across the Pacific; and by 1903, Canadian Pacific purchased Elder Dempster & Company, and sailed from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.
Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships until after the Second World
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