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1905 Canadian Pacific Steamships Post Card Used March For Sale


1905 Canadian Pacific Steamships Post Card Used March
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1905 Canadian Pacific Steamships Post Card Used March:
$21.78

Canadian Pacific Steamships post card used march 1905

CP Shipswas a largeCanadianshippingcompany established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until afterWorld War II, the company was Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships. Many immigrants travelled on CP ships from Europe to Canada. In 1914 the sinking of the Canadian Pacific steamshipRMSEmpress of Irelandjust before World War I became largest maritime disaster in Canadian history. The company providedCanadian Merchant Navyvessels inWorld Wars Iand II. Twelve vessels were lost due to enemy action in World War II, including theRMSEmpress of Britain, which was the largest ship ever sunk by a GermanU-boat.

The company moved to a model of container shipping from passenger, freight and mail service in the 1960s due to competitive pressure from the airline industry. The company was a part of theCanadian Pacific Ltd.conglomerate. It was spun out as a separate company in 2001. In 2005, it was purchased byTUI AGand is now part of the company'sHapag-Lloyddivision.

The Atlantic and Pacific passenger liners of Canadian Pacific were always British-flagged and largely British-manned and were not part of the Canadian Merchant Marine, ownership being with the British-registered Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. subsidiary.




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