What is RMS Empress of Ireland?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:RMS ''Empress of Ireland''}} The '''RMS ''Empress of Ireland''''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[ocean liner]]. It sank in the [[Saint Lawrence River]] after an accident with the [[Norway|Norwegian]] ship SS ''Storstad'' on 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 people on the ''Empress'', 1,012 died.<ref>{{cite web|title=Investigating ''Empress of Ireland''|publisher=Shipwreck Investigations|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/sos/shipwrecks/002031-4100-e.html|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> [[File:RMS Empress of Ireland Colored Picture.png|thumb|250px|Colorized Picture of the Ship.]] The ship was launched in 1906. It had just begun its 96th voyage when it sank. The ''Empress of Ireland'' left [[Quebec City]] for [[Liverpool]] at 4:30 pm local time. The wreck of the ''Empress of Ireland'' lies in 130 feet of water. This makes it easy to access for most divers. Many [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s from the wreck have been retrieved. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:1914]] [[Category:Ships of Canada]] [[Category:Disasters in Canada]] [[Category:Shipwrecks]] {{history-stub}}