SS Minnedosa Archival Collection
Black & White Painting of the Canadain Pacific SS Minnedosa is Featured on this Vintage Postcard. Her Gross Tonnage was 14,000. The SS Minnedosa was a 15,000-ton steam ocean liner the hull built in Glasgow on the River Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Shipping Line by Barclay Curle sub-contract to Harland and Wolff, in Belfast. The ship had been ordered by the Hamburg America Line. Still, when World War I broke out, the vessel was purchased by Canadian Pacific. It was launched in Glasgow on 17 October 1917 and towed to Belfast for completion, being handed over to Canadian Pacific on 21 November 1918. GGA Image ID # 15b3309bda
Minnedosa (1918) Canadian Pacific Line
Built by Barclay, Curie & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 13,972. (15,186 in 1925). Dimensions: 520' x 67' (546' o.l.). Propulsion: Triple-screw, 16 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines and steam turbine. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Reconditioned by Cammell, Laird & Co., at Birkenhead in 1925. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-St. John, New Brunswick, December 6, 1918. Service: In regular service to Québec and Montréal. Sale Sold to Italy in 1935. Renamed: Piemonte (1935). She later served as the passenger liner Piemonte for Lloyd Triestino. Fate: Torpedoed and sunk at Messina in March 1944. Refloated in 1949, but found unfit for further service and was broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Melita. Note: The hulls of these passenger ships were laid down in 1914 for the Hamburg- American Line. However, when World War I commenced, construction was temporarily halted. The vessels were completed for the Canadian Pacific Line.
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1928-05-04 SS Minnedosa Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 4 May 1928
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
- Commander: Captain J. F. Dolt
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Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal, from 31 July 1919 to 30 October 1919. Ships Included the Corsican, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Pretorian, Scandinavian, and Tunisian. SS Pretorian Cabin Passenger List, 16 August 1919. GGA Image ID # 2122abff4d
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Québec-Montréal, Glasgow-Québec-Montréal, Southampton-Québec-Montréal, Antwerp-Québec-Montréal, Le Havre-Québec-Montréal, Trieste-Québec-Montréal, and Naples-Québec-Montréal, from 6 September 1921 to 3 November 1921. Ships Included the Corsican, Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montreal, Pretorian, Scandinavian, and Tunisian. SS Metagama Passenger List, 6 September 1921. GGA Image ID # 1ec0341981
Sailing Schedule, Québec and Montréal to Liverpool, Glasgow, Southampton, Hamburg, or Antwerp, from 13 July 1923 to 18 August 1923. Ships Included the Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, and Montrose. SS Montcalm Passenger List, 13 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1ec219e521
Sailing Schedule, Québec-Montréal-Liverpool, Québec-Montréal-Belfast-Glasgow, Québec-Montréal-Cherbourg-Southampton, Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Hamburg, and Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Antwerp, from 23 May 1924 to 18 July 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Marloch, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Marloch Passenger List, 23 May 1924. GGA Image ID # 1ec01ccd76. Click to View Larger Image.
Canadian Pacific Sailing Schedule to Canada, 1924. From 14 August 1924 to 26 September 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List, 14 August 1924. GGA Image ID # 1f24576bde
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Glasgow-Saint John and Southampton-Cherbourg-Saint John, from 18 February 1927 to 15 April 1927. Ships Included the Marburn, Marloch, Metagama, Melita, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, and Montrose. SS Montrose Cabin Passenger List, 18 February 1927. GGA Image ID # 212b08df0d
Sailing Schedule, Southampton, Cherbourg, Liverpool, Hamburg, Antwerp, Glasgow, Belfast, and Cobh to Québec and Montréal, from 18 August 1928 to 23 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3a5e27f
Sailing Schedule, Montréal and Québec to Cherbourg, Southampton, Hamburg, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Antwerp, from 18 August 1928 to 9 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3cead39
Title Page Including Senior Officers and Staff, SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212b1fc21d
Time on Shipboard, SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212b366921
Comparative and Approximate Distances. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212b9fe267
Canadian Pacific Trains, Condensed Schedules, 1928. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212ba9aabb
Canadian Pacific Passenger Fleet, Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific, 1928. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212c943edd
Canadian Department of Colonization and Development. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cb21dd1
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Canada, Glasgow-Canada, and Southampton-Cherbourg-Canada, from 4 May 1928 to 13 July 1928. Ships included the Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marloch, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cbb151c
Sailing Schedule, Trans-Pacific Ports (Vancouver-Victoria-Yokohama-Kobe-Nagasaki-Shanghai-Hong Kong-Manila), from 9 May 1928 to 15 December 1928. Ships Included the Empress of Asia, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Russia. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cc7d7e1
Sailing Schedule, Canadian-Australasian Line Between Vancouver and Victoria, Honolulu, Suva, Fiji, Auckland, and Sydney, from 20 May 1928 to 15 September 1928. Ships Included the Aorangi and Nigara. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cd03d58
Advertisement: Six Delightful Canadian Pacific Cruises, 1928-1929 Season. Around the World on the Empress of Australia, South America and Africa on the Empress of France, Mediterranean on the Empress of Scotland, and West Indies and Panama on the Duchess of Bedford. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cfab7d2
Advertisement: Canadian Pacific Express Travellers' Cheques. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212d0e058f
Canadian Pacific Track Chart and Memorandum of Log (Unused), SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212d4827fa. Click to View Larger Image.
Back Cover, SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212d5faadb
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