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.). Triple-screw, 16 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines and steam turbine. 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 Quebec and Montreal. 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.

 

 

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, 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