Canadian Pacific
Fact file
This fact file is a snapshot of the company between 1930 and
1945. Owners
Canadian Pacific Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd
(Canada) Company flag Major routes (1930-45)
Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
Hamburg - Southampton - Quebec - Montreal Ship colours
Black hull. Yellow funnels. The `Empress`
steamers had white hulls. Timeline | 1884 | The Canadian Pacific Railway Company builds three ships to
operate across the Great Lakes of North America | | 1903 | Transatlantic passenger services commence between Liverpool and
Canada | | 1922 | Canadian Pacific starts operating cruise ships | | 1964 | The company introduces its first container ship, capable of
carrying only twelve containers | | 1986 | Canadian Pacific is Canada`s second largest company, with
interests in railways, ships, coal, hotels, energy productions and
other areas | | 2001 | Canadian Pacific splits its ships division off into a new
company, CP Ships, concentrating on container transport |
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