chrisharley9 Posted 25 December , 2006 Share Posted 25 December , 2006 I would be very grateful for any details on this vessel - was she a naval vessel or Merchant Navy? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historydavid Posted 26 December , 2006 Share Posted 26 December , 2006 Chris, do you mean the Empress that sank 23rd January 1915? Best wishes David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2006 David no that is not the one - thanks for looking her up anyway Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historydavid Posted 26 December , 2006 Share Posted 26 December , 2006 How about this one? Empress 1907 Folkestone / Dover - Calais / Boulogne, 1914-1918 taken over by Royal Navy, 1923 transferred to France. 1,689 grt. Owned by South Eastern & Chatham Railway Company. Best wishes David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2006 David thanks very much for that All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Roberts Posted 28 December , 2006 Share Posted 28 December , 2006 Would this be the Seaplane Carrier HMSEmpress? I'm not sure what we mean by "Examination Steamer" - unless she became redundant as a Seaplane Carrier and was converted to another role - but this vessel was originally a cross-channel ferry and the other details sound about right. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 28 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2006 Adrian I have just ordered the DC of the Captain in 1916 to see what this brings Thanks very much for posting this photo Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian turner Posted 28 December , 2006 Share Posted 28 December , 2006 Wonder if this expression refers to small vessels used by the navy to peform boarding duties to check for contraband, when enforcing the blockade of Germany. Hence 'examination'. There was a mention of this type of vessel in a recent topic. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 29 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2006 Ian This something I have been wondering about - when the DC arrives I post more Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 January , 2007 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2007 The DC just shows the "Examination Steamer Empress" so some delving to be done Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 January , 2007 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2007 How about this one? Empress 1907 Folkestone / Dover - Calais / Boulogne, 1914-1918 taken over by Royal Navy, 1923 transferred to France. 1,689 grt. Owned by South Eastern & Chatham Railway Company. Best wishes David Have just seen a picture of a railway paddle steamer at Dover & will post more later Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 January , 2007 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2007 As the Master of the Empress was from Weymouth I reckon that she was PS Empress operated by Cosens & Co of Weymouth - what i can find is that there is a very high likelihood that she was hired to the Navy as an Examination Ship - anyone know where i can look - she did survive the Great War Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 4 January , 2007 Share Posted 4 January , 2007 As the Master of the Empress was from Weymouth I reckon that she was PS Empress operated by Cosens & Co of Weymouth - what i can find is that there is a very high likelihood that she was hired to the Navy as an Examination Ship - anyone know where i can look - she did survive the Great War Chris Chris The PS Empress you are refering to above was the one skippered by Francis Merryweather prior to being broken up in 1955. She was hired for examination service but only in WW2. EMPRESS Paddle 173/79. Hired for examination service 26.8.1930 -11.1.41 and 13.3.44-8.11.44. From vol.2 J.J.Colledge Hope this helps John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 5 January , 2007 Author Share Posted 5 January , 2007 John The master of the Vessel in 1916 is Lewis St Barbe Rawle & his DC states that the vessel was an examination vessel at Newhaven so the mystery deepens Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 5 January , 2007 Share Posted 5 January , 2007 John The master of the Vessel in 1916 is Lewis St Barbe Rawle & his DC states that the vessel was an examination vessel at Newhaven so the mystery deepens Chris Chris I suppose you may have seen this site regarding Empress, it mentions Captain Rawle but nothing of her time during WW1, at least there is a nice picture of her. Empress Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian turner Posted 5 January , 2007 Share Posted 5 January , 2007 Contrary to the article's comments about her elderly appearance, I think she looked a nice ship. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 5 January , 2007 Author Share Posted 5 January , 2007 John thanks for that - had seen that web site - sometimes this gets very frustrating Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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