In the last days of january and the first week of february 1942, with only minor interference from japanese aviators, the main body. Rms empress of asia was an ocean liner built in 191219 by fairfield shipbuilding and engineering at govan on the clyde in scotland for canadian pacific steamships as well as being a passenger liner in peacetime, empress of asia served as an armed merchant cruiser and a troopship in wartime. The 18 th division was the bestequipped division ever to leave the shores of england, so it was odds on that we were going into action. On 23 january 1942, empress of asia took on board 2,200 troops. Freetown was reached on november 26th, 1941, and while en route to capetown the attack on pearl harbour occurred, expanding the war into the asia and the pacific. In his book britains greatest defeat singapore 1942, alan warren says the following. In 19 he travelled to great britain to bring the ship home to vancouver on the maiden voyage. Rms empress of asia was an ocean liner built in 191219 by fairfield shipbuilding and engineering at govan on the clyde in scotland for canadian pacific. A novel 9781551929873 by schroeder, adam lewis and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. I read with concern that the maritime and port authority of singapore had issued a notice of work to remove the wreck of the empress of asia off. Freetown was reached on november 26th, 1941, and while en route to capetown the attack on pearl harbour occurred. The empress of asia, after embarking troops, sailed from liverpool for africa on november 12th, 1941, on what was to become the ships final voyage. And so, it was back again to bombay and onto a ship named the empress of asia.
During world war ii, the ship was converted to a troop carrier in january of 1941 and left vancouver the following month for liverpool. Empress of asia book vancouver island regional library. Put more of empress of asia wreck on display, forum news. Empress of asia was completed in the uk in 19 for the canadian pacific. The empress of asia carried troops from halifax to liverpool, supported the allied campaign in north africa through a visit to the red sea. On 23 january 1942, empress of asia took on board 2,200 troops at bombay and sailed for singapore in convoy bm12. A secret revealed on the deathbed of his wife sends harry winslow on a journey to remote thailand and a quest that returns him in time to wwii singapore. She was sunk during world war ii by japanese aircraft while transiting from bombay to singapore. We called at ceylon shrilanka for one day and we all got shore leave. Our first night in bombay, for the medical staff, was horrendous. A sweeping epic story of heartwrenching love and wartime adventure, empress of asia introduces a stunning young talent hailed as the next great canadian writer the year is 1942, and the world is engulfed by war.
Empress of all seasons is an japaneseinspired young adult fantasy, written by a japanese author. All confidential books, including wireless books, were thrown overboard in a weighted box except the merchant navy decode and consigs which were burnt on. One night in the ravaged city, harry meets and falls madly in love. Young canadian seaman harry winslow has just arrived in singapore after the bombing of his ship, the empress of asia.