My paternal grandmother,
Johanna Bertha Erber,
sailed from Liverpool, England
to Montréal, Québec, Canada
on the Canadian Pacific ship "Montrose."
It departed Liverpool on 29 May 1925 and arrived in Montréal on 5 June 1925.
Grandma was sent to Canada by her father, Harry Gustav Erber, from Liverpool,
England.
She arrived a stranger and became a receptionist in a doctor's
office in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Through a Pen Pal Club, she met my
Grandfather William Skene. After William
had met with her for the third time,
he proposed and at the time he was living in Kingston, Ontario.
They were married on 8 September 1926 in St. Catharines and moved to
Peterborough shortly thereafter.
Here are some other interesting photos and tidbits
I found
out about the ship Montrose.
Photos of the inside of the ship.
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The
drawing room aboard the
S.S. Montrose. "This copy of a
postcard of the
period bears the
legend 'Canadian Pacific
S.S. Montrose Cabin Drawing Room'.
Notice the extensive use of
wooden panelling and, in the
bottom left foreground a fire place
complete with grate and coals!
(Michael Byard Collection)
http://www.yalumba.co.uk/Framesets/
Canadian%20Pacific%20Steamship%20Co.htm |
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Actual photographs taken of passengers aboard the Montrose.
Ship Memorabilia
Taken from the following websites:
http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/cp.htm
Canadian Pacific
(Canadian Pacific Steamships; CP Ships)
Canada/United Kingdom
Sailing Schedule
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Sailings April-November 1924 (issued February 8, 1924) |
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Vessel(s) |
Ports of call |
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Empress of Scotland, Empress of France |
Québec, Cherbourg, Southampton, Hamburg |
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Montroyal |
Québec, Liverpool |
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Montreal, Montcalm, Montrose, Montclare |
Montreal, Liverpool |
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Melita, Minnedosa |
Montreal, Cherbourg, Southampton, Antwerp |
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Marglen |
Montreal, Cherbourg, Antwerp |
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Montlaurier |
Québec, Belfast, Glasgow |
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Marloch, Marburn, Metagama |
Montreal, Belfast, Glasgow |
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/fares/cpfares.html
Fares
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Canadian Pacific
Minimum Ocean Fares
The following information is from a brochure for the
Canadian Pacific Ocean Steamship Line.
Table 1: Effective For Sailings Up To December 31,
1938.
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From or To
Montreal and Quebec
Summer
Saint John and Halifax
Winter |
Cabin Class
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Tourist Class
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Third Class
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One Way
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Round Trip
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One Way
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Round Trip
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One Way East
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Round Trip
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One Way West
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*Empress of Britain
Southampton; Cherbourg; Antwerp; Hamburg |
$228.00
233.00 |
$445.00
455.00 |
$135.50
140.50
143.00
145.50 |
$258.00
260.00
265.00
270.00 |
$98.00
105.00
110.00
113.50 |
$180.00
194.00
198.00
203.50 |
$96.50
116.50
116.50
119.00 |
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*For Empress of Britain New York Sailings the Cabin
Class rate is $244.00 to Southampton and $249.00 to Cherbourg. |
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Empress of Australia
Southampton; Cherbourg; Antwerp; Hamburg |
$165.00
170.00
175.00
183.00
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322.00
332.00
342.00
357.00
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122.50
127.50
130.00
132.50
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233.00
236.00
241.00
246.00
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93.50
91.50
97.50
102.50
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$171.00
175.50
180.50
187.50
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$91.50
109.00
109.00
111.50
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Duchesses
British & Irish Ports; Cherbourg or Havre; Antwerp; Hamburg |
$165.00
170.00
175.00
183.00
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$322.00
332.00
342.00
357.00
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$122.50
127.50
130.00
132.50
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$233.00
236.00
241.00
246.00
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$93.50
91.50
97.50
102.50
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$171.00
175.50
180.50
187.50
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$91.50
109.00
109.00
111.50
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Montcalm
Montrose
Montclare
British & Irish Ports; Cherbourg or Havre; Antwerp; Hamburg |
$141.00
146.00
151.00
159.00
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$275.00
285.00
295.00
311.00
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$117.50
122.50
125.00
127.50
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$224.00
227.00
232.00
236.00
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91.00
91.50
97.50
102.50
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$167.00
175.50
180.50
187.50
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$89.50
109.00
109.00
111.50
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Rates for Quebec sailings include free rail ticket Montreal to Quebec. |
http://www.greatships.net/montrose2.html
Cigarette Cards (all of the ship Montrose)
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsM.html
MONTROSE / FORFAR 1920
"The MONTROSE was a sister ship to the MONTCLARE and the third MONTCALM.
She was
built in 1920 by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow for Canadian Pacific Line,
and it was originally
intended to name her MONTMORENCY after the great waterfall
in Quebec, but this was changed
before launch. She was a 16,402 gross ton ship,
length 548.7ft x beam 70.2ft, two funnels, two masts,
twin screw and a speed of
16 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 542-cabin and 1,268-3rd class.
Launched on 14/12/1920 by Lady Raeburn, wife of the Director-General of the
Ministry of Shipping,
she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Quebec
and Montreal on 5/5/1922. In April 1928
she was refitted to carry cabin, tourist
and 3rd class passengers, and the same year, struck an iceberg
in thick fog near
St John. This caused damage to the bows and killed two seamen by falling ice,
but the ship
was able to proceed to Liverpool. On 18/7/1928 she commenced her
first Antwerp - Southampton -
Quebec - Montreal voyage, and on 29/5/1929 started
her first Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg -
Quebec - Montreal sailing. In
April and May 1929 two calls were also made at Cardiff to pick up
emigrants from
South Wales. She was fitted with single reduction geared turbines by Harland &
Wolff,
Belfast in 1931 and on 6/6/1933 started her last Hamburg - Canada voyage
having made 11 round
voyages on this service. Between 26/3/1932 and 24/6/1939
she made 46 pleasure cruises as well
as some North Atlantic voyages from
Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton or Liverpool. She was also
chartered by the Royal
Empire Society in May 1937 for a four day cruise from Liverpool to Spithead
for
the Coronation naval review. In January 1939 her accommodation was altered to
carry cabin and
3rd class only and on 25/8/1939 she commenced her last voyage
from Liverpool to Belfast, Greenock,
Quebec, Montreal and Liverpool
(arr.11/9/1939), having made 152 round voyages on the North Atlantic.
On
12/9/1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty, converted to an Armed Merchant
Cruiser and
renamed HMS FORFAR. She joined the Northern Patrol, and on 2/12/1940
when on route to meet
a convoy from Halifax, and 400 miles west of Ireland, she
was hit by a single torpedo fired from the
German submarine U.99. Half an hour
later she was hit by two more torpedoes, but it was not until she
was hit by two
further torpedoes that she finally sank at 0500 hours. HMCS ST LAURENT picked up
20 survivors and another 200 were rescued by HMS VISCOUNT and a tramp steamer,
but 184 men
were lost. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1316]
[Canadian Pacific - 100 Years by George Musk]"
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