"Empress Of Russia",
Steaming in
Manila Bay
(Dec. 10, 1930)
Read the fact
sheet for this ship, she had an interesting
history and a tragic ending.
This pasenger liner served in both World Wars as an Armed
Merchant Cruiser.
Just after WW-II ended, she was laid up in a ship yard for
a refitting. This is where she was destroyed by fire. Click
here for a larger view
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