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SS Empress
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SS Empress
Empress served the Digby to Saint John route from 1916 until 1930 when she was replaced by the SS Princess Helene.(1) Before she was scrapped, her ship's bell was removed and mounted on the Digby Wharf to serve as a fog bell.(2)
Gallery
SS Empress about 1925.
Digby Wharf with old bell of SS Empress mounted on shed roof, August 19, 1959.
References and Footnotes
(1)Marguerite Woodworth, History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, page 149.
(2) Graham McBride, son of Charles McBride, Digby Wharf manager.
