![The wreck of the S.S. Empress of Ireland, it sank on May 29th, 1914, almost exactly a year before Lusitania. Another ship struck it on the starboard midship. It sank in only The wreck of the S.S. Empress of Ireland, it sank on May 29th, 1914, almost exactly a year before Lusitania. Another ship struck it on the starboard midship. It sank in only](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7wfBIWFfH1Y/XJfl7Dol2HI/AAAAAAAAi0k/R0k8053qfdMl4qyJlkBg5jTMqNAReomfACLcBGAs/s1600/EmpressofIreland.jpg)
The wreck of the S.S. Empress of Ireland, it sank on May 29th, 1914, almost exactly a year before Lusitania. Another ship struck it on the starboard midship. It sank in only
![The RMS Empress of Ireland sinking resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the RMS Titanic disaster. | Cruising The Past The RMS Empress of Ireland sinking resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the RMS Titanic disaster. | Cruising The Past](http://cruiselinehistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/empressofireland.jpg)
The RMS Empress of Ireland sinking resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the RMS Titanic disaster. | Cruising The Past
![107 years ago today, the CPR liner Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Norwegian collier Storstad in the fog-shrouded St. Lawrence River. The Empress sank in just 14 minutes, killing 1,012 107 years ago today, the CPR liner Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Norwegian collier Storstad in the fog-shrouded St. Lawrence River. The Empress sank in just 14 minutes, killing 1,012](https://preview.redd.it/fjz5ytdum2271.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7e5e8ba03b727739282b66a2765accc0cdddd043)
107 years ago today, the CPR liner Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Norwegian collier Storstad in the fog-shrouded St. Lawrence River. The Empress sank in just 14 minutes, killing 1,012
![This is the wreck of the empress of Ireland which sank in the st Lawrence river on the 29th of may 1914. 1,012 people died as a result of the cold water This is the wreck of the empress of Ireland which sank in the st Lawrence river on the 29th of may 1914. 1,012 people died as a result of the cold water](https://i.redd.it/1747tpi1rr861.jpg)