SS Montcalm Archival Collection
Canadian Pacific SS Montcalm Featured on a Vintage Postcard. The SS Montcalm was built in 1920 by John Brown & Co, Glasgow. She was 16,418 gross tons, length 576 feet, width 70 feet, two funnels, two masts, twin screw, and 16 1/2 knots. There was accommodation for 542 cabin class and 1,268 third-class passengers. GGA Image ID # 15b3bd94ea
Montcalm (1921) Canadian Pacific Line
Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 16,418. Dimensions: 549' x 70' (577' o.l.). Twin- screw, 17 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. Passengers: 540 cabin and 1,250 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-St. John, New Brunswick, January 17,1922. New single-reductioned geared steam turbines in 1929. Renamed : Wolfe (1939) British armed merchant cruiser. Converted to depot-ship at later date. Fate: Scrapped in 1952. Sister ships: Montclare and Montrose.
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1923-07-13 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Cabin Passenger List for the SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific Line (CPOS), Departing Friday, 13 July 1923 from Liverpool for Québec and Montréal via Greenock, Commanded by Captain A. Rennie.
1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise. Cabin Passenger List from the SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific Line (CPOS), Departing Saturday, 18 June 1938 from London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London, Commanded by Captain D. Pert.
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Canadian Pacific Cabin Service to Europe - 1927
To cross the ocean once on a Canadian Pacific Cabin Class Steamship is to realize that you have found the ideal way to travel. Many Interior and Exterior photographs help illustrate this exceptional brochure. Ships Featured: Montcalm and Montroyal.
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1933-09-18 SS Montcalm Carnival Dinner Menu
Vintage Carnival Dinner Bill of Fare from 18 September 1933 on board the SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific CPOS featured Poached Turbot, Hollandaise Sauce, Prime Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, and Blueberry Pie for dessert.
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Receipt No. 32893 Dated 5 July 1923 Issued for Passage, etc. of £30 4s. 9d. on the SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific Line. GGA Image ID # 1589f87571
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Canadian Pacific Track Chart and Abstract of Log. SS Montcalm Passenger List, 13 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1ec2581f2c. Click to View Larger Image.
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Sailing Schedule, Québec-Montréal-Liverpool, Québec-Montréal-Belfast-Glasgow, Québec-Montréal-Cherbourg-Southampton, Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Hamburg, and Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Antwerp, from 23 May 1924 to 18 July 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Marloch, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Marloch Passenger List, 23 May 1924. GGA Image ID # 1ec01ccd76. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Glasgow-Saint John and Southampton-Cherbourg-Saint John, from 18 February 1927 to 15 April 1927. Ships Included the Marburn, Marloch, Metagama, Melita, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, and Montrose. SS Montrose Cabin Passenger List, 18 February 1927. GGA Image ID # 212b08df0d
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Canada, Glasgow-Canada, and Southampton-Cherbourg-Canada, from 4 May 1928 to 13 July 1928. Ships included the Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marloch, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Minnedosa Cabin Passenger List, 4 May 1928. GGA Image ID # 212cbb151c
Sailing Schedule, Southampton, Cherbourg, Liverpool, Hamburg, Antwerp, Glasgow, Belfast, and Cobh to Québec and Montréal, from 18 August 1928 to 23 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3a5e27f
Sailing Schedule, Québec and Montréal to Liverpool, Glasgow, Southampton, Hamburg, or Antwerp, from 13 July 1923 to 18 August 1923. Ships Included the Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, and Montrose. SS Montcalm Passenger List, 13 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1ec219e521
Canadian Pacific Sailing Schedule to Canada, 1924. From 14 August 1924 to 26 September 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List, 14 August 1924. GGA Image ID # 1f24576bde
Sailing Schedule, Montréal and Québec to Cherbourg, Southampton, Hamburg, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Antwerp, from 18 August 1928 to 9 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3cead39
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The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs - 1983
Sumptuous volume recalls the glorious early years of elegant transatlantic travel. Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners, including the Virginian, Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck, Lusitania, Mauretania, Balmoral Castle, Titanic, Olympic, Aquitania and dozens more. Full captions.
Great Passenger Ships of the World 1913-1923
The period 1913-1923 is dealt with in this second volume. Although it was only a decade, it was one of the most turbulent passenger ships in history. Competition to produce ever-larger vessels declined between leading North Atlantic shipping companies. For 20 years, the ships of the Imperator Class were the largest in the world.
Liverpool and the Mersey, Vol. 1: Gladstone Dock and the Great Liners
More than 190 rare archive photographs and maps, many never before published, recount the story of this most famous dock and the Great passenger Ships that were once a regular sight there.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
🎓 “A Global Voyage Through Steamship History for Historians, Genealogists, and Maritime Enthusiasts”
Eugene W. Smith’s Passenger Ships of the World – Past and Present (1963) is a masterfully curated encyclopedic reference that charts the rise, peak, and transformation of ocean-going passenger ships through nearly two centuries. Expanding upon his earlier Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific works, Smith offers a global maritime panorama that includes ships serving the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Oceania, as well as Canal routes and California-Hawaii shuttle lines.
🧭 This book is an essential resource for:
- Maritime historians seeking design evolution and fleet data
- Genealogists tracing voyages and shipping lines
- Educators and students studying transoceanic migration and tourism
- Ship modelers, naval architects, and enthusiasts interested in dimensions, tonnage, and speed
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994
One of the most comprehensive pictorial references on ocean liners ever published, this superb chronicle by noted maritime historian William H. Miller, Jr., depicts and describes virtually every passenger ship of over 15,000 tons built between 1860 and the late 1900s.
Sailing Seven Seas: History of the Canadian Pacific Line
With a witty and informative style, author Peter Pigott evokes-not only the nostalgic heyday of ocean travel but reveals a slice of almost-forgotten Canadiana.
THE ATLANTIC LINERS will be cherished by all the millions of Americans who love the sea. Frederick Emmons sketches the histories of every ocean liner that sailed between the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1970.
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Front and Back Covers for the SS Montcalm Cabin Passenger List for 13 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1589f66f39
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Information for Passengers - 13 July 1923
Railway Ticket Office.
A Railway Ticket Office is located on board this steamship. The Ticket Agent in charge is at the disposal of Passengers to furnish every assistance in connection with inland rail journey.
To facilitate landing arrangements at port of arrival it would be appreciated if Passengers would kindly note the following information and call at the ticket office as early as possible during the voyage.
- Orders issued in Europe and calling for railway transportation from port of landing or otherwise are not good on trains, but require to be exchanged at the ship's Ticket Office for actual railway tickets
- If passenger already holds railway ticket issued in Europe, attention is particularly directed to the necessity of having same stamped on back, in space provided, prior to arrival at port of landing, as train conductors are not authorized to honor any unstamped tickets
- Railway Tickets to all destinations in Canada and the United States may be purchased at the Ticket Office at special fares
- Reservation of sleeping or parlour car accommodation for railway journey may be made in advance, on application to the Ticket Agent
Source: SS Montcalm Passenger List - 13 July 1923
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Passenger Autographs and Notations from the 13 July 1923 Voyage of the SS Montcalm. GGA Image ID # 1ec2900597
Title Page and Menu Items with Passenger Autographs. SS Montcalm Carnival Dinner Menu, 18 September 1933. GGA Image ID # 1ec2b77a55
Back Cover Turned Upside Down to View Autographs From the Carnival Dinner Menu From 18 September 1933 on Board the SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific Line CPOS. GGA Image ID # 156983f8f8
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The SS Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific. GGA Image ID # 11715a5f16
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Advertisement: Canadian Pacific Cruises for 1938-1938. Ships Included the Montcalm, Montclare, Empress of Australia, Empress of Britain, Duchess of Richmond, and Duchess of Atholl. SS Duchess of Richmond Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 August 1937. GGA Image ID # 21310c993c
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