RMS Empress of Ireland

On the afternoon of May 28, 1914, the Empress left its berth in Quebec's harbour for its first summer voyage to Liverpool. In the early morning hours of May 29, the liner was steaming down the St. Lawrence River nearPointe-au-Père when at 1:40 a.m., the Norwegian collier Storstad was sighted at about eight miles to starboard. Both crews attemptedto anticipate one another's course as a thick fog engulfed both ships, forcing Captain Henry George Kendall to bring the Empress to a stop. But minutes later, the Storstad emerged from the fog at a mere 30metres from the Empress - it was too late for either ship to alter its course and at 1:55 a.m., the Storstad's reinforced hull ploughedinto the centre of the Empress.
This coin is the first issue of the Lost Ships in Canadian Waters collection.
The first coin of the series, released in May 2014, depicts the R.M.S. Empress of Ireland.
The second coin of the series, released in July 2015, depicts the Franklin's Lost Expedition.
The third and the last coin of the series, released in October 2015, depicts the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.

LOST SHIPS IN CANADIAN WATERS - RMS EMPRESS OF IRELAND - 2014 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 13- CANADIAN HISTORY and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.