La complainte de l'Empress

Ballad Title: La complainte de l'Empress
Background Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland
Event Date: 29-May-14
Event Location: St Lawrence River, America
Standard Tune: O Holy Night
Imprint: Minuit chrétien
Name of Ship: Empress of Ireland
Type of Ship: ocean liner
Port of Origin: Quebec City, Canada
Intended Destination: Liverpool, England
Cause of Shipwreck: collision with Norwegian collier Storstad
Number of Casualties: 1,012
Number of Rescued: 465
Relevant Countries: Canada, France, Norway, England
Sub-Category: Shipwreck Ballads
Language: French Ballads
Related Ballads: Wreck of the Empress of Ireland : in which over one thousand lives were lost at the mouth of St. Laurence River on Friday, May 29, 1914

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