English: AWM caption:1941. Starboard side view of the British transport SS "Empress of Canada" which carried New Zealand troops to the Middle East as part of Convoy US-1 in 1940-1941; and this ship carried Australian troops to the United Kingdom as part of Convoy US-3 in 1940-1945. NOTE the defensive arrmament consisting of a 6-inch gun right aft with a 3-inch AA gun sited above it. (Naval Historical Collection)
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