SS Empress of Britain (2073)
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SS Empress of Britain (2073) was a prominent early 20th-century British ocean liner, renowned for its luxurious transatlantic service and later wartime role before being sunk during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Britain (2073) canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | loss of life reported ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific ocean liner
ⓘ
Maritime incidents in World War II ⓘ Ships built on the River Clyde ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completed | 1906 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deckClass |
first class
ⓘ
second class ⓘ third class ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk during wartime service ⓘ |
| flag | British ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| length | about 570 feet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast Atlantic crossings
ⓘ
luxurious transatlantic accommodations ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRoute | Liverpool–Quebec–Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| route | Transatlantic ⓘ |
| serviceArea | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1906 ⓘ |
| serviceType |
luxury passenger service
ⓘ
mail service ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 14,000 gross register tons ⓘ |
| usedAs | troopship ⓘ |
| wartimeRole | troop transport ⓘ |
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