SS Empress of Britain (1955)
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SS Empress of Britain (1955) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for transatlantic passenger service, later serving as a cruise ship under various names.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Britain (1955) canonical | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (1956) | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (1957) | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (1958) | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (1959) | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (1970) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Empress ships of Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classConfiguration |
first class
ⓘ
tourist class ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deckCount | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| enteredCruiseService | late 1960s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| funnelCount | 1 ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5012501 ⓘ |
| laterUse | cruise service ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| length | 204 meters ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
air-conditioned public rooms
ⓘ
modern mid-20th-century liner design ⓘ stabilizers added during career ⓘ |
| operator | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1000 passengers ⓘ |
| powerPlant | steam turbines ⓘ |
| primaryUse | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| renamed |
SS Carnivale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Fiesta Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Queen Anna Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route |
Liverpool–Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2008 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Canada (1961)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo |
Carnival Cruise Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| tonnage | 25314 gross register tons ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromTransatlanticService | late 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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SS Empress of Britain (1956)
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SS Empress of Britain (1957)
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SS Empress of Britain (1958)
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SS Empress of Britain (1959)
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SS Empress of Britain (1970)