SS Empress of Britain (1964)
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SS Empress of Britain (1964) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for transatlantic and later cruise service, known for its modern design and role in postwar passenger shipping.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| beam |
26.4 m
ⓘ
86.6 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1964-04-01 ⓘ |
| conversion | converted for full-time cruising in the 1960s ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 510 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
full air-conditioning
ⓘ
modern mid-20th-century liner design ⓘ raked funnel ⓘ stabilizers ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1964-04-22 ⓘ |
| flag | Red Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMOType | passenger ship ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
Carnival Cruise Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Olympic Cruises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterService | cruise service ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1963-01-11 ⓘ |
| length |
195.1 m
ⓘ
640 ft ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1964-04-22 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 22 knots ⓘ |
| notableRole |
early North American mass-market cruising as Mardi Gras
ⓘ
postwar transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity |
192 first class
ⓘ
856 tourist class ⓘ |
| primaryService | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| renamed |
SS Mardi Gras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route |
Montreal–Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec–Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John–Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| sisterShip | SS Empress of Canada (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 25398 gross register tons ⓘ |
| yardNumber | 707 ⓘ |
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