SS Empress of England
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SS Empress of England was a mid-20th-century Canadian Pacific ocean liner that operated primarily on transatlantic passenger routes between the United Kingdom and Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of England canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ocean liner ⓘ |
| builtFor | Canadian Pacific transatlantic service ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific ocean liners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-20th-century passenger ships ⓘ Ships built for transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewType | professional merchant marine crew ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enclosed promenade decks
ⓘ
stabilizers (for passenger comfort) ⓘ |
| designPurpose | year-round North Atlantic service ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| flag | Red Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleet | Canadian Pacific "Empress" ships ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II ocean liner era ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laterUse | cruise ship (after transatlantic era) ⓘ |
| launchedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationEquipment |
gyrocompass
ⓘ
radar ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacityCategory | over 1,000 passengers ⓘ |
| passengerClassLayout | multiple passenger classes ⓘ |
| poweredBy | oil-fired boilers ⓘ |
| primaryRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom–Canada transatlantic route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| routeTerminus |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec City (seasonal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyEquipment |
lifeboats
ⓘ
wireless radio ⓘ |
| scrapped | yes ⓘ |
| scrappedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | St. Lawrence River service in ice-free months ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | retired ⓘ |
| serviceType |
mail and passenger service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| sisterShipOf | SS Empress of Britain (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cruise service (later in career)
ⓘ
emigrant transport ⓘ tourist-class passenger transport ⓘ transatlantic crossings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.