SS Empress of Britain (2030)
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SS Empress of Britain (2030) is a notable early 20th-century British ocean liner built by the renowned Scottish shipbuilding firm John Brown & Company.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Britain (2031) | 1 |
| SS Empress of Britain (2033) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
ⓘ
steamship ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 40 lives lost ⓘ |
| category |
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Ships built on the River Clyde ⓘ Ships of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| class | three-class accommodation ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deckCount | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| designFeature |
extensive promenade decks
ⓘ
luxurious first-class public rooms ⓘ white hull for cruising service ⓘ |
| event |
attacked by German aircraft in October 1940
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torpedoed by German submarine U-32 in October 1940 ⓘ |
| funnelCount | 3 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1930-06-11 ⓘ |
| length | about 760 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off the northwest coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest and most luxurious liners on the North Atlantic in the early 1930s
ⓘ
being the largest liner sunk by a German U-boat in World War II ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1100 passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin-screw ⓘ |
| registration | British-flagged vessel ⓘ |
| registrationPort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
cruise ship in off-season
ⓘ
luxury passenger liner ⓘ |
| route |
North Atlantic
NERFINISHED
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Transatlantic service between Canada and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1931 ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1931–1940 ⓘ |
| shipyard | John Brown & Company, Clydebank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1940-10-28 ⓘ |
| sisterShip | SS Empress of Japan (1930) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speed | about 24 knots ⓘ |
| successorNameReuse | Empress of Britain name reused for later ships of Canadian Pacific ⓘ |
| survivors | over 1600 people rescued ⓘ |
| tonnage | 42348 gross register tons ⓘ |
| wartimeRole | troopship ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
SS Empress of Britain (2031)
this entity surface form:
SS Empress of Britain (2033)