SS Empress of Canada (1957)
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SS Empress of Canada (1957) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for Canadian Pacific Steamships, serving transatlantic and later cruise routes before being retired and scrapped.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Canada (1959) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| beam |
86 ft
ⓘ
approximately 26 m ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Passenger ships built on the River Tyne ⓘ Ships of Canadian Pacific Steamships ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1956-03-28 ⓘ |
| conversionDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| convertedTo | full-time cruise ship ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1956 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | cruise ship ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1955-09-10 ⓘ |
| length |
650 ft
ⓘ
approximately 198 m ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1956-04-25 ⓘ |
| notableFor | becoming Carnival Cruise Lines’ first ship as Mardi Gras ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAfterSale | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1000 passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| renamed | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route |
Liverpool–Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| saleDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Caribbean cruises
ⓘ
North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo |
Carnival Cruise Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Arison interests ⓘ |
| speed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| successorRole | early mass-market cruise ship as Mardi Gras ⓘ |
| tonnage | 25397 gross register tons ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromService | early 1970s under Canadian Pacific ⓘ |
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SS Empress of Canada (1959)