SS Empress of Britain (1962)
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SS Empress of Britain (1962) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for Canadian Pacific Steamships, serving transatlantic and later cruise routes before being retired and scrapped.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ocean liner ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1950s passenger ship
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific ocean liner ⓘ scrapped ship ⓘ |
| class | two-class passenger service ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1956 ⓘ |
| conversion | adapted for cruising later in career ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | several hundred crew ⓘ |
| deckCount | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1956 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fate | broken up for scrap ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| funnelCount | one funnel ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | approximately 25,000 GRT ⓘ |
| hasSisterShip | SS Empress of England (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| IMOType | conventional passenger liner ⓘ |
| laterUse | cruise ship ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| nameAfter |
Empress of Britain (1906)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empress of Britain (1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | post-war Canadian Pacific transatlantic service ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Empress fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1,000 passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1963 ⓘ |
| route | North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | shipbreaking yard in Spain ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| serviceArea | North Atlantic and cruise routes ⓘ |
| serviceEntryRoute | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| serviceType |
cruise service
ⓘ
transatlantic liner ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| successorRole | replaced earlier Empress liners on some routes ⓘ |
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