SS Empress of Britain (1963)

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SS Empress of Britain (1963) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for transatlantic and later cruise service, reflecting the transition from traditional passenger ships to modern leisure cruising.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cruise ship
ocean liner
beam 27 metres
builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED
class Empress class NERFINISHED
convertedTo full-time cruise ship
countryBuilt Scotland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
crewComplement approximately 500 crew
deckConfiguration multiple passenger decks
flag British flag
funnelCount one funnel
hasFeature air-conditioned passenger accommodation
ballrooms and lounges
swimming pools
hasSisterShip SS Empress of Canada (1961) NERFINISHED
laterOperator Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED
Greek Line NERFINISHED
launchDate 1963
length 203 metres
approximately 666 feet
maidenVoyage 1964
notableFor transition from liner service to leisure cruising
operator Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED
Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED
passengerCapacity approximately 1,100 passengers
placeBuilt Govan NERFINISHED
River Clyde NERFINISHED
portOfRegistry Liverpool NERFINISHED
primaryRole transatlantic liner
propulsion steam turbines
twin screw
refitFor cruise service
renamed SS Carnivale NERFINISHED
SS Queen Anna Maria NERFINISHED
route Montreal–Liverpool NERFINISHED
North Atlantic NERFINISHED
Quebec–Liverpool NERFINISHED
scrapped 2008
scrappedAt Alang NERFINISHED
scrappedInCountry India NERFINISHED
secondaryRole cruise ship
serviceSpeed 20 knots
shipOwner Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED
soldTo Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED
Greek Line NERFINISHED
successorTo earlier Empress of Britain liners
tonnage 25398 gross register tons
yardNumber 707

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John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Britain (1963)