SS Empress of Canada (1962)

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SS Empress of Canada (1962) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into a cruise ship, known for serving transatlantic and leisure routes during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cruise ship
ocean liner
beam 86 ft
builder Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED
class Empress class NERFINISHED
completedDate 1961-03-24
conversion converted to full-time cruise ship
conversionDate 1963
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
deckCount multiple passenger decks
designFeature air-conditioned throughout
stabilizers for improved comfort
enteredService 1961
flag United Kingdom NERFINISHED
funnelCount 1
homePort Liverpool NERFINISHED
IMONumber 5115522
laterFlag Panama NERFINISHED
laterName Mardi Gras NERFINISHED
Olympic NERFINISHED
Star of Texas NERFINISHED
launchDate 1960-12-10
length 650 ft
maidenVoyage 1961-04-24
notableFor first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines
operator Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED
operatorAfterSale Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED
owner Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED
passengerCapacity over 1000 passengers
propulsion steam turbines
twin screw
registryPort Liverpool NERFINISHED
renamed Mardi Gras NERFINISHED
route Liverpool–Montreal NERFINISHED
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED
transatlantic passenger service
saleDate 1972
scrapLocation Alang, India NERFINISHED
scrapped 2003
serviceEndAsEmpressOfCanada 1971
serviceType cruise service
transatlantic liner
shipyard Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
sisterShip SS Empress of Britain (1955) NERFINISHED
SS Empress of England (1956) NERFINISHED
soldTo Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED
speed 20 knots
tonnage 27284 gross register tons

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