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.
Statements (48)
| 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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