SS Empress of Canada (1963)
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SS Empress of Canada (1963) was a British-built ocean liner that later served as a popular cruise ship, reflecting the transition from transatlantic passenger service to leisure cruising in the mid-20th century.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| beam | 86 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | GQMG ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | transatlantic liner transitioning to cruise ship ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5101313 ⓘ |
| laterFlag |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterName |
Apollon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Carnival Cruise Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-12-10 ⓘ |
| length |
650 ft
ⓘ
approximately 198 m ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1961-04-24 ⓘ |
| maidenVoyageRoute | Liverpool–Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines
ⓘ
marking Carnival’s entry into the cruise market ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1000 passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| rebuildFor | cruise service ⓘ |
| renamed | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| route |
Caribbean cruises
ⓘ
Liverpool–Montreal service ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saleDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27284 gross register tons ⓘ |
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