SS Empress of Canada (1964)
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SS Empress of Canada (1964) was a British-built ocean liner that later served as the popular Carnival Cruise Lines ship Mardi Gras, helping launch the modern cruise industry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Canada (1964) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| beam | 86 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | North Atlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 1200 passengers as a cruise ship ⓘ |
| christenedAs | Empress of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1961 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deckConfiguration | multiple passenger decks with enclosed promenade ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1961
ⓘ
1972 as Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAs | Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funnelCount | 1 ⓘ |
| historicRole | early mass-market cruise ship ⓘ |
| homePort |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami as Mardi Gras ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 175 ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5115522 ⓘ |
| laterUse | Caribbean cruising ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-01-10 ⓘ |
| length | 650 ft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines
ⓘ
helping launch the modern cruise industry ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Apollon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucky Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromCarnival | 1993 ⓘ |
| route |
Liverpool–Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saleDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 2003 ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27284 gross register tons ⓘ |
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