SS Empress of Canada (1966)
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SS Empress of Canada (1966) was a British-built ocean liner that later became a popular cruise ship, reflecting the transition from transatlantic passenger service to leisure cruising in the late 20th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| builtBy | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1961 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cruiseRegion | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissionedFromCarnival | 1993 ⓘ |
| enteredCarnivalServiceAs | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredCarnivalServiceYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 27284 ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| IMOType | passenger ship ⓘ |
| laterName |
Lucky Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
Epirotiki Lines as Olympic
ⓘ
Royal Olympic Cruises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | leisure cruising ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| length | 650 ft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Carnival Cruise Lines’ first ship as Mardi Gras
ⓘ
transition from transatlantic liner service to leisure cruising ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Empress fleet of Canadian Pacific ⓘ |
| passengerCapacityApprox | 1200 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamed |
Lucky Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromCanadianPacificService | 1971 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 2003 ⓘ |
| serviceRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier Canadian Pacific Empress liners ⓘ |
| yearSold | 1971 ⓘ |
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