SS Empress of Canada (1967)
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SS Empress of Canada (1967) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into the popular cruise ship Mardi Gras, helping launch the modern cruise industry.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| beam | 86 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| convertedToCruiseShip | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAsMardiGras | 1972 ⓘ |
| flag |
Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5115522 ⓘ |
| laterService | Caribbean cruise ship ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-01-10 ⓘ |
| length |
650 ft
ⓘ
approximately 198 m ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Carnival Cruise Lines’ first ship
ⓘ
helping launch the modern cruise industry ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAsMardiGras | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalService | transatlantic liner ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamed | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt |
Alang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRoute |
Caribbean cruises
ⓘ
Liverpool–Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami-based cruises ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27284 gross register tons ⓘ |
| yearOfRenaming | 1972 ⓘ |
| yearOfSale | 1972 ⓘ |
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