SS Empress of Canada (1968)
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SS Empress of Canada (1968) was a British-built ocean liner that later became a popular cruise ship, notably sailing as Carnival Cruise Line’s first vessel, the Mardi Gras.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| beam | 26.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | GQHR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | full-time cruise ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deckConfiguration | multiple passenger decks with outdoor pool ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 27284 ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5103944 ⓘ |
| initialRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterFlag |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama ⓘ |
| laterHomePort | Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-01-10 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 204.2 metres ⓘ |
| notableAs | first ship of Carnival Cruise Line ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ran aground departing Miami on first Carnival cruise in 1972 ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Olympic Cruises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 1600 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Apollon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucky Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saleDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| shipName |
Apollon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucky Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Empress of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ TSS Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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