SS Empress of Canada (1969)
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SS Empress of Canada (1969) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into the popular Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras, helping launch the modern cruise industry.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
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ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| beam | 86 ft ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 1600 passengers after conversion to Mardi Gras ⓘ |
| class | Empress class ocean liner ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| conversion | converted from transatlantic liner to cruise ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | approximately 500 crew after conversion to Mardi Gras ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag |
Panama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundingLocation | near Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| groundingYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| homePort | PortMiami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5115522 ⓘ |
| laterName |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-01-10 ⓘ |
| length |
650 ft
ⓘ
approximately 198 m ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ran aground on her first voyage as Mardi Gras leaving Miami ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first ship of Carnival Cruise Line
ⓘ
helping launch the modern mass-market cruise industry ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | SS Empress of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
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twin screw ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Aliağa, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| serviceRoute |
Caribbean cruises
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Liverpool–Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipBuilder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27284 gross register tons ⓘ |
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