SS Empress of Canada (1971)
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SS Empress of Canada (1971) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into the popular Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras, helping launch the modern cruise industry.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| beam | 25.2 m ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| conversionLocation | Bremerhaven, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionToCruiseShip | 1972 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissionedFromCarnival | 1993 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag |
Panama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funnelCount | 1 ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 27284 ⓘ |
| homePortAsMardiGras | Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 175 ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Carnival Cruise Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Olympic Cruises NERFINISHED ⓘ Topaz International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-01-10 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 192.0 m ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines
ⓘ
helping launch the modern mass-market cruise industry ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacityAsCruiseShip | about 1200 ⓘ |
| passengerCapacityAsLiner | over 1000 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route |
Caribbean cruises
ⓘ
Liverpool–Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| shipName |
Mardi Gras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Empress of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ TSS Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Topaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldToCarnival | 1972 ⓘ |
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