SS Empress of Canada (1974)
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SS Empress of Canada (1974) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into a cruise ship, known for serving various international routes under multiple names and operators during the late 20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Empress class ocean liner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| conversion | converted from transatlantic liner to full-time cruise ship ⓘ |
| conversionDate | early 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | British officers and multinational crew (original service) ⓘ |
| dateSold | 1971 ⓘ |
| enteredCarnivalServiceAsMardiGras | 1972 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRole | pioneer ship in modern mass-market cruising ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5103944 ⓘ |
| laterServiceArea |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| length | 650 ft ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Steamships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirotiki Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Olympic Cruises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalServiceArea | North Atlantic GENERATED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1,000 passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| renamed |
Lucky Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Caribbean cruises from Miami ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2003 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Alang, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
cruise service
ⓘ
transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Britain (1955)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27284 gross register tons ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromCanadianPacificService | 1971 ⓘ |
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