SS Empress of Canada (2048)
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SS Empress of Canada (2048) was a mid-20th-century ocean liner built for transatlantic passenger service, later serving as a cruise ship before being destroyed by fire in 1972.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Canada (1948) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| builtAfter | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cruise ships of Panama
ⓘ
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom ⓘ Ships built on the River Tyne ⓘ Ships of Canadian Pacific Steamships ⓘ |
| completed | 1950 ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1950 ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed by fire ⓘ |
| fireLocation | Port of Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fireYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| homePortDuringCarnivalService | Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMOStatus | scrapped ⓘ |
| laterOperator | Carnival Cruise Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | cruise ship ⓘ |
| launched | 1949 ⓘ |
| length | about 650 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ |
| numberOfFunnels | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMasts | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1000 passengers ⓘ |
| primaryService | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| renamed | SS Mardi Gras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeAsCruiseShip | Caribbean cruises ⓘ |
| scrapCountry | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1974 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Kaohsiung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of France (1947) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo |
Costa Armatori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionel A. Dreyfus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| tonnage | 21400 gross register tons ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromCanadianPacificService | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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