SS Empress of Britain (2054)
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SS Empress of Britain (2054) was a prominent early 20th-century British ocean liner, renowned for its luxurious transatlantic passenger service.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Empress of Britain (2058) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ |
| beam |
20.4 metres
ⓘ
67 feet ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific ocean liner
ⓘ
Passenger ship of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| class | Empress class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completed | 1906 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | British crew ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 14310 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| length |
167.6 metres
ⓘ
550 feet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 20th-century ocean travel
ⓘ
luxurious transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Pacific Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | about 1500 ⓘ |
| passengerClass |
first class
ⓘ
second class ⓘ third class ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| refitted |
for peacetime passenger service
ⓘ
for wartime service ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1930 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1906 ⓘ |
| serviceRoute |
Liverpool–Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
SS Empress of Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS Empress of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1930 ⓘ |
| speed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mail service
ⓘ
transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| WWIRole |
transport ship
ⓘ
troopship ⓘ |
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SS Empress of Britain (2058)