SS Empress of Canada (1962)

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SS Empress of Canada (1962) was a British-built ocean liner later converted into a cruise ship, known for serving transatlantic and leisure routes during the mid-20th century.

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SS Empress of Canada (1962) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cruise ship ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ
beam 86 ft ⓘ
builder Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ
class Empress class ⓘ
linked to: Empress-class ships
completedDate 1961-03-24 ⓘ
conversion converted to full-time cruise ship ⓘ
conversionDate 1963 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
deckCount multiple passenger decks ⓘ
designFeature air-conditioned throughout ⓘ
stabilizers for improved comfort ⓘ
enteredService 1961 ⓘ
flag United Kingdom ⓘ
funnelCount 1 ⓘ
homePort Liverpool ⓘ
IMONumber 5115522 ⓘ
laterFlag Panama ⓘ
laterName Mardi Gras ⓘ
Olympic ⓘ
Star of Texas ⓘ
launchDate 1960-12-10 ⓘ
length 650 ft ⓘ
maidenVoyage 1961-04-24 ⓘ
notableFor first ship of Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ
operator Canadian Pacific Steamships ⓘ
operatorAfterSale Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ
owner Canadian Pacific Railway Company ⓘ
passengerCapacity over 1000 passengers ⓘ
propulsion steam turbines ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ
registryPort Liverpool ⓘ
renamed Mardi Gras ⓘ
route Liverpool–Montreal ⓘ
Liverpool–Quebec ⓘ
transatlantic passenger service ⓘ
saleDate 1972 ⓘ
scrapLocation Alang, India ⓘ
scrapped 2003 ⓘ
serviceEndAsEmpressOfCanada 1971 ⓘ
serviceType cruise service ⓘ
transatlantic liner ⓘ
shipyard Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
sisterShip SS Empress of Britain (1955) ⓘ
SS Empress of England (1956) ⓘ
soldTo Carnival Cruise Lines ⓘ
speed 20 knots ⓘ
tonnage 27284 gross register tons ⓘ

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