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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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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John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Canada (1962)