SS Empress of Britain (2044)

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SS Empress of Britain (2044) is a notable early 20th-century British ocean liner built by the renowned Scottish shipbuilding firm John Brown & Company.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean liner
passenger ship
steamship
builderCountry Scotland
builtBy John Brown & Company
callSign initially "HBCP"
category Empress ships of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Ships built on the River Clyde
completedIn 1906
country United Kingdom
enteredService 1906
era early 20th century
flag British
funnelCount 2
grossRegisterTonnage 14,189 GRT
hullMaterial steel
IMOType pre-IMO era ship
launchDate 11 June 1905
lengthOverall about 570 ft
mastCount 2
notableFor early 20th-century British ocean liner design
service on Canadian Pacific transatlantic routes
operator Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
owner Canadian Pacific Railway Company
passengerCapacity about 1,500 passengers
passengerClass first class
second class
third class
portOfRegistry Liverpool
primaryService North Atlantic passenger service
propulsion steam turbines
twin screw
renamedAs SS Montroyal
renameYear 1924
routeType transatlantic
scrappedAt Genoa, Italy
linked to: Genoa
scrappedIn 1930
serviceEntryRoute Liverpool–Halifax–Saint John
Liverpool–Quebec–Montreal
linked to: Liverpool–Quebec
serviceSpeed about 20 knots
shipyardLocation Clydebank, Scotland
linked to: Clydebank
sisterShip SS Empress of Asia
SS Empress of Ireland
worldWarIService transport of Canadian troops
troopship

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John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Britain (2044)
John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Britain (2047)
linked to: SS Empress of Britain (2044)