SS Empress of Britain (2052)

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SS Empress of Britain (2052) was a mid-20th-century British ocean liner built for transatlantic passenger service, later serving in various roles including as a cruise ship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cruise ship
ocean liner
passenger ship
builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
builtAt Govan
builtInCountry Scotland
United Kingdom
completedYear 1956
convertedTo full-time cruise ship
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
flag United Kingdom
hasCategory Canadian Pacific steamships
Cruise ships
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Ships built on the River Clyde
IMOType passenger ship
laterName SS Carnivale
SS Fiesta Marina
SS Olympic
SS Queen Anna Maria
laterOwner Carnival Cruise Lines
Epirotiki Lines
Greek Line
launchYear 1955
notableFor early service in the modern cruise industry
post-war Canadian Pacific transatlantic service
operatedBy Canadian Pacific Railway Company
operator Canadian Pacific Steamships
ownedBy Canadian Pacific Steamships
primaryRoute Liverpool–Montreal
Liverpool–Quebec
North Atlantic
propulsionType steam turbine
scrappedAt Alang
scrappedInCountry India
scrappedYear 2003
serviceEntryYear 1956
serviceRole cruise ship
passenger liner
transatlantic liner
sisterShip SS Empress of Canada (1961)
SS Empress of England (1956)
tonnageType gross register tonnage

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John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Britain (2052)
John Brown & Company notableWork SS Empress of Britain (2053)
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