RMS Empress of Canada (1961)

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For other ships of the same name, see Empress of Canada.

RMS Empress of Canada was an ocean liner built in 1961 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Walker-on-Tyne, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. This ship -- the second of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Canada[1] -- regularly traversed the trans-Atlantic route between Maritime Canada and Europe for the next decade. This Empress was distinguished by the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) prefix in front of her name while in commercial service with Canadian Pacific.[2]

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The Empress of Canada was a 27,284-ton vessel with a length of 650 feet, and a beam was 86.9 feet. The ship had one funnel, one mast, twin screws and an average speed of 20-knots. The ocean liner provided accommodation for 192 first-class passengers and for 856 tourist-class passengers.[2]

The ship was launched on May 10, 1960; and she sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool for Greenock, Quebec and Montreal on April 24, 1961.[2]

In January 1972, the ship was sold to Carnival Cruise Line of Panama. She was re-named SS Mardi Gras in the same year.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The first of two ships named SS Empress of Canada (1922) was built for CP.
  2. ^ a b c Ship List: Description of Empress of Canada

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