SS De Grasse
For other ships of the same name, see Empress of Australia.
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| Builder: | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom |
| Way number: | 886 |
| Laid down: | 23 March 1920 |
| Launched: | 23 February 1924 |
| Completed: | August 1924 |
| Out of service: | 1962 |
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| Class & type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 17,759 tons |
| Length: | 168.3 metres (552 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.8 metres (72 ft) |
SS De Grasse was an ocean liner built in 1920–1924 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and launched in February 1924.[1]
Canadian Pacific
She was refitted for Canadian Pacific Steamships in 1953, then renamed in that same year as the Empress of Australia.[1]
Sicula Oceanica
She was sold in 1956 to Sicula Oceanica; and after refit, the ship was renamed Venezuela.[1]
The ship was wrecked off Cannes on 16 March 1962; and she was broken up at La Spezia in August the same year.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Haworth, R.B. Miramar Ship Index: ID #1185887
Further reading
- Haworth, R.B. Miramar Ship Index: ID #1185887.
- Tate, E. Mowbray. (1986). Transpacific Steam: The Story of Steam Navigation from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Far East and the Antipodes, 1867-1941. New York: Cornwall Books. ISBN 978-0-8453-4792-8 (cloth)
Gallery
 SS DeGrasse is originally designed with two funnels. (1924-1947) |
 SS DeGrasse was modified in 1947; and only one funnel remained. (1947-1953) |
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