RMS Empress of Canada (III) — historic photograph

Canadian Pacific

RMS Empress of Canada (III)

US Cruise Ship built in 1960

1961 Vickers-Armstrongs, Walker, Newcastle upon… 27,284 GRT 650 ft Scrapped
27,284GRT
Tonnage
650ft
Length
86.6ft
Beam
20knots
Speed
856passengers
Passengers
470crew
Crew

RMS Empress of Canada was an ocean liner launched in 1960 and completed the following year by Vickers-Armstrongs of Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. This ship, the third CP vessel to be named Empress of Canada, regularly traversed the transatlantic route between Liverpool and Canada for the next decade. Although Canadian Pacific Railways was incorporated in Canada, the Atlantic (and pre-war Pacific) liners were owned and operated by the British registered subsidiary Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. and were always British flagged and crewed and therefore Empress of Canada was not the flagship of the Canadian Merchant Marine.

Text: Wikipedia — RMS Empress of Canada (1960), CC BY-SA 4.0

Tonnage
27,284 GRT
Length
650 ft
Beam
86.6 ft
Draught
29 ft
Speed
20 knots
Passengers
As built, 192 1st class, 856 tourist class
Crew
470
Builder
Vickers-Armstrongs, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Yard number
171
Launched
10 May 1960
Maiden voyage
24 April 1961
In service
1961
Out of service
2003
Port of registry
1961–1972: London, United Kingdom
Propulsion
Geared turbines, twin screw
Fate
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2003
  • 1961–1972: Empress of Canada
  • 1972–1993: Mardi Gras
  • 1993: Olympic
  • 1993: Star of Texas
  • 1994–1995: Lucky Star
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