History
The Empress of Canada was an ocean liner planned for the transatlantic route from Liverpool to Canada for the Canadian Pacific Line. She was planned to be a sister ship and running mate for the Empress of Britain and Empress of England on the route from Liverpool to Montreal. This was one of the most hazardous routes for a vessel to navigate because of unexpected fog.
She was planned to have a gross tonnage of 27,284 tons with a length of 650 ft (200 m) along with a beam of 86.5 ft. She was designed to be a twin propeller vessel capable of reaching an average speed of 21 knots. Her accommodation was planned to have 192 first class passengers and 856 tourist class.
The order for the vessel was signed in 1958 with the Vickers-Armstrong yard in Walker on Tyne in England, which had built the Empress of England on the same slip four years previously. Her keel was laid in January 1959, she was launched on May 10, 1960 and entered service in 1961.
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