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Ship – SS Empress of France
Ship Details
Name: SS Empress of France
Owner: Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services
Further information at: en.wikipedia.org
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Notes & Comments
Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Ralph | 47076 | U.K. |   | Canada | 29th June 1956 | 5th July 1956 E | SS Empress of France |
| MALIPHANT | Patricia | 47576 | U.K. | | Canada | 29th June 1956 | 5th July 1956 E | SS Empress of France |
Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tonnage: 20,448.
Dimensions: 581′ x 75′ (601′ o.l.).
Twin-screw, 18 knots.
Steam turbines.
Two masts and two funnels.
Reconditioned in 1947 after war service.
For a time it was thought that she would be given the name Empress of India. However this contemplated name change did not take place and instead was renamed Empress of France.
Re-entered the Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal service on September 1, 1948.
New modern funnels installed in 1958.
Scrapped in 1961.
Ex-Duchess of Bedford (1948).
Sister ship: Empress of Canada.