Published Feb 1st, 2019, 2/1/19 5:38 pm
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This is the Empress of Australia, ex. SS Tirpitz, used by Canadian-Pacific-Line. First she was an ocean liner, but later she has been turned into a cruise ship.
Special thanks to:
- JStar: historical support
Special thanks to:
- JStar: historical support
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Builder: | Vulcan AG shipyard, Stettin (now Szczecin), Poland (then German Empire) |
Yard number: | 333 |
Launched: | 20 December 1913 |
Maiden voyage: | 1 December 1919 |
Fate: | 1952: scrapped at Thos W WardInverkeithing, Scotland |
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Class and type: | Ocean liner |
Tonnage: | 21,861 tons |
Length: | 187.45 metres (615.0 ft) |
Beam: | 12.8 metres (42 ft) |
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Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Capacity: | 400 1st-class, 150 Tourist-class, 635 3rd-class |
Crew: | 520 officers & crew |
Progress | 100% complete |
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