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EMPRESS OF CANADA
Cruise ship model
This primarily wood model
was first commissioned by a private Canadian collector who now
owns more than a dozen ocean liner models from us. If
you are interested in another model of the Empress of
Canada or Empress of Scotland, just send us an inquiry.
RMS
Empress of Canada was an ocean liner built in 1961 by
Vickers-Armstrongs, Walker-on-Tyne, England for Canadian
Pacific Steamships Ltd.. Empress of Canada was designed
to be Canadian Pacific's premier cruise ship during the
winter months. Built for a service speed of 20
knots, she actually achieved 23 knots.
Empress of Canada had accommodation for 192 first
class passengers and 856 tourist class, with all first
class cabins and 70% of tourist class having private
facilities.
Because of World War II there were huge developments in
aviation design which resulted in faster flights across
the ocean. As time went on the Empress did fewer and
fewer trips across the Atlantic and by 1969 she
completed only seven Atlantic voyages and spent the rest
of her time cruising in the Caribbean.
After completing 121 transatlantic voyages and 82
cruises for the Canadian Pacific line she made her final
arrival at Liverpool on November 23rd 1971, thus closing
for good the Liverpool–Canada link. Empress of Canada
was sold in January 1972 to Carnival Cruise Lines and
after a few internal changes and an update on her color
schemes she was put back into service as Mardi
Gras which is Carnival's very first ship.
This
Empress of Canada model has the following qualities:
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Plank-on-frame hull
- Windows and portholes are cutouts (not black decals),
uniform, and on straight lines.
- Captivating
lighting, with and green/red navigation
light that will light up your special evenings. LED light powered by standard 9v
battery for your convenience.
A ship is not an ocean liner without beautiful
lighting.
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Click
here to learn more about authentic ocean liner
models.
32" long x 10" tall x 7" wide $3,298
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $350 flat rate. Photos shown are of this
size.
64"
long $8,360 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $800 flat rate.
Note that the above
prices are for models with a small base (about 1/3
of of the length of the hull.) The large base as in
the photos is $300-$500 extra.
Model is built per commission only.
We require only a small deposit to start the
process. Please click
here for
more details.
Learn more about the
Empress of Canada here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Canada_(1960)
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