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Empress of Britain 

ship built in 1956 The Topaz
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Instance of	cruise ship
Call sign	3FCP8
Owned by	Epirotiki Line
Manufacturer	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Yard number	731
Shipping port	London
Country of registry	Panama
Service entry	1956
Significant event	ship breaking (Alang Ship Breaking Yard, 2008)
Gross tonnage	32,327
Beam	25.96 m
Draft	8.83 m
Length	195.07 m
Maximum capacity	1,054
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IMO number : 5103924
Name of ship : EMPRESS OF BRITAIN → QUEEN ANNA MARIA (1964–1975) → CARNIVALE (01/12/1975–1993) → FIESTAMARINA or FIESTA MARINA ? → OLYMPIC as Hellenic ΟΛΥΜΠΊΚ (01/10/1993–01/01/1998) → THE TOPAZ → TOPAZ (since 01/07/2008)
Call Sign : → 3FCP8 → V4XW
MMSI : → 351954000
Gross tonnage : 25516 → 32327 (since 01/04/1998)
DWT : 8771 → 8912
Type of ship : Passenger (Cruise) Ship (during 1976)
Builder : Fairfield Sb. & Eng. (731)
Year of build : 1956
Flag : United Kingdom → Panama → Greece → Panama → Saint Kitts and Nevis (since 01/07/2008)
Port of registry : → Panama → Piraeus → Panama → Basseterre
Status of ship : Keel Laid (30/09/1953) → Launched (22/06/1955) → Delivered (09/04/1956) → In Service/Commission (1956–2008) → Broken Up (since 05/07/2008)
Registered owner : Canadian Pacific Steamship, Liverpool, England → Greek Line, Andros, Greece → Carnival Cruise Lines, Panama → Fiestamarina Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas → Epirotiki Lines, Pireus, Greece → Thomson Cruises, Limassol, Cyprus → ERROL LTD Charlestown, Nevis, St Kitts & Nevis (since 06/06/2008)

Ship edit

• Type: Passenger/cargo (rf)
• Design: First fully air-conditioned liner
• Built by Fairfield, Govan, United Kingdom, Original Cost - £7.5 million
• Yard No: 731
• Keel: 30.09.1953
• Launch Date: 22.6.55
• Trials: 09.03.1956 - 10.03.1956
• Length overall: 195.08 m (640.0 ft)
• LPP: 182.9 m
• Beam: 26.51m (87.0 ft)(extreme)
• Depth: 14,64 m
• Draught: 8,84 m (29.0 ft)(maximum)
• Freeboard: 5.800,0 mm
• GRT: 32.327 tons
• Tons: 25516 gross, 21,716 (1964), 18,952 (1976), 32,327
• Summer DWT: 8.912 tons
• Main engines: 2x Pametrada-Fairfield geared turbine (22,400kW) 30,000 SHP/2
• Speed: 20 kn
• Crew: 464 (1956), 550 (2006)
• Passengers:
  • (1956) 1,054 (160 1st, 894 tourist)
  • (1965) 1,313 (168 1st, 1,145 tourist) 741 when cruising
  • (1975) 907
  • (1976) 1,297
  • (1988) 1,167
  • (1998) 1,050

History edit

• 1956 Named: Empress of Britain by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Canadian Pacific Steamship, Liverpool Flag: United Kingdom
• 09.04.1956: Delivered
• 20.04.1956: Maiden voyage between Southampton - Montreal
• 1964 Sold to Transoceanic Navigation Corp (Greek Line), Andros. Renamed: Queen Anna Maria
• 11.1964 - 03.1965: Refitted by Mariotti yard, Genoa
• 01.1975 Laid up at Piraeus.
• 12.1975 Sold to Fairweather Corp. Renamed: Carnivale Panama Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami. Flag: Panama
• 1976 Refitted by Newport News. Converted to passenger cruise ship, 32326 gt 8912 dw
• 06.1990 Transferred to Bahamas flag, home port Nassau.
• 11.10.1993 Sold to Fiestamarina Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas. Renamed: Fiesta Marina
• 05.1994 Sold to Epirotiki Lines, Piraeus, Greece Renamed: Olympic
• 1996 Sold to Royal Olympic Cruises, Piraeus, Greece.
• 1997 Sold to Thomson Cruises. Renamed: The Topaz
• 01.1998 Arrived Skaramanga, Greece for modernisation.
• 1998 Registered to Topaz International Shipping, Panama. Flag: Panama
• 19.04.1998 Suffered mechanical problems and repaired in Valletta, Malta.
• 2003 Chartered to Peaceboat, a Japan-based non-governmental organisationcarrying missionaries on world voyages.
  • MMSI number: 351954000
  • Callsign: 3FCP8
• 04.07.2008 Broken up at Alang