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R.M.S.
"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN"
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| Length (overall | 760 feet 6 inches |
| Breadth | 97 feet 6 inches |
| Depth | 100 feet 6 inches |
| Gross Tonnage | 42,348 |
| NetTonnage | 22,545 |
| Shaft Horse-Power | 62,500 |
| NormalSpeed | 24 knots |
| Capacity for Passengers :- | Cabin 465 |
| Tourist 260 | |
| Third 470 | |
| Total 1195 | |
| Officers and Crew | 714 |
| Fastest Passage-Steaming Time between Father Point, Que., and Cherbourg, France, | 4 days 6 hours 58 minutes - August, 1934. |
| Date First Keel-Plate Laid | November 28, 1928. |
| Date of Launching | June 11, 1930 |
| Maiden Voyage | May 27-June 1, 1931 |
| Port of Registry | London |
| Official Number | 162,582 |
| Code Letters | GMBI |
| Chartered for War Service | November 24, 1939 |
| Attacked by Enemy Aircraft and Submarine, and sank October 26, 1940 | |
(from 1939 Royal Voyage passenger list)
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