SS De Grasse

For other ships with the same name, see Empress of Australia.

Empress of Australia
History
Name	1924-1953: SS de Grasse 1953-1956 RMS Empress of Australia 1956-1962 Venezuela
Owner	1924-1953: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique 1953-1956: Canadian Pacific Steamships 1956-1962: Sicula Oceanica
Port of registry	1924-1953: France 1953-1956: Canada 1956-1962: Italy
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Way number	886
Laid down	23 March 1920
Launched	23 February 1924
Completed	August 1924
Out of service	1962
General characteristics
Class and type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	17,759 tons
Length	168.3 metres (552 ft)
Beam	21.8 metres (72 ft)

SS De Grasse was an ocean liner built in 1920–1924 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and launched in February 1924.

Canadian Pacific

She was refitted for Canadian Pacific Steamships in 1953, then renamed in that same year as the Empress of Australia.

Sicula Oceanica

She was sold in 1956 to Sicula Oceanica; and after refit, the ship was renamed Venezuela.

The ship was wrecked off Cannes on 16 March 1962; and she was broken up at La Spezia in August the same year.

See also

• CP Ships
• List of ocean liners
• List of ships in British Columbia

Further reading

• Haworth, R.B. Miramar Ship Index: ID #1185887.
• Tate, E. Mowbray. (1986). Transpacific Steam: The Story of Steam Navigation from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Far East and the Antipodes, 1867-1941. New York: Cornwall Books. ISBN 978-0-8453-4792-8 (cloth)

Gallery

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SS DeGrasse as originally designed with two funnels. (1924-1947)

SS DeGrasse was modified in 1947; only one funnel remained. (1947-1953)