Where is Empress of Britain now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Empress of Britain in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Empress of Britain?

Empress of Britain is a cruise ship, built in 1956 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The vessel is 195.1 m long with a beam of 26 m and has a gross tonnage of 32,327.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Empress of Britain?

Epirotiki Line is recorded as Registered owner for Empress of Britain (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empress of Britain?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empress of Britain from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Empress of Britain. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Empress of Britain

Cruise ship · built 1956

IMO5103924No AIS position on record

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Empress of Britain (Cruise ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Epirotiki Line (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 1,054 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1956
Gross tonnage: 32,327
Size (length × beam): 195 m × 26 m
Registered owner: Epirotiki Line

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Empress of Britain
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5103924
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Cruise ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 32,327
Length overall: 195.1 m
Beam: 26 m
Year built: 1956
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q3006104. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,054

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Registered owner: Epirotiki Line
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Sep 8, 2007	Reported departure from SEWARD HARBOR, AKAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 8, 2007	Reported arrival at SEWARD HARBOR, AKAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 9, 2007	Reported departure from New YorkAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
SEWARD HARBOR, AK	Departure	Sep 8, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
SEWARD HARBOR, AK	Arrival	Sep 8, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	Aug 9, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	Aug 9, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
SEWARD HARBOR, AK	Departure	May 25, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
SEWARD HARBOR, AK	Arrival	May 25, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Jan 29, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jan 29, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFO	Departure	Jan 22, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFO	Arrival	Jan 22, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Oct 18, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Oct 18, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 8, 2003.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Empress of Britain

RMS Empress of Britain was a transatlantic ocean liner built by Fairfield Shipbuilding at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland in 1955–1956 for Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP). This ship – the third of three CP vessels to be named Empress of Britain – regularly traversed the trans-Atlantic route between Canada and Europe until 1964, completing 123 voyages under the Canadian Pacific flag.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Empress of Britain now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Empress of Britain in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Empress of Britain?: Empress of Britain is a cruise ship, built in 1956 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The vessel is 195.1 m long with a beam of 26 m and has a gross tonnage of 32,327.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Empress of Britain?: Epirotiki Line is recorded as Registered owner for Empress of Britain (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empress of Britain?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empress of Britain from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Empress of Britain. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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