Which cruise liner caught fire and burned out in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool in 1953?
Gladstone Dock Atlantic convoy escorts and minesweepers were based in the dock. In 1942 the National Fire Service opened a fire station on Fort Road and had a berth for some of its fireboats adjoining the NW Wall of the Dock, this remained open until 1946. On 25 January 1953, the liner RMS "Empress of Canada" caught fire and capsized in Gladstone Number One Branch Dock. She was refloated the following year and towed to Gladstone Graving Dock to be made watertight, in preparation for being scrapped in Italy. Transatlantic passenger services continued to use the dock until all such services from
Gladstone Dock Gladstone Dock is also used by P&O Ferries for their regular passenger and freight services from Liverpool to Dublin. Gladstone Dock Gladstone Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Bootle. The dock is connected to Seaforth Dock to the north and what remains of Hornby Dock to the south. Part of Liverpool Freeport, Gladstone Dock is operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. The dock is named after Robert Gladstone, a merchant from Liverpool and second cousin of Prime Minister William