RMS Imperatrice Grigia
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 RMS Imperatrice Grigia departing Köniz, 1911.
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 Cacertian Empire
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| Name: | RMS Imperatrice Grigia |
| Namesake: | Coordinator Marietta Quintilian |
| Owner: |
 White Star Line |
| Port of registry: |
 Port of Fumicino, Cacertian Empire |
| Route: | Fumicino – Padua – Sassari – Etra – Hirakawa – Köniz |
| Ordered: | 11 April 1900 |
| Builder: | Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta, Fumicino, Cacertian Empire |
| Laid down: | 9 March 1902 |
| Launched: | 22 May 1905 |
| Completed: | 18 May 1906 |
| Maiden voyage: | 22 June 1906 |
| In service: | 22 June 1906 |
| Out of service: | 15 May 1940 |
| Fate: | Retired at Paviolo after 32 years of service. Sold for scrap, 27 August 1940. Superstructure and hull dismantled in Paviolo. |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Empress-class ocean liner |
| Displacement: | 54,282 tons |
| Length: | 281.6 meters |
| Beam: | 30.2 meters |
| Draught: | 10.9 meters |
| Decks: | 11 |
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| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h) max |
| Capacity: | 3,433 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,121 crew |
RMS Imperatrice Grigia (Italian: Gray Empress) was the last of a trio of Cacertian ocean liners ordered in April 1900. Of the three Empress-class ocean liners, Imperatrice Grigia held the distinction of being the fastest. She also had the most stops among her sisters, transporting passengers between five different cities in three different countries.
As a result of the size of the Empress-class liners, construction of the Imperatrice Grigia did not begin until 1902 when the Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta finished construction of a third super-large slipway and launched in 1905 for her fitting out. She was finally completed in 1906 and made her maiden voyage on 22 June 1906. Over the next 28 years, the Grigia made her six-city route safely and without major incident.
When the Siduri War erupted in 1934, Imperatrice Grigia was in port in Fumicino when she was requisitioned by the Cacertian Royal Navy to serve as a hospital ship. She primarily served off the coast of Tennai in her capacity as a medical facility. After the war, she transported wounded Cacertian soldiers home and was eventually laid up in Paviolo where she remained until 1940. While there was some traction to preserve her, these efforts eventually fizzled out due to cost and she was ultimately scrapped.