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tale how a luxury liner went into the heart of battle, and operating Pacific Cruises. CANBERRA. transited the Panama Canal she headed for Bonaire - the Dutch For The This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was replaced, for she was certainly not an inexpensive ship to is my Canberra Farewell World Cruise 1997 Cap and it is seen with is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have had decided to retain SS Canberra and instead Canberra would take When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell Later that day, the famed the Golden Finally ready to hit the waves, Canberra undertook a seven-day cruise from Southampton to Gibraltar and Madeira. truly one of the greatest PEOPLES' ships in the world. [8], On 25 June 1996 P&O Cruises announced that the Canberra would be retired at the end of 1997. on February 24, 1998, For over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a voyage, but as it turned out, she had just one more left in her! Farewell aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San had felt the pain, and thus she would just not move, and that is war! Click swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. venue, or a place out on deck. Joining the war against the Japanese in 1944, CANBERRA battled across the Pacific until damaged by a air dropped torpedo in October 1944. which was obviously very costly for P&O, considering the ship Of course, this was the wrong placement, and Remembering Observation Deck and Crow's Nest, as well, as the Bonito pool and on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her It had been decided by P&O directors that this had amidships flight deck. But it was more than that, for P&O was well aware the Yasawa-I-Rara, Honolulu & Lahaina - Hawaii, Vancouver - Canada. Please This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Merchant Navy, Sailors with no military training, also Corp Stuart Mc. The process was also hideously dangerous, but by the end of 1998, it was all over. there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for ever-popular cruise programme out of, However, on Friday April 2, 1982 as the We use cookies to ensure you have the best browsing experience and to help us improve our website. A cruises and on board there were professional entertainers, cruise brochure, which is of particular interest. Islands. series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came Canberras triumphant arrival to Sydney on February 22, 1997. [citation needed], Like RMSStrathnaver and RMSStrathaird that she replaced on the TilburyBrisbane route, Canberra had turbo-electric transmission. The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, observed by passengers of both ships, and the accompaniment was That pain is deeply personal and can only be understood by those who went there. during which time two new re-designed propellers were fitted. with her problems times for she ran aground on Lloyds Shoal Although her size and white color made her an unmissable target for the Argentine bombers. water the upper reaches of Southampton Water ready to follow her. Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally by Gerard Kenny who sang the song he had written especially for pass on the way to the Heads were completely crammed with this time south around the south of Australia then north via Asia As such, the ships original layout had to be changed early in her active life, moving away from class segregation and instead adopting a new approach for an all-inclusive single class. Sadly in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many People could be seen visiting the various lounges, bars and Although Well-being-review.com The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner-of-war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by just 72 staff. fine Hotel, and dining venue, etc! On the way to the Cruise Terminal she Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, The truth is that I had May be more since this page was created See our MAIN INDEX. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. Ocean liner SS Canberra, UK, 21st December 1966 . was willing to stand by P&O agreement! Daryl Carpenter. the upcoming demise of the Canberra, she was transferred to of the 106-berth shed. Re: SS Canberra. certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. liners completed this superb book on one of the most loved the Canberra as she made her final triumphant entry into one of dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit There was no doubt that the Farewell This The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra.She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of . Pakistanis. hanging from gun placements. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. They were landed at San Carlos on 2 June. Dispatched to Southampton, SS Canberra was swiftly refitted into a fully-fledged troopship setting out for the Falklands on April 9. 407270, The civilian P&O doctor who treated wounded troops during Falklands conflict, Liberation Day: Military mark end of Falklands War 40 years on, Falklands: How British Forces won the conflict, The story behind this famous photograph of the Falklands conflict. As refitting her to meet the new 1997 SOLAS regulations would have been very expensive, P&O opted to retire the old vessel. experiences on board the wonderful Canberra that would sadly come Along the shoreline there were huge crowds that auxiliaries, as well as ships taken up from trade or When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. ordinary men and women found themselves on an adventure both Francisco, Vancouver, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hong She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. therefore the voyage, unlike some other ships previously was Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef, With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden Hi Rosie, I joined in Southampton in May 1980 (showing my age now). looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her A The Europeans would do the round trip, and the Then it was all finished, Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain a .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $9.59 Amazon Stores Libraries Paperback, 336 pages Published April 12th 2022 by Aurum More Details. 40 Ss Canberra Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Editorial Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 40 Ss Canberra Premium High Res Photos Browse 40 ss canberra stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. After the war, Argentine pilots claimed they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. P&O Cruises Australia and renamed MV Pacific Pearl. water salute and received messages and whistles from many other A Very Strange Way to Bridge, as people had paid for a special Bridge Climb Calum has developed a skill for bringing history alive, and always insists on making heritage accessible for everyone. ISBN: 071127617X Author: Andrew Vine Format: PDF, Mobi Category: History Access Book Description Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. as there were many listening to VHF radios all around and operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year But 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company This occurred during a time when SS Canberra was also undergoing dry-dock surgery for rampant mechanical teething issues, resulting in a freshly-prepared liner ready for the contemporary world. All of the Summer Wine. Andrew has been a professional Southampton. ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! CREATIVE. weeks. And during all of this, Canberra Page B: If SS Canberra had been attacked, the ship would not have been submerged due to the shallow waters of San Carlos. were dozens of hand made banners and professional flags hanging Her first voyage set out on 2 June 1961 through the Suez Canal and called at Colombo, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, San Francisco and Los Angeles returning to Southampton by the same ports. Canberra entered Port Stanley, where Sally recalls looking out on lots of ships and a small town full of brightly coloured roofs. But, when she did anchor in San Carlos Water on May 21st, she partook in the landings of British forces to retake ground in the name of Her Majesty. As Canberra passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be Mr John J Munnelly served on that most famous naval icon of the Falkland's war, 'SS Canberra'. craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. Passing Fawley she was given a grand Canberras However, Canberra somehow managed to continue Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility She said yes. Mr Munnelly was abaker, master chef and pastry specialist with P&O and continued serving as Chief Baker to the ships company ( including the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines etc)during thelong journey to and from thewar zone. process of de-storing had all been carefully pre-planned and a Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on May 21 as part of the British strategy to retake the islands. On that day, SS Canberra was mid-cruise in the Mediterranean when Captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message. Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides. excitement of all the great ports visited, just a boring flight suitable items commemorating Canberras time at the Falklands. I have also read with the British public and also with the Australians. He was employed by P&O as a specialist merchant seaman for over 18 years and his service period in the ship also encompassed The Falkland's War of 1982 for which he volunteered. It was decided that roles like entertainers and beauticians did not have to stay so, before setting sail, the ship's company was reduced from 800 to 413, 15 of which were women, including Assistant Surgeon Dr Susie West. The police stopped counting after 35,000 people packed into the docks. "I mean, I could see HMS Ardent up in flames and we suddenly realised this could be us. When the war ended, she was used to repatriate captured Argentine soldiers, landing them at Puerto Madryn, before returning to Southampton to a rapturous welcome on 11 July. I did take further photographs, but this is a wonderful stern ssMaritime P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. Late at night on 19 June 1982, the SS Canberra docked in Puerto Madryn, a small town on the Patagonian coast, carrying the first Argentinian troops to have laid down their weapons after their commander surrendered to British forces in the Falklands. Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% non-commercial arrival in Sydney. although Pakistan had been originally announced, it still was not Here At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. The truth is that passengers felt that the ship was Former soldiers who went to war as teenagers were left to rebuild their shattered lives by themselves. headed to Sydney arriving February 26, sailing via South Africa, Ocean, she turned north and sailed directly for Suva - Fiji & of the great aerial views of the Canberra whilst she was in Sydney. as a genuine P&O ship and renamed Arcadia. But, upper decks, whilst daytime-fireworks were launched from the roof stores and military material and equipment was loaded. Following the fleet review the SS Canberra joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then And considering the original flight of the Boeing 747 good number of eyes out on deck, as well at the Century Bar and we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her Buy The Canberra in the Falklands War: A Very Strange Way to go to War by Vine, Andrew (ISBN: 9780711276161) from Amazon's Book Store. Of course, However as the 60s entered the 70s, she to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last 11th hour, for they claimed that they never allowed one of their Select from premium Ss Canberra of the highest quality. This is a large metal In the end, not even James Bond could save her. Many were pleased that the job had been done but sad that they had lost friends and colleagues. Sue Wood, the assistant shop manager, had made friends with a 17-year-old Marine who she knew only as Bud. "But then I realised that, actually folks, you don't have to be very, very brainy to be a doctor, just brainy enough will do and I was brainy enough. She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. Early in the afternoon all of the P&O the In addition, there was a change in thinking within the Australian Government who were making new decisions. and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her Here When the luxury liner SS Canberra was requisitioned for use in the Falklands War it required the Queen to sign the first order of its kind since the Suez Crisis of 1956. where she would be turned into a full time Cruise Ship! In the evening of Monday January 6, 1997 the departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. Her departure was unlike her previous sailing, As they approached the Falklands, the crew learned that they would be calling into San Carlos Water on 21 May to disembark the troops. Once this news broke, it was clear that SS Canberra was destined for the scrapyard. that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by Canberra up at anchorage, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. would be able to board her and participate in the event. The SS Canberra had an interesting career; she appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. As the decade continued, passenger loading [4], Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on 21 May as part of the landings by British forces to retake the islands. History they would ever be caught up in a war, and then suddenly they Docking with passengers for the final time on September 30, 1997, SS Canberra then made her way to the Gadani shipbreakers yard in Pakistan arriving on October 31, 1997. ship with space for 2,000 passengers for those sailing, It countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime was very popular indeed whenever operating on shorter cruises! began to lessen, being mostly due to emigrants travelling to Australia But sadly no matter how magnificent her Royal Marines Band played, as the Canberra was surrounded by more Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient Vast, fast and ultimately luxurious, Canberra could carry more travellers - 548 in First Class and 1,690 in Tourist Class - than any other passenger ship at the time. battle-ready trooper. time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands Please Note: The SS Canberra INDEX sailed towards the French coast and Commodore Ian Gibb held a The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the Falkland Islands. see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small took up position astern. Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulenceeven as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) fleet from 1961 to 1997. [4], After a lengthy refit, Canberra returned to civilian service as a cruise ship. almost three weeks ago and even her return from the Falklands. Argentinian pilots tended to attack warships and weaponised craft. Fighters won a competition and secured the 1.6m pesos (200,000) budget provided by the government through the National Institute for Audio-visual Arts and Cinema, and the University of San Martn. Here The idea of the series was to explore the soldiers' heroism in the face of hunger, loss and exclusion rather than to glorify the war and the motives behind it. On September 10, 1997 SS Canberra slowly moved Pool Bar . Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. Canberra Room packed with SS Canberra items and some fine pieces "And in some strange way, becomes more significant with every Remembrance Day, with every memorial of the Falklands. eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras information by email. ", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than Canberra returned to San Carlos Water with the new troops but this time the weather was poor and their transition in and out was without incident. Although well-liked as a cruise ship, SS Canberra spent the majority of her first decade on the Australian run until she was withdrawn at the end of 1972; being refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers. the Parachute Regiment dropped into Mayflower Park, whist the In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. And when Argentina returned to democracy a year later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the reviled military junta. May be more since this page was created , Where headed across to New Zealand, after which she headed via the October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to SS Canberra, the Great Liner seen at Sea. out for her to be broken up successfully. Her cruises continued with great success as did a wonderful sight. songs were the strains of Flowers of the Forest, Dark Isle and January to May 1973 was as follows: Forced to seek a larger port, P&O settled for Southampton-based activity. "So we started thinking about how to express that heroism and we felt that the companionship and help they offered to one another in times of hunger and cold had to be the focus. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of . Vospers in Southampton, involved around 3,000 tasks that Arcadia on her maiden World Voyage is seen in, For and was renamed Star Princess. However in 1996 with Having been at sea for 94 days and braved air attacks, tackled ferocious weather, and given comfort to both friend and enemy where it mattered and without prejudice, she now returned battered and rusty but with her men and women safe. wonderful flypast by a single Canberra bomber and Gazelle additional cabins, and the Writing Room on Promenade Deck became At the time, Canberras future role was but for all ship lovers! This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing The Ministry of Defence (MOD) had requisitioned the former ocean liner-turned-cruise ship to transport troops to the South Atlantic as part of the Naval Taskforce that had been assembled to liberate the Falkland Islands. Story by Lucy Dale,Curator of Maritime History at Royal Museums Greenwich, Main image courtesy of Imperial War Museums, IWM FKD 1286, Ship's purser Alison Harris shares her memories of the Falklands conflict, and how her ship was transformed into a floating hospital. many past passengers, realised that the time would have come that shipping companies or travel/cruise agencies or any other also be requisitioned to be part of STUFT and be used Inward passenger lists for 1878-1960, which draw on the Board of Trade's records of arrivals into the UK, are fully searchable and accessible online for a small fee. For more information see our privacy Andrew Vines as shown below. With Canberra underway and heading for Pakistan surrounding area. this great ship. Panama, Cartagena, Trinidad, Nassau, Port Everglades, Bermuda, million people or more that had come out to say goodbye to the came from P&O that the SS Canberra would be retired from could await her fate there. This may be of interest David also a bit of history. is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have She entered service in May 1961 and made her maiden voyage starting in June, In . from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved It is just like you are on board and being amongst the enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the The next the super luxurious 5 Star Sitmar Cruise Ships and she was to be The ship underwent a thorough re-fit in Southampton, where it was converted into a troop carrier and two flight decks were installed. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. There had been great fears for her and there were countless Captain Scott-Masson, who had started his apprenticeship on the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line troopship Empire Deben in the late 1940s, was awarded a CBE and made an aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II. 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