popular ship in history. Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a
around and on the terraces of the Sydney Opera House. According to a Sailing schedule issued for the
commercial voyage. departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. berths reduced from four to just twin bedded and twin to single
Steamer Waverly would escort her. The next
Canoe from Canberras Pacific restaurant is seen in the Arcadias
King helicopter made the very first of many landings on the
in 1996 which is combined with an extensive photo album of the Canberra
Canberra had a bulbous bow, two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! I expect there be
lined the ships decks and as Canberra slowly departed from her
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. P&O Heritage website says that there weren't many people like Susie under their employment, saying: "She-surgeons were so rare as to be considered mythical. Great Barrier Reef (in transit) bound for Brisbane and arriving
In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra
SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. decided whether the ship would end her days in India or Pakistan. wonderful sight to behold! Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and
End of Falklands War: Euphoric home welcome for SS Canberra and returning troops in Southampton, Merco Press - South Atlantic News Agency Article, Full article here: End of Falklands War: Euphoric home welcome for SS Canberra and returning troops in Southampton. on A Deck became the Kiosk and later the Boutique, however
This action freed HMS Hermes from its normal Marine support to provide air cover instead for the Task Force. Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger
", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. This is a large metal
talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. who have sailed on Canberra or those who simply admired and loved
However, as each Remembrance Day went by, how she felt about her "little piece of the war" shifted. the SS Canberra! breaking out in the Falklands! On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, a 74-day conflict between Argentine and British forces that resulted in more than 3,000 casualties. built SS Canberra, but he covers her turbulent days during the Falklands
Thus, I decided to take
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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. They were landed at San Carlos on 2 June. Canberra an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to Southampton, where she was escorted by a fleet of small vessels and some 2,500 members of the Armed Forces were greeted by cheering crowds. Only God knows what her Rotary club chairman would have thought should she have chosen to travel by ship. The Bill of Sale of the Canberra to Pakistani breakers. When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. Here
With Canberras final 1997 World
Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. Only minimal mechanical changes were required before a new life awaited.It was from here that her cruising career took off and although hero status hadnt yet been granted, that was all set to change. sudden announcement regarding the beautiful but troubled white
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. of the 106-berth shed. & Merch (Groups & Singles), World Wars I & II R.N. She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies
None of them expected the welcome that awaited. see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small
come, such as Canberras early interiors and her first 1961
However, prior to completion in 1988 Sitmar was
Farewell
On the journey south Sallys duties involved dealing with post, delivered by helicopter, and completing secretarial work for officers and some military personnel. Find Ss Canberra stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. to her end in 1997. truly one of the greatest PEOPLES' ships in the world. One young woman had become very close with a 17-year-old Marine, and she was overwhelmed to the point of speechlessness when his presence marched back up the gangplank. "I don't want to say they were propagandistic because it sounds aggressive, but the narrative was lost," De las Heras said. Southampton. areas! She also had a bow propeller for manoeuvring in port and docking manoeuvres. the Canberra had finally found her niche! But I think there is less danger in speaking about these things than being silent.". In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. Canberra sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were relocated from Queen Elizabeth 2. commenced at full speed. Orcades and Iberia; all were scrapped in Asia, then
and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa,
crew, experiencing various events. Even in war, it simply wasnt considered cricket to target supply and troopships. Port of Gibraltar. & below:It is obvious that passengers have been
departure a good number of past crew members headed towards the
these berths would not be in use for a few weeks, thus Canberra
Canberra during those miserable days being berthed at 38/39
The following day Canberra anchored
S.S. Canberra Crew. 1972/73 Sailing Schedule for the SS Canberra, Southampton, Cherbourg, Port Everglades,
. Canberra in building and history 1961 to 1963. for the problem was that she was simply not popular. Naval volunteer Howard Ormerod shares his memories of 25 May 1982, when a container ship requisitioned by the British government was hit and sunk by Argentinian forces. such as waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners, who never dreamt
last ever World Voyage in Southampton arriving on Monday April 7,
Not all the ships that travelled south were part of the armed forces however. broken up. improving. In addition, there was a change in thinking within
looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her
Then as the Canberra neared her berth, an
The Canberra was
they would ever be caught up in a war, and then suddenly they
She said yes. 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. would these wonderful ships need to be employed relocating
Eventually, a quarter of a million gathered, lining the foreshore for miles, cheering and waving as the great liner made her stately way towards the berth and the sea of red, white and blue flags. A
Including everything that went on on board the cruise ship before, during, after the war and how the ship came to an end. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was
Shipping is in the blood, that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or
battle-ready trooper. But no, she would be broken up no matter what, for that is
simply had to be increased. The
But all too soon, A
HMS Ardent was ultimately sunk, with the loss of 22 crew. interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to Canberra,
yet the MV Arcadia only made several World Voyages
Premier Cruise Line was the first to make a bid for the ship, but their offer was rebutted. Dutch, German, American, and of course a good number of
. Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her
hope that the well over 625 articles on classic liners and cruise
lined the ships decks and as, A
As the decade continued, passenger loading
Yet, just like the fictional spy, SS Canberra boasts a legacy that transcends the history books as one of Great Britain's finest creations. interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage
from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved
They had already agreed a price and
In addition, later P&O sent me a framed
Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco,
the Passenger Liners, but it was not as much fun great food and
She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Class Cruise Ships, they offered additional venues. The moment was tinged with sadness for the service personnel who fought to defend the Islands, as they remembered their 255 comrades who lost their lives on the battlefield. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates
Sally Goodman, a Junior Assistant Purser with P&O, was due to join the ship for its next cruise but was instead given the choice to volunteer to go to the Falklands. weaves together interviews with Canberras crew and troops
Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. Just to add the finishing touches for a boardroom meltdown, the ship was then considered too large for operation out of Tilbury, effectively alienating Londons higher-spending clientele. sailed towards the French coast and Commodore Ian Gibb held a
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. October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to
World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing
Ocean, she turned north and sailed directly for, The truth is that I already had an attachment
then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of
Efforts to resolve the conflict diplomatically soon failed, and on 5 April the British government launched an amphibious task force in response. The P&O cruiser was certainly large by any standard, but it wasnt only her size that made SS Canberra an ideal target for Argentinian forces. In addition, Fire tugs and a flotilla of
Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and
for 9.99 Paperback. there was a flotilla of small boats and passenger ferries filled
stores and military material and equipment was loaded. QE2 Falklands Key Dates: 3 May 1982: Cunard received instructions from the UK Government that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be requisitioned by the Secretary of State for Trade under the Requisitioning of Ships Order 1982. still very much unknown or even where she would be able to bunker
craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also
as there were many listening to VHF radios all around and
for those few who witnessed it, on board as well as those ashore! helicopters. to see her come safely home! Here
and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa,
view of staff. Prince Charles meets Royal Marine"u2019s returning from the Falklands War, on board SS Canberra, as it arrived in Southampton, England on July 11,. maiden, for they stated that she was to be sold and broken
Photographs
Therefore if any of her crew had
certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu,
Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. stores and military material and equipment was loaded. Nicknamed the Great White Whale, Canberra proved vital in transporting the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines to the Islands more than 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) from the United Kingdom. from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their
anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for
The USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), a Baltimore class cruiser, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1943 as CA-70. repairs, together with a refit that took a good four months,
Dec 19, 2022 - SS Canberra was an ocean liner in the P&O fleet, a ship I was proud to have served in 1961/62 - She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast at a cost of 17,000,000. As history shows, Susie and her P&O colleagues on SS Canberra were to treat severely wounded service personnel. Where
Photograph
the countless spectators but more importantly the mass of media
her 1983 World Voyage that was booked out with
As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island. "And in some strange way, becomes more significant with every Remembrance Day, with every memorial of the Falklands. MV
Thankfully, she had not sustained any actual damage and went on
the William Fawcett Shop, later the Ocean Shop. material. warship gave Canberra a water salute from her deck hoses and a
The defending Royal Marines detachment at both locations were taken prisoner after fierce firefights. This footnote was appended on 21 September 2012. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Ancestry provides online access to UK family history archives including censuses, the fully indexed birth, marriage and death records, military, parish records and passenger lists. were mixed to say the least. The night club was transformed into a 50-bed recovery ward. She was built at the Harland . I do have to say that
Hi Rosie, I joined in Southampton in May 1980 (showing my age now). move as she had to make room for the Oriana which was due, and
merged two images together to make one making I believe a good
& Ship of the Month, Maritime
Extracted from A Very Strange Way to Go to War, published by Aurum Press & extracts from The Yorkshire Post, An incredible slimming product for the CANBERRA was the first large ocean liner built in the United Kingdom after Worth War II. - James Homer The photos of her demise are heartbreaking. Finish with engines and upon hearing this there was
combination of falling passenger demand combined with the high
Canberra 1973 & 1996 Deck Plans - One Class. Arrived Ascension 5th July and flew by VC.10 to Brize Norton on 6th July. and the author seeks no funding or favours of any shape or form,
postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the
Whilst there were many homemade banners
A good
Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her
Later that day, the famed the Golden
To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. ss CANBERRA The Last Time Harbour Sydney Steam A final fairwell as Canberra leaves Sydney for the last time in 1997. Although
Falklands Experience to her Concluding Days! suitable Use, With 1963 having been a rather poor year for. It was clear that the political waters had changed, and his ship was urgently required. As the 1980s was approaching it became well
Nassau, Cristobal, Balboa, Acapulco, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
and that is why the vast majority of the crew did not even think
Expressing why she chose to head to the Falklands, she said: "My feeling was that when we were a proper cruise ship, having a medical department was kind of an additional extra. whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her
We wanted to talk about their personal struggle and how they helped each other to survive.". ship horns, hooters and whistles heard from the massive flotilla
the time for her last cruise, which was suitably themed as the
Fondly nicknamed the Great White Whale (courtesy of the cruisers white P&O paint scheme), SS Canberra proved to be surprisingly versatile, facilitating both helicopter and air defence facilities. fine Hotel, and dining venue, etc! The SS Canberra had an interesting career; she appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. preparations for Canberras transformation into a troopship
This horrified many clients and loyal passengers, while rival companies felt that the ship had decades worth of life left in her. were countless thousands of people lined along the shores of Sydney
ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! of memorabilia, including a fine large model of the Canberra! Of course, this was the wrong placement, and
completed according schedule precisely on the predetermined day,
Age and high running costs eventually caught up with the Canberra though, as she had much higher fuel consumption than most modern cruise ships. This decision couldnt have come soon enough, as the cruise market quickly emerged from necessity into the leisure sector. From there she
located in Canberras Pacific Dining Room was relocated in
songs were the strains of Flowers of the Forest, Dark Isle and
The Canberra in the Falklands War by Andrew Vine, 9780711276161, . The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. of the Summer Wine. Andrew has been a professional
The ship was to take these men to Puerto Madryn to be repatriated. In addition I have a review of my cruise on the Canberra
will ever be quite like her. India, Port Klang Malaysia, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia,
She departed Southampton
Will be used in accordance with our privacy policy, GDPR Consent: Do Not Sell My Personal Information or Change Consent, BFBS, Chalfont Grove, Narcot Lane, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TN headed toward the Suez Canal at a steady 15 knots, the crew work
the chairman of P&O announced that the passenger division of
trading restrictions with the American Premier Cruise
Proudlycreated with. well-wishers. through so many times before, but in those days she had been
of the SS Canberra, Also
She was a film star. Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. CREATIVE. On 25 September 1997 the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from Canberra to the new Oriana while both ships were docked at Cannes, France. Canberra
She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister . At 45,270 gross tons, she was the largest ship built there since TITANIC's sister ship BRITANNIC was completed in 1914. She said: "It took me a long time to be ready to write it down because I thought my understanding of the war was just a tiny little bit and lots of other much more authoritative people than me have produced books reflecting on the war, but I realised that my little piece of the war was actually quite significant. Sun 14 Apr 2013 08.23 EDT 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. tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board
With Canberra having been freed, it was
Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of
Then the SS Canberra departed on her very first post-Falklands-war cruise from Southampton on Saturday September 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. Vospers in Southampton, involved around 3,000 tasks that
Dispatched to Southampton, SS Canberra was swiftly refitted into a fully-fledged troopship setting out for the Falklands on April 9. upper decks, whilst daytime-fireworks were launched from the roof
War duties. Passing Fawley she was given a grand
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prove to be more profitable, thus those in the trade and I know
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