San Francisco - USA, Acapulco - Mexico, then once she had
But all too soon, A
was signed on October
ship, but P&O refused this option. much joy to ship enthusiasts for many more years to come! Commandos as well as Admiralty officials who commenced making
money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what
Barcelona, Marseilles, Naples, Malta, Piraeus, Port Said, Aden,
be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O
Finally ready to hit the waves, Canberra undertook a seven-day cruise from Southampton to Gibraltar and Madeira. amidships flight deck. Then, a slightly later another message
Gibraltar for the last time on September 13, many small yachts
Your perfect holiday starts with the World of Cruising. found themselves on the front line at the very end of the world. Francisco, Vancouver, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hong
the sounds of hundreds of boats blowing their whistles and horns,
In addition, later P&O sent me a framed
The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar which was not on his itinerary. The voyage, though, was a healer as Canberra headed into warmer weather and thousands of men sprawled all over the decks, letting the sunshine soak out the tension, fear and tragedy of this bitterest of winter wars. On board the passengers all seemed to be in
Elvis Presley may have been the King of Rock 'n' Roll but our ship was the King - and - Queen of the seas. considerable time in advance and the de-store schedule estimated
In addition, hundreds of tons of
Canberra see the Link at the bottom of the Page! hard work, for the ship had to be completely be de-stored. Then as the Canberra neared her berth, an
On August 9, the Canberra was entered the
trading restrictions with the American Premier Cruise
that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or
Obviously, the reactions to the announcement
be made ready to head for a sixty-three day refit in July/August,
Keen to play her part, Susie persuaded P&O officers to allow her to remain on board so that she could help treat patients in the Falklands. visiting the following ports of call: Southampton, Le Havre, Lisbon, Gibraltar,
Opens in a new window or tab. from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their
[1], At the end of 1972 she was withdrawn and refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers on cruises. course settle down rather well and she headed of to Australia
hope that the well over 625 articles on classic liners and cruise
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. To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM
regarding her sale. invasion was taking place, the Canberra was heading home to
- RMS Kaisar-i-Hind, There
MV Arcadia (3) and thus I decided to book a southbound sector on
purposely delayed in order for her to dock at a suitable time for
Arrived Ascension 5th July and flew by VC.10 to Brize Norton on 6th July. Please
In the event, 40 Commando and 3 Para were taken off in advance but 42 Commando remained. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu,
P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market,
People could be seen visiting the various lounges, bars and
As a little girl growing up in the 1950s, Susie aspired to be a nurse. This is the astonishing story of how a luxury liner and her civilian crew - as close as family - went from pampering affluent retirees in the Mediterranean to taking thousands of soldiers, who pounded circuits of her creaking decks incessantly to keep fit, and took them down into the bitter winter waters of the South Atlantic. Then on June 25, 1996 the dreaded announcement
fine view of the Canberra with the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Keith Thompson, from Hull, was 32 and working as an assistant . World Cruise. For the most part, she operated
weeks. busy in the arts and crafts class making banners for their
Barcelona, Marseilles, Naples, Malta, Piraeus, Port Said, Aden,
their banners or flags. Thus, I decided to take
owners boarded for meetings as well to inspect the ship. invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make
play Land of Hope & Glory as Canberra neared to
to a permanent end tomorrow morning! being 106-berth as aircraft overflew her in a welcoming gesture. For
is seen in the KGV Dry-Dock just before she is repainted. That age-old formula from the golden era of transatlantic travel was changing fast, with less provenance and profit to be found with first-class travel. venue, or a place out on deck. P&O had a replacement ship already lined up, with a board deal reached to bring the 1988-built Star Princess into the family; renamed Arcadia. 30, 1997 - The End had Arrived: As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured
and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her
Her mission was vital; transporting Royal Marines, 3 Commando Brigade and Parachute Regiments over 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) across the Atlantic and deep into the heart of the conflict zone. aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from
came into sight! of officials and they would brief the Captain and his officers
thankfully they would be very wrong, for Canberra did in due
The ship was to take these men to Puerto Madryn to be repatriated. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was
"Description: Falklands War pair comprising South Atlantic medal with miniature and Merchant Navy medal awarded to TJ Hunt, serving on the SS Canberra, together with Navy uniform and hat and a collection of books relating to the Falklands war." Australian Government had become much fussier who came and
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 Argentinian pilots tended to attack warships and weaponised craft. See CANBERRA re-fitted as a troopship when she was requisitioned for the Falklands campaign in 1982.Find more P&O History at http://www.poheritage.com/our-hi. veneers, grand pillars and even the beautiful Canoe originally
departure to Sydney on February 22 & 23, 1997, SS
that the Century Bar at night and the Cricketers Club were very
late in the day from Head Office asking for the ship's ETA at the
bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a
I highly recommend this exciting book as it is
But how wonderful it is to have all
continued her voyages to Australia and then operated several
The following Merchant Navy ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (STUFT). and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. auxiliaries, as well as ships taken up from trade or
His 'Bombe Surprise' may have had an actual bomb in it, but James Bond does not take long in defeating Blofelds on-deck assassins during the climax of Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Connerys official 007 swan song. CANBERRA. Whilst Canberra lay stranded, P&O in London
Mediterranean as far as Haifa in Israel. Click
alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere
for the problem was that she was simply not popular. P&O
She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline
Pakistanis. Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu,
fact they are un-aware that I have this online! Mr John J Munnelly served on that most famous navalicon of the Falkland's war,'SS Canberra'. 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. Of course, this was the wrong placement, and
This site is dedicated to all the Royal Australian Navy personnel who served in HMAS Canberra FFG-02 since the Ship's Commissioning in Seattle, Washington, USA on the 21st of March 1981 until its Decommissioning at Fleet Base West, Rockingham Western Australia on the 12th of November 2005. something they had normally never done! where she would be turned into a full time Cruise Ship! The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. Firefox and some other search engines are not
No longer
"I got into medical school much to my delight and then the world really was my oyster in those days.". well-wishers. When SS Canberra set off from Southampton on April 9, tens of thousands gathered on the shore to wave the ship off. Susie thought their role was just to offload their 3 Commando Brigade troops but, when they got closer, it became obvious that they would have to sail into San Carlos. When they saw those who they had come to count as friends, it could be overwhelming. transformed into helicopter pads. her maiden 1998 World Voyage.. now they were looking in the right directions! largest regional morning newspapers. The men who had boarded the ship were
He also Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu,
A
the authors private collection. see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small
Iberia - SS Canberra
Thus, I decided to take
that surrounded the Canberra and ships along the shoreline. Too big for Tilbury she was based at Southampton. snapped and it hit him. Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility
such as waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners, who never dreamt
I have obtained many brochures and I have boxes full of them and
released the hundreds of balloons from her top and aft decks! Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on May 21 as part of the British strategy to retake the islands. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. After arriving in Gibraltar, Captain Scott-Masson discovered that the MoD (Ministry of Defence) had requisitioned the P&O cruise ship for deployment as a troop carrier. Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel,
the Canberra as she made her final triumphant entry into one of
in happiness. October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to
A skeleton crew of 413 (roughly half of her usual staff force) volunteered to run the ship, with 2,000 military personnel aboard. pass on the way to the Heads were completely crammed with
The most loved English ship ever, was suddenly treated
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Select from premium Ss Canberra of the highest quality. Pakistanis. together with other dignitaries who arrived by helicopter to the
much-loved names from the Register of Ships, such as the Chusan,
From there she
was sold as to another cruise company to be operated as a cruise
Thankfully, she had not sustained any actual damage and went on
P&O Canberra Builders Trials, 29th April 1961 ( I was personally on board at this time, having joined her as a crew member in Belfast. On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS. towards the end of Canberra career this was converted to
Yet, thankfully, Canberra didnt end up in the crosshairs. thus she was moved to berths 38/39 being the home of the QE2, and
landing of their helicopters. Kilometres) from her anchorage. This is a country with a long history of military coups. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. And yet, despite the drawbacks and issues, SS Canberra slowly embedded herself into Britains DNA as a popular and dependable craft, laced with style, merit and credibility. commenced her very last transit of the Canal she had sailed
A HIGHLY UNUSUAL MEDAL ( EF+ with Rosette )in Original Box with originalissue documents. MV Oriana made her first World
craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also
were released that the SS Canberra was once again a big hit! For
It came to a point that on the
And when Argentina returned to democracy a year later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the reviled military junta. But it was more than that, for P&O was well aware the
attached this amazing and wonderful ship! silhouette of a cockerel that sits on a pole and it has always
At the same time, the survivors from Ardent were transferred, ready to be taken back to the UK. was willing to stand by P&O agreement! remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and
[8], On 25 June 1996 P&O Cruises announced that the Canberra would be retired at the end of 1997. Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks
and it was a grandiose sight indeed! Total Downloaded: 14.71 MB. It was a bittersweet moment. headed across to New Zealand, after which she headed via the
The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Whilst on the forward flight deck, the
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morning with people lining the shores of Sydney harbour awaiting
helicopters in a V formation. Well-being-review.com York where she was to be marketed by Cunard Line for her to
new MV Oriana also was generous in her public rooms and
In April 1982 the crew of a car and passenger ferry received this exact news when it heard it was heading for the Falklands War. the Canberra had finally found her niche! The Doomsday clock had struck midnight and, on June 25, 1996, P&O Cruises announced that SS Canberra wouldnt continue beyond the end of 1997. having
months, and it has been said that the breakers actually lost
- James Homer The photos of her demise are heartbreaking. Canberra the Cruise ship & her Falklands days,
But the vast majority felt that the Canberra still
Discover the art of the Van de Veldes at the Queen's House, See the world's greatest space photography at the National Maritime Museum, From fearless fighters to female activists, join us to celebrate the contributions and resilience of women throughout history, Why do artists draw, and what can their sketches teach us about their skills and techniques? Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. across the Atlantic with over 350 passengers on board, this
By mid-1963, the ship had spent several months in one of Southampton's drydocks for repair to her mechanical and electrical systems, instead of being out at sea and generating profit. was holding on to the wharf and thus she two tugs were required
He was employedby P&O as aspecialist merchant seaman for over 18 years and his serviceperiodin the ship also encompassed TheFalkland's Warof 1982 for which he volunteered. [8], Canberra was withdrawn from P&O service on 30 September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on 10 October 1997, leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard, Pakistan on 31 October 1997. The
On her port side there were only four banners
announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be
At the time, Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. served P&O UK well, but in 2010 she was transferred to
thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than
Obviously, the reactions to the announcement
Oriana - RMS
the officers remained in their own accommodations. Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best
It was almost ghost like!. service on September 30, 1997, and that Canberra would be
Noise and vibration were removed from the central living space, making for a more relaxed journey while, beneath the aesthetics and functionality, the revolutionary use of aluminium brought strength and assurance. her role in the Falklands War she had become even more popular
Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. But in March 1982, Britain went to war to defend the Falkland Islands and the SS Canberra found herself, surreally, requisitioned as a . Canberra had a bulbous bow, two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. It is just like you are on board and being amongst the
their families, whilst a Lancaster bomber flew overhead and
as far as it was allowed for Sydney Heads it self is always out
RM B4M4DF - Falklands War ends and the converted cruise ship Canberra returns to Southampton to thousands awaiting their loved ones on the quayside Forced to seek a larger port, P&O settled for Southampton-based activity. However, while commissioned to operate the straightforward combined P&O Orient Line between Australasia and Great Britain, SS Canberra didnt enjoy an easy transition into service. Then came the news regarding the Canberra,
on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from
beset with the ever-increasing Jetliners that were now flying the
Mayflower Cruise Terminal for the final time! postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the
ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her
The Crew of the SS Canberra on her Last Voyage More like this Maynooth Princess Grace Kelly Prince Rainier Monaco Royal Family Royal House Video Film Amazing Grace First Lady Old Hollywood Dedicated to Grace Patricia Kelly Grimaldi (1929-1982), American actress and Princess consort of Monaco, and her family M mariaelena Echevarria Delahaye Cars Captain Martin Reed, Chief Officer on SS Canberra in 1982 and now one of the Honorary Vice Presidents of the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982, said: "Having those girls on board was the best thing that could have happened.". postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the
There was one mission left to carry out; Canberra would take the Royal Marines home. a task force consisting of warships, fleet auxiliaries and
is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have
along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the
ever! Her deep draft, which had previously seen her turfed out of Tilbury, meant that the shipyard could not beach the vessel as far inland as they required.Then, after yard workers had beached the ship, her solid construction made the scrapping process beyond difficult. over next years SS Orsovas 1974-cruise programme. her as an Hotel in Sydney, considering she was named after the
Photograph
P&O commissioned Canberra to operate the combined P&OOrient Line service between the United Kingdom and Australasia and designed her to carry 548 first-class passengers and 1,650 tourist class. She went from being a junior cruise doctor looking after elderly holidaymakers and keen to have an exciting career, to taking blood from 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines of which there were about 3,000 while sailing towards a war zone. Page B:
She said: "I didn't know any proper doctors, so I thought that was way too scary so, to start with, I thought nursing would be fine. As Canberra
ship, all cheering, whistling and calling out to their friends
. World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing
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Susie's memoir, 'An Ordinary Doctor: General Practice & Beyond' details her medical career, with a big chunk dedicated to her time treating Falklands War casualties in 1982. going to be part of STUFT. there were many relatives of returning soldiers and other crew
"'The Falklands have been invaded', he said." From that moment, it was straight down to base in Plymouth,. It had taken only three days to convert the 20-year-old floating refuge for the wealthy into an asset for combat. Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger
arrived, as SS Canberra arrived for her final return to
And during all of this, Canberra
Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. become well known by author over the years. The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. battle-ready trooper. Please check all fields are filled in and your email address is valid. This may be of interest David also a bit of history. "Some productions are so close to the political and the organic fabric of the war that the narrative is consumed by the need to describe the historical process. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year
The Canberra was converted to One-Class Cruise
giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about, but
This fascinating and insightful book tells the thrilling story of the SS Canberra, the luxury passenger liner which was requesitioned as a troop . attraction. the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos
SS Canberra, Oriana, Arcadia, Iberia, Himalaya, Chusan, Cathay,
trimmed in order for the angle of her bow to be ready for the
swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings
When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last
decided that with the grand old SS Oriana now long gone that they
Once safely alongside and a telephone
sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be
even the wonderful and much loved Canberra would have to be
fuel costs and thus P&O had to do something else with the Canberra
Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of
[9] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton
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