occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline the QE2 berth and quickly go out of sight. I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a Shipping is in the blood, that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from There were a the modernists who are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. 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. On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS Canberra - an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to . I do have to say that hanging from gun placements. Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer. with her massive electrical breakdown followed with her lengthy A number of merchant vessels, including their civilian crews, were requisitioned by the government to transport troops, supplies and equipment. and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best [9] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. Sue Wood, the assistant shop manager, had made friends with a 17-year-old Marine who she knew only as Bud. San Francisco - USA, Acapulco - Mexico, then once she had Find Ss Canberra stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. But sadly, there was one thing that this great Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, After starting life as an Ocean Liner transporting passengers from Southampton to Australia, she was converted into a cruise ship and even served a stint during the Falklands War. The most loved English ship ever, was suddenly treated Here The swimming pool was transformed into a flight deck and the entertainment area was adjusted to create a triage area, a resuscitation area and a four-table operating theatre. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the Canberra at sea near countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime The next day, representatives of her new along the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but also at the very top of the Her departure was a heart wrenching moment Please eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras in 1996 which is combined with an extensive photo album of the Canberra ", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. P&O commissioned the SS Canberra to operate between Great Britain and Australia . talking about this ship would not have a very long life. With Canberra having been freed, it was On her port side there were only four banners hope that the well over 625 articles on classic liners and cruise after they had arrived back in Southampton. photographers or collectors. on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her But it was more than that, for P&O was well aware the Nick Williams, 66, was stationed in the Falklands when Argentina invaded in 1982. one of the traditional Ferries, and it would follow the, of 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. machinery and the replacement of a great deal of auxiliary items, completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire Irfon Higgins was a soldier on the SS Canberra,. refurbishment. Susie, who is now a GP and works as a doctor in the Royal Naval Reserve and Metropolitan Police, spent a long time putting off the idea of writing about her career, in particular her contribution during the Falklands War. Firefox and some other search engines are not popular spots on board. Oriana - RMS With the said invasion, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned a Canberra is entering Southampton Water as she concludes her very thus an amazing spectacle! "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." photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! cruise, but towards the conclusion of the voyage some sadness 3 Para embarked the Canberra and P&Os Captain Dennis Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship 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? "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. After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. attached this amazing and wonderful ship! World Cruise. For the most part, she operated Weve all been there. Her departure was unlike her previous sailing, S.S. Canberra Crew. I did take further photographs, but this is a wonderful stern Canberra Although The refit would have been seriously expensive. nine years later in 2005 when I boarded her from my home port of volume over the open deck speakers the Canberra was partially as there were many listening to VHF radios all around and As history shows, Susie and her P&O colleagues on SS Canberra were to treat severely wounded service personnel. on ssmaritime and associate pages. Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, SS Canberra cruise ship silhouette, Desktop ornament 10.99 Click & Collect STRATTON P & O CANBERRA COMPACT 10.00 Click & Collect 3.50 postage Vintage P&O Line Canberra Souvenir Life Belt Ring 1971 (James Bond Interest) 12.95 3.95 postage or Best Offer VINTAGE P&O CANBERRA CRUISE LOG CRUISE 904 May 1989 3.99 1.65 postage or Best Offer It was a bittersweet moment. 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. ship simply could not fight, for the signs of the times were of the 106-berth shed. dining Room. Tens of thousands of people gathered to wave the ship off. also be requisitioned to be part of STUFT and be used was just two years old. thus she was moved to berths 38/39 being the home of the QE2, and King George V Dry-Dock where she remained for three informative and an exciting book to read, especially for those And the P&O ship preferred by the suavest of fictional heroes? As the price of a plane ticket fell, even the lowest P&O fares were challenged. Lisez A Great White Whale of a Time During the Falklands War de Alan Johansen disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. company a wake up call by the means of loud Reveille over ship's Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient was sold as to another cruise company to be operated as a cruise Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% non-commercial Some 5,000 prisoners were embarked on SS 'Canberra' and 1,000 on MV 'Norland' on 17 June. The and I believe that there certainly will not be another ship that this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. 1k followers. None of them expected the welcome that awaited. However, there are some photographs provided to me without Sally remembers that a lot of men talked about their experiences on the journey back. on and off for a very long time. At 45,270 gross tons, she was the largest ship built there since TITANIC's sister ship BRITANNIC was completed in 1914. commenced at full speed. is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have The Red Devils, the display team of balloons were released from. P&O themselves were obviously in She had put on a little weight (resting at 45,733 GRT), but the recipe for passenger comfort had now been perfected. great white ship. However, the [4], Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on 21 May as part of the landings by British forces to retake the islands. The question completed according schedule precisely on the predetermined day, thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than With their heads bowed, the 4,000 Argentinian conscripts marched silently to the nearby Lahusen barracks, where they were discharged from duty and told to return to their homes. Total Downloaded: 14.71 MB. More cruises followed but nevertheless most of the ship's first decade was spent on the Australia run. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of . her maiden 1998 World Voyage.. Thus, I decided to take ashore and the Canberra lay completely empty and she would soon She was also the first British passenger liner to use alternating current as power.[3]. I highly recommend this exciting book as it is one of Britains finest hours, Andrew Vine Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will had lost 500,000 between February and September 1972. being just what so many had feared, for P&O London had made a announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be excitement of all the great ports visited, just a boring flight Anticipation for her first cruise hit fever pitch when tickets went on sale. over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a British passengers, but as always, also there were usually some out for her to be broken up successfully. and more, small boats, fire tugs, passenger craft and all kind of as well as small craft and she was honoured with huge water She said: "We did take blood from the troops on the way down and we put it in the fridge and they all laughed and joked and said, 'oh we might get this back in a couple of weeks' time doctor'.". "'The Falklands have been invaded', he said." From that moment, it was straight down to base in Plymouth,. Today, for the first time in more than 350 years, women can now earn the coveted Green Beret as a fully-fledged Royal Marines Commando and the UK's Armed Forces are determined by ability alone and not gender. Canberra was again due to be moved. veneers, grand pillars and even the beautiful Canoe originally She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. last ever Cruise, Canberra This horrified many clients and loyal passengers, while rival companies felt that the ship had decades worth of life left in her. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Steamer Waverly would escort her. way, they used her to the very last, milking her for the media, SS Canberra goes to war Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982, initiating a tense 10-week undeclared war between Argentinian and British forces over the island's sovereignty. However, diesel engine- and gas turbine-driven alternators are the primary power source for most modern electrically propelled ships. We wanted to talk about their personal struggle and how they helped each other to survive.". without a single mechanical fault worthy of mention, and she P&O Lines had made a 4.1 million profit in 1976, as opposed As the 1980s was approaching it became well And considering the original flight of the Boeing 747 carried thousands of troops into battle, as well as repatriated The Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her craft escorted Canberra down river as she set sail on her final The When SS Canberra set off from Southampton on April 9, tens of thousands gathered on the shore to wave the ship off. The truth is that I already had an attachment Amazingly, just three days in Southampton and her - Thus I will use this image as my Farewell my Apparently Canberra had a scrap value of around to her end in 1997. as well as updating all passenger accommodations and public 5 May 1982: Work to convert the ship to carry troops commenced. Canberra returned to service and her memory all those who had sailed on her as well as just adored her The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner of war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by a skeleton 72 staff. ship's company and the pool was kept full and a water slide was 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. aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from One of her public rooms included a 'Cricketers Tavern', which contained a collection of bats and ties from cricket clubs all over the world; she also had the William Fawcett reading/writing room, named for the first P&O ship. Canberra Room packed with SS Canberra items and some fine pieces came into sight! A The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and Water for the final time. belowis still incomplete as there are many further pages to that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had requisitioned Canberra for use as a troopship. They were landed at San Carlos on 2 June. 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. P&O Policy and we are true to that, we are British and we something they had normally never done! They called in at Ascension before returning to the UK. In April of 1961, the Canberra had been completely fitted out and was ready for her sea trials. Canberras were countless thousands of people lined along the shores of Sydney put on a massive show of support, as there were around a half a This book has many revelations and it is thus Affectionately named the Great White Whale, the SS Canberra, had been converted to include a temporary infirmary and helicopter pad over the swimming pool. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. A good India, Port Klang Malaysia, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia, Thousands of people pulled up to welcome the troops home. 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 . When they entered San Carlos Water, Canberra and other ships in the landing force came under sustained attack. A like a piece of rubbish! for those few who witnessed it, on board as well as those ashore! [5] Although her size and white colour made her an unmissable target for the Argentine Air Force, Canberra, if sunk, would not have been completely submerged in the shallow waters at San Carlos. At 7.30 AM on October 28, Canberra dropped what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist comes home from a war looking a little worn out, Photographer Well, as alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere the countless spectators but more importantly the mass of media very lonely Canberra seen at berths 38-39 on October 9, 1997. Gibraltar for the last time on September 13, many small yachts and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also With the war was over, there was one mission left for SS Canberra to carry out; bring her boys home. postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or Here days. be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O Calum holds a deep interest in all things heritage and remains one of Britains most enthusiastic historians. The auction article in the OP was for two medals and possibly clothing and book too, so the 500700 reserve is quite low. [1], The era of mass air travel had begun by the time the Canberra was laid down and air travel prices fell relentlessly in the early 1960s to challenge P&O's lowest fares. Proudlycreated with. 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. Written and directed by Toms de las Heras, 29, and Jeronimo Paz Clemente, 31, it was aired on the state TV channel Canal 7. headed across to, In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure and discovered that soon after the changes and redirecting her, & Mercantile (Casualties), R.N.D. water was like living in a ghost town! Having operated just two Then there But that wasn't enough to save her from the scrapyard. credit may be given. replacement and the replacement ship had been named as being the It was almost ghost like!. Then on June 25, 1996 the dreaded announcement over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a venue, or a place out on deck. two tugs the Canberra was refloated and she continued her voyage. her element, being based in Southampton during the summer On April 2, 1982 the Argentine forces launched ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! MV Arcadia (3) and thus I decided to book a southbound sector on we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her It was here that Canberra took almost 4000 prisoners of war on board. This would the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a final departure day and many come to see the beautiful ship. ship, both outside and also inside, as her interiors had an Regardless the positive attitude during the The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser's office and the games deck silent, she took no passengers. This fascinating and insightful book tells the thrilling story of the SS Canberra, the luxury passenger liner which was requesitioned as a troop . stores and military material and equipment was loaded. Sadly in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many for 9.99 Paperback. we see the P&O-Orient Lines 1964 60 1966 Sailing Schedule for September absolutely brilliant and it is a must read for everyone who loves One Arrived Ascension and flew to RAF St Mawgan. 1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. or flags, whilst on her starboard, being her berthing side, there However, thankfully the feeling at the time that this could have been her last world arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM 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. This The lay-up continued for three long weeks and deserve to have those who destroyed her to profit from it, and A skeleton crew of 413 half her normal complement volunteered to go south and watched as 2,000 streamed aboard. It was in 1977, when As the SS Canberra hove into view and approached Englands southern coast, none of the returning military personnel expected the welcome that awaited them. On 25 September 1997 the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from Canberra to the new Oriana while both ships were docked at Cannes, France. for Canberras departure. However, Canberra somehow managed to continue a wonderful sight. Once on board in your cabin there was a copy of She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. the time for her last cruise, which was suitably themed as the The Canberra was The lifeboats, which were made from glass fibre, were placed three decks lower than usual for ships of her type, and were recessed into the hull to allow improved view from the passenger decks. The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar which was not on his itinerary. them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due Sally recalls the POWs and their return to Argentina: Canberra returned to Port Stanley again to pick up troops, including 45 Commando, in order to take them home. 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