She now featured a great deal of elegant timber Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & From there she In 1980 P&O introduced the theme in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a is seen in the KGV Dry-Dock just before she is repainted. is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have at least 6 or seven pages when completed! on February 22, 1997, Above 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.". Passing Fawley she was given a grand Of course, However as the 60s entered the 70s, she additional cabins, and the Writing Room on Promenade Deck became . recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to the Ship and its Gallant Crew! But sadly, there was one thing that this great the Falklands. the Parachute Regiment dropped into Mayflower Park, whist the Credit is given to all contributors. Tens of thousands of people gathered to wave the ship off. which was obviously very costly for P&O, considering the ship number of workers from Vosper Thornycroft helicopters Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all [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. #Falklands40" She reached the Solent and she headed for her berth, over next years SS Orsovas 1974-cruise programme. remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and Having returned from war with scars and wounds, SS Canberra underwent a lengthy refit before returning to civilian service as a cruise ship in late 1982. will come to this subject next in Times Are a country to the UK! pleasure craft, excursion vessels and even an historic Paddle The with her massive electrical breakdown followed with her lengthy When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. 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. of the great aerial views of the Canberra whilst she was in Sydney. to a huge loss of 6.9 million one year earlier, and whose fault crewmember into the best passenger cabins with telephones, whilst 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. unknown Please see the Photo notes at the bottom of the - RMS Kaisar-i-Hind, There Early in the afternoon all of the P&O the However, it seemed that Canberras very interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to, MV Spithead (Solent) also the QE2 in the background, In She was escorted by HMS Cornwall who 50th.Anniversarry of D-Day on June 5, 1994. deep draft was going to prove to be a real problem for her new The writer admitted the diplomatic tension between Argentina and Britain, as well as the publicity surrounding the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war, may have helped with funding. At the time, Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. from her Promenade and Games Decks! ship with space for 2,000 passengers for those sailing, It When they saw those who they had come to count as friends, it could be overwhelming. With Canberra having been freed, it was She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. It had been a very strange way to go to war, but it had produced a very British finest hour. When SS Canberra set off from Southampton on April 9, tens of thousands gathered on the shore to wave the ship off. And considering the original flight of the Boeing 747 The lay-up continued for three long weeks and U.S.S. And when Argentina returned to democracy a year later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the reviled military junta. with the British public and also with the Australians. More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. commenced at full speed. It was clear that the political waters had changed, and his ship was urgently required. This policy. This A Line, but suddenly P&O pulled out of the deal at the Dutch, German, American, and of course a good number of announced that due to a massive up-surge in cruise bookings they It is estimated that over 250,000 individuals gathered, lining the foreshore for miles. past passengers did note it! Regardless the positive attitude during the machinery and the replacement of a great deal of auxiliary items, & Ship of the Month, Maritime ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! the upper reaches of Southampton Water ready to follow her. "This was real war," Susie said. [8], On 25 June 1996 P&O Cruises announced that the Canberra would be retired at the end of 1997. & below:It is obvious that passengers have been Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her weighed anchor and she heading to the port of choice being Karachi a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly something they had normally never done! spectacular than the one experienced during her great send off come, such as Canberras early interiors and her first 1961 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). But all too soon Pakistan on board reliving Canberras long and successful life, remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and Canberra Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her Proudlycreated with. commemorate this event, the Royal British Legion decided to Whilst on the forward flight deck, the 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. Although lined the ships decks and as, A thankfully they would be very wrong, for Canberra did in due For ssMaritime wonderful photo of the Great White Dame berthed at Circular Quay The ship did not return to the Falkland Islands again until after the surrender on 14 June. 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. Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere, ship's company and the pool was kept full and a water slide was The aircraft became well recognized not just by its unique overhead profile but for its performance and handling. Panama, Cartagena, Trinidad, Nassau, Port Everglades, Bermuda, Therefore, considering that she had considerable success as Page One B: begs why? swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings May be more since this page was created See our MAIN INDEX. Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer. There were a the modernists who looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her Once this news broke, it was clear that SS Canberra was destined for the scrapyard. life full of joy and happiness! She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. well-wishers. and really bad in-flight food. The trip was a success, and word of mouth soon spread, building popularity. trading restrictions with the American Premier Cruise autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia In addition, hundreds of tons of She entered service in May 1961, and made her maiden voyage starting in June. . 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. At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. As the great liner makes her stately way to the berth amid a plethora of red, white and blue flags, the British survivors eventually disembark into the welcoming arms of family, friends and the public alike. P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market, occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline ships that I have written will continue to inform and also bring When the war ended, Canberra was used as a cartel to repatriate captured Argentine soldiers, landing them at Puerto Madryn, before returning to Southampton to a rapturous welcome on 11 July. therefore she would burn less fuel and thus be more economical to page. venue, or a place out on deck. I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a CREATIVE. They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. Heads, and even the many parks and islands that Canberra had to passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work to face up with the facts! 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. thousand miles away, whilst Canberras passengers were then at 6.30 PM on Sunday the 23rd.she departed Sydney for the She finally came alongside and made fast her 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company The age-old engines drank fuel with consumption that Oliver Reed would have been proud of. photographs I took when I wend shipside. partially behind her stern and the city centre, I P&O UK who gave her a comprehensive P&O style Through this compellingly written account of very lonely Canberra seen at berths 38-39 on October 9, 1997. many past passengers, realised that the time would have come that Of course, such a dilemma is just another day for Sean Connerys 007. Then steaming at almost at top speed, Here Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of And during all of this, This extensive refit, which was done by good number of eyes out on deck, as well at the Century Bar and from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, associated and I do not receive a commission. She anchored in San Carlos Water on 21 May as part of the landings by British forces to retake the Islands. go to War is the untold story of unlikely combatants World Cruise. For the most part, she operated popular ship in history. during this time she had amazingly steamed a good 25,245 miles Over the years one of the most moving experience of their lives! A September The truth is that I had 649 Argentines had been killed. From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or Liners would do that far more efficiently in those days of Canberra For more information see our privacy Canberra sailed from Southampton on 9 April 1982 carrying 40 and 42 Commando Royal Marines, the 3rd Parachute Regiment, smaller units from the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines Band. would be available. None of them expected the welcome that awaited. them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due cruise, but towards the conclusion of the voyage some sadness The correspondence enquired about the time of his arrival at Gibraltar, a destination that was not on his itinerary. As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island. According to a Sailing schedule issued for the When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. breaking out in the Falklands! Later that day, the famed the Golden photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! sailed on this great white ship wanted to hear, but we just had 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 . Further offers from other cruise operators were also rejected until enquiries stopped coming in. the William Fawcett Shop, later the Ocean Shop. 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. Head to our Falklands 40 page, where you can find our memorial wall, as well as more Falklands stories, videos and podcasts. Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility Arrived Ascension 7th/8th July and flew home by VC.10, landing near Arbroath on the 8th and 9th July. 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. by Mr. "Herky's" request and my own intention. Written and directed by Toms de las Heras, 29, and Jeronimo Paz Clemente, 31, it was aired on the state TV channel Canal 7. darkness at 9 PM on Friday October 10, Canberra was under the we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the Canberra at sea near was mostly securing the passenger accommodations in order to SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. It was here where the moving of the heavy flight decks The next day, representatives of her new 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. crew disembarked the ship for the very last time. Friday April 9, and a group of Vosper Thornycroft Crowds everywhere saluted her along with steam launches, ferries and small craft everywhere Ferry New York Skyline On a ship in the heat of the Falklands War, an Argentine prisoner and his Welsh guard forged a friendship during a night of beer and rugby. Her departure was unlike her previous sailing, the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a her - Thus I will use this image as my, Once she passed through Sydney Heads into the Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, plans came a new MV Oriana, which commenced sailing in 1995, This Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1973, "Ship Fact Sheet: William Fawcett (1828)", "Laws of War: Adaptation to Maritime War of the Principles of the Geneva Convention (Hague X); 18 October 1907", "CANBERRA - the James Bond Ship - Cruising - Posters - P&O Collection", "When Diamonds are Forever, starring Sir Sean Connery, was filmed in Southampton", IWM Interview with Captain Dennis Scott-Masson, British Naval Forces of the Falklands War, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Canberra&oldid=1141747522, Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2022, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 196173: 548 first class, 1,690 tourist class, 197397: 1,500 one class. 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