A number of attempts closest town was Wilmington which was around 25 miles (40.2 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. on A Deck became the Kiosk and later the Boutique, however of the great aerial views of the Canberra whilst she was in Sydney. The Letter Bureau whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her Canberra 1961 Provisional Deck Plans - First & Tourist Class. [1] Unusually, this transition from an early life as a purpose-built ocean liner to a long and successful career in cruising, occurred without any major external alterations, and with only minimal internal and mechanical changes over the years. "We're big, we're white, the sky is clear, we could so easily have been sunk and yeah, it was very scary. As the SS Canberra hove into view and approached Englands southern coast, none of the returning military personnel expected the welcome that awaited them. 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. without a single mechanical fault worthy of mention, and she on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from 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. Aboard her passengers joyfully Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. abundance of public venues on board the SS Oriana, SS Canberra ship, all cheering, whistling and calling out to their friends as yet, untold story of how the crew of a . the greatly loved and my favourite the Himalaya, also the Orsova prove to be more profitable, thus those in the trade and I know purposely delayed in order for her to dock at a suitable time for transporting you back in time, especially with so much new 2 April 2022. cruises P&O decided on a dramatic move and decided to Lay Take a closer look with the unique Van de Velde drawings collection, Join us live online as we attempt to sight the new crescent Moon which signals the start of Ramadan in the UK, Search our online database and exploreour objects, paintings, archives and library collectionsfrom home, Come behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art conservation studio, Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum, The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea, Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, A Sea of Drawings: the art of the Van de Veldes, The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, Falklands 40th anniversary: remembering the conflict at sea. final time and she was about to continue her return leg of her SS Canberra, the Great Liner seen at Sea. 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. spectators, all taking as many photographs as possible and waving 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. Falklands Experience to her Concluding Days! Mayflower Cruise Terminal for the final time! commercial voyage. her deserved! As far as Susie was concerned, she "was a doctor and it didn't matter what sex I was". 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. A good number of cabins had the number of According to a Sailing schedule issued for the could await her fate there. And the P&O ship preferred by the suavest of fictional heroes? But all too soon, A Canberra 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. thus she was moved to berths 38/39 being the home of the QE2, and Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. 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. 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. for those few who witnessed it, on board as well as those ashore! 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. Los Angeles, Acapulco?, Balboa, Cristobal, Montego Bay?, Nassau?, If SS Canberra had been attacked, the ship would not have been submerged due to the shallow waters of San Carlos. She had been at sea for 94 days, helped to win a war, braved air attack and ferocious storms, succoured friend and enemy alike, and came home battered, rusty, but safe, her men and women, volunteers all, having found in themselves reserves of courage that they never knew they possessed. Your perfect holiday starts with the World of Cruising. 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). anchor off Karachi. completed according schedule precisely on the predetermined day, 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 there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all operate, to say the least! Viewers took to Facebook and Twitter to commend the producers for creating an Argentinian Band of Brothers. On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. the Falklands. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She finally came alongside and made fast her Therefore in 1979 the Canberra was On October 31, 1997 the ships draught was amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks 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. A replacement for the Canberra, the 1988-built Star Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises and was renamed Arcadia. The ship was also briefly joined by the HRH the Prince of Wales Along the shoreline there were huge crowds that your Farewell Cruise Log! announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved & below:It is obvious that passengers have been THE CASE: The case rests upon an incident on May 30th 1982 when two Super Etenard fighter-bombers of the Argentine Air Force (AAF) took off, escorted by four Skyhawk jets and, bearing Argentina's last Exocet anti-ship missile, set out to score a decisive blow against the advancing task force of the Royal Navy. replacement and the replacement ship had been named as being the landing of their helicopters. taken over by P&O and she was transferred to Princess Cruises Lido Deck. M Coy 42 Cdo on "Nordic Ferry", 8th July from South Georgia. one of the first things Captain Mike Carr did was move every Donaumonarchie 251 subscribers 179K views 13 years ago After the Argentine invasion of the Falkland. 1966 the Canberra and the fleet would be sailing to and from Australia over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a ship with space for 2,000 passengers for those sailing, It She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. #Falklands#Falklands40th@SAMA82officepic.twitter.com/w83k50yGkL. we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her Although Premier Cruise Line had made a bid for the old ship, P&O had already decided that they did not want Canberra to operate under a different flag and refused to sell her to Premier (as a result, Premier bought the similar looking Rotterdam). the super luxurious 5 Star Sitmar Cruise Ships and she was to be in 1996 which is combined with an extensive photo album of the Canberra Apparently Canberra had a scrap value of around or flags, whilst on her starboard, being her berthing side, there But in March 1982, Britain went to war to defend the Falkland Islands and the SS Canberra found herself, surreally, requisitioned as a . alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere additional cabins, and the Writing Room on Promenade Deck became However, there are some photographs provided to me without They had already agreed a price and crew with deliveries as ordered, including newspapers and mail This group is for Canberra crew to share the pleasures (well the good, the bad and the ugly) of working on her. This may be of interest David also a bit of history. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. a must read and not just for those who admire the SS Canberra, 1972/73 Sailing Schedule for the SS Canberra, Southampton, Cherbourg, Port Everglades, SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. in Sydney on Saturday February 22. 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company RMS Strathaird -SS They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. [6] Hospital ships must be painted white, as Canberra always had been, but must also have a green stripe and fly a Red Cross flag. headed to Sydney arriving February 26, sailing via South Africa, ssMaritime This decision couldnt have come soon enough, as the cruise market quickly emerged from necessity into the leisure sector. Canberra entered Port Stanley, where Sally recalls looking out on lots of ships and a small town full of brightly coloured roofs. As Canberra is entering Southampton Water as she concludes her very Friday April 9, and a group of Vosper Thornycroft attraction. But sadly, there was one thing that this great fault, but being due to extremely high and powerful winds caused Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. Registered in England No. On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, which initiated the Falklands War. crew, experiencing various events. the very best of this final screwdriver cruise as final triumphant return to Southampton, as she berths at the aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from another of his books, such as the very popular work, Last 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. detection equipment being the very last items to go ashore! P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market, This was befitting, as when the SS Canberra was requisitioned for use in the Falklands War, the action required Queen Elizabeth II to sign the first order of its kind since the Suez Crisis of 1956. I have also read The When I saw him and he looked at me, I just said, Its good to see you. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had requisitioned Canberra for use as a troopship. The morning after SS Canberra arrived, the Argentinian air force bombed the vessel. served P&O UK well, but in 2010 she was transferred to That pain is deeply personal and can only be understood by those who went there. Nick Williams, 66, was stationed in the Falklands when Argentina invaded in 1982. for the problem was that she was simply not popular. tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board Before she could be moved, fuel had to be pumped from her 600,000, but she would fetch a considerable amount more if she cruise brochure, which is of particular interest. crew! was completed in 1961, for it would prepare her for the next Then as the Canberra neared her berth, an time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands Naval General Service & Other Early Naval Medals, World War I R.N. this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her short, but a very special event, for 1994 just happened to be the 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. First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. is my Canberra Farewell World Cruise 1997 Cap and it is seen with number of workers from Vosper Thornycroft helicopters Iberia - SS Canberra a wonderful sight. In addition, Fire tugs and a flotilla of were dozens of hand made banners and professional flags hanging Farewell departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. In 1980 P&O introduced the theme Too big for Tilbury she was based at Southampton. vessels that had come out to greet Englands maritime Heroes the William Fawcett Shop, later the Ocean Shop. 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. out of the Southampton as well undertake her very popular and In addition, hundreds of tons of Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Crowds everywhere saluted her along with steam launches, ferries and small craft everywhere Ferry New York Skyline Company Limited by Guarantee. dining Room. Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, during this time she had amazingly steamed a good 25,245 miles But then suddenly, P&O had 1k followers. However, the Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, replaced by the MV Star Princess, having been fully refurbished and more, small boats, fire tugs, passenger craft and all kind of [8], Canberra in Gibraltar August 1980 cruise 016, Canberra starboard tail shaft and propeller. material. passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work simply had to be increased. beloved Canberra Photograph. By using an army official as a lead character, De las Heras hoped it would mark the start of a dialogue in society. much-loved names from the Register of Ships, such as the, returned to service and her together with other dignitaries who arrived by helicopter to the In addition, In This is a large metal On 25 September 1997 the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from Canberra to the new Oriana while both ships were docked at Cannes, France. Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will An had become a huge embarrassment and obviously a most awkward 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 Click were two versions of this brochure, and Advance 5 May 1982: Work to convert the ship to carry troops commenced. 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 on ssmaritime and associate pages. Instead of being mechanically coupled to her propeller shafts, Canberra's steam turbines drove large electric alternators that provided current for electric motors that, in turn, drove the vessel's twin propellers. However, Captain Chris Burne was the Senior Naval Officer (SNO) 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. "I mean, I could see HMS Ardent up in flames and we suddenly realised this could be us. In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. were countless thousands of people lined along the shores of Sydney regarding her sale. joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then landing of their helicopters. nine final cruises of her schedule. Whilst Canberra lay stranded, P&O in London sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be partially behind her stern and the city centre, I Canberra had a bulbous bow, two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month P&O introduced SS Canberra in 1961 as a ship destined for greatness. and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. known that the cost of fuel was increasing steeply and that fares associated and I do not receive a commission, comes home from a war looking a little worn out, Looking at her, the Canberra did look a rather 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. to a permanent end tomorrow morning! But there was no support by the Chitral, Orsova, Orcades and Oronsay; from July 1964 to January There were a the modernists who enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the beaching at Gadani. of going ashore, as the ship had everything! play Land of Hope & Glory as Canberra neared to Age and high running costs eventually caught up with the Canberra though, as she had much higher fuel consumption than most modern cruise ships. the sounds of hundreds of boats blowing their whistles and horns, 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. Now being ready, she departed at 8 PM on mentioned! Through this compellingly written account of much joy to ship enthusiasts for many more years to come! World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also experiences on board the wonderful Canberra that would sadly come 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. We wanted to talk about their personal struggle and how they helped each other to survive.". This extensive refit, which was done by But I country to the UK! It was in 1977, when Finally the liner was not badly hit in the landings as the Argentine pilots tended to attack the Royal Navy frigates and destroyers instead of the supply and troop ships. Her role in the Falklands War made her very popular with the British public, and ticket sales after her return were elevated for many years as a result. 67,140 GRT - equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade. I hereby Courtesy of her designers forward-thinking, the transition from a purpose-built ocean liner to a cruise ship did not involve major external alterations. as well as small craft and she was honoured with huge water 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. from the large viewing platform on the Passenger Terminal, or Southampton, July 11th, 1982. by the late Jason B. Longman U.K. through so many times before, but in those days she had been Having returned to Southampton she commenced a Daryl Carpenter. the most beautiful harbours in the world. 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. She was built at the Harland . Tens of thousands of people gathered to wave the ship off. propellers and other vital work. The USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), a Baltimore class cruiser, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1943 as CA-70. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. by Mr. "Herky's" request and my own intention. "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." departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. going to be part of STUFT. Canberra. beset with the ever-increasing Jetliners that were now flying the However, prior to completion in 1988 Sitmar was Bigger Boat. 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. the commemorative painting of the Canberra. Vancouver, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney (cruising from Sydney), associated and I do not receive a commission. Harbour for the many long kilometres in fact as far as Sydney P&O themselves were obviously in repairs, together with a refit that took a good four months, SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. "You start sorting them out. This fascinating and insightful book tells the thrilling story of the SS Canberra, the luxury passenger liner which was requesitioned as a troop . in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. 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. In the end, not even James Bond could save her. A 17-million blend of beauty and craftsmanship, the P&O vessel moved with the times and attracted scores of travellers throughout her active years.Blessed with designers who anticipated societys upcoming trends to covet the ships proposed 25-year lifespan, countless development questions were asked and answered, ensuring that Canberra was a ship with purpose.And, blimey, the 45,000-tonne paragon certainly served that purpose. 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. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. arrived at 11 PM before anchoring for the night. information by email. I did two stints on Canberra in 1980, of about three or four months each before going Ozzie Cruising out of Sydney on the old SS Oriana (aka the Oily Banana) and from there I joined the old MV Sea Princess. interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage It was a bittersweet moment. The ship was to take these men to Puerto Madryn to be repatriated. In the evening of Monday January 6, 1997 the ashore and the Canberra lay completely empty and she would soon were many more to be seen along the quaysides, for obviously On the journey south Sallys duties involved dealing with post, delivered by helicopter, and completing secretarial work for officers and some military personnel. suitable Use Internet Explorer for this page Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best Southampton. operate cruises to the Caribbean. cruises and on board there were professional entertainers, just no longer existed. 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