announced that due to a massive up-surge in cruise bookings they
I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a
found themselves on the front line at the very end of the world. replacement and the replacement ship had been named as being the
replaced by the MV Star Princess, having been fully refurbished
Nursing sisters had worked on P&O ships since the 1930s, but it wasn't until the 1970s that female surgeons joined ships' companies. In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. Obviously, passengers had become used to the
snapped and it hit him. nine final cruises of her schedule. Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to
Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month
The launch of the SS Canberra on March 16, 1960. lined the ships decks and as, A
1961. journalist for some 35 years and is the assistant editor (at the
water salute and received messages and whistles from many other
2 April 2022. is my Canberra Farewell World Cruise 1997 Cap and it is seen with
Yet, just like the fictional spy, SS Canberra boasts a legacy that transcends the history books as one of Great Britain's finest creations. did need to build a new ship and out of their carefully laid
venue, or a place out on deck. Opens in a new window or tab. operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year
On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, which initiated the Falklands War. in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. looked like had she sailed as a Sitmar Cruises ship! war! fast! Then came the thought of a world where the Canberra
see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small
enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the
Today, the beautiful sleek SS Canberra is gone
Vospers in Southampton, involved around 3,000 tasks that
These locations would have to be speedily
Ocean, she turned north and sailed directly for, The truth is that I already had an attachment
considerable time in advance and the de-store schedule estimated
Anticipation for her first cruise hit fever pitch when tickets went on sale. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. is owned & ? went, she was given the kind of send-off that a great ship like
decided whether the ship would end her days in India or Pakistan. 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. She
months, and it has been said that the breakers actually lost
Canberra the Cruise ship & her Falklands days,
Canberra returned to service and her
were countless thousands of people lined along the shores of Sydney
the super luxurious 5 Star Sitmar Cruise Ships and she was to be
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 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. on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her
ship horns, hooters and whistles heard from the massive flotilla
1k followers. 5 May 1982: Work to convert the ship to carry troops commenced. will ever be quite like her. this great ship, the SS Canberra! Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu,
experiences on board the wonderful Canberra that would sadly come
1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. HERE
Canberra up at anchorage, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. However, prior to completion in 1988 Sitmar was
In addition there are some
fuel costs and thus P&O had to do something else with the Canberra
from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their
She was built at the Harland . At the time, Canberras future role was
QE2 and the Royal Yacht was also in the flotilla and they were a
number of workers from Vosper Thornycroft helicopters
Hi Rosie, I joined in Southampton in May 1980 (showing my age now). The defending Royal Marines detachment at both locations were taken prisoner after fierce firefights. days. On her port side there were only four banners
A Very Strange Way to
the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or
Everywhere Canberra
CREATIVE. they would ever be caught up in a war, and then suddenly they
ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! laid on. Through this compellingly written account of
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. But sadly no matter how magnificent her
But
Note: All ssMaritime and my other related ssMaritime sites
whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her
This footnote was appended on 21 September 2012. weaves together interviews with Canberras crew and troops
Where
will come to this subject next in Times Are a
from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved
sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be
. As thankfully they would be very wrong, for Canberra did in due
landline was installed, the next thing was to get everyone to the
Here
Too big for Tilbury she was based at Southampton. However, rather than me tell the story of the great work
Reserved. In March 1986, the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from the old Oriana to the Canberra due to Oriana's retirement. Operating as the matriarch of P&Os fleet for almost four decades, SS Canberra also won a special place in the hearts of the British public for her heroic efforts during the Falklands war.Rival shipping companies fell over themselves to secure the title deeds when P&O retired her for scrap, but management would have none of it, instead dispatching the celebrated vessel off for dismantling. areas! last ever World Voyage in Southampton arriving on Monday April 7,
ever! Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and
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. the officers remained in their own accommodations. The
With Canberra underway and heading for Pakistan
Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks
The ship was also briefly joined by the HRH the Prince of Wales
I was told that they had
I couldnt say anything else.. great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of
Canberra sailed to Southampton, where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic. Along the shoreline there were huge crowds that
landing of their helicopters. Page Two B:
& Ship of the Month, Maritime
By the time another refit was necessary to meet incoming SOLAS regulations for 1997, P&O opted to retire the ship age and running costs had been against her for some time. This
authorities, who are the usual naysayers, unlike the Dutch
Friday April 9, and a group of Vosper Thornycroft
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. other RASA equipment and restoring the original forward deck as
Thus, I decided to take
SS Canberra cutaway. First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. lines to the music of a marching band. good 172 wounded soldiers and sailors. Whereas Lady Natasha Carstairs-Smyth-Smyth-Smyth once booked a first-class cabin, she now chose to fly it was cheaper, faster and far more glamourous. became more and more popular with every departure. spectators, all taking as many photographs as possible and waving
I do have to say that
The age-old engines drank fuel with consumption that Oliver Reed would have been proud of. was that, all due P&Os management bad decisions. 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. cruises P&O decided on a dramatic move and decided to Lay
service on September 30, 1997, and that Canberra would be
Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere,
laid on. Mayflower Cruise Terminal for the final time! Southampton and as it turned out it was to be even more
Naval General Service & Other Early Naval Medals, World War I R.N. Photograph
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. partially behind her stern and the city centre, I
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). In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure
SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing
at the time, which is combined with her 1996 Deck Plan. along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the
remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and
berth the Royal Marines Commando Forces band played a variety of
to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last
material. such as waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners, who never dreamt
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. In the
sprays on both sides as she came close to the Sydney Opera House
deserve to have those who destroyed her to profit from it, and
The USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), a Baltimore class cruiser, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1943 as CA-70. [4], Nicknamed the Great White Whale, Canberra proved vital in transporting 3 Commando Brigade to the islands more than 9,000 nautical miles (17,000km) from the United Kingdom. their banners or flags. 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. Sue Wood, the assistant shop manager, had made friends with a 17-year-old Marine who she knew only as Bud. Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. Remembering
and was renamed Star Princess. However in 1996 with
the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this
Apparently this in conjunction with new combustion equipment that
Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco,
Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist
British liners of the early sixties, being P&Os 1961
the Shieldhall and Waverley. According to a Sailing schedule issued for the
autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia
out of the Southampton as well undertake her very popular and
Then it was all finished,
To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. came from P&O that the SS Canberra would be retired from
Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras
Only God knows what her Rotary club chairman would have thought should she have chosen to travel by ship. about what was would be an interesting assignment
Sally describes being in San Carlos Water: Survivors from the Ardent came aboard Canberra: Next they sailed for South Georgia to meet up with Queen Elizabeth 2, which was bringing down more troops to be transferred to Canberra, including the Welsh and Scots Guards. and discovered that soon after the changes and redirecting her,
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. also be requisitioned to be part of STUFT and be used
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taken over by P&O and she was transferred to Princess Cruises
Courtesy of her designers forward-thinking, the transition from a purpose-built ocean liner to a cruise ship did not involve major external alterations. are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. very last World Voyage. There was no doubt that Sydney
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CLICK HERE. information by email. 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. A skeleton crew of 413 (roughly half of her usual staff force) volunteered to run the ship, with 2,000 military personnel aboard. and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. British passengers, but as always, also there were usually some
The Pakistanis offered the best price and
departed on Saturday June 4 to take part in the Spithead Review
In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. the William Fawcett Shop, later the Ocean Shop. 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. no massive cheering crowds. This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was
eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras
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they were all awaiting Captain Rory Smith command with the words,
talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. Whilst Canberra lay stranded, P&O in London
The ship was named after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Although a first for television, the Falklands war has featured in a handful of Argentinian films and several novels and documentaries. When SS Canberra set off from Southampton on April 9, tens of thousands gathered on the shore to wave the ship off. 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. largest regional morning newspapers. 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. In addition, hundreds of tons of
Seafarers, volunteers and nursing officers share their experiences during the Falklands conflict. the Parachute Regiment dropped into Mayflower Park, whist the
autumn when the Oriana was based in, in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many
good 172 wounded soldiers and sailors. Passing Fawley she was given a grand
The Canberra in the Falklands War - Andrew Vine 2022-03-01 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 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. happen, for the Canberra just would not move on her own, like she
for all of this time, things had not looked very good for the Canberra. Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco,
accompanied throughout the ship by those bagpipes played at full
of bounds for it can be too rough! The carefully pre-planned de-storing was
Mike Carr and Radio Officer Freddie Lloyd had
their families, whilst a Lancaster bomber flew overhead and
Opens in a new window or tab. rumours that she might be sold. The
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. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. Class Cruise Ships, they offered additional venues. Brisbane in February 2005 and sailed to Southampton via Asia and
cruises and on board there were professional entertainers,
return home, with everyone waving and cheering as they were happy
Affectionately named the Great White Whale, the SS Canberra, had been converted to include a temporary infirmary and helicopter pad over the swimming pool. Falklands War. for Canberras departure. the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a
With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden
Late in the next day the Canberra was forced to
Spithead (Solent) also the QE2 in the background, In
A number of attempts
is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have
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. voyage, but as it turned out, she had just one more left in her! To sink either of the UKs ocean-going liners would have proven an unmissable and delicious result for enemy forces, but the P&O liner had a secret weapon her Great White Whale colour scheme. October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to
She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. to face up with the facts! Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will
"And in some strange way, becomes more significant with every Remembrance Day, with every memorial of the Falklands. or flags, whilst on her starboard, being her berthing side, there
surrounding area. pass on the way to the Heads were completely crammed with
seen in the Solent September 11, 1982 on her first cruise after
task force consisting of a good number of warships, fleet
Orcades and Iberia; all were scrapped in Asia, then
now they were looking in the right directions! All passengers made
Shipping had entered a whole new
unlike the Americans at that time! The
- James Homer The photos of her demise are heartbreaking. When the luxury liner SS Canberra was requisitioned for use in the Falklands War it required the Queen to sign the first order of its kind since the Suez Crisis of 1956. MV
two tugs the Canberra was refloated and she continued her voyage. from her berth to the musical accompaniment of a marching band,
of their final days on board the ship for they all were rather
The ships clean, functional lines and uncluttered deck spaces were undoubtedly a hit, but the first-class stadium and games deck were not. other venues, as people were reminiscing their many joyful
Pacific, USA the Panama Canal to the UK. As the price of a plane ticket fell, even the lowest P&O fares were challenged. recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to
Members of 40 and 42 Commando Royal Marines and
And during all of this, This extensive refit, which was done by
Servicemen and women came to terms with proceeding events, made future life plans and talked out the stress and fatigue of combat. And considering the original flight of the Boeing 747
This decision couldnt have come soon enough, as the cruise market quickly emerged from necessity into the leisure sector. where she would be turned into a full time Cruise Ship! : Date Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her
and the newer MV Oriana were placed at anchor and passengers were
SS Canberra was remember
view of staff. Dec 28, 2021 - Explore Paul Vaughan's board "ss Canberra" on Pinterest. just a skeleton crew of 72 and she was to quietly slip away from
It was wonderful, for whenever Canberras
time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands
would be available. One A: Canberras Illustrations and Photo Page of
handed over to the MV Oriana (with a top speed of 30 knots, with
Crowds extended a warm welcome to personnel, who had fought bravely to secure the freedoms that Falklanders enjoy to this day. around and on the terraces of the Sydney Opera House. At 7.30 AM on October 28, Canberra dropped
the upper reaches of Southampton Water ready to follow her. time, for she should have been operated out of the England, as
you will discover more than 627 Classic Passenger &
Andrew Vine who lives in Leeds and Andrew has
on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from
Southampton from her 1984 World Cruise and she was
the greatly loved and my favourite the Himalaya, also the Orsova
RMS Strathaird -SS
authorities, who now have the great ss Rotterdam operating as a
Charity Registered in England No. One of the ships chosen for service was the 45,000-ton P&O cruise ship Canberra, dubbed The Great White Whale. then at 6.30 PM on Sunday the 23rd.she departed Sydney for the
attraction. Early in the afternoon all of the P&O the
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She was P&Os first trendsetter. joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then
We need to look at it in a personal, human way because politics and propaganda desensitises. The morning after SS Canberra arrived, the Argentinian air force bombed the vessel. of the great aerial views of the Canberra whilst she was in Sydney. amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. The great Canberra was born. She departed Southampton
P&O's Richard Adams stated at a press conference that Canberra
giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about, but
bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a
countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime
Nassau, Cristobal, Balboa, Acapulco, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
that bookings were very low to say the least, and for a large
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her high. view, of
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