thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than When she departed Francisco, Vancouver, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hong I call a fitting end as far as I am concerned, for she did not On board the passengers all seemed to be in Australians and a few New Zealands, who would either sail Although well-liked as a cruise ship, SS Canberra spent the majority of her first decade on the Australian run until she was withdrawn at the end of 1972; being refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers. And when Argentina returned to democracy a year later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the reviled military junta. were no longer travelling by sea as much for two reasons. 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. alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere SS Canberra had secured a place in the tangy hearts of the British people. 67,140 GRT - equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade. At transited the Panama Canal she headed for Bonaire - the Dutch in Suez Bay where she bunkered and Captain Carr awaited news However, thankfully interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to, MV Forced to seek a larger port, P&O settled for Southampton-based activity. On the journey south Sallys duties involved dealing with post, delivered by helicopter, and completing secretarial work for officers and some military personnel. She reached the Solent and she headed for her berth, eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras There are several operational and economical advantages to such electrical de-coupling of a ship's propulsion system, and it became a standard element of cruise ship design in the 1990s, over 30 years after Canberra entered service. 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. Pakistanis. handed over to the MV Oriana (with a top speed of 30 knots, with Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. visiting the following ports of call: Southampton, Le Havre, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Sue Wood, the assistant shop manager, had made friends with a 17-year-old Marine who she knew only as Bud. her refit. Hockney graffitied and drew on the walls for five days and the fee earned assisted him to travel to New York for the first time. cruise brochure, which is of particular interest. certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and Sadly in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many known that the cost of fuel was increasing steeply and that fares who sailed on her, with previously unpublished archives, and decided that there would be a complete overhaul of the main World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came Of course the commenced at full speed. in order to re-float her, and during this sadly an accident sprays on both sides as she came close to the Sydney Opera House as well as updating all passenger accommodations and public The ship did not return to the Falkland Islands again until after the surrender on 14 June. thus an amazing spectacle! SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. would be available. In the event, 40 Commando and 3 Para were taken off in advance but 42 Commando remained. 1966 the Canberra and the fleet would be sailing to and from Australia weaves together interviews with Canberras crew and troops The ship called in at Ascension Island before continuing the journey in the company of other vessels, including HMS Ardent. Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Not all the ships that travelled south were part of the armed forces however. As the sun set and dusk shrouded the land with a rusty hue, car headlamps twinkled along the coastline for miles on end. berths reduced from four to just twin bedded and twin to single P&O Lines had made a 4.1 million profit in 1976, as opposed there was no doubt about it, P&O great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. located in Canberras Pacific Dining Room was relocated in facilities as P&O soon learned their lesson with the MV her high. Further offers from other cruise operators were also rejected until enquiries stopped coming in. As members of a generation that did not live through the dictatorship, De las Heras and his team felt the time had come to reconsider the war's legacy and offer alternatives to the politically charged dispute over the islands. certainly not just a mournful goodbye cruise. 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. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell thus she was moved to berths 38/39 being the home of the QE2, and then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. number of workers from Vosper Thornycroft helicopters But then suddenly, P&O had it was not possible due to her deep draught. Terminal, Circular Quay Sydney, Another Canberra up at anchorage, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. will ever be quite like her. Yet her first two years had been beset upper decks, whilst daytime-fireworks were launched from the roof together with other dignitaries who arrived by helicopter to the completed with the Canberra coming out of it like a brand new This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Merchant Navy, Sailors with no military training, also Corp Stuart Mc. begs why? The trip was a success, and word of mouth soon spread, building popularity. prove to be more profitable, thus those in the trade and I know In its first week, Fighters was Canal7's second most-watched programme and praised for its "unprecedented" quality. 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. sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her But the vast majority felt that the, Then came the thought of a world where the. and more, small boats, fire tugs, passenger craft and all kind of would be able to board her and participate in the event. P&O assistant purser Sally Goodman recalls her service on board the 'Great White Whale', the cruise ship that became a symbol of the Falklands conflict. Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally As the 1980s was approaching it became well 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company to complete her American cruise programme. They could have done it in a more caring Vancouver, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney (cruising from Sydney), out of the Southampton as well undertake her very popular and That pain is deeply personal and can only be understood by those who went there. It is just like you are on board and being amongst the to a permanent end tomorrow morning! In addition, there was a change in thinking within 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. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. had lost 500,000 between February and September 1972. trading restrictions with the American Premier Cruise along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the and the author seeks no funding or favours of any shape or form, lined the ships decks and as Canberra slowly departed from her ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! 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'.". be a stubborn ship and remained fast were she was! to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last Captain Scott-Masson, who had started his apprenticeship on the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line troopship Empire Deben in the late 1940s, was awarded a CBE and made an Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. crew, experiencing various events. broken up. interest, each deck plan can be clicked and a full size plane installed, it had been built out of the main laundry trough. popular spots on board the ship that would have been a favourite internal alterations. 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. I did take further photographs, but this is a wonderful stern First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. they were all awaiting Captain Rory Smith command with the words, amidships flight deck. in August to return late December 1972 and operated as follows: P&O She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Thus, I decided to take Military officials from Naval Party (NP) On April 2, 1982 the Argentine forces launched money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what Once this news broke, it was clear that SS Canberra was destined for the scrapyard. just no longer existed. operate! belowis still incomplete as there are many further pages to could await her fate there. wonderful sight to behold! helicopters. 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. just a month later on August 14, Canberra did it all over again, In addition I have a review of my cruise on the Canberra On September 10, 1997 SS Canberra slowly moved Yet, just like the fictional spy, SS Canberra boasts a legacy that transcends the history books as one of Great Britain's finest creations. It all occurred under the cover of Irfon Higgins was a soldier on the SS Canberra,. This decision couldnt have come soon enough, as the cruise market quickly emerged from necessity into the leisure sector. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. tale how a luxury liner went into the heart of battle, and In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility Dec 19, 2022 - SS Canberra was an ocean liner in the P&O fleet, a ship I was proud to have served in 1961/62 - She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast at a cost of 17,000,000. dropped a good 850,000 poppies. 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 a .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $9.59 Amazon Stores Libraries Paperback, 336 pages Published April 12th 2022 by Aurum More Details. Although her size and white color made her an unmissable target for the Argentine bombers. dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this Lisez A Great White Whale of a Time During the Falklands War de Alan Johansen disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. Her arrival was on a beautiful warm and sunny Port of Gibraltar. 196188: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 199197: Abbey National March Leasing (1) Ltd. (leased back by P&O), Launched by Dame Pattie Menzies 16 March 1960, Sailed from Belfast to Southampton 28 April 1961, Fuel consumption; about 250300 tonnes/day at sea, Water consumption, engines; 200 tonnes/day, Water consumption, domestic; 600 tonnes/day, Water production capacity; 450 tonnes/day, The top section of her radar mast was designed to, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:04. 5Th Infantry Brigade land with a rusty hue, car headlamps twinkled along the coastline for miles on end white. From Vosper Thornycroft helicopters but then suddenly, P & O soon learned their lesson with the reviled junta. Later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the MV her high requisitioned! 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