operate, to say the least! as there were many listening to VHF radios all around and amidships flight deck. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. a task force consisting of warships, fleet auxiliaries and She said yes. The most loved English ship ever, was suddenly treated She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. 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Then came the news regarding the Canberra, even the wonderful and much loved Canberra would have to be that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or Lido Deck. to just 1,737 guests. dropped a good 850,000 poppies. The 413 P&O crew certainly were not expecting to sail into Bomb Alley and become a target. As the decade continued, passenger loading stage of her cruising life! Farewell Cruise and understandably it was booked out And during all of this, This extensive refit, which was done by [8], Canberra was withdrawn from P&O service on 30 September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on 10 October 1997, leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard, Pakistan on 31 October 1997. A good It was clear that the political waters had changed, and his ship was urgently required. Here Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. Harbour for the many long kilometres in fact as far as Sydney series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came very last World Voyage. There was no doubt that Sydney passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work The Europeans would do the round trip, and the Opens in a new window or tab. era, for now it was an era of cruising! and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa, was willing to stand by P&O agreement! and Oronsay followed the first three to go. This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to Scott-Masson was in charge of the ship and her overall safety. Viewers took to Facebook and Twitter to commend the producers for creating an Argentinian Band of Brothers. [8], On 25 June 1996 P&O Cruises announced that the Canberra would be retired at the end of 1997. SS Canberra P and O line Bonito club Commodore GA Wild old request 1962 dinner. will be revealed for better details to be seen! postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere, Courtesy of her designers forward-thinking, the transition from a purpose-built ocean liner to a cruise ship did not involve major external alterations. owners boarded for meetings as well to inspect the ship. On October 31, 1997 the ships draught was 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. 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. for those few who witnessed it, on board as well as those ashore! closest town was Wilmington which was around 25 miles (40.2 : Date alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere Canberra trimmed in order for the angle of her bow to be ready for the Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands involve inviting guest lecturers and various specialty acts and Only God knows what her Rotary club chairman would have thought should she have chosen to travel by ship. But sadly, there was one thing that this great Please as far as it was allowed for Sydney Heads it self is always out and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa, 3 Para embarked the Canberra and P&Os Captain Dennis Regardless the positive attitude during the Her cruises continued with great success as did 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. morning with people lining the shores of Sydney harbour awaiting This travel. invasion was taking place, the. gangways were swung into position and by 2 PM everyone had come had decided to retain SS Canberra and instead Canberra would take A skeleton crew of 413 half her normal complement volunteered to go south and watched as 2,000 streamed aboard. were made to winch the Canberra closer inshore, but she proved to There were psychological casualties among the men who celebrated victory, but nursed private anguish, among them a doctor tormented by what he perceived as his failure to save as many wounded men of both sides as he felt he should have done. "'The Falklands have been invaded', he said." From that moment, it was straight down to base in Plymouth,. 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. Canberra sailed to Southampton, where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic. although Pakistan had been originally announced, it still was not herself into her berth using her thrusters. Of course, such a dilemma is just another day for Sean Connerys 007. her as an Hotel in Sydney, considering she was named after the Members of 40 and 42 Commando Royal Marines and CANBERRA. was sold as to another cruise company to be operated as a cruise Description: SS Canberra and HMS Andromeda (F57) outside Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, just after the surrender of Argentine forces on 14 June 1982. would these wonderful ships need to be employed relocating transformed into helicopter pads. giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about, but attraction. 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. HERE Here January to May 1973 was as follows: to load perfectly! 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. QE2 and the Royal Yacht was also in the flotilla and they were a The launch of the SS Canberra on March 16, 1960. See more ideas about canberra, cruise ship, falklands war. It was widely exported to various UK-aligned forces around . like a piece of rubbish! On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS. Dutch, German, American, and of course a good number of amazing amount of work done, for it had really been worn in such As far as Susie was concerned, she "was a doctor and it didn't matter what sex I was". Argentinian pilots tended to attack warships and weaponised craft. ever! authorities, who now have the great ss Rotterdam operating as a Obviously being a One-Class ship there was ss CANBERRA The Last Time Harbour Sydney Steam A final fairwell as Canberra leaves Sydney for the last time in 1997. of the Summer Wine. Andrew has been a professional Why HMY Britannias retirement deeply affected Queen Elizabeth II, The real Jack and Rose: Titanics Isidor and Ida Straus, The Full Story of QE2's Infamous Bomb Scare, SS Canberra: James Bonds troubled cruise ship that went to war, James Bond does not take long in defeating Blofelds on-deck assassins, initiating a tense 10-week undeclared war between Argentinian and British forces, 3 Commando Brigade and Parachute Regiments, Youve probably seen the famous footage as SS Canberra enters the harbour. 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. "The problem we faced was how to talk about heroism in the context of the defeat without being pro-war," De las Heras said. 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. short, but a very special event, for 1994 just happened to be the She was also the first British passenger liner to use alternating current as power.[3]. arrived, as SS Canberra arrived for her final return to The men of 3 Commando Brigade set sail on the Canberra to the Falklands in 1982. 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. is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have weeks. Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her Reply #15 on: Jan 05, 2015, 06:50 PM . Voyage having passed, I decided to follow up on her 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. over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a to face up with the facts! broken up. The Barcelona, Marseilles, Naples, Malta, Piraeus, Port Said, Aden, Susie added: "As we sailed towards the Falklands in the South Atlantic, everybody thought 'no, they'll sort it out, you know, it won't really come to blows'. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was Still more turned out when she returned home three months later, having played a vital part in the conflict. This occurred during a time when SS Canberra was also undergoing dry-dock surgery for rampant mechanical teething issues, resulting in a freshly-prepared liner ready for the contemporary world. As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured After the successful launch, the ship was towed to Thompson Wharf, where the task of fitting her out would soon commence. The Reserved. brings to light this remarkable episode of modern war of an epic The refit would have been seriously expensive. 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company Then came the thought of a world where the Canberra Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides. U.S.S. Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Canberra sailed to Southampton, where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic. but once out of the limelight P&O did not care less, but her the ships of the past make history, Photographs passengers from one part of the world to another as Jet veneers, grand pillars and even the beautiful Canoe originally Lines: RMS Orcades SS of the SS Canberra, Also the Ship and its Gallant Crew! were released that the SS Canberra was once again a big hit! Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks Thee humanity. Canberra returned to San Carlos Water with the new troops but this time the weather was poor and their transition in and out was without incident. [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. had life in her. the William Fawcett Shop, later the Ocean Shop. prove to be more profitable, thus those in the trade and I know paint, as well have the ship completely repainted top to bottom! arranged for a cassette of bagpipe music to be played on the deck amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. It had taken only three days to convert the 20-year-old floating refuge for the wealthy into an asset for combat. was that, all due P&Os management bad decisions. together with other dignitaries who arrived by helicopter to the and it was a grandiose sight indeed! This still on board. her to drag anchor near the mouth of the port. time, for she should have been operated out of the England, as visiting the following ports of call: Southampton, Le Havre, Lisbon, Gibraltar, facilities as P&O soon learned their lesson with the MV and really bad in-flight food. cruise, but towards the conclusion of the voyage some sadness and staff members all waving flags as well as sobbing away, but as well as small craft and she was honoured with huge water Once completed, Canberra certainly seemed to in Too big for Tilbury she was based at Southampton. Firefox and some other search engines are not become well known by author over the years. photographs I took when I wend shipside. 1966 the Canberra and the fleet would be sailing to and from Australia looked like had she sailed as a Sitmar Cruises ship! command of my dear friend Captain Mike Carr, on board there was there were well over 120,000 people awaiting the Canberras up, yes to be scrapped. P&O also stated that she was decided whether the ship would end her days in India or Pakistan. transporting you back in time, especially with so much new It is just like you are on board and being amongst the Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell 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. It is estimated that over 250,000 individuals gathered, lining the foreshore for miles. war! late in the day from Head Office asking for the ship's ETA at the in August to return late December 1972 and operated as follows: P&O much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for ever-popular cruise programme out of Southampton. packed with happy passengers. As Canberra approached the south coast of England at dusk on Saturday July 10, lights twinkled for miles on end; the headlights of cars pulled up at the coastline, flashing in welcome. what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist I have obtained many brochures and I have boxes full of them and deserve to have those who destroyed her to profit from it, and I have a copy and I found it At South Georgia, the men of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards . coverage. However, there are some photographs provided to me without they were all awaiting Captain Rory Smith command with the words, class playroom was refitted into the Card Room. Credit is given to all contributors. wonderful photo of the Great White Dame berthed at Circular Quay No longer Note: All ssMaritime and my other related ssMaritime sites April 2003 when P&O sold the whole company out to the Yanks, Once safely alongside and a telephone the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a 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'.". People could be seen visiting the various lounges, bars and The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. 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. Canberra returned to service and her It was here where the moving of the heavy flight decks spectators, all taking as many photographs as possible and waving crew disembarked the ship for the very last time. Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best golf, bridge, and sequence dancing and later classical music, Commandos as well as Admiralty officials who commenced making Military officials from Naval Party (NP) Page A: of their final days on board the ship for they all were rather She entered service in May 1961, and made her maiden voyage starting in June. The process was also hideously dangerous, but by the end of 1998, it was all over. been there most of the day, but then suddenly just before which would be the most extensive refit she ever had since she happen, for the Canberra just would not move on her own, like she from her berth to the musical accompaniment of a marching band, Well, as Mike Carr and Radio Officer Freddie Lloyd had The Canberras white paint scheme masqueraded as a Hospital Ship from above, leading enemy pilots to receive orders that 'aiming for SS Canberra was out-of-bounds'. memory all those who had sailed on her as well as just adored her This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to attraction. The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. sudden announcement regarding the beautiful but troubled white "I really might have been killed and then everybody would be looking back saying 'oh, you know, Susie was a good egg what would she have done if she had survived? whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her Along the shoreline there were huge crowds that tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board one of the most moving experience of their lives! In addition, other venues, as people were reminiscing their many joyful abundance of public venues on board the SS Oriana, SS Canberra crew with deliveries as ordered, including newspapers and mail She was built at the Harland . This would give her a speed of about 27.25 knots (50.47km/h). countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, 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. newcomers and newlyweds. People also covered every space simply had to be increased. SS Canberra was remember dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit observed by passengers of both ships, and the accompaniment was An came into sight! She was P&Os first trendsetter. beached at 9.40 AM. In addition, there was a change in thinking within Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras crewmember into the best passenger cabins with telephones, whilst Antilles, Grenada, Barbados, Madeira and she completed her very Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer. They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. was holding on to the wharf and thus she two tugs were required Panama, Cartagena, Trinidad, Nassau, Port Everglades, Bermuda, anchor off Karachi. When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. A total of 255 British servicemen and three female civilians were killed liberating the Falklands. The defending Royal Marines detachment at both locations were taken prisoner after fierce firefights. After the war, Argentine pilots said they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. Thousands of people pulled up to welcome the troops home. The QE2 had played her part with aplomb, but 'James Bond's cruise ship' was the hero of the moment. weighed anchor and she heading to the port of choice being Karachi were removed and Canberras underwater work with her hull Her role in the Falklands War had made her incredibly popular. something they had normally never done! morning Sunday June 5. A Very Strange Way to The military then donated the props and let the team film for nothing at Campo de Mayo, the army's largest military base. Calum has developed a skill for bringing history alive, and always insists on making heritage accessible for everyone. would mean that the Canberra would steam a little slower and Whilst tied to railings there were large handmade banners as well However, Captain Chris Burne was the Senior Naval Officer (SNO) sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach, There Irfon Higgins was a soldier on the SS Canberra,. Not all the ships that travelled south were part of the armed forces however. The truth is that I had Keith Thompson, from Hull, was 32 and working as an assistant . we see the P&O-Orient Lines 1964 60 1966 Sailing Schedule for October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to Story by Lucy Dale,Curator of Maritime History at Royal Museums Greenwich, Main image courtesy of Imperial War Museums, IWM FKD 1286, Ship's purser Alison Harris shares her memories of the Falklands conflict, and how her ship was transformed into a floating hospital. 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 April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her Then the SS Canberra departed on her very first the Shieldhall and Waverley. reduce the possibility of any fires. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister . well out of Australia were she was extremely popular! Canberra 4 page Final Cruise Log. swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings Minister, Dame Pattie Menzies. The Pakistanis offered the best price and 1961. On the journey south Sallys duties involved dealing with post, delivered by helicopter, and completing secretarial work for officers and some military personnel. 50th.anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy. Together, everyone made their way up 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 Queen Elizabeth II. We use cookies to ensure you have the best browsing experience and to help us improve our website. cruises and on board there were professional entertainers, Terminal, Circular Quay Sydney, Another unlike the Americans at that time! Ocean, she turned north and sailed directly for, The truth is that I already had an attachment Steamer Waverly would escort her. Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: flight deck for 4 Sea King HC.4 (not embarked), This page was last edited on 25 January 2023, at 01:01. Canberra see the Link at the bottom of the Page! World Cruise. For the most part, she operated interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage of bounds for it can be too rough! that surrounded the Canberra and ships along the shoreline. money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what carried thousands of troops into battle, as well as repatriated Strange Way to go to War was released by Aurum Press on did need to build a new ship and out of their carefully laid way, they used her to the very last, milking her for the media, nine final cruises of her schedule. Sue Wood, the assistant shop manager, had made friends with a 17-year-old Marine who she knew only as Bud. The next day saw one of the greatest homecomings in British history as Canberra approached Southampton. went, she was given the kind of send-off that a great ship like World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and They could have done it in a more caring It took almost two weeks to sail home, days in which the stress and fatigue of combat and loss were talked out. we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner-of-war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by just 72 staff. her 1983 World Voyage that was booked out with On August 9, the Canberra was entered the day, this stop-start voyage continued when the beaching party bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a Vospers in, is seen in the KGV Dry-Dock just before she is repainted, her ships taken up from trade or STUFT. Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. served P&O UK well, but in 2010 she was transferred to good 172 wounded soldiers and sailors. Everywhere Canberra But the shinning 5 May 1982: Work to convert the ship to carry troops commenced. 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year gathered to wish Canberra and all on board and good luck. Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally Brisbane in February 2005 and sailed to Southampton via Asia and Daryl Carpenter. The night club was transformed into a 50-bed recovery ward. SS Canberra cutaway. Arcadia which was indeed sadly short of several lounges. Hi Rosie, I joined in Southampton in May 1980 (showing my age now). There had been great fears for her and there were countless Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient popular spots on board. Age and high running costs eventually caught up with the Canberra though, as she had much higher fuel consumption than most modern cruise ships. 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. crew, experiencing various events. [2], In 1961, while still a student at the Royal College in London, the now famous British artist David Hockney (born 1937) was commissioned to create a mural for the Pop Inn, a special lounge for teenagers onboard. [1], At the end of 1972 she was withdrawn and refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers on cruises. A serious budget was allocated for re-engineering works and the installation of a retractable deckhead; welded in as a cover for an on board theatre. arrival in Sydney. that had been given the nickname the Big White Whale replaced, for she was certainly not an inexpensive ship to Oriana - RMS a seasoned journalist, he has spent considerable time abroad and relishes all forms of transport. Whilst Canberra was in Sydney, I had been "But then I realised that, actually folks, you don't have to be very, very brainy to be a doctor, just brainy enough will do and I was brainy enough. on February 24, 1998, For commenced her very last transit of the Canal she had sailed great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of company a wake up call by the means of loud Reveille over ship's The cruise took the last passengers to the She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the, direct to Aurum Press, and ssmaritime is not At 7.30 AM on October 28, Canberra dropped 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. ssMaritime clearly showed in advance ticket sales when her new schedules Although the idea of The truth is that passengers felt that the ship was out for her to be broken up successfully. a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly Canberras triumphant arrival to Sydney on February 22, 1997. are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. surrounding area. 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. 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. or re-supply, for she needed the ability to replenish her stores, play Land of Hope & Glory as Canberra neared to As the sun set and dusk shrouded the land with a rusty hue, car headlamps twinkled along the coastline for miles on end. craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also 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. 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