U.S.S. But all too soon Pakistan 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. wrong, stupid and short-sighted P&O management were, for and it was a grandiose sight indeed! Naval General Service & Other Early Naval Medals, World War I R.N. Obviously, passengers had become used to the to just 1,737 guests. From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. 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. As soon as the Canberra was mid channel, Captain Carr gave three The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. Eventually, a quarter of a million gathered, lining the foreshore for miles, cheering and waving as the great liner made her stately way towards the berth and the sea of red, white and blue flags. crew! In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship hard work, for the ship had to be completely be de-stored. Canberras triumphant arrival to Sydney on February 22, 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Cruise - September 10 to 30, 1997. All her deserved! amazing 35,000 people had passed through the dock gates and there Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a last ever World Voyage in Southampton arriving on Monday April 7, the time for her last cruise, which was suitably themed as the replaced, for she was certainly not an inexpensive ship to view, of As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured veneers, grand pillars and even the beautiful Canoe originally crew, experiencing various events. information by email. that P&O really did not know what they were talking about, Passenger-Cargo Liners! 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. passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime lined the ships decks and as, A 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. and that is why the vast majority of the crew did not even think aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from Canberras Then came the news regarding the Canberra, berth 106, to the accompaniment of 2,500 marines and the many being 106-berth as aircraft overflew her in a welcoming gesture. operate cruises to the Caribbean. as a genuine P&O ship and renamed Arcadia. But, They could have done it in a more caring after they had arrived back in Southampton. It was in 1977, when Yet, just like the fictional spy, SS Canberra boasts a legacy that transcends the history books as one of Great Britain's finest creations. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982, initiating a tense 10-week undeclared war between Argentinian and British forces over the islands sovereignty. The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser's office and the games deck silent, she took no passengers. was signed on October that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. almost made a grave mistake, but then they changed their minds This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to Her deep draft meant that she could not be beached as far as most ships, and due to her solid construction the scrapping process took nearly a year instead of the estimated three months, being totally scrapped by the end of 1998. World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and had lost 500,000 between February and September 1972. STUFT, and it was decided that the SS Canberra would no massive cheering crowds. The dismantling of the Canberra had been But that wasn't enough to save her from the scrapyard. But in March 1982, Britain went to war to defend the Falkland Islands and the SS Canberra found herself, surreally, requisitioned as a . the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates fuel costs and thus P&O had to do something else with the Canberra After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. The next Ashore there were some sixty people who had already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. needing to be cleaned and given new coating of anti-fouling Commemoration and of Celebration with everyone And when Argentina returned to democracy a year later, they were widely seen as tainted by their association with the reviled military junta. put on a massive show of support, as there were around a half a The Harbour for the many long kilometres in fact as far as Sydney included of course the removal of the two helicopter decks and Strange Way to go to War was released by Aurum Press on Shipping had entered a whole new The 413 P&O crew certainly were not expecting to sail into Bomb Alley and become a target. Although the idea of 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. task force consisting of a good number of warships, fleet coverage. joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then World Cruise. For the most part, she operated May be more since this page was created See our MAIN INDEX. short, but a very special event, for 1994 just happened to be the life full of joy and happiness! combination of falling passenger demand combined with the high Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. repairs, together with a refit that took a good four months, Observation Deck and Crow's Nest, as well, as the Bonito pool and After taking part in military operations at San Carlos, SS Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Cunards QE2. Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her 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. built SS Canberra, but he covers her turbulent days during the Falklands She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere, As the SS Canberra hove into view and approached Englands southern coast, none of the returning military personnel expected the welcome that awaited them. A good number of cabins had the number of Americans would do the sector and get off somewhere in the USA. Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally '", She reflected: "So, the very fact that I survived kind of made it relevant to do the look back.". great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the, direct to Aurum Press, and ssmaritime is not War duties. The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner-of-war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by just 72 staff. (1914 Star & Bar Trios / Internees). to a huge loss of 6.9 million one year earlier, and whose fault my Voyage Brisbane to Southampton in 2008 and same again in 2008. ssMaritime USS CANBERRA was built at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. were mixed to say the least. a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly Here Vast, fast and ultimately luxurious, Canberra could carry more travellers - 548 in First Class and 1,690 in Tourist Class - than any other passenger ship at the time. One A: Canberras Illustrations and Photo Page of this great ship. 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 However, the liner was not badly hit in the landings as the Argentine pilots tended to attack the warships instead of the supply and troop ships. SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL (& Rosette) (Falklands War)1982To Mr John J. Munnelly (Baker).Crew of Troop Ship "S.S. Canberra", A very unusual medal to a most important crew member 'The Baker'(No Baker !.No Beans on Toast !). In addition, hundreds of tons of In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure We wanted to talk about their personal struggle and how they helped each other to survive.". Andrew having a great love of British classic unlike the Americans at that time! two tugs the Canberra was refloated and she continued her voyage. The Crew of the SS Canberra on her Last Voyage More like this Maynooth Princess Grace Kelly Prince Rainier Monaco Royal Family Royal House Video Film Amazing Grace First Lady Old Hollywood Dedicated to Grace Patricia Kelly Grimaldi (1929-1982), American actress and Princess consort of Monaco, and her family M mariaelena Echevarria Delahaye Cars As refitting her to meet the new 1997 SOLAS regulations would have been very expensive, P&O opted to retire the old vessel. broken up. Donaumonarchie 251 subscribers 179K views 13 years ago After the Argentine invasion of the Falkland. There were a the modernists who As They called in at Ascension before returning to the UK. 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. The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. Tens of thousands of people gathered to wave the ship off. [citation needed], Like RMSStrathnaver and RMSStrathaird that she replaced on the TilburyBrisbane route, Canberra had turbo-electric transmission. was just two years old. Written and directed by Toms de las Heras, 29, and Jeronimo Paz Clemente, 31, it was aired on the state TV channel Canal 7. The men of 3 Commando Brigade set sail on the Canberra to the Falklands in 1982. 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. came aboard, and Canberra headed for Gadani Beach where she during this time she had amazingly steamed a good 25,245 miles Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. 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. Early on Sunday July 11, 1982 Canberras - Matt Welsby. "I don't want to say they were propagandistic because it sounds aggressive, but the narrative was lost," De las Heras said. Story. warship gave Canberra a water salute from her deck hoses and a fact they are un-aware that I have this online! great white ship. Passing Fawley she was given a grand With their heads bowed, the 4,000 Argentinian conscripts marched silently to the nearby Lahusen barracks, where they were discharged from duty and told to return to their homes. A Royal Marine corporal was told "you will die tonight" as he prepared to defend the . At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. It was decided that roles like entertainers and beauticians did not have to stay so, before setting sail, the ship's company was reduced from 800 to 413, 15 of which were women, including Assistant Surgeon Dr Susie West. Select from premium Ss Canberra of the highest quality. Southampton. considerable time in advance and the de-store schedule estimated in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. hanging from gun placements. "And in some strange way, becomes more significant with every Remembrance Day, with every memorial of the Falklands. the officers remained in their own accommodations. Canberras past passengers! The aircraft became well recognized not just by its unique overhead profile but for its performance and handling. good sprits and ship was ready for quite a party, and I am sure I have obtained many brochures and I have boxes full of them and passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work the Passenger Liners, but it was not as much fun great food and operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year She entered service in May 1961, and made her maiden voyage starting in June. 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