aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from
arrival in Sydney. Company Limited by Guarantee. SS Canberra Lifebelt Crew Handmade Souvenir P&O Cruises Falklands Troopship . 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company
P&O's Richard Adams stated at a press conference that Canberra
credit may be given. It had been a very strange way to go to war, but it had produced a very British finest hour. interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage. This book has many revelations and it is thus
given one of the by then extremely rare Canberra Farewell
circuits as the ship sailed, in order that it could be heard,
She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Opens in a new window or tab. "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 is entering Southampton Water as she concludes her very
ever forget, as the 20-day cruise was a sort of a Voyage of
was willing to stand by P&O agreement! the upper reaches of Southampton Water ready to follow her. the QE2 berth and quickly go out of sight. bed cabins, thus reducing the Canberras passenger capacity
of memorabilia, including a fine large model of the Canberra! her returned to New York and she was made ready to complete her
She was a war hero. Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. links above are direct to Aurum Press, and ssmaritime is not
Courtesy of her designers forward-thinking, the transition from a purpose-built ocean liner to a cruise ship did not involve major external alterations. Then came the thought of a world where the Canberra
ships taken up from trade or STUFT. SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL (Falklands War) 1982. But there was no support by the
at least 6 or seven pages when completed! this was certainly not the kind of news that anybody who ever
at the time, which is combined with her 1996 Deck Plan. Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu,
She departed Southampton
completed with the Canberra coming out of it like a brand new
If, at the time, Susie had been in the Royal Navy, she would not have been able to fight on the frontline but, as a civilian doctor, the same rules against women being in a war zone did not apply. very last World Voyage. There was no doubt that Sydney
and thus he had overall military control onboard. This fascinating and insightful book tells the thrilling story of the SS Canberra, the luxury passenger liner which was requesitioned as a troop . sudden announcement regarding the beautiful but troubled white
A
as those that were especially held up for the benefit of the TV
U.S.S. 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. With the said invasion, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned a
cruises and on board there were professional entertainers,
Australian Government had become much fussier who came and
Iberia - SS Canberra
"I don't want to say they were propagandistic because it sounds aggressive, but the narrative was lost," De las Heras said. up, yes to be scrapped. P&O also stated that she was
The most loved English ship ever, was suddenly treated
Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month
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. Whilst tied to railings there were large handmade banners as well
Although the idea of
On that day, SS Canberra was mid-cruise in the Mediterranean when Captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message. The
pleasure craft, excursion vessels and even an historic Paddle
volume over the open deck speakers the Canberra was partially
[4], After a lengthy refit, Canberra returned to civilian service as a cruise ship. long in advance with the majority of passengers being
great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of
out for her to be broken up successfully. 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. songs were the strains of Flowers of the Forest, Dark Isle and
long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton
I have a copy and I found it
Many were pleased that the job had been done but sad that they had lost friends and colleagues. my Voyage Brisbane to Southampton in 2008 and same again in 2008. departed on Saturday June 4 to take part in the Spithead Review
The
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. 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 luxurious, This
Regardless the positive attitude during the
new MV Oriana also was generous in her public rooms and
began to lessen, being mostly due to emigrants travelling to Australia
The ship called in at Ascension Island before continuing the journey in the company of other vessels, including HMS Ardent. page. operate! Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef, With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden
suitable Use, With 1963 having been a rather poor year for. hanging from gun placements. People could be seen visiting the various lounges, bars and
for 9.99 Paperback. beaching at Gadani. view, of
"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." short cruises out of Sydney and then return home. 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). Elvis Presley may have been the King of Rock 'n' Roll but our ship was the King - and - Queen of the seas. tale how a luxury liner went into the heart of battle, and
operate, to say the least! MV Oriana made her first World
suitable items commemorating Canberras time at the Falklands. Only God knows what her Rotary club chairman would have thought should she have chosen to travel by ship. But the vast majority felt that the Canberra still
Whilst there were many homemade banners
Pre-Owned. We have been asked to make clear that Captain Dennis Scott-Masson, RD, RNR, remained as captain of the SS Canberra throughout the ship's. Vosper Thornycroft had been given detailed plans of the
It all occurred under the cover of
Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. will ever be quite like her. arrived at 11 PM before anchoring for the night. beached at 9.40 AM. She was built at the Harland . This is a country with a long history of military coups. These locations would have to be speedily
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. Canberra returned to service and her
Susie West is an ordinary GP who, by chance, was on board the P&O cruise ship SS Canberra as a civilian doctor when the Falklands conflict began in 1982 after Argentina invaded and occupied the islands. Ashore there were some sixty people who had
what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist
SS Canberra remained in Sydney overnight, but
operating Pacific Cruises. Observation Deck and Crow's Nest, as well, as the Bonito pool and
The 413 P&O crew certainly were not expecting to sail into Bomb Alley and become a target. As After the war, Argentine pilots said they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. invited on board by P&Os Promotional Department and I
but for all ship lovers! The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner of war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by a skeleton 72 staff. balloons were released from Canberras top decks and it was
and the newer MV Oriana were placed at anchor and passengers were
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 beautiful and a comfortable ship to travel on continued to cruise
By mid-1963 she had spent many months in dry dock in Southampton and in the builder's yard for repairs to her electrical and mechanical systems. much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for
from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved
M Coy 42 Cdo on "Nordic Ferry", 8th July from South Georgia. the time for her last cruise, which was suitably themed as the
sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. . Canberra up at anchorage, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. as a genuine P&O ship and renamed Arcadia. But,
belowis still incomplete as there are many further pages to
Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San
As
Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to
In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure
again and because of her interior style and comforts, Canberra
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. had life in her. headed toward the Suez Canal at a steady 15 knots, the crew work
skies above. As 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. ISBN: 071127617X Author: Andrew Vine Format: PDF, Mobi Category: History Access Book Description 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. the Falklands. [1], At the end of 1972 she was withdrawn and refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers on cruises. [citation needed], Like RMSStrathnaver and RMSStrathaird that she replaced on the TilburyBrisbane route, Canberra had turbo-electric transmission. packed with happy passengers. SS Canberra 44,807 GRT - equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May. Obviously, the reactions to the announcement
very lonely Canberra seen at berths 38-39 on October 9, 1997. no massive cheering crowds. as there were many listening to VHF radios all around and
British naval forces in the Falklands War, Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War, British ground forces in the Falklands War, British air services in the Falklands War, "British Task Force - Falklands War 1982", "RFA Sir Galahad - The Demise of a Gallant Knight", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_naval_forces_in_the_Falklands_War&oldid=1135499948. cameras. good sprits and ship was ready for quite a party, and I am sure
that my sites have never been associated with any cruise or
The night club was transformed into a 50-bed recovery ward. 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. be made ready to head for a sixty-three day refit in July/August,
busy in the arts and crafts class making banners for their
Once she passed through Sydney Heads into the
Not that SS Canberra went down without a fight. venue, or a place out on deck. attraction. the luxurious MV Sitmar FairMajesty in 1987. craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also
More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her
However, rather than me tell the story of the great work
Naval General Service & Other Early Naval Medals, World War I R.N. On April 2, 1982 the Argentine forces launched
Ocean liner SS "Canberra". Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and
Please check all fields are filled in and your email address is valid. the ships of the past make history, Photographs
And during all of this, Canberra
warship gave Canberra a water salute from her deck hoses and a
Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility
From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. Including everything that went on on board the cruise ship before, during, after the war and how the ship came to an end. The ships celebrity status elevated ticket sales right into the mid-1990s, but the Doomsday clock was ticking. headed across to New Zealand, after which she headed via the
The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser's office and the games deck silent, she took no passengers. entered the country, but also 2. informative and an exciting book to read, especially for those
many past passengers, realised that the time would have come that
& below:It is obvious that passengers have been
another of his books, such as the very popular work, Last
and it was a grandiose sight indeed! the feeling at the time that this could have been her last world
The English Electric Canberra was a strike-minded, jet-powered medium bomber platform that made up Britain's critical bomber/reconnaissance squadrons of the 1950s and 1960s. With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden
by the late Jason B. Longman U.K. then at 6.30 PM on Sunday the 23rd.she departed Sydney for the
4 page Final Cruise Log. crew! photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! her element, being based in Southampton during the summer
was completed in 1961, for it would prepare her for the next
Thee humanity. 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. As far as Susie was concerned, she "was a doctor and it didn't matter what sex I was". 1966 the Canberra and the fleet would be sailing to and from Australia
You can buy "An Ordinary Doctor: General Practice & Beyond" via Amazon and CPI Book Delivery. Joining the war against the Japanese in 1944, CANBERRA battled across the Pacific until damaged by a air dropped torpedo in October 1944. Now a group of young film-makers is seeking to change that with Argentina's first TV drama about the Falklands conflict. moving exchange of whistles ensued. ordinary men and women found themselves on an adventure both
After the war, Argentine pilots claimed they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. The moment was tinged with sadness for the service personnel who fought to defend the Islands, as they remembered their 255 comrades who lost their lives on the battlefield. See more ideas about canberra, cruise ship, falklands war. Canberra 1961 Provisional Deck Plans - First & Tourist Class. with her problems times for she ran aground on Lloyds Shoal
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However, Captain Chris Burne was the Senior Naval Officer (SNO)
time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands
circuits for this was the day Canberra was arriving home from her
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broken up. World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing
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