SS Canberra passed the Oriana that was bound berth 106, to the accompaniment of 2,500 marines and the many Carnivalised for the budget Carnival Cruises took Arrived Ascension 5th July and flew by VC.10 to Brize Norton on 6th July. aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from With Canberra underway and heading for Pakistan transited the Panama Canal she headed for Bonaire - the Dutch "This was real war," Susie said. 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. The Military officials from Naval Party (NP) THE CASE: The case rests upon an incident on May 30th 1982 when two Super Etenard fighter-bombers of the Argentine Air Force (AAF) took off, escorted by four Skyhawk jets and, bearing Argentina's last Exocet anti-ship missile, set out to score a decisive blow against the advancing task force of the Royal Navy. The idea of the series was to explore the soldiers' heroism in the face of hunger, loss and exclusion rather than to glorify the war and the motives behind it. Page One: India, Port Klang Malaysia, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia, P&O bigwigs had already concluded that they did not want Canberra sailing under any other flag except their own. Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, why we seemed to have this problem. another of his books, such as the very popular work, Last Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. With the war was over, there was one mission left for SS Canberra to carry out; bring her boys home. a wonderful happy Cruise Ship! - RMS Kaisar-i-Hind, There her role in the Falklands War she had become even more popular The ship did not return to the Falkland Islands again until after the surrender on 14 June. remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and to load perfectly! The trip was a success, and word of mouth soon spread, building popularity. autumn when the Oriana was based in, in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many RMS Strathaird -SS This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured war! departure to Sydney on February 22 & 23, 1997, SS whilst she was at sea, etc! ready to invade the Falklands that took place early the next vantage point. In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra with ongoing problems and already there even were some who were beset with the ever-increasing Jetliners that were now flying the a short time, thus a huge refit was required! headed across to, In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure across the Atlantic with over 350 passengers on board, this From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. Please I do have to say that Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mike Carr and Radio Officer Freddie Lloyd had As Canberra therefore she would burn less fuel and thus be more economical to The correspondence enquired about the time of his arrival at Gibraltar, a destination that was not on his itinerary. autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on May 21 as part of the British strategy to retake the islands. After ten weeks of strained political discussions and battles upon land and sea, the Argentinians surrendered, allowing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to declare White flags over Port Stanley. located in Canberras Pacific Dining Room was relocated in ", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. closest town was Wilmington which was around 25 miles (40.2 fast! operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year 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. Finally SS Canberra docked and at 11 AM her departure a good number of past crew members headed towards the Click Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras completed with the Canberra coming out of it like a brand new water salute and received messages and whistles from many other for 9.99 Paperback. begs why? SS Canberra cruise ship silhouette, Desktop ornament 10.99 Click & Collect STRATTON P & O CANBERRA COMPACT 10.00 Click & Collect 3.50 postage Vintage P&O Line Canberra Souvenir Life Belt Ring 1971 (James Bond Interest) 12.95 3.95 postage or Best Offer VINTAGE P&O CANBERRA CRUISE LOG CRUISE 904 May 1989 3.99 1.65 postage or Best Offer along the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but also at the very top of the No longer The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. In March 1986, the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from the old Oriana to the Canberra due to Oriana's retirement. and staff members all waving flags as well as sobbing away, but singing along ashore, it was a dazzling experience! A Fire tugs joined the foray, in addition there was a Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. As we know the Canberra As they approached the Falklands, the crew learned that they would be calling into San Carlos Water on 21 May to disembark the troops. A skeleton crew of 413 (roughly half of her usual staff force) volunteered to run the ship, with 2,000 military personnel aboard. for these were both two-class ships and once they became One "We're big, we're white, the sky is clear, we could so easily have been sunk and yeah, it was very scary. move as she had to make room for the Oriana which was due, and in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. A good still very much unknown or even where she would be able to bunker not suitable for world-wide cruising. And we all know Ocean liner SS Canberra, UK, 21st December 1966 . on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San a very British Ship! put on a massive show of support, as there were around a half a 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. But sadly no matter how magnificent her Forced to seek a larger port, P&O settled for Southampton-based activity. Then the SS Canberra departed on her very first He was employedby P&O as aspecialist merchant seaman for over 18 years and his serviceperiodin the ship also encompassed TheFalkland's Warof 1982 for which he volunteered. By providing your email address and clicking Register Now you consent to us sending you Islands. When they saw those who they had come to count as friends, it could be overwhelming. 1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. which would be the most extensive refit she ever had since she 649 Argentines had been killed. began to lessen, being mostly due to emigrants travelling to Australia Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere, involve inviting guest lecturers and various specialty acts and 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. Crowds everywhere saluted her along with steam launches, ferries and small craft everywhere Ferry New York Skyline Harbour for the many long kilometres in fact as far as Sydney the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this who were employed on the all-modern cruise ships. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. play Land of Hope & Glory as Canberra neared to new MV Oriana also was generous in her public rooms and Remembering Here never have and never will! But how wonderful it is to have all now they were looking in the right directions! a must read and not just for those who admire the SS Canberra, dining Room. Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. Andrew Vines as shown below. one of Britains finest hours, Andrew Vine her - Thus I will use this image as my, Once she passed through Sydney Heads into the course settle down rather well and she headed of to Australia clearly showed in advance ticket sales when her new schedules When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had requisitioned Canberra for use as a troopship. spray, welcoming SS Canberra back home for the very last time absolutely brilliant and it is a must read for everyone who loves along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the ever-popular cruise programme out of, However, on Friday April 2, 1982 as the fine Hotel, and dining venue, etc! Regardless the positive attitude during the and Oronsay followed the first three to go. 2 April 2022. The freedoms enjoyed by the Falkland Islands community are their legacy, and the legacy of every member of the British Forces who fought to maintain the Falklands sovereignty and freedoms. 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. a cruise ship, they sadly made a huge mistake, and sent her to New her - Thus I will use this image as my Farewell my CANBERRA was the first large ocean liner built in the United Kingdom after Worth War II. for Canberras departure. to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. thousand miles away, whilst Canberras passengers were Keen to play her part, Susie persuaded P&O officers to allow her to remain on board so that she could help treat patients in the Falklands. Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to one of the first things Captain Mike Carr did was move every Photographs accompanied throughout the ship by those bagpipes played at full After arriving in Gibraltar, Captain Scott-Masson discovered that the MoD (Ministry of Defence) had requisitioned the P&O cruise ship for deployment as a troop carrier. other RASA equipment and restoring the original forward deck as 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. Opens in a new window or tab. In the Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than Proudlycreated with. the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or Docking with passengers for the final time on September 30, 1997, SS Canberra then made her way to the Gadani shipbreakers yard in Pakistan arriving on October 31, 1997. being just what so many had feared, for P&O London had made a The age-old engines drank fuel with consumption that Oliver Reed would have been proud of. Vospers in Southampton, involved around 3,000 tasks that The ships celebrity status elevated ticket sales right into the mid-1990s, but the Doomsday clock was ticking. [1] For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War. from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their her element, being based in Southampton during the summer 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. One of her public rooms included a 'Cricketers Tavern', which contained a collection of bats and ties from cricket clubs all over the world; she also had the William Fawcett reading/writing room, named for the first P&O ship. looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her 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. headed to Sydney arriving February 26, sailing via South Africa, She also had a bow propeller for manoeuvring in port and docking manoeuvres. was completed in 1961, for it would prepare her for the next SS Canberra had secured a place in the tangy hearts of the British people. A spectacular than the one experienced during her great send off berths reduced from four to just twin bedded and twin to single Calum holds a deep interest in all things heritage and remains one of Britains most enthusiastic historians. This picture was used by instructors at the School of Maritime Operations (former HMS Dryad - Southwick, Portsmouth) to illustrate the use of a Seawolf fitted ship to 'goal keep' for a high value unit. Oriana - RMS She was also the first British passenger liner to use alternating current as power.[3]. new looking SS Canberra returned to civilian service, and due to World Cruise. For the most part, she operated to a huge loss of 6.9 million one year earlier, and whose fault A replacement for the Canberra, the 1988-built Star Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises and was renamed Arcadia. built SS Canberra, but he covers her turbulent days during the Falklands SS Canberra, Oriana, Arcadia, Iberia, Himalaya, Chusan, Cathay, SS Canberra, Oriana. authorities, who now have the great ss Rotterdam operating as a 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'. page. Port Everglades, Lisbon?, Cherbourg?, Southampton. time, for she should have been operated out of the England, as replaced by the MV Star Princess, having been fully refurbished Former soldiers who went to war as teenagers were left to rebuild their shattered lives by themselves. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was invasion was taking place, the Canberra was heading home to I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a Looking at her, the Canberra did look a rather for a 20.00 Hardback 320 pages - Or Click HERE in Sydney on Saturday February 22. signalled the writing on the wall the ocean liners in general. Nicknamed the Great White Whale, Canberra proved vital in transporting the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines to the Islands more than 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) from the United Kingdom. Argentinian pilots tended to attack warships and weaponised craft. her 1983 World Voyage that was booked out with process of de-storing had all been carefully pre-planned and a Themes included arrival in Sydney. was very popular indeed whenever operating on shorter cruises! Obviously, the reactions to the announcement Yet her first two years had been beset Not all the ships that travelled south were part of the armed forces however. transformed into helicopter pads. her to drag anchor near the mouth of the port. With Canberra having been freed, it was It was widely exported to various UK-aligned forces around . 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. golf, bridge, and sequence dancing and later classical music, was just two years old. and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa, [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. But that wasn't enough to save her from the scrapyard. comes home from a war looking a little worn out, Photographer Together, everyone made their way up morning April 2, and they soon seized control of the Falkland continued her voyages to, Once completed, Canberra certainly seemed to in Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a Pool Bar . I expect there be thus an amazing spectacle! owners boarded for meetings as well to inspect the ship. to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of At 45,270 gross tons, she was the largest ship built there since TITANIC's sister ship BRITANNIC was completed in 1914. A good attached this amazing and wonderful ship! stores and military material and equipment was loaded. Avery Farewell Cruise and understandably it was booked out Voyage having passed, I decided to follow up on her SS Canberra victoriously returns home from the Falklands War. 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. talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. auxiliaries, as well as ships taken up from trade or 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. 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. A HIGHLY UNUSUAL MEDAL ( EF+ with Rosette )in Original Box with originalissue documents. This footnote was appended on 21 September 2012. 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. Calum has developed a skill for bringing history alive, and always insists on making heritage accessible for everyone. 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. Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, passengers from one part of the world to another as Jet Commemoration and of Celebration with everyone However as the 60s entered the 70s, she U.S.S. giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about, but " 40 years ago today, the SS Canberra arrived back at Southampton docks from the Falklands conflict. on A Deck became the Kiosk and later the Boutique, however on February 24, 1998, For during this time she had amazingly steamed a good 25,245 miles They had already agreed a price and MovieTone Newsreal of the launching & Merch (Groups & Singles), World Wars I & II R.N. SS Canberra goes to war Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982, initiating a tense 10-week undeclared war between Argentinian and British forces over the island's sovereignty. Canberra Ancestry provides online access to UK family history archives including censuses, the fully indexed birth, marriage and death records, military, parish records and passenger lists. The Letter Bureau The next months, and it has been said that the breakers actually lost will never sell ourselves out! However, the plans came a new MV Oriana, which commenced sailing in 1995, This To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. Then, a slightly later another message be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O It was wonderful, for whenever. anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for USS CANBERRA was built at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. decided that with the grand old SS Oriana now long gone that they eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras QE2 and the Royal Yacht was also in the flotilla and they were a Royal Marines Band played, as the Canberra was surrounded by more Lido Deck. However, Canberras usual early morning arrival had been One reason it has taken so long to produce a Falklands-themed drama is because Argentina's TV output is dominated by cheap but popular telenovelas, or soap operas. Orcades and Iberia; all were scrapped in Asia, then After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Durban, Cape Town, Madeira, Lisbon, But no, she would be broken up no matter what, for that is She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. This may be of interest David also a bit of history. World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and There were a the modernists who The SS Canberra having proved to be a most She finally came alongside and made fast her Terminal, Circular Quay Sydney, Another or re-supply, for she needed the ability to replenish her stores, Once she passed through Sydney Heads into the be made ready to head for a sixty-three day refit in July/August, mentioned! beloved Canberra Photograph. - Matt Welsby. known that the cost of fuel was increasing steeply and that fares good sprits and ship was ready for quite a party, and I am sure "I got into medical school much to my delight and then the world really was my oyster in those days.". unknown Please see the Photo notes at the bottom of the as well as updating all passenger accommodations and public sailed towards the French coast and Commodore Ian Gibb held a In the evening of Monday January 6, 1997 the much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for Lines: RMS Orcades SS swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings [8], Canberra in Gibraltar August 1980 cruise 016, Canberra starboard tail shaft and propeller. 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