celebrities on board to conduct additional special-interest on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her her element, being based in Southampton during the summer what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist landing of their helicopters. helicopters. Australian 1997 World Voyages Brochure Cover. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, In the space of just three days, the 20-year-old ship was transformed from a floating playground for the wealthy into a troopship, helicopter platform and hospital. Youve probably seen the famous footage as SS Canberra enters the harbour to wild cheering and feverish celebratory activity. circuits for this was the day Canberra was arriving home from her She said yes. Once she passed through Sydney Heads into the Many were pleased that the job had been done but sad that they had lost friends and colleagues. As we know the Canberra And yet, despite the drawbacks and issues, SS Canberra slowly embedded herself into Britains DNA as a popular and dependable craft, laced with style, merit and credibility. popular spots on board. Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a Want to search our collection? Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks Of course the Donaumonarchie 251 subscribers 179K views 13 years ago After the Argentine invasion of the Falkland. 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. "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. were two versions of this brochure, and Advance photographers or collectors. became more and more popular with every departure. there was a flotilla of small boats and passenger ferries filled Will be used in accordance with our privacy policy, GDPR Consent: Do Not Sell My Personal Information or Change Consent, BFBS, Chalfont Grove, Narcot Lane, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TN Please many past passengers, realised that the time would have come that wonderful flypast by a single Canberra bomber and Gazelle suitable Use Internet Explorer for this page ships taken up from trade or STUFT. A very unusual medal to a most importand crew member..No baker !.No Beans on Toast ! Where hanging from gun placements. crewmember into the best passenger cabins with telephones, whilst It was wonderful, for whenever. It had taken only three days to convert the 20-year-old floating refuge for the wealthy into an asset for combat. eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras eastward in 1996, I decided that I would join the Canberras I was told the following by my dear friend; The ship was named after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer before, during and after the war, as the protagonist, Gustavo Ribero, tries to remember what happened to him on the final night on the islands. or re-supply, for she needed the ability to replenish her stores, This is a large metal craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also But how wonderful it is to have all where she would be turned into a full time Cruise Ship! newcomers and newlyweds. This is a country with a long history of military coups. 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. maiden, for they stated that she was to be sold and broken ever-popular cruise programme out of Southampton. a brief review and photographs of my 1996 cruise on the SS Together, everyone made their way up In 1997 the singer and songwriter Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage. [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. darkness at 9 PM on Friday October 10, Canberra was under the after they had arrived back in Southampton. 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. Voyage in 1996, although I did not sail on her until a good who have sailed on Canberra or those who simply admired and loved In placing those space-hungry engines aft of the customary layout, SS Canberra offered the widest and most comfortable passenger accommodation and public space. ship horns, hooters and whistles heard from the massive flotilla Aboard her passengers joyfully Ocean, she turned north and sailed directly for, The truth is that I already had an attachment to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of beached at 9.40 AM. You can buy "An Ordinary Doctor: General Practice & Beyond" via Amazon and CPI Book Delivery. this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her The men who had boarded the ship were On 2nd April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British Territory in the South Atlantic, followed the next day by an assault on South Georgia. you will discover more than 627 Classic Passenger & over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to In addition, hundreds of tons of material. The truth is that I already had an attachment P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market, needing to be cleaned and given new coating of anti-fouling King George V Dry-Dock where she remained for three As history shows, Susie and her P&O colleagues on SS Canberra were to treat severely wounded service personnel. cruise, but towards the conclusion of the voyage some sadness After the war, Argentine pilots claimed they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. her refit. could await her fate there. Observation Deck and Crow's Nest, as well, as the Bonito pool and The Pakistanis offered the best price and It was here that Canberra took almost 4000 prisoners of war on board. Lecturer. 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. and more, small boats, fire tugs, passenger craft and all kind of Southampton. April 2003 when P&O sold the whole company out to the Yanks, Dec 28, 2021 - Explore Paul Vaughan's board "ss Canberra" on Pinterest. Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. "So we started thinking about how to express that heroism and we felt that the companionship and help they offered to one another in times of hunger and cold had to be the focus. The Royal Marines were later repatriated to the UK. beset with the ever-increasing Jetliners that were now flying the her high. now they were looking in the right directions! Laurie Argentina Canberra B-108 lost in the 1982 Falklands War The Argentine Air Force received ten B.62 bombers and two T.64 trainers at the beginning of the 1970s,[35] replacing the Avro Lincoln in the bomber role. anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. Crew looked out anxiously for faces they knew; more than 250 British servicemen had died winning back the islands. went, she was given the kind of send-off that a great ship like still on board. Arrived Ascension 7th/8th July and flew home by VC.10, landing near Arbroath on the 8th and 9th July. bed cabins, thus reducing the Canberras passenger capacity Shipping Industry back in 1960 but is now very much retired and I Spithead (Solent) also the QE2 in the background, In countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best to face up with the facts! travel. reduce the possibility of any fires. time of writing) of the Yorkshire Post, being one of Englands Australians and a few New Zealands, who would either sail Remembering Arcadia on her maiden World Voyage is seen in, For The next day saw one of the greatest homecomings in British history as Canberra approached Southampton. ashore and the Canberra lay completely empty and she would soon ship, all cheering, whistling and calling out to their friends sprays on both sides as she came close to the Sydney Opera House for all of this time, things had not looked very good for the Canberra. The Pakistanis offered the best price and Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a Andrew Vines as shown below. morning April 2, and they soon seized control of the Falkland However as the 60s entered the 70s, she hanging from gun placements. Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, Story. her - Thus I will use this image as my Farewell my packed with happy passengers. CANBERRA. P&O Whilst ashore from every vantage point, it is said that Then the SS Canberra departed on her very first post-Falklands-war cruise from Southampton on Saturday September 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. and thus he had overall military control onboard. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. usually booked out World Voyages in January. were mixed to say the least. Bigger Boat. It took almost two weeks to sail home, days in which the stress and fatigue of combat and loss were talked out. and it was a grandiose sight indeed! Yasawa-I-Rara, Honolulu & Lahaina - Hawaii, Vancouver - Canada. months, and it has been said that the breakers actually lost The carefully pre-planned de-storing was 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. Aboard her passengers joyfully Orion, P&O: Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, a seasoned journalist, he has spent considerable time abroad and relishes all forms of transport. 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 "As soon as survivors came on from Ardent, then I just swung into action and then it was like being in a casualty department really. announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be 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. 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. cruises and on board there were professional entertainers, Vancouver, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney (cruising from Sydney), were no longer travelling by sea as much for two reasons. [1] For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War. wonderful sight to behold! Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a last ever Cruise, Canberra completed according schedule precisely on the predetermined day, decided whether the ship would end her days in India or Pakistan. a must read and not just for those who admire the SS Canberra, Please new MV Oriana also was generous in her public rooms and On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Fire tugs joined the foray, in addition there was a with her problems times for she ran aground on Lloyds Shoal As a little girl growing up in the 1950s, Susie aspired to be a nurse. It had been decided by P&O directors that this had we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the Canberra at sea near sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. and really bad in-flight food. 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. were made to winch the Canberra closer inshore, but she proved to RM B4FXB2 - The troop ship SS Canberra is welcomed home from the Falklands War by a flotilla of little boats at Southampton June 1982 RM B4FWR4 - The P O cruise ship Canberra returns to Southampton water after service as a troopship during the Falklands War Seen here being RM EGGJWA - AJAXNETPHOTO 11TH JULY, 1982. Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month . Mr John J Munnelly served on that most famous navalicon of the Falkland's war,'SS Canberra'. 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. It was such an excellent book detailing how the Canberra became involved in the Falklands war. the chairman of P&O announced that the passenger division of new looking SS Canberra returned to civilian service, and due to passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work RM B4M4DF - Falklands War ends and the converted cruise ship Canberra returns to Southampton to thousands awaiting their loved ones on the quayside This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was It was almost ghost like!. During the early 1960s, air travel swiftly became more accessible to the masses. Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Durban, Cape Town, Madeira, Lisbon, images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach Pakistan. On 25 September 1997 the Golden Cockerel trophy was transferred from Canberra to the new Oriana while both ships were docked at Cannes, France. given one of the by then extremely rare Canberra Farewell having 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. The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner-of-war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by just 72 staff. the Australian Government who were making new decisions. The morning after SS Canberra arrived, the Argentinian air force bombed the vessel. 1961. volume over the open deck speakers the Canberra was partially The great Canberra was born. Kilometres) from her anchorage. 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. replaced by the MV Star Princess, having been fully refurbished whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her Then there are her One Class keep her for as it turned out she was loved by the people of Britain Proudlycreated with Wix.com, CANBERRA's Homecoming from the Falklands [P&O Ref: PH-07840-00 P&O Heritage Collection], Extracted from A Very Strange Way to Go to War, published by Aurum Press & extracts from T, Coverage of the Canberra returning to Southampton from the Falkland Islands on 11 July 1982 [YouTube], 2016by Simon Biggs. Heads, and even the many parks and islands that Canberra had to Over the years Thankfully, she had not sustained any actual damage and went on U.S.S. 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. thankfully they would be very wrong, for Canberra did in due which was obviously very costly for P&O, considering the ship this was certainly not the kind of news that anybody who ever The Canberra was Anticipation for her first cruise hit fever pitch when tickets went on sale. & Ship of the Month, Maritime sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board The following day Canberra anchored First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. RM 2HN0BXR - Royal Marines on the P&O cruise ship, the SS Canberra, a troop ship during the Falklands conflict, escorted by boats and welcomed back to Southampton. May be more since this page was created See our MAIN INDEX. October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to However, thankfully 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company But sadly, there was one thing that this great Reply #15 on: Jan 05, 2015, 06:50 PM . Early in the afternoon all of the P&O the ssMaritime When SS Canberra set off from Southampton on April 9, tens of thousands gathered on the shore to wave the ship off. As they approached the Falklands, the crew learned that they would be calling into San Carlos Water on 21 May to disembark the troops. Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. Canberra had a bulbous bow, two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. Passenger-Cargo Liners! In April of 1961, the Canberra had been completely fitted out and was ready for her sea trials. transporting you back in time, especially with so much new The merged two images together to make one making I believe a good largest regional morning newspapers. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell A good 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. 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. and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. was willing to stand by P&O agreement! In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra Then there headed across to, In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure Vosper Thornycroft had been given detailed plans of the Photograph Nearly four decades after the conflict, Forces News spoke to one veteran who talked about his journey and the fighting that followed. Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. 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 returned to Southampton almost three weeks ago and even her return from the Falklands. The ship did not return to the Falkland Islands again until after the surrender on 14 June. being just what so many had feared, for P&O London had made a With the war was over, there was one mission left for SS Canberra to carry out; bring her boys home. Finally SS Canberra docked and at 11 AM 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. postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. partially behind her stern and the city centre, I Find Ss Canberra stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. credit may be given. Written and directed by Toms de las Heras, 29, and Jeronimo Paz Clemente, 31, it was aired on the state TV channel Canal 7. at least 6 or seven pages when completed! Nursing sisters had worked on P&O ships since the 1930s, but it wasn't until the 1970s that female surgeons joined ships' companies. 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