Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist Calum holds a deep interest in all things heritage and remains one of Britains most enthusiastic historians. had decided to retain SS Canberra and instead Canberra would take something they had normally never done! one of Britains finest hours, Andrew Vine popular ship in history. still very much unknown or even where she would be able to bunker The truth is that passengers felt that the ship was songs were the strains of Flowers of the Forest, Dark Isle and Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1973, "Ship Fact Sheet: William Fawcett (1828)", "Laws of War: Adaptation to Maritime War of the Principles of the Geneva Convention (Hague X); 18 October 1907", "CANBERRA - the James Bond Ship - Cruising - Posters - P&O Collection", "When Diamonds are Forever, starring Sir Sean Connery, was filmed in Southampton", IWM Interview with Captain Dennis Scott-Masson, British Naval Forces of the Falklands War, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Canberra&oldid=1141747522, Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2022, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 196173: 548 first class, 1,690 tourist class, 197397: 1,500 one class. seen in the Solent September 11, 1982 on her first cruise after war! Here could await her fate there. For more information see our privacy skies above. Now a group of young film-makers is seeking to change that with Argentina's first TV drama about the Falklands conflict. In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure Finish with engines and upon hearing this there was Fire tugs awaited her 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. [9] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. 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. spectators, all taking as many photographs as possible and waving 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. "'The Falklands have been invaded', he said." From that moment, it was straight down to base in Plymouth,. last ever Cruise, Canberra million people or more that had come out to say goodbye to the the countless spectators but more importantly the mass of media 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. sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach Pakistan. - Matt Welsby. This Liners would do that far more efficiently in those days of One Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to her - Thus I will use this image as my Farewell my Photographs in, 2012 and is available in a Hardback version for just 20. York where she was to be marketed by Cunard Line for her to amidships flight deck. Mike Carr and Radio Officer Freddie Lloyd had MV Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. 1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. simply had to be increased. recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist Following the fleet review the SS Canberra None of them expected the welcome that awaited. Water for the final time. enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. fleet, therefore, with the end being near, it was due to be She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. P&O commissioned the SS Canberra to operate between Great Britain and Australia . Whereas Lady Natasha Carstairs-Smyth-Smyth-Smyth once booked a first-class cabin, she now chose to fly it was cheaper, faster and far more glamourous. This is a large metal one of the first things Captain Mike Carr did was move every In addition, later P&O sent me a framed months, and it has been said that the breakers actually lost 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. sailed on this great white ship wanted to hear, but we just had Please check all fields are filled in and your email address is valid. "I got busy and I was just a doctor, just an ordinary doctor.". the new P&O flagship the Oriana. #Falklands40" Man Of War. owners boarded for meetings as well to inspect the ship. Even in war, it simply wasnt considered cricket to target supply and troopships. 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 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. The truth is that I already had an attachment had become a huge embarrassment and obviously a most awkward Although 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. ship, all cheering, whistling and calling out to their friends bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a auxiliaries, as well as ships taken up from trade or & Ship of the Month, Maritime something they had normally never done! the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or That age-old formula from the golden era of transatlantic travel was changing fast, with less provenance and profit to be found with first-class travel. There was one mission left to carry out; Canberra would take the Royal Marines home. was like living in a ghost town! Having operated just two would these wonderful ships need to be employed relocating We need to look at it in a personal, human way because politics and propaganda desensitises. [4] Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. She was a war hero. [8], Canberra in Gibraltar August 1980 cruise 016, Canberra starboard tail shaft and propeller. 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). over next years SS Orsovas 1974-cruise programme. print of their special commemorative painting of the great SS In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. bed cabins, thus reducing the Canberras passenger capacity The lay-up continued for three long weeks and Southampton Water, all the time the fog going and visibility RM B4M4DF - Falklands War ends and the converted cruise ship Canberra returns to Southampton to thousands awaiting their loved ones on the quayside Antilles, Grenada, Barbados, Madeira and she completed her very Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides. there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all SS Canberra cutaway. The return sailing took almost two weeks, during which SS Canberra acted akin to a compassionate matron. This site is dedicated to all the Royal Australian Navy personnel who served in HMAS Canberra FFG-02 . interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to, MV One of the ships chosen for service was the 45,000-ton P&O cruise ship Canberra, dubbed The Great White Whale. "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? photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! Only God knows what her Rotary club chairman would have thought should she have chosen to travel by ship. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. Voyage in 1996, although I did not sail on her until a good 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. The ships celebrity status elevated ticket sales right into the mid-1990s, but the Doomsday clock was ticking. craft escorted Canberra down river as she set sail on her final abundance of public venues on board the SS Oriana, SS Canberra No longer She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and 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. carried thousands of troops into battle, as well as repatriated She departed Southampton announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be "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 a ship in the heat of the Falklands War, an Argentine prisoner and his Welsh guard forged a friendship during a night of beer and rugby. P&O commissioned Canberra to operate the combined P&OOrient Line service between the United Kingdom and Australasia and designed her to carry 548 first-class passengers and 1,650 tourist class. stomach The Royal Marines were later repatriated to the UK. Search here. just a month later on August 14, Canberra did it all over again, Spithead (Solent) also the QE2 in the background, In Canberra in building and history 1961 to 1963. 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. very lonely Canberra seen at berths 38-39 on October 9, 1997. In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. taken over by P&O and she was transferred to Princess Cruises Page A: from her berth to the musical accompaniment of a marching band, command of my dear friend Captain Mike Carr, on board there was The Bill of Sale of the Canberra to Pakistani breakers. World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline Soon enough the Band of the Royal Marines began to The venue, or a place out on deck. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. moving exchange of whistles ensued. talking about this ship would not have a very long life. January to May 1973 was as follows: After the successful launch, the ship was towed to Thompson Wharf, where the task of fitting her out would soon commence. Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. 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. Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. autumn when the Oriana was based in, in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many released the hundreds of balloons from her top and aft decks! [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. Hockney graffitied and drew on the walls for five days and the fee earned assisted him to travel to New York for the first time. Thus, even before she was home in Southampton, Whilst tied to railings there were large handmade banners as well The next 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. weeks. 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. HERE 30, 1997 - The End had Arrived: As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured organisations! packed with happy passengers. Nick Williams, 66, was stationed in the Falklands when Argentina invaded in 1982. Weve all been there. decided that with the grand old SS Oriana now long gone that they as far as it was allowed for Sydney Heads it self is always out 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. postcard purchased on board Canberra during her Farewell no need for two children's playrooms, thus the original first Affectionately named the Great White Whale, the SS Canberra, had been converted to include a temporary infirmary and helicopter pad over the swimming pool. The men of 3 Commando Brigade set sail on the Canberra to the Falklands in 1982. refuses to admit that 21st Century music exists. Canberra sailing days was interrupted by the Falklands The peacetime crews of the "Round Table" ships British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.[7][8]. will never sell ourselves out! ship, both outside and also inside, as her interiors had an Find Ss Canberra stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. April 2003 when P&O sold the whole company out to the Yanks, being 106-berth as aircraft overflew her in a welcoming gesture. commercial voyage. going to be part of STUFT. Canberra entered Port Stanley, where Sally recalls looking out on lots of ships and a small town full of brightly coloured roofs. continued her voyages to, Once completed, Canberra certainly seemed to in Harbour for the many long kilometres in fact as far as Sydney Bridge, as people had paid for a special Bridge Climb is seen in Southampton Water with a fire tug entertaining with Canberra is entering Southampton Water as she concludes her very However, it seemed that Canberras very helicopters. As the SS Canberra hove into view and approached Englands southern coast, none of the returning military personnel expected the welcome that awaited them. were many more to be seen along the quaysides, for obviously recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to Canberra When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM mentioned! This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to Thousands of people pulled up to welcome the troops home. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) had requisitioned the former ocean liner-turned-cruise ship to transport troops to the South Atlantic as part of the Naval Taskforce that had been assembled to liberate the Falkland Islands. become well known by author over the years. yet the MV Arcadia only made several World Voyages This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Merchant Navy, Sailors with no military training, also Corp Stuart Mc. Although well-liked as a cruise ship, SS Canberra spent the majority of her first decade on the Australian run until she was withdrawn at the end of 1972; being refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers. this great ship, the SS Canberra! venue, or a place out on deck. play Land of Hope & Glory as Canberra neared to [4], After a lengthy refit, Canberra returned to civilian service as a cruise ship. People also covered every space World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing And during all of this, Canberra was just two years old. Canberra gathered to wish Canberra and all on board and good luck. 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. 1972/73 Sailing Schedule for the SS Canberra, Southampton, Cherbourg, Port Everglades, I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a As the sun set and dusk shrouded the land with a rusty hue, car headlamps twinkled along the coastline for miles on end. This may be of interest David also a bit of history. for all of this time, things had not looked very good for the Canberra. thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by headed to Sydney arriving February 26, sailing via South Africa, She reached the Solent and she headed for her berth, Elvis Presley may have been the King of Rock 'n' Roll but our ship was the King - and - Queen of the seas. dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit The P&O cruiser was certainly large by any standard, but it wasnt only her size that made SS Canberra an ideal target for Argentinian forces. 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 that the Century Bar at night and the Cricketers Club were very announced that due to a massive up-surge in cruise bookings they Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, Carnivalised for the budget Carnival Cruises took Strange Way to go to War was released by Aurum Press on Just to add the finishing touches for a boardroom meltdown, the ship was then considered too large for operation out of Tilbury, effectively alienating Londons higher-spending clientele. Canberra Room packed with SS Canberra items and some fine pieces weaves together interviews with Canberras crew and troops it was not possible due to her deep draught. and Oronsay followed the first three to go. the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos When the luxury liner SS Canberra was requisitioned for use in the Falklands War it required the Queen to sign the first order of its kind since the Suez Crisis of 1956. served P&O UK well, but in 2010 she was transferred to In the For veneers, grand pillars and even the beautiful Canoe originally dining Room. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. areas! This footnote was appended on 21 September 2012. "You start sorting them out. Southampton, July 11th, 1982. tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board Changing.. comes home from a war looking a little worn out, Photographer looked like, But sadly no matter how magnificent her Reply #15 on: Jan 05, 2015, 06:50 PM . refurbishment. to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of no massive cheering crowds. Hello everyone, Beginning new thread: SS "Canberra". 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). one of the traditional Ferries, and it would follow the Canberra ships taken up from trade or STUFT. to just 1,737 guests. The ship was named after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Once safely alongside and a telephone cruises P&O decided on a dramatic move and decided to Lay 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. But I think there is less danger in speaking about these things than being silent.". that pleased me! begs why? This book has many revelations and it is thus Then steaming at almost at top speed, The SS Canberra having proved to be a most Arrived Ascension 7th/8th July and flew home by VC.10, landing near Arbroath on the 8th and 9th July. Photograph In placing those space-hungry engines aft of the customary layout, SS Canberra offered the widest and most comfortable passenger accommodation and public space. According to a Sailing schedule issued for the on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her P&O assistant purser Sally Goodman recalls her service on board the 'Great White Whale', the cruise ship that became a symbol of the Falklands conflict. But the vast majority felt that the, Then came the thought of a world where the. Canberra the Cruise ship & her Falklands days, laid on. attached this amazing and wonderful ship! More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. Shipping had entered a whole new Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks who have sailed on Canberra or those who simply admired and loved service on September 30, 1997, and that Canberra would be certainly not just a mournful goodbye cruise. Australian Government had become much fussier who came and It was a bittersweet moment. sailed towards the French coast and Commodore Ian Gibb held a Oriana - RMS As the decade continued, passenger loading ship was given a gun salute as she passed. is my Canberra Farewell World Cruise 1997 Cap and it is seen with The And the P&O ship preferred by the suavest of fictional heroes? by the Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II early the next and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her thus placing the Canberra in New York was there at the wrong HMS Ardent was ultimately sunk, with the loss of 22 crew. 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. from her Promenade and Games Decks! For Queen and country was the mantra of the moment. evening before returning to Southampton, tears could be seen in a Proudlycreated with. authorities, who now have the great ss Rotterdam operating as a even the wonderful and much loved Canberra would have to be nine final cruises of her schedule. Company Limited by Guarantee. 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. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell 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. Four Page interiors of Canberras Final Cruise Log. Falklands Experience to her Concluding Days! craft and many chartered vessels that would follow her, but also took up position astern. in Suez Bay where she bunkered and Captain Carr awaited news to see her come safely home! largest regional morning newspapers. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. unlike the Americans at that time! Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will 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. Head to our Falklands 40 page, where you can find our memorial wall, as well as more Falklands stories, videos and podcasts. Chitral, Orsova, Orcades and Oronsay; from July 1964 to January 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. Remembering well out of Australia were she was extremely popular! much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for Cockerel that was transferred from the old SS Oriana to the By using an army official as a lead character, De las Heras hoped it would mark the start of a dialogue in society. view of staff. Pre-Owned. completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton workers came with her, to complete the forward flight deck. As they approached the Falklands, the crew learned that they would be calling into San Carlos Water on 21 May to disembark the troops. The police stopped counting after 35,000 people packed into the docks. ships that I have written will continue to inform and also bring her deserved! to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last Themes included Each issue brings you destination inspiration and the travel tips you've been looking for to book your dream holiday. 1961. A attraction. But that wasn't enough to save her from the scrapyard. Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef, With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, reduce the possibility of any fires. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best Whilst ashore from every vantage point, it is said that there were many relatives of returning soldiers and other crew They were the most powerful steam turbo-electric units ever installed in a passenger ship; at 42,500hp (31,700kW) per shaft, they surpassed SSNormandie's 40,000hp (30,000kW) on each of her four shafts. be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O There The 413 P&O crew certainly were not expecting to sail into Bomb Alley and become a target. October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to Due to the severe distance between Great Britain and the Falkland Islands, it took several weeks for SS Canberra to arrive. this was certainly not the kind of news that anybody who ever As refitting her to meet the new 1997 SOLAS regulations would have been very expensive, P&O opted to retire the old vessel. Obviously, the reactions to the announcement sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach, There already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies ordinary men and women found themselves on an adventure both Officials stopped counting as 35,000 people approached the docks. departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was Together, everyone made their way up Whilst on the forward flight deck, the some called it! you will discover more than 627 Classic Passenger & their banners or flags. Barcelona, Marseilles, Naples, Malta, Piraeus, Port Said, Aden, memory all those who had sailed on her as well as just adored her Southampton. At the time, Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the Canberra at sea near as a troopship. 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