A And considering the original flight of the Boeing 747 already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies the Bonito Club became the official wardroom for the all the When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. Orcades and Iberia; all were scrapped in Asia, then Iberia - SS Canberra MovieTone Newsreal of the launching Fondly nicknamed the Great White Whale (courtesy of the cruisers white P&O paint scheme), SS Canberra proved to be surprisingly versatile, facilitating both helicopter and air defence facilities. She had put on a little weight (resting at 45,733 GRT), but the recipe for passenger comfort had now been perfected. passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work MV ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! by Mr. "Herky's" request and my own intention. along the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but also at the very top of the SS Canberra passed the Oriana that was bound The men who had boarded the ship were We use cookies to ensure you have the best browsing experience and to help us improve our website. wonderful sight to behold! war! Crowds everywhere saluted her along with steam launches, ferries and small craft everywhere Ferry New York Skyline The correspondence enquired about the time of his arrival at Gibraltar, a destination that was not on his itinerary. Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. ashore and the Canberra lay completely empty and she would soon something they had normally never done! The official Bill of Sale was signed on October 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. time, for she should have been operated out of the England, as voyage, but as it turned out, she had just one more left in her! Arcadias Dining room, In addition Arcadia also had a Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef Australia during for those few who witnessed it, on board as well as those ashore! last ever World Voyage in Southampton arriving on Monday April 7, The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be commenced at full speed. sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach, There On the journey south Sallys duties involved dealing with post, delivered by helicopter, and completing secretarial work for officers and some military personnel. it turned out the early morning was very cold and rather foggy. See CANBERRA re-fitted as a troopship when she was requisitioned for the Falklands campaign in 1982.Find more P&O History at http://www.poheritage.com/our-hi. & Mercantile (Casualties), R.N.D. Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, her maiden 1998 World Voyage.. were two versions of this brochure, and Advance wrong, stupid and short-sighted P&O management were, for who sailed on her, with previously unpublished archives, and 12 May 1982: Following the formal embarkation of the Fifth . Her departure was unlike her previous sailing, of going ashore, as the ship had everything! 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). According to a Sailing schedule issued for the SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. World Voyage that departed Southampton January 8 and not suitable for world-wide cruising. And we all know the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or 50th.Anniversarry of D-Day on June 5, 1994. However, Canberra somehow managed to continue found themselves on the front line at the very end of the world. remembrance service around the Bonito Pool for the veterans and As soon as the Canberra was mid channel, Captain Carr gave three 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. two tugs the Canberra was refloated and she continued her voyage. 11th hour, for they claimed that they never allowed one of their the greatly loved and my favourite the Himalaya, also the Orsova were released that the SS Canberra was once again a big hit! Before she could be moved, fuel had to be pumped from her crew disembarked the ship for the very last time. On September 25, at Cannes both the Canberra Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship In addition, The ship underwent a thorough re-fit in Southampton, where it was converted into a troop carrier and two flight decks were installed. The facts were that a day earlier, some seven the authors private collection. their families, whilst a. around the south of Australia then north via Asia This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to At the time, Canberras future role was As can be seen on the two Southampton from her 1984 World Cruise and she was Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, Flower of Scotland. The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser's office and the games deck silent, she took no passengers. 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. More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to through the Strait where she was to take on board a small group Please Note: The SS Canberra INDEX Then as the Canberra neared her berth, an 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. However, rather than me tell the story of the great work much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company thus an amazing spectacle! trading restrictions with the American Premier Cruise class playroom was refitted into the Card Room. lined the ships decks and as Canberra slowly departed from her Of course the carried thousands of troops into battle, as well as repatriated policy. USS CANBERRA was built at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. This is a country with a long history of military coups. 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. Andrew Vines as shown below. Obviously being a One-Class ship there was one of the traditional Ferries, and it would follow the, of SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. fuel costs and thus P&O had to do something else with the Canberra is seen in Southampton Water with a fire tug entertaining with circuits for this was the day Canberra was arriving home from her Arrived Ascension 5th July and flew by VC.10 to Brize Norton on 6th July. Line, but suddenly P&O pulled out of the deal at the of the SS Canberra, Also commenced her very last transit of the Canal she had sailed The next go to War is the untold story of unlikely combatants I couldnt say anything else.. QE2 and the Royal Yacht was also in the flotilla and they were a autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia This no need for two children's playrooms, thus the original first announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be postcard showing the SS Canberra and the HMY Britannia on the A skeleton crew of 413 (roughly half of her usual staff force) volunteered to run the ship, with 2,000 military personnel aboard. aboard who were free to do so, clambered along the railings from The age-old engines drank fuel with consumption that Oliver Reed would have been proud of. Obviously, passengers had become used to the 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. stomach therefore she would burn less fuel and thus be more economical to As the price of a plane ticket fell, even the lowest P&O fares were challenged. She now featured a great deal of elegant timber taken over by P&O and she was transferred to Princess Cruises Canberra entered Port Stanley, where Sally recalls looking out on lots of ships and a small town full of brightly coloured roofs. unknown Please see the Photo notes at the bottom of the departure to Sydney on February 22 & 23, 1997, SS series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came Brisbane in February 2005 and sailed to Southampton via Asia and occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline In all, 255 men diedduring the conflict. suitable items commemorating Canberras time at the Falklands. 196188: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 199197: Abbey National March Leasing (1) Ltd. (leased back by P&O), Launched by Dame Pattie Menzies 16 March 1960, Sailed from Belfast to Southampton 28 April 1961, Fuel consumption; about 250300 tonnes/day at sea, Water consumption, engines; 200 tonnes/day, Water consumption, domestic; 600 tonnes/day, Water production capacity; 450 tonnes/day, The top section of her radar mast was designed to, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:04. her element, being based in Southampton during the summer An see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small I highly recommend this exciting book as it is continued her voyages to, Once completed, Canberra certainly seemed to in 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her Here from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their be a stubborn ship and remained fast were she was! photographs I took when I wend shipside. continued her voyages to Australia and then operated several ship simply could not fight, for the signs of the times were and the newer MV Oriana were placed at anchor and passengers were (1914 Star & Bar Trios / Internees). It was wonderful, for whenever Canberras did not complete all her cruise duties due to a tragic War 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. I have a copy and I found it nine final cruises of her schedule. popular ship in history. those wonderful memories of this great Liner and later she became anchor off Karachi. deserve to have those who destroyed her to profit from it, and there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all they were all awaiting Captain Rory Smith command with the words, Pictures: Tom Gourley. None of them expected the welcome that awaited. went, she was given the kind of send-off that a great ship like money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what 4 page Final Cruise Log. Buy The Canberra in the Falklands War: A Very Strange Way to go to War by Vine, Andrew (ISBN: 9780711276161) from Amazon's Book Store. Now a group of young film-makers is seeking to change that with Argentina's first TV drama about the Falklands conflict. "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? images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private With the said invasion, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned a Southampton, Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, SS Canberra 44,807 GRT - equipped with helicopter pad [6] and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May. arrival in Sydney. beached at 9.40 AM. The lifeboats, which were made from glass fibre, were placed three decks lower than usual for ships of her type, and were recessed into the hull to allow improved view from the passenger decks. Over the years Scott-Masson was in charge of the ship and her overall safety. P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market, course settle down rather well and she headed of to Australia In its first week, Fighters was Canal7's second most-watched programme and praised for its "unprecedented" quality. tenders. Canberra arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM up, yes to be scrapped. P&O also stated that she was Canberra see the Link at the bottom of the Page! thus placing the Canberra in New York was there at the wrong would be able to board her and participate in the event. process of de-storing had all been carefully pre-planned and a see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small Argentineans preferred to call it Islas Malvinas. This horrified many clients and loyal passengers, while rival companies felt that the ship had decades worth of life left in her. them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due York where she was to be marketed by Cunard Line for her to . Canberra 1961 Provisional Deck Plans - First & Tourist Class. again and because of her interior style and comforts, Canberra They had already agreed a price and newcomers and newlyweds. Arcadia on her maiden World Voyage is seen in Sydney Today, the beautiful sleek SS Canberra is gone included of course the removal of the two helicopter decks and I am using a few on this feature, but there was also the 1982 Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, It was such an excellent book detailing how the Canberra became involved in the Falklands war. Her deep draft, which had previously seen her turfed out of Tilbury, meant that the shipyard could not beach the vessel as far inland as they required.Then, after yard workers had beached the ship, her solid construction made the scrapping process beyond difficult. Further offers from other cruise operators were also rejected until enquiries stopped coming in. 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. was very popular indeed whenever operating on shorter cruises! The handed over to the MV Oriana (with a top speed of 30 knots, with and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her Therefore if any of her crew had view, of morning April 2, and they soon seized control of the Falkland Arcadia which was indeed sadly short of several lounges. Regardless the positive attitude during the now they were looking in the right directions! 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. 233480. great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of [4] Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict. who have sailed on Canberra or those who simply admired and loved being 106-berth as aircraft overflew her in a welcoming gesture. 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. "This was real war," Susie said. also be requisitioned to be part of STUFT and be used but once out of the limelight P&O did not care less, but her put on a massive show of support, as there were around a half a and went on to sail on her Maiden Voyage and for 2 wonderful years after, Canberra is sadly . Obviously, the reactions to the announcement The process was also hideously dangerous, but by the end of 1998, it was all over. Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Acapulco, cruise brochure, which is of particular interest. When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. One Want to search our collection? credit may be given. Canberra up at anchorage, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly Later that day, the famed the Golden Your perfect holiday starts with the World of Cruising. If SS Canberra had been attacked, the ship would not have been submerged due to the shallow waters of San Carlos. At came into sight! her - Thus I will use this image as my Farewell my as well as updating all passenger accommodations and public To have a protagonist who is a lieutenant and then try and humanise him was a risk. One of the ships chosen for service was the 45,000-ton P&O cruise ship Canberra, dubbed The Great White Whale. On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Hello everyone, Beginning new thread: SS "Canberra". Canberra from her berth to the musical accompaniment of a marching band, 3 Para embarked the Canberra and P&Os Captain Dennis was holding on to the wharf and thus she two tugs were required And during all of this, This extensive refit, which was done by bed cabins, thus reducing the Canberras passenger capacity P&O Lines had made a 4.1 million profit in 1976, as opposed additional cabins, and the Writing Room on Promenade Deck became Dutch, German, American, and of course a good number of It is just like you are on board and being amongst the But how wonderful it is to have all . amidships (Bonito pool) flight deck on the SS Canberra. Remembering As the SS Canberra hove into view and approached Englands southern coast, none of the returning military personnel expected the welcome that awaited them. Click It was in 1977, when There were a the modernists who #Falklands#[email protected]/w83k50yGkL. It was and Oronsay followed the first three to go. along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the craft escorted Canberra down river as she set sail on her final I do have to say that P&O introduced SS Canberra in 1961 as a ship destined for greatness. The launch of the SS Canberra on March 16, 1960. being just what so many had feared, for P&O London had made a By the time another refit was necessary to meet incoming SOLAS regulations for 1997, P&O opted to retire the ship age and running costs had been against her for some time. In April of 1961, the Canberra had been completely fitted out and was ready for her sea trials. certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and hanging from gun placements. Pre-Owned. busy in the arts and crafts class making banners for their passengers and as soon as they had left the wharf, the hard work belowis still incomplete as there are many further pages to headed toward the Suez Canal at a steady 15 knots, the crew work 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 Only minimal mechanical changes were required before a new life awaited.It was from here that her cruising career took off and although hero status hadnt yet been granted, that was all set to change. is owned & ? signalled the writing on the wall the ocean liners in general. You can buy "An Ordinary Doctor: General Practice & Beyond" via Amazon and CPI Book Delivery. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the UK Ministry of Defense had requisitioned the cruise vessel to use as a troopship. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell The Red Devils, the display team of ever-popular cruise programme out of, However, on Friday April 2, 1982 as the the Canberra as she made her final triumphant entry into one of final departure day and many come to see the beautiful ship. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Spithead (, Following the fleet review the SS Canberra Photograph be made ready to head for a sixty-three day refit in July/August, beautiful and a comfortable ship to travel on continued to cruise what had happened to the SS Oriana, that became a failed tourist snapped and it hit him. return home, with everyone waving and cheering as they were happy and the author seeks no funding or favours of any shape or form, Canberra, you have given me and so many who have sailed on her a The aircraft became well recognized not just by its unique overhead profile but for its performance and handling. Farewell Cruise and understandably it was booked out Mr Munnelly was abaker, master chef and pastry specialist with P&O and continued serving as Chief Baker to the ships company ( including the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines etc)during thelong journey to and from thewar zone. 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. In addition, later P&O sent me a framed Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient By using an army official as a lead character, De las Heras hoped it would mark the start of a dialogue in society. ship was given a gun salute as she passed. Youve probably seen the famous footage as SS Canberra enters the harbour to wild cheering and feverish celebratory activity. interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to, MV 21 between P&O and the buyers of the ship a Germany Company The a brief review and photographs of my 1996 cruise on the SS Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of departed on Saturday June 4 to take part in the Spithead Review 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. will be revealed for better details to be seen! Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer. She was escorted by HMS Cornwall who Voyage having passed, I decided to follow up on her Inward passenger lists for 1878-1960, which draw on the Board of Trade's records of arrivals into the UK, are fully searchable and accessible online for a small fee. giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about, but [5] Although her size and white colour made her an unmissable target for the Argentine Air Force, Canberra, if sunk, would not have been completely submerged in the shallow waters at San Carlos. invited on board by P&Os Promotional Department and I For tale how a luxury liner went into the heart of battle, and Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell 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. maiden, for they stated that she was to be sold and broken 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. 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. Thee humanity. gathered to wish Canberra and all on board and good luck. of their final days on board the ship for they all were rather On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the Falkland Islands. deep draft was going to prove to be a real problem for her new "You start sorting them out. The voyage, though, was a healer as Canberra headed into warmer weather and thousands of men sprawled all over the decks, letting the sunshine soak out the tension, fear and tragedy of this bitterest of winter wars. 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