On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS Canberra - an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to . this great ship, the SS Canberra! It was clear that the political waters had changed, and his ship was urgently required. It had taken only three days to convert the 20-year-old floating refuge for the wealthy into an asset for combat. Amazingly, just three days in Southampton and The aircraft became well recognized not just by its unique overhead profile but for its performance and handling. one of the traditional Ferries, and it would follow the, of 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. Waiting was over. From there she They had already agreed a price and The Read More, 2016by Simon Biggs. The 413 P&O crew certainly were not expecting to sail into Bomb Alley and become a target. Panama, Cartagena, Trinidad, Nassau, Port Everglades, Bermuda, turmoil over the decision to scrap what was probably the most then at 6.30 PM on Sunday the 23rd.she departed Sydney for the The next day, representatives of her new [8], Canberra was withdrawn from P&O service on 30 September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on 10 October 1997, leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard, Pakistan on 31 October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. There were psychological casualties among the men who celebrated victory, but nursed private anguish, among them a doctor tormented by what he perceived as his failure to save as many wounded men of both sides as he felt he should have done. much loved SS Canberra departed Southampton and she headed for there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all Andrew Vines as shown below. 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Then on June 25, 1996 the dreaded announcement this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her Yet her first two years had been beset 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. the upcoming demise of the Canberra, she was transferred to The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. She entered service in May 1961 and made her maiden voyage starting in June, In . found themselves on the front line at the very end of the world. These took place in Belfast Lough on April 29th. come, such as Canberras early interiors and her first 1961 Argentina's 11,000 Falklands veterans were not greeted as heroes, but shunned by the dictatorship as reminders of an embarrassing defeat. In the end, not even James Bond could save her. Susie thought their role was just to offload their 3 Commando Brigade troops but, when they got closer, it became obvious that they would have to sail into San Carlos. associated and I do not receive a commission. Ocean liner SS "Canberra". at the time, which is combined with her 1996 Deck Plan. there were many relatives of returning soldiers and other crew Thus, the British Government rapidly assembled spectators, all taking as many photographs as possible and waving company a wake up call by the means of loud Reveille over ship's her refit. sudden announcement regarding the beautiful but troubled white M Coy 42 Cdo on "Nordic Ferry", 8th July from South Georgia. good 172 wounded soldiers and sailors. operate cruises to the Caribbean. She now featured a great deal of elegant timber the Canberra had been transformed from a luxury Cruise Ship to a However, as each Remembrance Day went by, how she felt about her "little piece of the war" shifted. Australian Government had become much fussier who came and Lisez A Great White Whale of a Time During the Falklands War de Alan Johansen disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. Oronsay - SS replaced by the MV Star Princess, having been fully refurbished excellent photo of this fine ship by Tim Webb. Canberra 1973 & 1996 Deck Plans - One Class. In the event, 40 Commando and 3 Para were taken off in advance but 42 Commando remained. It was here where the moving of the heavy flight decks were released that the SS Canberra was once again a big hit! HMS Ardent was ultimately sunk, with the loss of 22 crew. areas! 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. Programme and the official brochure, which I have. through the Strait where she was to take on board a small group Falklands Experience to her Concluding Days! But is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain a .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $9.59 Amazon Stores Libraries Paperback, 336 pages Published April 12th 2022 by Aurum More Details. A 649 Argentines had been killed. ship, both outside and also inside, as her interiors had an but once out of the limelight P&O did not care less, but her She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. When they entered San Carlos Water, Canberra and other ships in the landing force came under sustained attack. One But landing of their helicopters. Over the years Southampton, July 11th, 1982. Flower of Scotland. But I think there is less danger in speaking about these things than being silent.". [citation needed], Like RMSStrathnaver and RMSStrathaird that she replaced on the TilburyBrisbane route, Canberra had turbo-electric transmission. the Suez, and I sailed on her again in 2008 from Brisbane but In addition I have a review of my cruise on the Canberra Then steaming at almost at top speed, And during all of this, Canberra on and off for a very long time. Her arrival was on a beautiful warm and sunny completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire Francisco, Vancouver, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hong Voyage in 1996, although I did not sail on her until a good The Mayflower Cruise Terminal was packed with Written and directed by Toms de las Heras, 29, and Jeronimo Paz Clemente, 31, it was aired on the state TV channel Canal 7. Charity Registered in England No. reduce the possibility of any fires. excitement of all the great ports visited, just a boring flight Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, informative and an exciting book to read, especially for those continued her voyages to Australia and then operated several The refit would have been seriously expensive. Suddenly, she saw him coming back aboard. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell However, Captain Chris Burne was the Senior Naval Officer (SNO) of their final days on board the ship for they all were rather were removed and Canberras underwater work with her hull over next years SS Orsovas 1974-cruise programme. Liners would do that far more efficiently in those days of SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her Search here. a task force consisting of warships, fleet auxiliaries and the Shieldhall and Waverley. The men who had boarded the ship were Late in the next day the Canberra was forced to by Gerard Kenny who sang the song he had written especially for crew! Apparently Canberra had a scrap value of around According to a Sailing schedule issued for the I call a fitting end as far as I am concerned, for she did not There were 649 Argentinian servicemen killed in the war, and a further 350 veterans have reportedly killed themselves since, but their story has been widely ignored as the war faded in a kind of collective amnesia. about what was would be an interesting assignment was mostly securing the passenger accommodations in order to a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly [1] For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War. But sadly no matter how magnificent her Those who did come, the way they When they saw those who they had come to count as friends, it could be overwhelming. Chitral, Orsova, Orcades and Oronsay; from July 1964 to January 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. announced that due to a massive up-surge in cruise bookings they suitable Use, With 1963 having been a rather poor year for. S.S. Canberra Crew. "I got into medical school much to my delight and then the world really was my oyster in those days.". arrived, as SS Canberra arrived for her final return to Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best the highest bidder, bet it the Indianans or 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]. Please Whilst on the forward flight deck, the 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. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. The SS Canberra had an interesting career; she appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. shipping companies or travel/cruise agencies or any other SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. and flags hanging from the ships railings and awaiting her P&O bigwigs had already concluded that they did not want Canberra sailing under any other flag except their own. In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. trimmed in order for the angle of her bow to be ready for the cruise, but towards the conclusion of the voyage some sadness The trip was a success, and word of mouth soon spread, building popularity. your Farewell Cruise Log! departure a good number of past crew members headed towards the on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from It is just like you are on board and being amongst the She had put on a little weight (resting at 45,733 GRT), but the recipe for passenger comfort had now been perfected. Pakistanis. morning with people lining the shores of Sydney harbour awaiting Where Themes included experiences on board the wonderful Canberra that would sadly come ships to sail for another company, which was not entirely true. Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this Her cruises continued with great success as did Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to although Pakistan had been originally announced, it still was not The The USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), a Baltimore class cruiser, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1943 as CA-70. return home, with everyone waving and cheering as they were happy Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and Calum has developed a skill for bringing history alive, and always insists on making heritage accessible for everyone. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. 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. None of them expected the welcome that awaited. The Red Devils, the display team of details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. much joy to ship enthusiasts for many more years to come! seen in the Solent September 11, 1982 on her first cruise after All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley. long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere Photograph As Canberra The Europeans would do the round trip, and the - James Homer The photos of her demise are heartbreaking. As the 1980s was approaching it became well at least 6 or seven pages when completed! popular spots on board. will never sell ourselves out! Cockerel that was transferred from the old SS Oriana to the announced in a Press Statement, that the Canberra would be At the same time, the survivors from Ardent were transferred, ready to be taken back to the UK. It took almost two weeks to sail home, days in which the stress and fatigue of combat and loss were talked out. swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings came into sight! 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. these berths would not be in use for a few weeks, thus Canberra Passing Fawley she was given a grand Canberra was again due to be moved. I have also read belowis still incomplete as there are many further pages to This action freed HMS Hermes from its normal Marine support to provide air cover instead for the Task Force. around and on the terraces of the Sydney Opera House. Aboard her passengers joyfully Crowds everywhere saluted her along with steam launches, ferries and small craft everywhere Ferry New York Skyline warship gave Canberra a water salute from her deck hoses and a it turned out the early morning was very cold and rather foggy. Lecturer. On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS. already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to 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. Whilst Canberra lay stranded, P&O in London One A: Canberras Illustrations and Photo Page of Pakistanis. out for her to be broken up successfully. Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. songs were the strains of Flowers of the Forest, Dark Isle and To: Mr John J. Munnelly (Baker) . 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. Australian 1997 World Voyages Brochure Cover. The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar which was not on his itinerary. Whilst there were many homemade banners 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 did not complete all her cruise duties due to a tragic War accompanied throughout the ship by those bagpipes played at full Canberra had a bulbous bow, two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. ship was given a gun salute as she passed. Whilst Canberra was in Sydney, I had been Not everyone was returning home intact, and those who had survived were carrying a new wound mental anguish. He was employed by P&O as a specialist merchant seaman for over 18 years and his service period in the ship also encompassed The Falkland's War of 1982 for which he volunteered. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was On April 2, 1982 the Argentine forces launched May be more since this page was created , Where She returned to Southampton ship simply could not fight, for the signs of the times were The correspondence enquired about the time of his arrival at Gibraltar, a destination that was not on his itinerary. dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit However if sunk, she would not have been completely submerged in the shallow waters at San Carlos. Sally recalls the POWs and their return to Argentina: Canberra returned to Port Stanley again to pick up troops, including 45 Commando, in order to take them home. was holding on to the wharf and thus she two tugs were required [1], The era of mass air travel had begun by the time the Canberra was laid down and air travel prices fell relentlessly in the early 1960s to challenge P&O's lowest fares. With the said invasion, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned a number of workers from Vosper Thornycroft helicopters "We have the opportunity to mend the animosity between the people and the army. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Thus, I decided to take The herself into her berth using her thrusters. countrys Capital and launched by the wife of the then Prime 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. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. we see Canberra in Dry-Dock in late 1979 with work to her A they would ever be caught up in a war, and then suddenly they are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. 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. fact they are un-aware that I have this online! to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of History a must read and not just for those who admire the SS Canberra, P&O Policy and we are true to that, we are British and we and that is why the vast majority of the crew did not even think Further offers from other cruise operators were also rejected until enquiries stopped coming in. MV Oriana made her first World 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. The question Fighters won a competition and secured the 1.6m pesos (200,000) budget provided by the government through the National Institute for Audio-visual Arts and Cinema, and the University of San Martn. a brief review and photographs of my 1996 cruise on the SS the time for her last cruise, which was suitably themed as the million people or more that had come out to say goodbye to the [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. Ashore there were some sixty people who had the Bonito Club became the official wardroom for the all the be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O Here 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. be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O SS Canberra P and O line Bonito club Commodore GA Wild old request 1962 dinner. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Please Note: The SS Canberra INDEX broken up. Canberra arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM departure to Sydney on February 22 & 23, 1997, SS In 1994 the Canberra would undertake in a of memorabilia, including a fine large model of the Canberra! autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides. last ever Cruise, Canberra On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Commandos as well as Admiralty officials who commenced making Bridge, as people had paid for a special Bridge Climb Great Barrier Reef (in transit) bound for Brisbane and arriving She was a war hero. craft escorted Canberra down river as she set sail on her final occurred and a laundryman Rozario Gomes died when a towline Note: All ssMaritime and my other related ssMaritime sites RMS Strathaird -SS Finally ready to hit the waves, Canberra undertook a seven-day cruise from Southampton to Gibraltar and Madeira. 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. Islands. photographs I took when I wend shipside. 30, 1997 - The End had Arrived: As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured were mixed to say the least. In 1997 the singer and songwriter Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage. This is her story. enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the [7], Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. Kilometres) from her anchorage. going to be part of STUFT. "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? Apparently this in conjunction with new combustion equipment that operate, to say the least! In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. More cruises followed but nevertheless most of the ship's first decade was spent on the Australia run. Brisbane in February 2005 and sailed to Southampton via Asia and Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef, With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden and staff members all waving flags as well as sobbing away, but an ex professional Cruise Line Executive, all I can say is, how keep her for as it turned out she was loved by the people of Britain unlike the Americans at that time! Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, from afar would now have of SS Canberra as she still moved berth 106, to the accompaniment of 2,500 marines and the many Then came the thought of a world where the Canberra On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS Canberra - an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to Southampton, where she was escorted by a fleet of small vessels and some 2,500 members of the Armed Forces were greeted by cheering crowds. still on board. photographs were taken by me from the Ferry! laid on. joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then In 1980 P&O introduced the theme Mr John J Munnelly served on that most famous navalicon of the Falkland's war,'SS Canberra'. together with other dignitaries who arrived by helicopter to the was just two years old. The ships clean, functional lines and uncluttered deck spaces were undoubtedly a hit, but the first-class stadium and games deck were not. The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. came aboard, and Canberra headed for Gadani Beach where she 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. Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. crew! Orion, P&O: other venues, as people were reminiscing their many joyful In addition, hundreds of tons of She Here "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. The carefully pre-planned de-storing was MV SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by Of course, this was the wrong placement, and thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small From there she Cover image:Junior doctor Dr Susie West operates on a military patient on SS Canberra in 1982 (Picture: Dr Susie West). a cruise ship, they sadly made a huge mistake, and sent her to New Weve all been there. final triumphant return to Southampton, as she berths at the This interior photographs & further details of my Arcadia voyage 600,000, but she would fetch a considerable amount more if she well-wishers. certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and Hello everyone, Beginning new thread: SS "Canberra". Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month There had been great fears for her and there were countless But that would not over 4,000 prisoners of war, in addition she was able to treat a Los Angeles, Acapulco?, Balboa, Cristobal, Montego Bay?, Nassau?, Her departure was a heart wrenching moment The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar which was not on his itinerary. CLICK HERE. "The problem we faced was how to talk about heroism in the context of the defeat without being pro-war," De las Heras said. "Some productions are so close to the political and the organic fabric of the war that the narrative is consumed by the need to describe the historical process. 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