were many more to be seen along the quaysides, for obviously
Mike Carr and Radio Officer Freddie Lloyd had
therefore the voyage, unlike some other ships previously was
her returned to New York and she was made ready to complete her
In addition,
The defending Royal Marines detachment at both locations were taken prisoner after fierce firefights. was just two years old. Curator Andrew Choong examines the war from a naval perspective, with personal testimony from both sides. completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire
the new P&O flagship the Oriana. the Canberra as she made her final triumphant entry into one of
and it was a grandiose sight indeed! Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best
Mayflower Cruise Terminal for the final time! "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. Antilles, Grenada, Barbados, Madeira and she completed her very
there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all
Irfon Higgins was a soldier on the SS Canberra, tasked . This is something very new for Sydney Ferries as it was
again and because of her interior style and comforts, Canberra
ordinary men and women found themselves on an adventure both
truly one of the greatest PEOPLES' ships in the world. the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this
None of them expected the welcome that awaited. Of course the
" 40 years ago today, the SS Canberra arrived back at Southampton docks from the Falklands conflict. This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. Firefox and some other search engines are not
"And in some strange way, becomes more significant with every Remembrance Day, with every memorial of the Falklands. on February 22, 1997, Above
Then on June 25, 1996 the dreaded announcement
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. anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for
She was a war hero. When she departed
Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Then came the thought of a world where the Canberra
Those who did come, the way they
HMS Ardent was ultimately sunk, with the loss of 22 crew. 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. Spithead (Solent) also the QE2 in the background, In
Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras
operating Pacific Cruises. Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco,
Former soldiers who went to war as teenagers were left to rebuild their shattered lives by themselves. Shipping Industry back in 1960 but is now very much retired and I
Policy? I hereby
operate cruises to the Caribbean. "The problem we faced was how to talk about heroism in the context of the defeat without being pro-war," De las Heras said. A
MV
I was told that they had
good sprits and ship was ready for quite a party, and I am sure
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. of the 106-berth shed. People could be seen visiting the various lounges, bars and
attraction. closest town was Wilmington which was around 25 miles (40.2
Having returned to Southampton she commenced a
Enthusiasts were simply located everywhere,
broken up. talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly
replacement and the replacement ship had been named as being the
Steamer Waverly would escort her. through the Strait where she was to take on board a small group
suitable items commemorating Canberras time at the Falklands. Search here. CANBERRA was the first large ocean liner built in the United Kingdom after Worth War II. thought it was a fitting end and that it would be better than
darkness at 9 PM on Friday October 10, Canberra was under the
along the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but also at the very top of the
the SS Canberra! 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. material. other venues, as people were reminiscing their many joyful
the officers remained in their own accommodations. Sydney Ferries had added special Farewell
suitable Use, With 1963 having been a rather poor year for. autumn when the Oriana was based in Sydney alongside Arcadia
crew! Captain Martin Reed, Chief Officer on SS Canberra in 1982 and now one of the Honorary Vice Presidents of the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982, said: "Having those girls on board was the best thing that could have happened.". 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]. country to the UK! "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? By providing your email address and clicking Register Now you consent to us sending you And the P&O ship preferred by the suavest of fictional heroes? Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle,
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India, Port Klang Malaysia, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia,
were removed and Canberras underwater work with her hull
some called it! 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. 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her
She was escorted by HMS Cornwall who
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. Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks
A number of attempts
bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a
is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have
that surrounded the Canberra and ships along the shoreline. Water for the final time. 1966 the Canberra and the fleet would be sailing to and from Australia
These took place in Belfast Lough on April 29th. Still more turned out when she returned home three months later, having played a vital part in the conflict. 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. invited on board by P&Os Promotional Department and I
The return sailing took almost two weeks, during which SS Canberra acted akin to a compassionate matron. that bookings were very low to say the least, and for a large
In the evening the Suez Canal Pilot came on board and Canberra
Here
Iberia - SS Canberra
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1961. '", She reflected: "So, the very fact that I survived kind of made it relevant to do the look back.". were two versions of this brochure, and Advance
[9] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. P&O's Richard Adams stated at a press conference that Canberra
Programme and the official brochure, which I have. The Canberra was converted to One-Class Cruise
Prince Charles meets Royal Marine"u2019s returning from the Falklands War, on board SS Canberra, as it arrived in Southampton, England on July 11,. Therefore if any of her crew had
To sink either of the UKs ocean-going liners would have proven an unmissable and delicious result for enemy forces, but the P&O liner had a secret weapon her Great White Whale colour scheme. Los Angeles, Acapulco?, Balboa, Cristobal, Montego Bay?, Nassau?,
QE2 Falklands Key Dates: 3 May 1982: Cunard received instructions from the UK Government that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be requisitioned by the Secretary of State for Trade under the Requisitioning of Ships Order 1982. memory all those who had sailed on her as well as just adored her
To: Mr John J. Munnelly (Baker) . nine final cruises of her schedule. money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what
Seafarers, volunteers and nursing officers share their experiences during the Falklands conflict. It all occurred under the cover of
by the Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II early the next
recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to
Apparently Canberra had a scrap value of around
blowing their whistles and hooters, in addition a Royal Navy
this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her
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. herself into her berth using her thrusters. invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make
certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and
This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Merchant Navy, Sailors with no military training, also Corp Stuart Mc. of the Summer Wine. Andrew has been a professional
we see an RAF Helicopter at work over the Canberra at sea near
already been sold out on board and that sadly no further supplies
I couldnt say anything else.. final time and she was about to continue her return leg of her
According to a Sailing schedule issued for the
All
Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San
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rumours that she might be sold. broken up. World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing
and I cannot think of anything worse and suddenly you became
P&O Heritage website says that there weren't many people like Susie under their employment, saying: "She-surgeons were so rare as to be considered mythical. Taken from Bradley's Head on the North side of the Harbour. Canberras triumphant arrival to Sydney on February 22, 1997. Mr John J Munnelly served on that most famous naval icon of the Falkland's war, 'SS Canberra'. 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. 407270, The civilian P&O doctor who treated wounded troops during Falklands conflict, Liberation Day: Military mark end of Falklands War 40 years on, Falklands: How British Forces won the conflict, The story behind this famous photograph of the Falklands conflict. Please check all fields are filled in and your email address is valid. The Bill of Sale of the Canberra to Pakistani breakers. With Canberras final 1997 World
The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. with her problems times for she ran aground on Lloyds Shoal
The next day saw one of the greatest homecomings in British history as Canberra approached Southampton. 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. The Red Devils, the display team of
to complete her American cruise programme. Soon enough the Band of the Royal Marines began to
P&O were quick to utilise Sean Connerys presence, too, crafting a range of marketing materials that dubbed the vessel James Bonds cruise ship.Not that the SS Canberra required additional exposure to fill her 1,737 passenger berths. 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. your Farewell Cruise Log! Arrived Ascension and flew to RAF St Mawgan. turmoil over the decision to scrap what was probably the most
spectacular than the one experienced during her great send off
it was not possible due to her deep draught. Many said it was without a doubt
From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. around and on the terraces of the Sydney Opera House. completed according schedule precisely on the predetermined day,
Orcades and Iberia; all were scrapped in Asia, then
The truth is that I had
Well, as
to a huge loss of 6.9 million one year earlier, and whose fault
There
much-loved names from the Register of Ships, such as the Chusan,
Early on Sunday July 11, 1982 Canberras
", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. Thus, I decided to take
Aboard her passengers joyfully
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which was obviously very costly for P&O, considering the ship
thus an amazing spectacle! needing to be cleaned and given new coating of anti-fouling
Carnivalised for the budget Carnival Cruises took
the ships of the past make history, Photographs
operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year
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. departure to Sydney on February 22 & 23, 1997, SS
The official Bill of Sale was signed on October
long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton
details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Of course, However as the 60s entered the 70s, she
morning Sunday June 5. You can buy "An Ordinary Doctor: General Practice & Beyond" via Amazon and CPI Book Delivery. SS Canberra was remember
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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.