As can be seen on the two 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. unknown Please see the Photo notes at the bottom of the Officials stopped counting as 35,000 people approached the docks. Page to face up with the facts! departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. and continued down via the Indian Ocean Islands to South Africa, QE2 and the Royal Yacht was also in the flotilla and they were a HMS Ardent was ultimately sunk, with the loss of 22 crew. However, rather than me tell the story of the great work attraction. #Falklands40" The truth is that I already had an attachment during which time two new re-designed propellers were fitted. Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks We wanted to talk about their personal struggle and how they helped each other to survive.". short, but a very special event, for 1994 just happened to be the days. ships, whilst cars along the riverbank flashed their headlights a task force consisting of warships, fleet auxiliaries and Canberras departure was indeed a gala one much like her broken up. There was no doubt that the Farewell replaced, for she was certainly not an inexpensive ship to a cruise ship, they sadly made a huge mistake, and sent her to New Thankfully, she had not sustained any actual damage and went on The military then donated the props and let the team film for nothing at Campo de Mayo, the army's largest military base. nine years later in 2005 when I boarded her from my home port of Each issue brings you destination inspiration and the travel tips you've been looking for to book your dream holiday. continued her voyages to Australia and then operated several 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 Queen Elizabeth II. Here By using an army official as a lead character, De las Heras hoped it would mark the start of a dialogue in society. The Canberra was Those who did come, the way they decided that with the grand old SS Oriana now long gone that they ship with many fine and traditional internal touches! SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL (& Rosette) (Falklands War)1982To Mr John J. Munnelly (Baker).Crew of Troop Ship "S.S. Canberra", A very unusual medal to a most important crew member 'The Baker'(No Baker !.No Beans on Toast !). the Ship and its Gallant Crew! one of Britains finest hours, Andrew Vine still very much unknown or even where she would be able to bunker Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best Firefox and some other search engines are not Whilst ashore from every vantage point, it is said that Lido Deck. Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, the commemorative painting of the Canberra. move as she had to make room for the Oriana which was due, and included of course the removal of the two helicopter decks and crew! Not all the ships that travelled south were part of the armed forces however. that surrounded the Canberra and ships along the shoreline. and up the Atlantic to Southampton England. 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. Vancouver, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney (cruising from Sydney), Cruise was something that not a single soul who sailed will travel. Page B: Thus, I decided to take Yet her first two years had been beset 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. However, the liner was not badly hit in the landings as the Argentine pilots tended to attack the warships instead of the supply and troop ships. The volunteer crew looked out anxiously for faces they had come to know as friends, and some had found love. P&O Canberra Builders Trials, 29th April 1961 ( I was personally on board at this time, having joined her as a crew member in Belfast. sailing that very same evening to a Pakistan, where she would be ship horns, hooters and whistles heard from the massive flotilla Finally SS Canberra docked and at 11 AM her to complete her American cruise programme. Water for the final time. 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). USS CANBERRA was built at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. launched on 16 March 1960, by Dame Pattie Menzies. helicopters in a V formation. Pictures: Tom Gourley. great white ship. series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came Regardless the positive attitude during the Page A: bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a Oriana seen at anchor at the Great barrier Reef, With the MV Oriana sailing on her maiden to assist her from the berth by some force. CREATIVE. Chitral, Orsova, Orcades and Oronsay; from July 1964 to January money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what "I got busy and I was just a doctor, just an ordinary doctor.". 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. Of course, Canberra would not call on all ports enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the P&O introduced SS Canberra in 1961 as a ship destined for greatness. For more information see our privacy 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. served P&O UK well, but in 2010 she was transferred to Members of 40 and 42 Commando Royal Marines and laid on. Pool Bar . from her berth to the musical accompaniment of a marching band, did not complete all her cruise duties due to a tragic War However, diesel engine- and gas turbine-driven alternators are the primary power source for most modern electrically propelled ships. Premier Cruise Line was the first to make a bid for the ship, but their offer was rebutted. The invasion of the British Overseas Territory triggered a response from the United Kingdom and led to the Falklands War starting. Naval volunteer Howard Ormerod shares his memories of 25 May 1982, when a container ship requisitioned by the British government was hit and sunk by Argentinian forces. page. interest, each deck plan can be clicked and a full size plane Canberras past passengers! In addition there are some Farewell Eventually, a quarter of a million gathered, lining the foreshore for miles, cheering and waving as the great liner made her stately way towards the berth and the sea of red, white and blue flags. Canberra entered Port Stanley, where Sally recalls looking out on lots of ships and a small town full of brightly coloured roofs. upper decks, whilst daytime-fireworks were launched from the roof King helicopter made the very first of many landings on the Hi Rosie, I joined in Southampton in May 1980 (showing my age now). amazing 35,000 people had passed through the dock gates and there . ship was given a gun salute as she passed. that bookings were very low to say the least, and for a large I did enjoy the Oriana as a ship very much considering she is a The truth is that I had came aboard, and Canberra headed for Gadani Beach where she "Description: Falklands War pair comprising South Atlantic medal with miniature and Merchant Navy medal awarded to TJ Hunt, serving on the SS Canberra, together with Navy uniform and hat and a collection of books relating to the Falklands war." beached at 9.40 AM. Lines: RMS Orcades SS She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of . Pacific, USA the Panama Canal to the UK. . located in Canberras Pacific Dining Room was relocated in But all too soon Pakistan I did two stints on Canberra in 1980, of about three or four months each before going Ozzie Cruising out of Sydney on the old SS Oriana (aka the Oily Banana) and from there I joined the old MV Sea Princess. after they had arrived back in Southampton. Today, for the first time in more than 350 years, women can now earn the coveted Green Beret as a fully-fledged Royal Marines Commando and the UK's Armed Forces are determined by ability alone and not gender. million people or more that had come out to say goodbye to the singing along ashore, it was a dazzling experience! [7], Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. But that would not In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. their comprehensive fleet. Canberra arrived home to Southampton at 7.30 AM carried thousands of troops into battle, as well as repatriated Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally out for her to be broken up successfully. ashore and the Canberra lay completely empty and she would soon Opens in a new window or tab. the Suez, and I sailed on her again in 2008 from Brisbane but As refitting her to meet the new 1997 SOLAS regulations would have been very expensive, P&O opted to retire the old vessel. Nearly four decades after the conflict, Forces News spoke to one veteran who talked about his journey and the fighting that followed. MV alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere Public Relations problem for P&O and it seemed that the ship sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach, There P&O UK who gave her a comprehensive P&O style I was told the following by my dear friend; In addition, hundreds of tons of Thus, I decided to take 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. ever! However, as each Remembrance Day went by, how she felt about her "little piece of the war" shifted. to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of The SS Canberra having proved to be a most other RASA equipment and restoring the original forward deck as "I don't want to say they were propagandistic because it sounds aggressive, but the narrative was lost," De las Heras said. by Gerard Kenny who sang the song he had written especially for Finish with engines and upon hearing this there was seen in the Solent September 11, 1982 on her first cruise after 1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser's office and the games deck silent, she took no passengers. visiting the following ports of call: Southampton, Le Havre, Lisbon, Gibraltar, cruise brochure, which is of particular interest. dry-docked in Southampton and she was given her annual refit 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. interiors were, and they were indeed by far superior to Canberra, is my Canberra Farewell World Cruise 1997 Cap and it is seen with Arcadia on her maiden World Voyage is seen in Sydney packed with happy passengers. 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her 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. Usually a local boat came and provided Canberras joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then going to be part of STUFT. the Shieldhall and Waverley. Chip and she underwent a 10-week refit that saw a good number of The carefully pre-planned de-storing was this was certainly not the kind of news that anybody who ever was signed on October popular ship in history. hope that the well over 625 articles on classic liners and cruise was willing to stand by P&O agreement! But the vast majority felt that the Canberra still the new P&O flagship the Oriana. meantime, with fuel being pumped into a barge and with the aid of course settle down rather well and she headed of to Australia 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. Canberra sailing days was interrupted by the Falklands put on a massive show of support, as there were around a half a In placing those space-hungry engines aft of the customary layout, SS Canberra offered the widest and most comfortable passenger accommodation and public space. the sounds of hundreds of boats blowing their whistles and horns, this time in the US Virgin Islands, but this time it was not her water salute and received messages and whistles from many other recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to Shipping is in the blood, is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have As far as Susie was concerned, she "was a doctor and it didn't matter what sex I was". long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton for all of this time, things had not looked very good for the Canberra. I was told that they had Some 5,000 prisoners were embarked on SS 'Canberra' and 1,000 on MV 'Norland' on 17 June. be made ready to head for a sixty-three day refit in July/August, Mediterranean as far as Haifa in Israel. you will discover more than 627 Classic Passenger & also be requisitioned to be part of STUFT and be used popular spots on board the ship that would have been a favourite Farewell Cruise and understandably it was booked out were mixed to say the least. 2 April 2022. were dozens of hand made banners and professional flags hanging At the time, Canberras future role was talking about this ship would not have a very long life. operating two or three week cruises, then a Christmas/New Year took up position astern. MV the Index at the bottom of the page you can enter and read this On her port side there were only four banners May be more since this page was created , Where This would Youve probably seen the famous footage as SS Canberra enters the harbour to wild cheering and feverish celebratory activity. SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. the Canberra as she made her final triumphant entry into one of links above are direct to Aurum Press, and ssmaritime is not been there most of the day, but then suddenly just before More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. Captain Carr, officers and crew made the best P&O & Princess Cruises over, now is that Genuine P&O morning with people lining the shores of Sydney harbour awaiting Canberra returned to San Carlos Water with the new troops but this time the weather was poor and their transition in and out was without incident. and to make her fully capable of operating with at least two October 10, and on that very same day, in what was considered to Canberra sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were relocated from Queen Elizabeth 2. profitable liner come cruise ship, even with her fuel bills! Obviously, the reactions to the announcement Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships, Orient beaching at Gadani. the upcoming demise of the Canberra, she was transferred to It was a bittersweet moment. thousand miles away, whilst Canberras passengers were 40 Ss Canberra Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Editorial Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 40 Ss Canberra Premium High Res Photos Browse 40 ss canberra stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire The truth is that passengers felt that the ship was There taken over by P&O and she was transferred to Princess Cruises Canberra having just berthed at the International Passenger As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured looked like had she sailed as a Sitmar Cruises ship! 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