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RM2RNRK0B – (171005) -- CANBERRA, Oct. 5, 2017 -- This is an archive photo of SS Macumba, a merchant ship that was sunk by a Japanese air attack during WWII. Australian scientists have discovered a World War II shipwreck off the coast of the Northern Territory (NT), solving one of the country s oldest maritime mysteries.
USS Canberra, a heavy cruiser (CA-70), was laid down on 3 September 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy, Mass., as Pittsburgh; renamed Canberra on 16 October 1942; launched on 19 April 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Lady Alice C. Dixon; and commissioned on 14 October 1943, Captain A.R. Early in command. USS Canberra (CA-70) departed Boston on 14 January 1944 and ...
SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of £17 million. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of ...
Mar 15, 2021 · The launch of the SS Canberra on March 16, 1960. Pictures: Tom Gourley. In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship where she was nicknamed the Great White Whale. The Canberra proved vital ...
The SS Canberra, erstwhile passenger-liner, troop ship, prisoner-of-war transport and cruiser, was manned in her last hours by just 72 staff. The cabins, galleys and lounges were empty, the Purser ...
May 17, 2020 · Canberra, la gran ballena blanca. El día 1 de julio de 1970 hacía su primera entrada al puerto de Barcelona el gran transatlántico inglés SS Canberra, perteneciente a la compañía Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O), su esbelta figura y su obra muerta pintada de un reluciente color blanco no pasó desapercibida para nadie y no ...
P&O Canberra Introductory Brochure 1961. Canberra was named on 17th March 1958, at Harland and Wolff's Belfast shipyard, and launched by Dame Pattie Menzies GBE, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia and her official sponsor, on 16th March 1960. At a cost of £17 million, she was P&O's most expensive ship to date, and the most ...
