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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.
Dec 23, 2009 · Learn about the history of SS Canberra, a P&O liner that served as a troop transport in the Falklands War and a cruise ship afterwards. See photos, videos and facts about her design, service and fate.
Feb 5, 2018 · Dame Pattie Menzies travelled half the way round the world to smash champagne on the hull of the SS Canberra, one of the last hurrahs of the golden era before jet aircraft replaced ocean liners.
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SS Canberra was more than James Bond's Cruise Ship. The P&O cruises icon became a hero of the Falklands War before the scrapyard awaited. This is her story.
- Calum Brown
Apr 8, 2016 · On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, which initiated the Falklands War. At the time, Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of ...
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.
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Sally Goodman volunteered to serve on the cruise ship Canberra, which was converted into a troop carrier and transported soldiers and POWs during the Falklands conflict. She shares her memories of the journey, the attacks, the landings and the reception in this National Maritime Museum story.
