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Sad and shame that Canberra did not become a floating Hotel in Durban i em sure it would have created well needed jobs and at the same time preserving such a fine ship.

How wonderful to be able to see this film again! I last saw it on Canberra’s Farewell Cruise in 1997 and hoped that P&O would release it on video - no such luck. A true Great Lady of the Sea, so elegant and good looking, unlike the floating apartment blocks that pass as cruise ships today. Long May she live in our memories.

What a shame, she seems so well maintained, a beautiful lady.

My grandad sailed on SS. Canberra in 1969 and met a titanic and Britannic survivor violet jessop and also met someone who's grandad was the first to climb mount. Everest. He gave me the sutff he had like the food menu for the ship, port info and more that he had from the ship

I did a year and a bit on P&O ships as an Entertainments Officer. It was the early 2000s so long after Canberra's day. Anyway, I asked to take charge of a St.Patrick's Night evening board Aurora. I was terrified because I has staked so much on it and if it failed the blame would sit on my shoulders. It didn't. Far from it. Even the cynical cruise director had to admit the morning after, it was the talk of the entire ship, but the cherry on the top was when a seasoned cruiser ('been on the Titanic twice!') told me ... 'that was as much fun as any night I had on the Canberra'. That was such an accolade to get.

Very interesting but also quite sad to see it for the last time sitting there. thanks for uploading

Great material! Very interesting and very sad. Great respect to the reporter who prepared this video.

27:50 seeing the telegraph go to 'Finished with engine" and the Chief opening the circuits for the last time and the ship dark something a Chief never wants to see. I remember the Canberra and the unique funnels.

She was the second ship I worked on, the first was Oriana.

Those life boats and tenders were just starting their careers there. After spending the first part of there lives hanging on the davits and being maintained and painted. They must make fantastic working boats on the river deltas around that part of Pakistan. I would absolutely love to own one of those.

The west builds em and the third world destroys them………

Pakistan does not have any ocean fromt property

Seen close up at the New Dock, Southampton with decks of happy passengers looking forward to the departure. A true steamer👍

Sailed on her in the mid 80’s during Christmas to Africa. Ship was hit by a typhoon and I spent Christmas day wearing a life jacket.

It's amazing their wasn't a professional video of this. Still it's great that someone got their VHS camcorder out. Atleast we have that. Thankyou for posting this for posterity. I wonder what fittings from Canberra are still in people's houses where the ship was dismantled

Former crew member.....couldn't watch all of this.😥

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It's an electronic camera. It wasn't "filmed". No film was involved

All those skills now lost..😢

Wow, a national treasure and they couldn't do the right thing and scrap her at home... they had to send her to that god awful place for breaking up

Beautiful ship

Love this ship. ❤. Aussie Bob

Some ships fade into history, but Canberra was a true lady of the seas, loved by all who sailed in her, each with their own memories of the faithful years she served so many. Nothing will ever replace her she was just so special, never to be forgotten.

Did Canberra sail up the Bristol Channel on her shakedown?

I watched the 1973 total solar eclipse onboard, off the coast of Africa. Many more memories on that 16-night cruise NYC-Tenerife-eclipse-Dakar-NYC. Neil Armstrong watched me play ping pong on it with his son. I saw Isaac Asimov sing in an operatic voice at a talent show. I heard J. Allyn Hynek talking about UFOs, Scott Carpenter talking about living on Sealab II, Neil of course talking about going to the moon. I also watched a night rescue of a Soviet seaman (who'd had a heart attack) in the middle of the Atlantic at night, with the ships a few hundred yards apart. Because that put us behind schedule, we went the rest of the way at 26+ knots, which was pretty impressive. That happened to lead to a change in maritime law, when P&O managed to recover the expenses from the Soviet Union for the extra fuel burned to get back on schedule. On a ship tour by an officer, he said she burned a gallon of fuel for every 19 feet traveled.

So very sad.

Oh my goodness, to see her once again. Such an amazing ship, there will never be another like her. Thank you.

Sailed on S.S CANBERRA from Sydney to Southhampton 30 APRIL 1967, across Pacific through Panama to E😂ngland my first sea voyage.

I can't take Shaw Taylor seriously talking about cruises. I keep expecting him to say "Have YOU seen this man? Maybe you even know who he is. Call us now - there could be a £5000 reward..."

Awful ! 🤮

when i was 7 my mother took us to durban from sydney. i remember standing near the yellow stacks listening to the engines hum. im 61 now

My uncle Paul jumped into the pool without his glasses on, and the pool had been drained, he broke his nose!

My uncle Paul Green worked as an engineer on the Canberra. Being family we got to go on there for the day in 1979, in Cannes for free. I was 10 and remember dropping a gold ring my Aunt had given me, in the pool, and a French boy diving in for it for me x x x I think my Uncle was 21 at that time. He went to the Falklands too with the Canberra. I last saw the Canberra docked in Egypt when I was on the Vasco De Gama, also docked there, right beside one another. I regret not trying to find out if my Uncle was on board!

I sailed on her second trip from Southampton to Sydney in 1962 when we emigrated from scotland i must have been the most rowdy 9 yr old on board so much to explore.

Incredibly sad to see this, I travelled to England and back to Australia many years ago on her. Lovely ship.

I'm in the U.S. and have never been aboard or even seen a liner in real life, but I love ocean liners and the Canberra is special to me because she not only started service in the year I was born, but had her sea trials on the day I was born.

It’s hard to watch great ships end Too bad I miss ss norway / pacific princess and others

did a pacific cruise on it in 83..first after the falklands war i think...i remember the ship lit up at night (from a hill in fiji) looks so good with lights from bow to stern over the top

weird watching them dig up the deck where i was half drunk with a Lay around my neck, for "island night" in the Pacific

A wonderful trip down memory lane when Ships were Ships and didnt all come out of the same mould Like today. I was Lucky enough to sail on Canberra twice in 94 and 96. Truly a Great Lady and Pioneer of British Cruising. So Sad she was allowed to be sold for Scrap in 97.

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I wonder why they didn't run the ship full steam ahead (beaching) up on to the beach at high tide like they usually do in Pakistan? Such a sad end to a graceful and proud ship that the "Canberra" was.

Why was Cheech there without Chong?

I visited Gadani beach in 1989, fascinating place. Greeting from Australia.

This is a really special documentation of such a special ship. Really appreciate it being filmed and really appreciate it being shared like this. Really gained some insight, too, into the laying up for scrapping process; certainly what the off-boarding process is like.

I was a wee lad who stood at her bulbous bow when she was launched. When the bottle smashed, there was a seemingly long delay, about 12 seconds before the ship was perceived to slip seaward. My father was head foreman in charge of the slip.

I was so happy as a young girl going to Oz, so lucky to have the experience of seeing the world, beautiful ship.❤️

Siled on the Canberra from Sydney in 1972, shared a cabin witha lad from Derby UK, great trip!

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I remember Deputy Captain Nick Carlton showing me the chart for Gadani and saying "She won't get near the beach....she'll grind to a halt about (jabbing the chart) here..." But the breakers insisted that they knew best.......