The Unlikely Success of SS Canberra
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Launched by P&O on March 16th, 1960, SS Canberra was part of the last generation of ocean liners. Designed to carry migrants to Australia and New Zealand, she was immediately popular but by the 1970s, as the world rapidly changed, she adapted to the burgeoning cruise industry. A role she was surprisingly well suited for. In April 1982 she was requisitioned to carry troops for the Falklands War, a task that would take her to the middle of a war zone. Throughout her many years of service, she defied the odds and earned the love of passengers and crew alike.
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00:00 SS Canberra
3:50 Chapter 1: A Vanishing Empire
7:23 Chapter 2: A Liner for the Jet Age
11:31 Chapter 3: Adapting to Change
16:11 Chapter 4: The Falklands Have Been Invaded!
20:13 Chapter 5: The Great White Whale
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Thank you for watching! What do you think of the Canberra?
Awesome video! I think the SS Canberra's design, like other P&O ships of the era, is excellent. A stylish bridge between the liners of the early 20th century and the builds of the cruise ships heading into the new millenium.
My family came to Australia on a P&O ship called SS Himalaya in the mid 60s, so it is always extra cool when I see a new video on RUclips about one of them.
I think Canberra was a good ship. I like the design but i prefer the Oriana personally.
Fun fact: The reason P&O refused to sell Canberra to premier resulted in them buying the Rotterdam. At some point, please could you make a video on the 1959 Rotterdam?
Great video as always. Keep up the good work. :)
It's totally okay that you don't want to be on camera. You are a true scholar of maritime history, and have something to contribute to popular knowledge. What you do is fun and educational, and is appreciated. Your voice is perfect for this medium, as well. Take good care, and continue to be well.
Thanks for your candor about counseling. Good to SEE you too!
As an Australian, your saying Canberra wrong 😑
She was the last liner built by Harland and Wolff. I always thought the Oriana was awkward looking, but the Canberra was a perfect blend of classic and modern
It's strange how successful Camberra was considering her contract lost a significant amount of money for Harland and Wolff Shipyard.
I sailed on the second last voyage of Oriana, a loop of the Pacific from Circular Quay. Magic. But there were such rumours. The Goan staff were very worried. The Captain had served in the Falklands, and the king of Tonga had dinner aboard. I saw her later laid up in Sydney Harbour, so sad.
The shipyard is still there, but Harland and Wolff was bought by a Scandinavian company.
@@garethmoorhead8237 My lovely elderly neighbours years ago LOVED 'Oriana'...they sailed on QE2 but thought of Oriana as 'their' ship.
My Great-Grandfather worked on the Canberra as a plasterer during it's construction at Harland & Wolff.
Your pronunciation of the ships name is interesting. Here in Australia there's no emphasis on the second syllable, so the 'e' virtually disappears. So in Australian English it becomes "Canbra".
I joined Canberra the day she arrived back from the Falklands as an engineer and did the 6 week refit on her to get her back into service. I then spent the next three years as an engineer. As she went on machinery became ever more tired, resulting in the failure of her starboard main alternator through a massive short circuit, a day's cruising out of Sydney. Luckily we were able to continue cruising with both screws due her to flexible electrical configuration, while I and mechanics from the Cockatoo Shipyard in Sydney took the alternator apart. At the same time, her boiler casings were rotting and filling the boiler room with flue gases, and one of the aux alternators tripped leaving us blacked out in the south Pacific.
But what a ship to be an intimate part of. Sad that she wasn't saved, but she was well past her best.
What a fascinating story! Many thanks for posting it.
She was only 38 years old when she went to the scrapper. Worked on her too for a short while. Great looking ship.
I sailed on her in 88 and 12 year old me was incredibly impressed by her. Although we slummed it in an interior cabin with no bathroom! Hard to imagine that on one of today's flagships .
I always wondered what conversions were made to turn her into a troop ship and you seem like a good person to ask.
“Ken-Berra”….. girl I’m screaming haha 😂 as a Canberran (as in, I live in the city Canberra), this highly amuses me! Oh and you’re a cutie! No need to hide your face! Your videos are amazing as always.
Canberra was a special ship, and her endurance proved that. She was a beauty, inside and out, and served her company as well as her country well. Great topic BOB!
Good to see you nautical rambing!
The Canberra should have been kept as a museum or hotel, I remember it being launched. It had style and character, unlike today's floating apartment blocks !
After the Falklands Conflict, Argentinian pilots later said they didn’t fire on the Canberra because they thought it was a hospital ship.
There were other white (with Red Cross logo) British hospital ships operating in the area.
Canberra was actually full of British troops, and it had aluminium superstructure, so if it was attacked it would have been carnage.
Canberra’s white colour saved its life.
That is amazing.
All the hospital ships in the area, both British and Argentinian - if memory serves there were four in total - were clearly designated and had their positions publically declared, and kept updated, by both sides. This is required by Geneva convention, and everyone involved complied with it. It's also well documented. At no stage did the Argentine air force command have any reason to think that the Canberra could possibly be a hospital ship.
What wasn't in the Geneva convention was the Argentinian army mounting machine guns on one of their hospital ships and using them to shoot at people. That's expressly forbidden.
[Edit : I've since found my memory on the above ("machine gun") incident was at fault. The crew of the Argentine hospital ship in Port Stanley Harbour didn't directly shoot at combatants, instead they illuminated them with a spot light from the ship, so Argentine troops elsewhere could see and shoot at them. The detail of the action is meanjngfully different, but I'd still suggest this was not a legal use of a hospital ship. See later in the thread.]
Yeah, the same people who kill thousands of their own civilians, respecting the international laws, I don't thik so
@@jonathanj8303you owned his post haha well done
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Could you be so kind as to reference a source for me to look into?
Having closely followed these events while in the service at that time, and having extensively studied the conflict since then, I have never heard of the incident you are referring to, nor was I aware of any Argentine hospital ships in the combat area. And I can't quite see how a hospital ship would be in a position to machine gun enemy troops. Defend against air attack perhaps, though that would still be illegal.
I often watched both her and the QE2 sail through the Solent, either going to or leaving from Southampton. All through my childhood we would holiday on the Isle of Wight, and it was almost guaranteed we would see her at some point during our stay on the island. It was almost a tradition that we would go to either Ryde or Cowes on the island to watch her pass by. It was the end of an era when both she and then a decade later, the QE2 retired. Built to look stylish, and be functional, whereas today's cruise liners are simply built to be functional.
Interesting that I also watched both vessels but while they were in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
We both had a similar experience but from the other side of the world 🌎 🙃
I just got back from a short break on the IOW. Could plainly see the shipping navigating their way round the island so reading your post had me imagining what a sight it would have been to see those old beautiful liners making their way through the Solent back in the day. Must have been an amazing sight
Canberra was put more in harms way than QE2 because the admiralty was worried about the detriment to moral if a ship bearing the name of the monarch was badly damaged or sunk. Both were excellent ships and I’m pleased to have been able to stay on QE2 in Dubai 2 weeks ago, I’m sad Canberra wasn’t preserved though. Canberra was the first liner to have her lifeboats mounted lower down near the water which is standard today. BTW you’ve nothing to worry about by appearing in person in your videos, I know from personal experience that self confidence cannot be manufactured with the wave of a magic wand but life has taught me I put up more walls around myself than anyone else ever did.
Actually the SS Imperator was the first ahip to have its lifeboats on the lower deck half were on the top deck and half on the promonade deck
"Canberra was the first liner to have her lifeboats mounted lower down near the water which is standard today." No she wasnt, check out SS Imperator from 1912
Love this ship. We need more cruise ships this size. Aussie Bob 😊😊😊
I live aboard a converted lifeboat of the Canberra. The history of Canberra is fascinating, it's such a shame she was scrapped
Wow!
Have you done a video series documenting the conversion/upgrades?
That would be interesting to watch!
It is to bad it was scraped. But we can't save them all, as much as we would like to. She will be remembered through history. 👍👍👍
Not really a shame it was scrapped. It was a very exciting scrapping with lots of problems. It took over a year to cut the whole thing up.
I find it amazing how long she survived. Deep into the 90s. Really an amazing story and an amazing ship. Thank you for your expert telling of her story.
You are a very telegenic, or "YouTubic" (attractive) person! You have NOTHING to hide. Your ship videos are all well researched and presented. Keep up the great work! (So sad all the old liners can't be repurposed instead of being unceremoniously scrapped! 😔😔)
I actually genuinely agree with you
SS Canberra: "Oh, boy... I'm really exposed out here..."
Argentinian Air Force: "Oh, that must be a hospital ship. Don't fire at that one."
SS Canberra: "Actually, I'm not-I MEAN YES! I AM DEFINITELY A HOSPITAL! I PROMISE!"
HMS Ardent: uh oh
I travelled on the Canberra in ‘83 and it was quite the remarkable glimpse into fading British ocean liner culture. It was a sort of time capsule of 1950s and 1960s mid-20th century modernism with traditional activities of a bygone era: horse races, deck cricket, fancy dress, black tie, etc… The dining room was particularly magnificent in its homage to Australia.
What a terrific tribute to a truly iconic ship! One of my favorites of all time. Thank you! As a kid in the 70's I was convinced that her color scheme was based on the Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo. She was a classic, for sure, and well-deserving of her many devoted fans! And getting to see you on-camera was an added bonus! Nice to be able to put a face to the voice. Your work is valuable and much appreciated!
In the early 90s i worked on her for several months. Even though it was a fairly short employ, i felt a true sadness when it went to the scrapyard. It took an age to start to get used to its size and know your way around. It was a proper ocean ship and not just a cruise ship. Went to many places on her, but i suppose the highlight was going to Rio and getting up early that morning to see us sail past Sugar Loaf Mt.
I love your channel and your videos. The personal touch of appearing on screen and your candour about therapy are real bonuses, and I'm sure your positive message reaches many people.
I love the Canberra. What a nice blend of the style of old ocean liners and the mid century modern look. I also can’t help but love that it’s a Harland and Wolff ship. Love your videos. I’m super grateful for your channel.
Living in Woolston I could watch these ships come and go on Southampton Water from our garage roof.
The day she sailed up the Western shore returning from the Falklands my whole school walked down to see her in .The Band played Rod's I am Sailing and the soldiers saluted to it. I remember it being very emotional. A memory I cherish all these years later living in Perth Australia.
I sailed on the Canberra on her third to last cruise in 1997, when I was 7 years old. It was a holiday I will never forget, a real adventure as I had never been on a holiday like this before. I remember being in the aft swimming pool with my brother sailing through the rough bay of biscay and having a great time, as she ship carved its way through the waves unlike the modern ships due to her ocean liner build. Whilst granted, very old and creaky at the time, this just added to my sense of adventure that left lasting memories.
I loved this - it's good to see a hero ship finally get a detailed documentary. Well done lad
Thank you for this wonderful footage. I have loved the Canberra since I was a child seeing her in Sydney Harbour and later in Southampton whilst living in London. I have many artifacts from her service life amongst my liner memorabilia collection. With the greatest respect as an Australian, her name (and that of Australia's federal capital after which she is named) is spelled "Canberra" but pronounced "Can-buh-ruh". Many thanks!
I watched the Canberra sail down Belfast lough when it went out on its sea trials bit of a misty day then it cleared enough for us to view it from Co Antrim side of the lough , it looked majestic with its innovative design, one of the last passenger liners to be built at the yard, greater Belfast people will know what the yard was
I have loved the Canberra since I first saw her docked at Circular Quay in Sydney as a small boy. I build the Airfix model and cherished it for years, now 64 years I would like another model. Great series and nice to see your face. Keep up the great work. Kind regards Mark Dawson.
YEEEEESSS!!! Canberra is one of my favorite ships and I've been waiting for one of my ship channels to do a video. I haven't even watched it yet, but I'm stoked. Canberra has such a cool story and is one of the most beautiful ships of all time. Thank you, Big Old Boats!
As a fan of the Great Liners since a young age I was not to enamored with her design when I first saw her. However, she defiantly had a way of growing on me. After studying her 23:20 history I’ve come to love her. My late Aunt certainly loved her as she booked passage on her to Australia in the 60’s. She gave me a model of the ship which I wish I still had today.
Great ship and I was lucky enough to do 2 cruises on her in the late 80's. Unfortunately today the cruise ships are getting larger with maybe 6000 passengers and more like floating shopping malls and amusement arcade's !!!
Like hotels with all those balconies...
Sometimes I find it difficult to fathom just how far we've come in just the last two centuries, for example we now have direct flights to Australia 🇦🇺 from Great Britain and it's barely a century since flight was invented! What a massive progression and there's hardly any land on earth that hasn't been scoured. I won't broach the future politics of this but suffice to say it's been one hell of a ride and I hope our son has the full benefits of what's come before. #OurHistory 👍 ☘️
You're so good looking man. You're actually very camera ready, even if you don't feel like it. Your voice is very soothing to listen to as well.
I loved your video of the SS Canberra, a ship I never got to see. As far as I am aware the SS Canberra never visited Hobart, Tasmania where I grew up unlike it's sister the Oriana which used to visit once a year in November.
I moved to Sydney in January 1998, just missing the last visit of the Canberra by 3 months. It was never meant to be.
I love the look of the liner, such a beautiful ship without all those balconies messing around with the profile. I actually knew some people who went on the Canberra for cruises twice, and I remember them talking about the Canberra breaking down somewhere, so I was interested to hear what you had to say about that.
The Canberra used to do twice yearly voyages between Sydney and Southampton to come out for the Australian summer and then travel back to Europe to cruise for the Mediterranean summer. I actually walked past a travel agency in Ivanhoe, Melbourne last week that had a big poster in its window advertising the Canberra's 1982 Sydney - Southampton voyage.
Keep up the great work !
Thanks for posting this memorable history of a great ship, I served on Canberra as a crew member, joining her at the shipyard n Belfast prior to her trials, I was proud to be on her for her Maiden Voyage and for the subsequent 2 years after, I was a young 20-year-old at the time and worked aboard her as a PRA (Public room attendant) in the ships Cinema as well as other duties during the many functions that were held in the First Class public rooms at each port of call, cocktail parties and the like, showing off Canberra to the world, now in my 82nd year, I still vividly recall when we showed her to the world -
What an iconic beautiful ship. Shame it got scrapped, but it’s quite rare for (large) British ships to be preserved due to lack of docking space, and government bias to shrink the shipping industry generally.
The three Cunard Queens were sold abroad when they retired.
Govt bias plays zero part. The ship was totally knackered according to the engineers I know and would have been withdrawn from service sooner had it not been so beloved.
Besides, there a number of preserved ships in the world and just about all of them struggle to stay open as it is.
Only about 2% of the people who want ships saved actually spend their money to go and see any of them.
A very attractive ship with a number of neat features. She had troubles out of the box, but it appears she overcame them and she had a layout and function that carried her well through the years.
I've been waiting for this one! Canberra was my first Cruise, aged 9 in 1996/97. Wonderful ship right to the end.
Have you looked into the Aurora restoration project? Originally built as the Wappen Von Hamburg built in 1955, We stopped by on our way to Disneyland as it is only 12 miles off Interstate 5 being restored on a river canal. It's odd to be driving through farm fields and all of a sudden there is this large white ship! I know there was a sister ship as well. Rumor has it the original "Love Boat" inspiration was taken from the Wappen Von Hamburg. Might be a cool project to dig into.
The "Wappen von Hamburg" sailed formerly on the route from Hamburg to the island of Helgoland in the North Sea. So happy to hear that she still exists. Many greets from Germany.
The Canberra cruses where the QE2 refuses (Falklands war slogan)
Thank you, as an Aussie i didn't know this; nor what P&O stood for. Love your content.
Man i have a been waiting and waiting for a video on canberra for so long.
I find her beautiful and classy and elegant. I find you to be the same. You’ve an inspiration to many out here who value your dedication and thoroughness. Please don’t be camera shy! It’s really nice to see the face behind all these cool videos!
Matey! If I were as good looking as you, I'd never want to hide my face. you have nothing to be worried about, but I'm glad you've taken the plunge.
this ship was such an icon and it was the first time I get upset about a ship dying, I was 21 in 1998, and this ship was seriously famous.
My grandparents sailed from Vancouver to Sydney in Canberra in the early 80s. They said she was a wonderful ship.
As a 14 yr. old I traveled on her from Vancouver to Sydney, returning home to Australia after almost 10 years away in Canada. For me it was a great adventure. The memories are much stronger than those of the voyage from Sydney to Vancouver, as a 5 yr old on the Orsova.
God bless the Canberra! Thanks for a delightful video.
So interesting to get an American (or Canadian) perspective on the CANberra (with the odd pronunciations!) StrathEDEN (as in Garden of ...) I was an entertainer on the Canberra in 1980 and was well aware of all the things that didn't work! Apologies for being picky about the pronunciation!
It was an absolute crime that this ship wasn't saved! Would've been an amazing hotel ship in Belfast!
A very nice and eleborate tribute to this magnificent ship! My relation is strange: My father got Modelship plans of the SS Canberra, when I was a young boy. I started to build her, but I was not good enough back then. The plan was also a very basic one - in the end I started drawing ship plans myself, making a hobby and a small career out of that. So the Canberra is one of my sweet childhood memories, and I still dream of building a model of her one day. She was such a beautiful ship , with an exceptional long career as the flagship of a great company.
I’m so grateful for these wonderful pieces your producing! And it’s good to see you face on camera, you’re adorable!
One of the last
liners that looked like a ship instead of a prone skyscraper. She was a beautiful boat .
I always LOVE your videos because they include details that are hard to otherwise find and the images aren't the same old canned ones you see everywhere. Thanks for quality!
Happy New Year Brad!!! Thanks for all your hard work this year... All the best in 2024
Saw this great lady of the seas, Canberra, on one of its stopovers in Liverpool, docked alongside the Isle of Man Steampacket ships it was enormous and thankfully lived out its entire life at sea. #OurHistory
My best friend as a kid was a pom who came here to NZ on the Canberra, he never shut up about it. I never mentioned how jealous I was! I remember both the Canberra and the Oriana berthed at Auckland many times on what must have been the' milk run' for the crew. Canberra was definitely the better looking of the 2 ships, with nicer curves.
I was actually there that day she came back. So blessed to live where I do. Brilliant video. Well done ♥️
Your courage is refreshingly - great video!
Never heard of this Lady--one of the reasons I love this channel. Thank you so much for the fabulous content, as always. So excited to see you're so close to 100k subs. Much deserved!
I’m so glad you did a video on this amazing ship, it doesn’t get enough attention!
Well nice to meet you. Yours is actually one of the few channels I actually come to RUclips for. You make great and interesting content. Always looking forward for your next vid 😉
Watched all day. All caught up with your channel now. Can’t wait for the next upload 😊
Oh my God, finally you featured the Great White Whale of P&O. Thank you so much
Wonderful video! As always! I see the Canberra's design as as further development of the design for the Northern Star and the Southern Cross. I think she was an unusual, but attractive ship. The Canberra is special for me because her sea trials took place on the day I was born. I remember reading back in the 90's about how it looked like the Canberra's career would be coming to an end. I didn't think it would happen, but it did. I'm glad she didn't became one of the Premier ships because a red hull, had that paint scheme been used, would have looked awful on the Canberra.
Thank you for your cameo. You have a great narrators voice.
Now I can put a face to the voice.
I love your videos, so much information and detailed specifications about what ever ship you feature. Good to see you. 👍Carry on. 😊
Always be a special boat to me. On 26th January 1964 she took me at the age of eight on a life changing voyage around the world to Australia. I cried when I heard the news she was to be scrapped.
Always good to see you Bradley! 😉 Great research and presentation. 😁👍🏻
Canberra and Oriana were both absolutely beautiful boats....
My father worked there as an engine fitter, he still kept his old coveralls and some pictures and the farewell calendar.
Years ago, I had by chance the opportunity to watch the Canberra sailing into Circular Quay in Sydney , Australia.
She was a beautiful ship, with its iconic twin funnels.
You do such a great job! Thank you!
It is so nice to have a face with the voice. I love your channel. I found your channel this past month. 😊
I love this story! Thank you so much for telling it! I wish I had been able to take a cruise on her. She was launched just after I was born and, had you been a RUclips content provider in the 1980s, maybe I would have seen your video and made sure to book passage. I’m sorry I missed her! What a wonderful story of a beautiful, successful ship!!
For people who think it is easy to preserve a ship like this it is not. Here in The Netherlands we have the SS Rotterdam from the Holland/Amerika line preserved in the port of Rotterdam.
People estimated €6 million to fix her up. BUT due to the large amount of asbestos in the ship the total cost spiralled out of control. In the end it was a whopping....€256+ MILLION for a flowting hotel.
Yes,the ship is stunning,but the cost of preserving this ship still lingers above her till this day..
That is why so few of these ships are saved from the scrapheap.
It is mind blowing expensive.
Very true ... I was sad, when Canberras retirement was announced, but it was heartwarming to see her gracefully - as she had always been - in the media pictures, as she was taking a well received last cruise around the world. She looked perfectly maintained up to the last day in service! Even looking quite well, when she sailed on her own power to the indian scrapyard some weeks later.
Your videos just keep getting better and better. Keep up the great work!
My dad was one of the p&o engineers that volunteered to go to the falklands with the ship. I distinctly remember how keen he was to recall to me that the canberra was not *supposed* (according to british strategy) to survive dropping off her first load of troops and how after they would just do any job that was going since they were "free". Beautiful ship, always fascinated by any story he has to tell me from that time
As a Brit, someone that sails with P&O, knows the history of P&O and of the Canberra i do love the Great White Whale. Design wise as well she looked better after 30 years and more a cruise ship than 30+ year old ships today in the cruise industry ( looking at you Ambience).
I think if they could have kept her they would have unfortunately it wasnt to be.
I do hope P&O bring back the name some day though.😊
My granny had a cruise holiday on the Canberra in the early 90s. She brought back an approx. 1-foot long plastic toy model of the ship, which was a favourite bath toy when growing up!
New sub. I really enjoy your content and your added personal introduction. It is nice to meet the people who create the content I enjoy. So, thanks!
Another well made and informative video!!! Thank you...and you are correct, therapy is always worth the time!!!
As a kid I sailed aboard her from Vancouver to Sydney on her second cruise back in the early sixties.
Love your videos!!! Keep it up. And it was nice to see you. It does seem difficult to go on camera online. I couldn’t do it myself. 👍🏻 to being brave enough to do it! 🙂
Always a pleasure and thank you once again.
great as always! I love the Canberra and I love the content! keep up the good work.
Always great work from you, my friend.
It’s so nice to put a face with a voice and narration I have enjoyed so much. Hello from Michigan and the Tug Clyde Fogg!
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Nice to see you and great vid.
Good to see you in front of the camera. Keep up the excellent work!
Don't give up finding a therapist who matches your needs. Took us 5x to find a marriage therapist. Here we are 30 years later, 4 grown kids and very happy. ❤
Awesome job with this video, keep up the great work!
Great video. I was a travel agent for years and booked her a lot. Good Job!
The wait is over! Seeing the Canberra used as a troop 🚢 and still retaining it's cruise colors 👍
You are fantastic. I love your videos. You do such a great job, thank you
To me the three most beautiful machines ever built are QE2, Canberra and Concorde. Thanks for your video full of tearful memories.
Another fantastic video! Thank you, Bradley!
Good to see you on camera, it adds a lot to the videos.
Great video, as a young boy I saw this vessel on a few occasions but never sailed on her, yet I was always intrigued by her unique design.
My Great-Grandfather worked on the Canberra as a plasterer during it's construction at Harland & Wolff.
Glad you made an appearance. I really enjoy your videos.
I love your videos. You do an excellent job with research and presentation. I watch them often. Steve. London Ontario.
As a kid, both Oriana & Canberra were ships I saw regularly in Sydney Harbour. Beautiful ships,thanks.
Another great video. Thanks so much!
Thanks for this! I spent two weeks on the Canberra in late 1969.
as sad as I get when I think about ships being scrapped, I'm glad this one didn't end with her left abandoned and decaying.
My Grand parents were cruising on the Canberra when I was born. They bought a miniature life ring for their new grandchild to mark the event. 57 years later (and having emigrated to the United States) I still have it.