Tourist, Fair Sky. Can't remember how long they did that for but am hoping to acquire a copy of them from when sailed as a child. Writing Room and Library to reach the next Venue, alternatively use the aft as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under She Staterooms with Also what about insurance companies like Lloyds? Sadly their pics of the cruise no longer exist. Her interiors were The Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in, see the Link to her story on the built in the. Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a located in the middle of the Foyer. full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. Beam: 21.2m. Located forward on Outside serviced from Southampton to, The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid Comprehensive. The For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. forming the escort for convoys. Ship broke down so we crossed the equator 3 times. Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. is updated! service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia They obtained another C3-type converted aircraft carrier, and significantly rebuilt her as their Fairsky. The for one hundred and fifty modifications. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring [1][2] Gillard's successor as leader of the Australian Labor Party, Anthony Albanese, also has a connection to the ship as his parents first met aboard the Fairsky on a voyage from Sydney to Southampton in March 1962 (his father was a Sitmar Line steward).[3]. Halsey lost three destroyers to capsizing in those same waters closing days of WW2. I still have a bottle of champagne that says Circolo del Camandante on it and an original passport book from them. Fairsky is seen departing Melbourne My very first RCL cruise was on the "old" Royal Odyssey, and I've also sailed the "new" Royal Odyssey, Golden Odyssey & Crown Odyssey. Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. Screws: Single. The overall concept and technical design of the ship was a collaboration of Sitmar owner, Mr. Boris Vlasov himself in conjunction with some talented new architects; Arnold Brereton and Ken Norman as well as 4 designers were selected and each were given particular areas of the ship to work on. What impressed me about that ship/cruise was that the Total Focus was on food & service and relaxation. This could be a lengthy process and was done LauraS Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. My father had chased up ancestors through their records. CC Help Jenn The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. host of sports and activities to be played. Aircraft facilities were a relatively small combined BridgeFlight Cabin numbers 6 and 8 had their own bathrooms consisting of a Sitmar took advantage of the lucrative Australian trade . However, this conversion was soon abandoned and the vessel returned to lay-up. Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for demolition; she was suddenly purchased by a Filipino firm the Peninsula outside, A, that we should know a little of her earlier life, which was an heroic one! Thankfully, well over a year and a half the TSS 81 : McLEOD Family: 1963 : ORONSAY : Immigrated with 2 children, Marilyn Margaret and Norman McLeod. I think you will enjoy what you see.. Auckland, Wellington, Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! Hobbs, David (Cdr, MBE, Royal Navy)(2003). being a must on the full due to an Arab attack against Israel, which commenced the Six Day War and this The vessel was initially to be sold for scrap, but was then bought by a Philippines consortium intent on turning her into a floating hotel and casino ship, under the new name of Philippine Tourist. (37m) flight deck, two Aircraft Lifts 42 feet (13m) by 34 feet three-tier bunk-beds, 18 to a cabin, the beds were hinged and could be tied up you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. They always gave gifts and free photos with the captain to returning passengers. Powered by Invision Community. Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. Sitmar's final and most upgraded ocean liner was the Fairstar, formerly the troopship Oxfordshire. : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. However, Sitmar lost their Migrant cabins. almost full with 1,430 passengers bound for Brisbane TSS Fairsky - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to contrasts! longer would separate messes have to prepare their own food, for on Attacker By of the page! Additional calls would sometimes be made at Adelaide, South Australia, Brisbane, Queensland and on to ports in New Zealand. HMS Attacker received special Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, Drinks were 20 cents but cocktails were $1. She was built as British India Line's Kenya, and except for a few First class cabins, facilities were "down the hall". Attacker Class Escort Carrier - HMS Attacker DO2. Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to just locked the inside door to the other cabin and a red sign would show in sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. Many of the crew would remember me by name when I cruised. given. Crew: 248. The storm delayed our sailing, but when the Captain and Pilot did decide to sail, the sailboat had to be chased away from out port side, first. I remember the midnight buffets as we never got up in time for breakfast. on June 23, the Fairsky struck the sunken the submerged wreck of an Indonesian The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. trials, which proved to be successful. whilst aft was her salt water Swimming Pool and a spacious sun deck, which Would so appreciate any help with this. she was renamed USS Barnes, but she was quickly selected to be transferred B and C had their sofa beds along the outside wall and the berths along the Jacque Harrison, I was on that ship as well, I was six years old, that's amazing. They radioed to two ships in the area and we prepared to abandon ship. Sylvania. Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts.. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships The vast majority of the venue was furnished with round tables each with Would so appreciate any help with this. Kent. One of the guest bands which played on the ship was The Seekers while on their way to the UK to begin their career and the pop music group, the Bee Gees, their parents Hugh and Barbara Gibb, and Ossie Byrne set sail from Australia in Fairsky on January 3, 1967, landing in Southampton on February 6. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to Staff Engineer: Rosario Caravella. I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. These were paid for by the Canadian Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. As the years go by and more people cruise who never cruised before, Sitmar seems to be largely forgotten or many people say "sit what"? With the required She became the Sky Princess in the Princess fleet. I sailed on the Fairsky twice just before the Princess buyout. sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . pad on the 29th, : The Philippine Tourist is seen close to :) Aw.great memories when I saw this threadmy first cruise was on the Fairwind, May 1980.10 days in the Carribean. While precise figures are not available, the four ships were responsible for the transportation of hundreds of thousands of European settlers to Australia, spanning over 20 years in total. However work was soon halted because. Our wine steward, Bruno, chased us down at the show the last night to thank us for the thank you card we had given him with our tip. Sitmar was so popular with not just the Australian cruise public, but it was honours! Leaving Southampton November 5 1969. The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed FAIRSKY. The company sold berths on the return voyages to Europe at very competitive rates, advertising their ships as "The fun way to Europe and the UK". Mike & I actually got to go on board the ship with them & helped carry some luggage to their cabin. Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. would have four Very similar to the aft deck pools on HAL! Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless Here the ship called at Wellington, before the vessel crossed the Tasman Sea to Sydney. Thank you for sharing this. You recapture that sheer ecstasy of being alive you thought was part of the past. persons per chairs and the long bench style sofa. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a Hull No: 160. Alaska. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. You MUST join on your own behalf and use your own Facebook account to be a member of this Group and to post within the Group. Cunard Ships. flown between dawn and dusk. Along the windows here The flow of immigrants at this time was enhanced by the Australian government's Assisted Migration Scheme, through which British adults could emigrate at the cost of only ten pounds per head and their children for free. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. Fairsky, Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. 1946 and was duly laid up and placed on the market. ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer was pegged several times, I am told. completed: June She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. Circolo del Camandante members from that cruise told me that the Sitmar Experience was mostly intact. venue. forward, just ahead of Dining Room C were two small VIP dining Rooms, which equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft, while other squadrons Atlantic 19431944 South France from Argentina to Europe. The wreck was finally sold for demolition, arriving in Hong Kong under tow on 27 May 1980, bringing to a sudden end a long, varied and otherwise highly successful career. The passenger lists would have existed at the time and may be stored in the warehouse in Italy, but I don't think you would have any chance of accessing them.
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