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Length: 249,5 m Beam: 31,1 mGRT: 44,807 t Built: 1961 Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern IrelandOperator: P&O Speed: 27,5 knPassengers: 2,188
She was sold for scrap in 1997 and arrived to Gadani Beach, Pakistan, on 10-31-1997.
AJL
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[ 07-29-2001: Message edited by: AJL ]
This period was the nadir in the industry and we sailed with less than 200 fellow passengers ... this was definitely a money losing voyage for P&O. We had an inside cabin, but ship was designed very cleverly such that the staterooms were staggered so that a small window in our cabin was in line with a window at the end of our corridor. This allowed many of the cabins to have a view to the outside.
I can remember one day that it was fairly rough and I was not feeling so well. The officers took pity on me during the bridge tour and allowed me to steer the ship for about 10 minutes. They told me the directional to steer ... I could see by looking out at the bow that if I changed course even slightly the ship would respond almost instantly ... what a thrill for a young lad!
She was a bit "dowdy" and sometimes was referred to as "The White Elephant", but she will always hold special memories for me. I had the good fortune to meet the famed martime artist, Stephen Card a few years ago and asked why he had never done a painting of Canberra ... his comment was to the effect that he was unable to find a flattering angle. I wonder how he feels about today's liners?
On this side of the pond we referred to Canberra as the Great White Whale. Actually it came up recently in conversation with some of the P & O Guest Entertainers, that when they sailed on Canberra some of their cabins were below the water line!!!
CheersM.
[ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Scottylass ]
quote:Originally posted by rmsdrex:I sailed on her with my mom when I was about 10 years old ... in 1972. She sailed out of New York on a 10 day cruise to the Caribbean. Unfortunately this route is no longer taken up by any of the lines.if I changed course even slightly the ship would respond almost instantly ... what a thrill for a young lad!
if I changed course even slightly the ship would respond almost instantly ... what a thrill for a young lad!
I was on the same cruise in April of 1973, my Dad steered the ship . I have many posts about the Canberra on this board if you care to search back
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