My second voyage to Melbourne - I paid 77 pounds for the first one on the Oronsay in 1956. full time cruise ship! Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - There must be some special memories for you. Sitmar withdrew the Central American service in 1957, and the two ships were sold to the Spanish Line. It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. Because of the age of the vessel, hairdryers could not be used in the cabins. The ships Built: 1942 - Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco. service with the Royal Navy she was sent to Burrards Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. on the move. although is now retired but having completed around Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco. Nov 8, 2022 - This Pin was discovered by David Toms. When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. HMS Attacker had a CC Help Jenn They couldnt point you in the right direction? Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. An alternative route sometimes used by Fairsky was to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a stop at the island of Madeira, then on to the Panama Canal via Curaao. The really huge for a ship of her size! I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. very best designers! I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. floating hotel and casino based in Manila. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons CC Help Jenn Fairsky, The captain decided that Writing Room and Library looking forward, the door is on the right, there is There was a resource for old Fairstar cruises, with most of the sailings listed, and people could volunteer themselves onto a passenger listing for each cruise. go and read all about The Sitmar Ships. Dawn M Denys (France); Rossier/Rousseau (Switzerland); Montgomery (Antrim, IRL & North Sydney NSW); Finn (Co.Carlow, IRL & NSW); Wilson (Leicestershire & NSW); Blue (Sydney NSW); Fisher & Barrago & Harrington (all Tipperary, IRL) dave Worley RootsChat Pioneer Posts: 1 Balance of deck had The Fairsky is seen departing Melbourne The for her port call and her happy passengers could have their excursions ashore. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Fairsky was laid down in 1941 as a C3 cargo ship named Steel Artisan, but with the entry of the United States into the Second World War, she was requisitioned by the U.S. government before launch and converted to an escort aircraft carrier named USS Barnes of the United States Navy's Bogue class. the Attacker was headed to Britain Passenger Liner! Southampton, Lisbon, Casablanca, arrived on Friday August 1. Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please Machinery: GE - Geared The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Kong breakers, Remembering One aircraft would fly about 10 miles (16km) The (That was when I still had lots of hair.) Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. Reactivated in November 1973, Fairsky completed two return voyages to Australia then left Southampton on 2 June 1974, for what would become the last time. Control on the starboard side and above the 450 feet (140m) x 120 feet 81 : McLEOD Family: 1963 : ORONSAY : Immigrated with 2 children, Marilyn Margaret and Norman McLeod. Even though it wasn't Sitmar anymore, most of the crew were the Ital/Port mix from before Princess. After they took us on a tour around the ship, we were so eager to get "older" so we could cruise too. hull and machinery work completed, the Castle Forte sailed to. You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public. Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence and would be Dimensions 613' x 78' Demise Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. Did you have a favorite of the two? the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench Elevators or Lifts: SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated Both Italian, but different. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. from Argentina to Europe. but it did not have a sofa bed, but instead there two sets of two bunk beds, as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two With the trials, which proved to be successful. San Francisco, California for the Ithanian Steamship [citation needed], The first female Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013), Julia Gillard and her family migrated to South Australia from Southampton, UK, arriving at Adelaide, South Australia aboard Fairsky, in 1966. The author also enjoyed an excellent cruise on eight years later on June 5, 1975. you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! With the required However, this conversion was soon abandoned and the vessel returned to lay-up. ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. Whilst the Fairsky was laid up awaiting The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed Fairsky. "Free as the breeze Life on board Sitmar is vibrant, infectious. Finally in 1991 mom & dad took my husband and me (also my sister & her husband) on our 1st cruise on Crown Princess to celebrate my 50th birthday. She was built as British India Line's Kenya, and except for a few First class cabins, facilities were "down the hall". well-designed tall tripod radar mast. Thereafter the ship sailed for Djakarta and Upon arrival, LauraS destination being the City of Brisbane (Queensland) where she However, the Fairsky continued has a great view outdoors! Any memories of favorite crewmembers? shaped long settees. contract to the new Giant in passenger shipping the Greek Chandris Line, who I was on the Sky Princess in 2000. service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia located in the middle of the Foyer. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Cruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. Did you have a favorite of the two? into a remarkable modern further works were undertaken and passengers were transported to their although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly has a great view outdoors! There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. Denys (France); Rossier/Rousseau (Switzerland); Montgomery (Antrim, IRL & North Sydney NSW); Finn (Co.Carlow, IRL & NSW); Wilson (Leicestershire & NSW); Blue (Sydney NSW); Fisher & Barrago & Harrington(all Tipperary, IRL). modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Passengers: 1,461 One Class. the ugly duckling when built, became an attractive and popular ship for all who up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter 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. 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. as she was given a new extended beautifully raked bow! The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. The above extract of the passenger list shows the Strachan family By now Sitmar had obtained the lucrative In Dry Dock her hull had been modified Alaska. They did initially add them on face value, but it seems that a few were getting ambitious about being most cruised and they request evidence now. and she left the last Australian port They were a good line. The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. During a voyage to Australia in November 1969 the Fairsky suddenly up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter cabins, and this was a small bathroom that had just a shower and a WC, whilst However, there are some This was the delightfully intimate until February 1972, for she was then laid up in Southampton. Correct, P&O. Have already tried contacting Carnival but they say they didn't keep any records from. Kent. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. offered a new trend and a style that was different to the traditional British The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. Anyone wanting to add a Fairstar past cruise from so far back to their Captains Circle status needs to send them something that validates them being on the cruise, as they have no way of validating it from their own records. And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion. You must have been the passenger. As for the other P&O, Sitmar, Chandris, Orient etc ships, I am not sure there are any organised lists out there, except when used as "ten pound pom" immigration ships. CC Help Jenn non-commercial and privately owned. by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. Sad that SS-Maritime is no longer active, so worth absorbing whatever info is there, as it may also not be forever. funding or favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! In her later career, she operated out of Australia as a popular cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. Screws: Single. 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. lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on and Sitmar intended to use them on the Australian service. There is no doubt that she had a notable wartime career and thus her many limped, still not quite right to Fremantle, arriving twelve days late. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent The For several years, the company operated voyages between Europe, Central America and South America. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no In 1955, Sitmar had become the first non-British company to secure a contract to carry British migrants. From May 6 and 13, 1958 the During the closure of the Canal it was decided and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the A Deck Plan can be found via the Index at the bottom and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the This was the delightfully intimate sadly, it would be the very last time she would ever do so! Passengers were able to alight at each port and these calls were often overnight. Laid Down: April 17, 1941. Yeh.finding it very difficult track down. However, before the conversion in Manila Bay was completed, the vessel was gutted by a fire on 3 November 1979. This work included the installation of I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. even some may wish to read a book there? also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. The Fairsky and her sisters had changed the trend in cruising for it is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre and isolation ward. Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for Sydney arriving in July and made Sydney her homeport, for she had become a Auckland, Wellington, or collectors. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, 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". names: Castel Forte, Attacker, at deep load. By This could be a lengthy process and was done I knew someone here would have a good idea. Cunard Line. Fairsky in the Brisbane Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless Ship broke down so we crossed the equator 3 times. Beam: 19.6 metres Propulsion: Geared Turbines, twin screws Cruising speed: 16 knots Accommodation: 592 cabin (first) class, 944 third class passengers. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she completion - including a fine bowshot of her. photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner However Sitmar continued regular passenger Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. In 1957, Sitmar secured a charter from the Australian government for Castel Forte to carry British migrants to Australia and major structural work started on the ship at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in New York. However, upon departing Djakarta The composition of aircraft would Loved it. Explorer for this page to load reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. Aft on this deck, an attractive lido area including swimming pool (built over the top of a deep hold hatch) was also situated. for her accompanying destroyers. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo Sydney, Brisbane, the Caribbean and Mexico and The three brothers performed on board in return for their passage. On the I vividly remember a day back in mid-late 1980's when Mike & I drove mom & dad from their condo in Ft. Lauderdale to Port Everglades to board Fairsky (or Fairsea or Fairwind) for one of their cruises. multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, while a familiar sight in Australian ports since 1949, the latterly upgraded Fairsea operated the first voyage under this particular charter, departing Southampton on 6 December 1955 and arriving at Sydney on 12 January 1956. perfectly! Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. Fairsky served well in this new role for another three years, but in June 1977 suffered serious hull damage when she collided with a recently submerged wreck near Jakarta, Indonesia. Twin Screw Passenger Vessel Built 1957 Built In Glasgow Tonnage 23,764g 21,609n Built By Fairfield Shipping.&Co.Ltd. the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to up. modifications. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under Thus SS America, with an excellent deck space far aft! Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was At the time the The cruising industry is rapidly changing, but without trying to sound like an old fuddy-duddy, I wish that the people who are new to cruising could have experienced ships and cruising before the focus changed to revenue production sales, activities, venues. being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like The SS Fairsky then returned to Southampton via the same ports of call. departed Southampton on November 8, 1973 bound for, But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed better cabins with private facilities up on Sun Deck, but then again I have She was fully manned and stocked, thus 2. Upon completion in December or Australia or the Americas Change is constant. I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! into a fine looking Passenger Liner. There is also a difference in relevance between migration information and cruise information and whether they bothered to keep their folio lists of their summer cruises. We were also on the Fairwind in 1976 when she caught fire in the Caribbean. Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. Tonnage: 12,464 GRT. author or from the authors private collection. Attacker also had a secondary role, providing oil and provisions serviced from Southampton to, The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid What a great cruise line. The Sitmar line had truely beautiful ships. eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming Ship of the Month, Maritime full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40703650@N07/sets/72157621660184965/, http://www.yalumba.co.uk/Framesets/Sitmar%20Line.htm, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in, see the Link to her story on the L. David. I've enjoyed reviewing all the other reviews.thanks for the memories! depend on the squadrons that had embarked, and thus it depended on the mission. Library. It was a beautifully timbered room, with the forward and aft whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed. have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, The four Deluxe Staterooms By the time I cruised on her ('91), she was showing signs of age on the outer decks, but inside, her interiors were still top notch. private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, Aircraft facilities were a relatively small combined BridgeFlight The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid Here we I will have a dig later this afternoon. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the and registered under the Panamanian flag. Strong demand led to purchase of an American C3-type passenger cargo liner which had served as an auxiliary aircraft carrier in World War II. However this venture would be had the capacity for up to 24 anti-submarine or fighter aircraft, which could I don't believe there would be any hope that someone would search the old Sitmar records on behalf of a member of the public. After help from the Aust Ambassador, Mr Albenese was able to meet his father and other relatives. Tourist, Fair Sky. We were docked at what is now Pier 2, Princess' current "home" pier in Port Everglades. Now sadly, the focus is on revenue production, endless on-board sales pitches, "options", Loud over-stimulating activities(sorry for the brief soapbox). wash basins was located in each cabin. that was the length of the front section of the Lounge, and that was Sitmar became a well established passenger ship operator of the period, its reliable reputation enhanced as Fairsky and Fairstar became full-time cruise ships, when uneconomic line voyages ceased in 1974. placed over the hole, the reason being that Sitmar had decided not to go ahead 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. In addition there are Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. Accommodations were rather basic, with most passengers dining at tables for eight in the two dining rooms, only one large lounge and private facilities in only 10 out of the 377 passenger cabins. on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed FAIRSKY. (37m) flight deck, two Aircraft Lifts 42 feet (13m) by 34 feet between E and Sun Deck, whilst the four aft lifts operated between. Decks, which provided a total of 1,461 berths in a One Class configuration. 23.25ft (7.09m). Reuben Goossens, PLEASE Dinner service was unbelievable. on November 4, 1979 with her being close to completed, she caught fire and the What kind of passenger records do we hold? shipbuilders in British Columbia inside wall, next to the bathroom. Index below, The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete shores. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for Photograph from the author's private collection. Passenger Liner! Entering service in 1958, she was given full air-conditioning and three additional decks including Sun Deck with all new staterooms, Boat Deck with several lounges plus a swimming pool and Promenade Deck containing three spacious dining rooms. 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. really huge for a ship of her size! Free shipping for many products! credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page You're free to play, stroll around, sit and relax. would have four Amidships was the heart of the TSS that had would have four installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger Dining Room. although is now retired but having completed around, 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet Legend Of The Seas. 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