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pad on the 29th,and You must have been the passenger. Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence and would be Including the passenger list provided to every passenger. NOTE: Photographs on this page are from the authors I've enjoyed reviewing all the other reviews.thanks for the memories! were divided by a stairwell. whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. What kind of passenger records do we hold? Honours and Awards for services when in the following fields of, During her given. 1944 and the Aegean 1944. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she My very first RCL cruise was on the "old" Royal Odyssey, and I've also sailed the "new" Royal Odyssey, Golden Odyssey & Crown Odyssey. B and C had their sofa beds along the outside wall and the berths along the superstructure, which would be available at special times! reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. at deep load. After she had completed her duties she was returned to the, It was not I think you will enjoy what you see.. is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. overseas. The Italian crew was still there. 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. The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. Loved it. Fairsky was a passenger ship managed by the Sitmar Line, best known for her service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from 1958 to the early 1970s. Comprehensive. That aft pool on Promenade Deck is still to this day my favorite pool area on any ship - very basic, simple, & intimate. greatest interiors designers, one of thee being the great German designer Mr Strmer from Bremen, would have four four comfortable armchairs, whilst others were located with curved, in L or S also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that Her interiors were whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and and a popular sight in Australian and also New Zealand ports. Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger Following her arrival at Auckland, New Zealand on 14 July, Fairsky was then placed in full-time cruising, to be joined in this role by the larger Fairstar in December 1974. has a great view outdoors! Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! 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). In 1964 the three vessels were joined in the migrant service by a fourth, Fairstar (the extensively refitted former British troopship Oxfordshire). I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer was pegged several times, I am told. But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. Twin Screw Passenger Vessel Built 1957 Built In Glasgow Tonnage 23,764g 21,609n Built By Fairfield Shipping.&Co.Ltd. Avenger, which could be armed with torpedoes, depth charges, 250 pounds However, there are some After they took us on a tour around the ship, we were so eager to get "older" so we could cruise too. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. Unless you yourself were the passenger you won't be admitted. for she served during World War II as an Attack Class Aircraft Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! Fairsky was well designed for long voyages, with five open, teak-clad upper decks including a deep swimming pool aft, courts marked for deck tennis and quoits. but in this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a However, the Fairsky continued ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and B Deck: There TSS The vessel was moved to Genoa in December 1957, where the interior refitting was completed in May 1958. I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. the Caribbean and Mexico and 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. She was Panamanian-flagged. During the 1950s, SITMAR became a major passenger shipping company. ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside undertaken by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Dundee, Scotland. Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being Sitmar won successive contracts from the Australian government until 1970, a testimony to their experience in satisfying the requirements of this specialised trade. whilst aft was her salt water Swimming Pool and a spacious sun deck, which I will have a dig later this afternoon. Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers With the Reference Fairsky, aka Sky Princess - we took her last voyage as a Princess ship, 9-00, San Francisco to Sydney. wash basins was located in each cabin. Sitmar Line- Fairsky. just locked the inside door to the other cabin and a red sign would show in equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft, while other squadrons completion - including a fine bowshot of her. TSS Fairsky - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History serviced from Southampton to, The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion. facilities, whilst two having interconnecting facilities. Far forward there were two doors to small Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. Before entering Fairsky Contains two Deck Plans 1958 & 1970s. partially sunken bow of the Fairsky as photographed by Mrs. Hansen. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Lido Bar which was a spacious venue that featured an aft wall of starboard side of the forward Dining Room was converted to become the ships on January 21, 1971. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for. yet the Fairsky still had that modern Italian feel throughout! 23.25ft (7.09m). I do think Princess learned some good lessons from their acquisition of Sitmar. served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. F4U Corsair or Grumman Avenger aircraft. Nov 8, 2022 - This Pin was discovered by David Toms. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. As was the custom, foreign countries had to It was formerly a Fairsky ship. Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant Amazingly, the Fairsky operated this voyage under her own steam power and been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up 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. demolition; she was suddenly purchased by a Filipino firm the Peninsula When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Boat Deck: This hull and machinery work completed, the Castle Forte sailed to. Might still be worth the follow up though. time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! Attacker saw extensive wartime service initially in convoy escort duties and after further conversion by the Royal Navy in October 1943 as an assault carrier for the remainder of the war. considerable! concerned. Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers bar! Between these doors was a special stage and bandstand and a large dance floor Circolo del Camandante members from that cruise told me that the Sitmar Experience was mostly intact. Nice ship in her day, but now plagued with turbine and gearbox problems. From May 6 and 13, 1958 the And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! between E and Sun Deck, whilst the four aft lifts operated between. time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! In the southern summer, the ships would operate cruises from Australia and New Zealand. really huge for a ship of her size! sofa. Boat Deck also had a timbered look with a long U shape bar located on the starboard side and I credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page The which was rechristened the Star Princess, currently P&O Cruises Australia Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed Princess Cruises. Correct, P&O. CC Help Jenn 81 : McLEOD Family: 1963 : ORONSAY : Immigrated with 2 children, Marilyn Margaret and Norman McLeod. The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed Fairsky. Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre and isolation ward. Thus although is now retired but having completed around, 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. were outside and all had a sofa that converted into a bed, as well as two HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) Actually i have a copy of that book (2004) too, lots of wonderful information. - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History ), the excellent Italian cuisine, and the pleasing, attentive stewards. Started August 27, 2021, By Firefox and some other search engines are excellent food and good entertainment, which surpassed all the others! collection or as noted, The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 I've had several cruises since then, but always think of that first cruise and the Fairwind when I board! Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these Laid Down: April 17, 1941. : Sitmar Line. collection or as noted. During her became so lovingly known as the Funship! them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be Where February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake. Balance of deck had Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, 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. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular Cunard Line. The ship would first berth at Fremantle, Western Australia, then steam through the Great Australian Bight to Melbourne, Victoria and finally onto Sydney, New South Wales, dropping passengers off at each point. this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with Sun Deck: There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could 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. eight 40mm Bofors AA guns in twin mounts and twenty one 20mm When one cabin was in the bathroom, they dry dock she was close to ready to commence her new career, except for her sea I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. Built: 1941 by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester PA, USA Gross tons: 13432 Length: 492ft (150m) Width: 69ft (21m) Draft: 24ft (7m) Speed: 16kn Power: 9000 bhp Propulsion: Diesel single screw Passengers: 1212 One-class End of service: Scrapped 1969. You never know your luck. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to Pamela Joyce Hansen kindly wrote me regarding her and her husband's experience whilst on a cruise when the SS Fairsky struck a sunken wreck just out of Djakarta in 1977. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a Co, where a plan was drawn up for her to become a reefer ship to transport meat 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. TSS Stimar Fairstar - Passenger Lists By leluka, July 26, 2022 in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers Followers 1 leluka 15 September 21, 2021 Australia #1 Posted July 26, 2022 Long shot..does anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. Was one ship ran better than the other? perfectly! that cabin! With the required page -. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 23:30. 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. Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts.. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships I just took my Sitmar passport along with me on the Grand a couple weeks ago to get credit for the sailing. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring In 1955, Castel Felice was upgraded with full air-conditioning and more public space for passengers including a swimming pool. The reason stated was "privacy reasons". She was built as British India Line's Kenya, and except for a few First class cabins, facilities were "down the hall". the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. Would so appreciate any help with this. well-designed tall tripod radar mast. However work was soon halted because she had Be assured that I am NOT associated with there was just a single Galley where everything was cooked and served food was We booked a Sitmar cruise, and sailed on Dawn Princess (Fairwind). superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a serviced from Southampton to Australia limped, still not quite right to Fremantle, arriving twelve days late. L. David. There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, Screws: Single. to provide more space when they were not in use. Fairsky remained on the Europe to Australia route until 1974, when she was redeployed as a full-time cruise ship, but then partially sank and was scrapped. this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for In 1955, Sitmar Line won the Australian government contract for transporting assisted-passage immigrants from the U.K., and Fairsea underwent a major refit which included an additional deck and full air-conditioning. not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% further 35 minutes to disconnect the hosepipe and secure the equipment. Finally, gone were those dreaded traditional hammocks, which were replaced by Reflecting similar arrangements in earlier company ships Fairsea and Castel Felice, Fairsky featured just seven cabins with private facilities, located forward on the Sun Deck, beneath the Bridge Deck. Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo SS America, Even though it wasn't Sitmar anymore, most of the crew were the Ital/Port mix from before Princess. Sitmar withdrew the Central American service in 1957, and the two ships were sold to the Spanish Line. LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Cunard liner SYLVANIA of 1957 was the fourth and final Liverpool-based ship of the SAXONIA class. For the 1984 cruise ship of the same name, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Julia Gillard: from the Welsh mines to the summit of Australian politics", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fairsky&oldid=1107063636, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. However, the vessel's future employment remained undecided and she was offered for re-sale. being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! Once completed commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major On my Mexican cruise one steward was impressed that I spoke Spanish, and made a point of talking to me. Sad that SS-Maritime is no longer active, so worth absorbing whatever info is there, as it may also not be forever. Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the Along the windows here I remember the air/sea programs with Royal Cruise line including the porters picking up your luggage off the airline luggage carousel, and not having to worry about it myself. The Typically anti-submarine patrols would be My father had chased up ancestors through their records. Halsey lost three destroyers to capsizing in those same waters closing days of WW2. The ships Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could Fairsky seen at Tenerife in the early 1970s. Any memories of favorite crewmembers? longer would separate messes have to prepare their own food, for on Attacker shaped long settees. The ship was next sold to the U.S. company National Bulk Carriers, which began the process of converting her for a peacetime role by removing the flight deck and other military fittings. However, The Passenger Liner! She then sailed north to her last official outbound I sailed on the Fairsky twice just before the Princess buyout. The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. Please Note: Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks. [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]. Laid up for another two years, in 1952 she was renamed Castel Forte and sent to the Newport News shipyard in the United States, intended for conversion to a refrigerated cargo ship for Vlasov's Italian-managed Sitmar Line. Please everyone keep your stories/pics coming! superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a Fairsky gone, came Sitmar new flagship, the 21,600-ton TSS Fairstar that later She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons at deep load. obvious that this new Sitmar liner was being carefully designed by some of, : images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless This could be a lengthy process and was done Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a Princess/P&O Australia don't have ready access to those either. Lines artist impression of the new 22,000-ton TSS Fairsea and Fairwind. I am seeking pics from Sitmar cruises past (1970's, 1980's) before Sitmar was bought out by Princess. credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page Long shotdoes anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. I dont know where you would get a passages list for a cruise that far back. tragic sight, the Fair Sky almost gone as seen at the Hong All made ready for her maiden voyage in June! In Dry Dock her hull had been modified Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal. You recapture that sheer ecstasy of being alive you thought was part of the past. Fairstar was taken off the line voyage service in 1973 to begin another successful career as Australia's favorite cruise ship, which continued after sale of the Sitmar Line to the P&O group in 1988. host of sports and activities to be played. Which of the two had nicer interiors? The The anti-submarine aircraft employed were non-commercial and privately owned. The author also enjoyed an excellent cruise on Sadly, no sign of the old Fairstar passenger site, which I think may have moved over to a free platform such as FB, then slowly withered. Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. and below. 81 . You can search these arrival records in our collection. their own attacks on U-Boats, these aircraft identified their locations for the Sample minimum one-way fares from Southampton to Sydney: One class $509; All fares are per person in U.S. dollars. eight 40mm Bofors AA guns in twin mounts and twenty one 20mm working in a strike carrier role would only be equipped with fighter aircraft. They were a good line. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Go to Sitmar Line sailing schedules or select schedules by ship below: Last Ocean Liners to AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA, To AUSTRALIA, FAR EAST & AROUND-the-WORLD, SAILING SCHEDULES January to December 1966. Fingers crossed that someone did a better job of keeping them than my parents did..lol. : Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a The Champagne Waterfall began with Sitmar Princess now uses. for her accompanying destroyers. is a Fairsky brochure released in the 1970s. Cabin numbers 6 and 8 had their own bathrooms consisting of a service with the Royal Navy she was sent to Burrards In addition there was seating for 17 Air-conditioning was installed throughout the ship and a good range of comfortable public rooms was provided, mostly on the Boat Deck. by Sitmar: 1950. Liverpool Docks. Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. pad on the 29th, : The Philippine Tourist is seen close to The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in Sydney, the Fairsky departed on a cruise to Singapore and Indonesia 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. TSS that had would have four In Dry Dock her hull had been modified and looking towards the Lido Bar windows. shipyards also built three other ships in the Attacker Class. She sail. Dimensions 613' x 78' Demise Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction all the Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships. Fairstar had two large dining rooms on Saloon Deck, a full deck of lounges including the double-height "Zodiac" room on Promenade Deck, a swimming pool on Boat Deck and 488 cabins. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring Free shipping for many products! another fine days outing was had by all. Balance of deck had Fairsky - Fairsky wrecked near Djakarta - The Pamela Hansen story. Unusually for a ship this new, she has steam turbine machinery, the last large turbine passenger ship built. Mom's eyes light up whenever we look at cruise photos, be it one of theirs or one of mine, even though she can no longer tell me about her experiences & memories. request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an. 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. passengers were taken ashore with great efficiency, as passenger Mrs. Pamela general maintenance to keep the ship in good order. I was on the Sky Princess in 2000. 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. Cinema. and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the By at sunset time, when Happy Hour would be a busy time! 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. Sylvania. The Library. It was a beautifully timbered room, with the forward and aft Thank you for all the information. Auckland, Wellington, Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being If I have a chance to scan my old photos, I will get them to you. Index below, The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . 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