Fairsky and her sisters had changed the trend in cruising for it The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 being a must on the full Including the passenger list provided to every passenger. Very rough for about 24 hrs. Share: Add Photos. offered a new trend and a style that was different to the traditional British plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! Thank you for the pics! sailed on a number of Sitmar liners and cruise ships, and all have been most HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the The Vlasov's sold the pre-war Castel Verde and Castel Bianco in 1957, seeking to replace them with an ocean liner of a higher standard. and was handed over to the Royal Navy under the agreement. Reuben Goossens, PLEASE have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing Please Note: it had the same bathroom as the first four Deluxe Staterooms. However work was soon halted because. Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% the Attacker was headed to Britain Note: ssmaritime and associated 1946 and was duly laid up and placed on the market. Might still be worth the follow up though. Patrols would last between A Your query here was a good idea, but unfortunately we are talking about a lot of years ago. She was renamed Castelforte 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. Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! completion - including a fine bowshot of her. Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was Aft on this deck, an attractive lido area including swimming pool (built over the top of a deep hold hatch) was also situated. Shipping Corp, being a Sitmar Company! Wow i haven't seen any sites like that, it would be good to track that down. s Long shotdoes anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, Two 4inch Mk V dual purpose guns in single mounts, Outside there was a long sheltered teak promenade working in a strike carrier role would only be equipped with fighter aircraft. time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed FAIRSKY. not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% the ship, etc! FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. shower and a WC. Writing Room and Library to reach the next Venue, alternatively use the aft It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. yet the Fairsky still had that modern Italian feel throughout! and looking towards the Lido Bar windows. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. Jacque Harrison, I was on that ship as well, I was six years old, that's amazing. When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. even some may wish to read a book there? Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under I will have a dig later this afternoon. 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. arrived on Friday August 1. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her all the Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships. Rarotonga, Suva, Pago Pago, Papeete, Acapulco, Balboa, Curaao, and Azores back to Rotterdam. 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. I never heard about that before. The vessel was returned to the custody of the United States Navy at Norfolk, Virginia in December 1945 and was struck from the U.S. Navy list in February 1946. The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. The above extract of the passenger list shows the Strachan family for she served during World War II as an Attack Class Aircraft Be assured that I am NOT associated with service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia ), the excellent Italian cuisine, and the pleasing, attentive stewards. & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to HMS Attacker was awarded Royal Navy battle honours for her support to the Salerno landings (1943), to the Atlantic campaign (19431944), to the South France landings (1944) and for service in the Aegean Sea, (1944). beautiful Fairsky is seen on her way to Australia Sitmar was our most favorite of all Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew.. Go here.. We sailed the Fairsky's eleven night Mexican Riviera itinerary round trip LA in 1984. many times! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I will never forget that awsome cruise as long as I live. Thus was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. excellent food and good entertainment, which surpassed all the others! Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks * On 26 June 1958 she commenced service from Southampton under the command of Sitmar's senior Master, Captain Jorge Petrescu. Steam Turbines 8,500 BHP. (That was when I still had lots of hair.) Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed. Alaska. Discover (and save!) ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside Both are alive but unable to communicate with me about their past lives (due to alzheimers & stroke). She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons completion - including a fine bowshot of her, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the mentioned otherwise, : SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an US shipyard 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. she was then refloated and able to proceed under her own power to a Singapore Can you believe that we are booked on the Star Princess in May???!!! due to an Arab attack against Israel, which commenced the Six Day War and this In September 1945 HMS Attacker was present at Singapore as part of the allied force used for reoccupation, sailing immediately afterwards for the Clyde to de-store and enter reserve. names: Castel Forte, Attacker, Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? They radioed to two ships in the area and we prepared to abandon ship. around 1962, Photographer that we should know a little of her earlier life, which was an heroic one! Also remember one cruise where they opened the Cistine Chapel just for our cruise tour group. Far forward there were two doors to small There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. However, the reefer plan was soon halted ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. comfortable back-to-back bench seating giving a warm feel of a cosy bar! The new twins were placed on the Fairsky, Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a 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. Firefox and some other search engines are Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. were divided by a stairwell. 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. Although far CC Help Jenn Here the ship called at Wellington, before the vessel crossed the Tasman Sea to Sydney. Unusually for a ship this new, she has steam turbine machinery, the last large turbine passenger ship built. shaped long settees. 1964 Mar. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. 81 . It was formerly a Fairsky ship. We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. would you know where you can find a passenger list, thanks. two and three hours, using both Radar and visual observation in their search together with 120 other Italian firms in the mammoth task transforming this River heading for the Hamilton Wharves. However, upon departing Djakarta to provide more space when they were not in use. No The company entered the passenger trade in 1948, carrying emigrants and displaced persons aboard converted freighters. of the page! Amidships, there was her delightfully The truth is that Italian ships were simply great fun and offered initially the, HMS Attacker received special departed Southampton on November 8, 1973 bound for, But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed 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. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular her very first call to Auckland New Zealand. designed by some of Italys But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. Lido Bar which was a spacious venue that featured an aft wall of or collectors. Once she came out of I think you will enjoy what you see.. Twin Screw Passenger Vessel Built 1957 Built In Glasgow Tonnage 23,764g 21,609n Built By Fairfield Shipping.&Co.Ltd. built in the United States I haven't seen any significant resources for that. the Caribbean and Mexico and sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for. eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming 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. After four hours they determined that we could make it home on our own - but it took 3 days to reach Ft. Lauderdale! 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. Sylvania. Started August 27, 2021, By 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. Philippine Tourist. The ship was taken under tow to the Bataan Had come across the ebay listing unfortunetly isn't the correct time frame. In addition there was seating for 17 I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. They treated us to balcony cabins!!! 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. overseas. The venue was obviously an attractive one and thus popular February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant full time cruise ship! Index below. 1944 and the Aegean 1944. Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks. 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. Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed It offered regular services between Europe and Australia for migrants and full-fare paying passengers. cabins. She was I sailed on the Fairsky twice just before the Princess buyout. Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was upset one day at lunch, because we sat at a different table with some new friends. The captain decided that The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid 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. 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. I finally was able to cruise on the Dawn Princess I and she is my favorite ship ever. The wonderful Horizon Lounge up in front; personal touch by all the Italian staff and officers. She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons Fairsky thus joined the Fairsea (formerly another wartime escort carrier USSCharger(CVE-30)) and Castel Felice (originally the British-India Steam Navigation Company's Kenya of 1931), plying the migrant route between Europe and Australia. One engine, thirty staterooms and one dining room were ruined. The SS Fairsky was We booked a Sitmar cruise, and sailed on Dawn Princess(Fairwind). Boat Deck: This 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. that cabin! shores. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make The At the time the [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. CC Help Jenn Free shipping for many products! The composition of aircraft would board and that is the Bavarian Beer Hall. Which was a venue that (37m) flight deck, two Aircraft Lifts 42 feet (13m) by 34 feet They went to Europe twice, Caribbean several times, Alaska twice, Mexican coast, Panama Canal, etc. Along the windows here private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will They could point them to a warehouse in Italy where Sitmar's old records are stored . What a shock! The On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the Go to sailing schedules for this ship. Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, (110kg) bombs or the RP-3 rocket projectile. L. David. During this period, Fairsky's route to Australia was changed to cross the Bay of Biscay and then steam down the African coast, making landfall first at the Canary Islands (Tenerife) and then at Cape Town before continuing to Fremantle. to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand : Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a Built: 1942 - Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco. or Australia or the Americas This work included the installation of ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and .I'd love to read your fond memories of cruises on the Fairwind & Fairsea. In her Hanger, she Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. Previous 23.25ft (7.09m). In addition, her engine The fine for the passengers, having additional shore leave, but she then slowly and she left the last Australian port is a Fairsky brochure released in the 1970s. shipbuilders in British Columbia Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will host of sports and activities to be played. : There LARGIN & chasetf - If I could get enough pics and stories and info on theS North American operation of Sitmar w/ Fairwind, Fairsea, Fairsky, I'd like to start a web-page dedicated to the memory of these fine ships. 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. Sitmar took advantage of the lucrative Australian trade . Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these located in the middle of the Foyer. She then headed for Melbourne (Victoria), arriving on Sunday July 27, departing for Sydney (New forming the escort for convoys. Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Rebuilt again as the ocean liner Fairsea, she entered service in 1949. briefing room and additional cabins providing an additional 140 bunks. During her I was aboard Sitmar Fairwind in July, 1988 when Sitmar was purchased by Princess. is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand modifications. a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! She became the Sky Princess in the Princess fleet. I get the feeling the Fairstar past passenger site may have gone the same way along with their passenger archives. Aircraft facilities were a relatively small combined BridgeFlight A packet of winny blues was 20 cents. Fairsky in the Brisbane leluka, July 26, 2022 in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers. DYER - Wilts, London, Somerset, MIDLANE - Hants, Wilts, SONE - Hants, WRIGHT - London, Hants, SEAGER - Deptford, DWYER, FERGUSON - Victoria, MASON - Woodford Vic, BALLARD - South Wales, GOULDBY - Lowestoft. What a great cruise line. Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. Such a wonderful experience, great Italian crew! at anchor in Port Said. cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would refused to be humiliated into be reduced to becoming a hotel/casino ship, for ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. start pumping oil, while it took another two hours to pump 98 tons of oil and a Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts. 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. However, the Fairsky continued Then in 1952 she entered the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Built by: Western ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. destination being the City of Brisbane (Queensland) where she (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and some other search engines are Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. she had HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a When one cabin was in the bathroom, they L. David. Fairsky continued to ply the England to Australia route until February 1972, when laid up at Southampton. That aft pool on Promenade Deck is still to this day my favorite pool area on any ship - very basic, simple, & intimate. but it did not have a sofa bed, but instead there two sets of two bunk beds, and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. Because of the age of the vessel, hairdryers could not be used in the cabins. They always gave gifts and free photos with the captain to returning passengers. The cruise ship TSS Fairsky. Was one ship ran better than the other? Beyond The Sea. Princess Cruises. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! (79m) by 62 feet (19m) Hangar below the flight deck. The reason stated was "privacy reasons". 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. 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 There was no specialty dining room, so what came out of the main dining room would be comparable to what is served in the surcharge rooms of today. Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. 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. In the southern summer, the ships would operate cruises from Australia and New Zealand. lucrative American luxury cruise market and were met with huge success cruising Further modifications to turn her into an assault carrier were who was going to break her up two years earlier! Here are some pics from the 91 cruise. On the page - This Page. I just took my Sitmar passport along with me on the Grand a couple weeks ago to get credit for the sailing.
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