'CANBERRA - A Berth In History'

[Traceishere]

My dad was an engineer on this ship in 1961 He still alive today!

[joligirl]

I was fortunate to have sailed on Canberra thanks to my Mother. That was my favorite ship

[irfonhiggins]

Proud to have served on her throughout the Falklands War with The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Commando Forces, a great ship.

[andrewthornhill]

Ships like the Canberra and the Oriana always spelled Glamour for me. When I lived in Sydney in the early 1970s, my parents would take we kids to Circular Quay to see these and other liners like the Arcadia, Oronsay and Orcades, along with any international ships berthed at the terminal. In 1984 I had the choice of cruising on either Oriana or Canberra; I chose the Oriana. I never regretted my choice, but always wondered what being on the Canberra would have been like. When she was scrapped, and the Oriana burned to a shell, it was the ending of a wonderful era.

[kerryvickers]

I was fortunate enough to do 6 cruises on this wonderful ship. My grandparents took me 5 times in the 80s then I had my honeymoon on her in August 1997 just before she was too be scrapped. Fantastic memories ❤️

[NorwayT]

I had the good fortune of serving her crew and passengers as a guide here in Norway. There was always a special buzz about the town when she arrived: «The Canberra is coming! Did you know!? The Canberra is coming!» As a man of the sea myself, I found it criminal that she was beached in Pakistan in 1997 and broken up for scrap. A beautiful Lady like that, a national monument and a War Hero — no less — with the most wonderful lines and practically Viking Sturdiness in heavy seas deserved far, far better. Soon really beautiful ships will all be gone, and our Cultural Heritage will be all the more poorer. But she will live on in this old Norwegian Viking Sailor's mind until the day I die as one of the fondest coastal memories I have. She was a Genuine Beauty of the rarest kind.

[MarleneHarris-yx]

I was there in that crowd, waiting to see my now husband, who was on watch til 12 midday. Barriers keeping us back, manned by police, suddenly my husband appeared, and the policeman let me thru the barrier for a few minutes, just so happy to have him home safely❤

[paulevemy]

I came to new Zealand from London on that ship in 67 still bloody here so glad to be a kiwi

[LadyPearl]

Canberra was actually very fortunate in that her white color made her mistaken for a hospital ship. After the war, Argentinian pilots admitted when interviewed explained they were given orders not to attack Canberra because their commanders believed she was a hospital ship. Even so, bearing witness to horrible events such as Ardent must've been terrifying! Canberra was anchored near Ardent when the Argentinians attacked and saw the whole thing! She took on most of Ardent's surviving crew.

[bcfairlie]

She truly was a great ship. She bridged a new way of sailing from liner to first cruise ship. She was beautiful and also a war veteran. You look at modern cruise liners today and think, how ugly. Not ships, just oversized shopping malls on the sea.
R.I.P. Canberra. When a ship meant something. When a ship was a ship. Thank you for your service

[jolly]

Its a great honour and privilege to say Im one of the crew of the P&O Canberra ship (1993-1994), she’s really “The great white whale!”

[antonbrum]

I watched this amazing documentary on the life of "Canberra", what an amazing and beautiful ship. I had the wonderful pleasure of migrating with my parents from the UK to Australia in 1965 aboard the SS Canberra, a 3 week and 2 day journey. I saw her for the last time leaving Melbourne on what was to be one of her last voyages. Canberra was the greatest ship that ever sailed the seas, a grand lady. Thank you so much.

[stevenhowe-bull]

I sailed on her after she returned from the Falklands with my late husband . I'm so glad I stumbled across this fabulous film.

[littlemaggie]

I sailed on the Canberra in 1966 from Vancouver to Auckland- 5 glorious weeks on board. Such wonderful memories! Loved that ship!

[DSGNflorian]

There was always something special about Harland & Wolff-built passenger vessels and the Canberra was a fitting yet poignant end to a long line of classic ocean going beauties built by the famous Belfast shipyard. She was a ship full of character and personality. H&W always built some of the prettiest ships of any age. Canberra was among the handsomest ships of the "Mid Century Modern" age. The Oceanic of 1899 was was one of the sleekest, most elegant vessels of the Victorian Era, the Olympic (and her ill-fated sister) by far the best looking 4-funneled liners ever created. It's a bygone era of travel, but the memory of those gorgeous ships lives on.

[mtamin]

Sailed on Canberra just once in August 1980 when I was 15 when a school cruise meant to be on SS Uganda was transferred to the Canberra. How lucky we were. It made a huge impression on me and didn't get the opportunity to be on a P&O ship again until 2012. I don't think I would have become the big fan of cruising that I am today without that first magical cruise on Canberra.

[carlhaluss]

From the early 60s to 1969 I watched P&O ships, including the Canberra, sailing into and out of Vancouver harbour, Finally, when I was 19 in 1969, I sailed on her from Vancouver to Southampton. What an absolute adventure for a guy of 19 who was leaving home for the first time, the start of 6 years in Britain and Europe. In those days, it was so much more exciting to be on such a ship than it is today to be on one of the cruise liners. I will never regret my choice of making my trip to England on the Canberra! What a wonderful ship, and such a lifetime experience. Of course, I followed her course for years and years, including the Falklands, until I was so sad to hear she was broken up. Cabin E220 in 1969! Thanks for a wonderful video and history! Cheers, Carl

[Edwards-Videos]

I cruised on her three times post-Falklands. The most beautiful ship ever built.

[paulhurst]

One of the best documentories I have seen . Well done. So proud.

[MrBear]

My first ship, worked in the gift shops for Canberras farewell season. ..amazing memories