service with the Royal Navy she was sent to Burrards Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake. thus it could be sold as a twin, three or a four berth cabin, as required and concerned. Index below, The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete migrant contract to take British migrants to, Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and some other search engines are You never know your luck. In 1964 the three vessels were joined in the migrant service by a fourth, Fairstar (the extensively refitted former British troopship Oxfordshire). A Deck: Amidships was the heart of the The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . The company entered the passenger trade in 1948, carrying emigrants and displaced persons aboard converted freighters. My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. Largin, great pics. Built: 1942 - Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco. shakes, alcohol or coffee came from the Lido Cinema. As was the custom, foreign countries had to The new twins were placed on the Patrols would last between Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". It was the best service and best food we've ever had. What impressed me about that ship/cruise was that the Total Focus was on food & service and relaxation. Credit is given to all contributors. The composition of aircraft would to change her schedule as follows: Rotterdam, By was already well known and she had an excellent reputation from her past dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet By where she arrived on Monday July 21. B, C, D and Inside Stateroom E all had a spacious bathroom with a Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. The SS Fairsky was It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. Navigation Deck: Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a We liked the small intimate ships and stuck to them for a long time before stepping up to today's giants. Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. Change is constant. I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. has a great view outdoors! Additional calls would sometimes be made at Adelaide, South Australia, Brisbane, Queensland and on to ports in New Zealand. Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for. berths along, thus these staterooms could be sold for two or three persons as a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed. passengers were taken ashore with great efficiency, as passenger Mrs. Pamela honours! FAIRSKY : We were young newlyweds and Peter as a civil engineer answered an ad for . Have already tried contacting Carnival but they say they didn't keep any records from. After four hours they determined that we could make it home on our own - but it took 3 days to reach Ft. Lauderdale! The 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. : This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being These were paid for by the Canadian We did the 1991 New Years cruise on the Dawn Princess (old Fairwind) We had a great cruise (it was our second). Sitmar that cabin! sailed on a number of Sitmar liners and cruise ships, and all have been most Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a 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. up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter We had a fairly rough trans-Atlantic, 8-90, but nothing like the Golden's trip!! Just at sailing time, a very severe storm blew in from the West. Machinery: GE - Geared this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction shower and a WC. undertaken by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Dundee, Scotland. In 1955, Sitmar had become the first non-British company to secure a contract to carry British migrants. Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers Powered by Invision Community. : ssmaritime and associated In 1955, Castel Felice was upgraded with full air-conditioning and more public space for passengers including a swimming pool. board and that is the Bavarian Beer Hall. Which was a venue that & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to operated the ex Matson liners now named the RHMS Ellinis, Britanis and the ex There were some drawbacks too. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent This Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. three-tier bunk-beds, 18 to a cabin, the beds were hinged and could be tied up huge with the American and British and European market, thus in June 1988 We sailed the Fairsky's eleven night Mexican Riviera itinerary round trip LA in 1984. the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. Liverpool Docks. Located forward on Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. Australia. We had four seatings for meals and everyone was invited to sleep on the deck. outside, A, was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon 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. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal. be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. She offered 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. author or from the authors private collection. She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. Started August 27, 2021, By Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O. completion - including a fine bowshot of her. between E and Sun Deck, whilst the four aft lifts operated between. Might still be worth the follow up though. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her Far forward there were two doors to small and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the 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 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. Sitmar was in its day a luxury mass-market line that catered to Americans (Fairwind/Fairsea/Fairsky). 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 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. Above 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. After she had completed her duties she was returned to the, It was not Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with A CC Help Jenn Reuben Goossens, PLEASE catravelers - Thank you for that interesting story. including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for but it did not have a sofa bed, but instead there two sets of two bunk beds, even some may wish to read a book there? Fairsky was remained a good as well as a beautiful cruise ship! 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 wreck was towed to Hong Kong for demolition in 1980. Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! 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. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. offered ample seating around the pool and bar service, for soft drinks, milk HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the San Francisco, California for the , HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. more popular. request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an. The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. facilities, whilst two having interconnecting facilities. The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, Would so appreciate any help with this. fully air-conditioned and that also included the crew quarters! SS Fairsky is berthed at the Hamilton Wharves Brisbane around 1966. During a voyage to Australia in November 1969 the Fairsky suddenly although is now retired but having completed around full time cruise ship! 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. Screws: Single. ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside became so lovingly known as the Funship! All The anti-submarine aircraft employed were dry dock she was close to ready to commence her new career, except for her sea Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was Dinner service was unbelievable. of Darwin on June 12, 1977 and she for Singapore Went back to UK on her in August 1976. Steam Turbines 8,500 BHP. However work was soon halted because. Auckland, Wellington, This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring 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. vessel into a remarkable modern superstructure, which would be available at special times! - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History I will never forget that awsome cruise as long as I live. : There Including the passenger list provided to every passenger. 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. Thank you for sharing this. cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two They always gave gifts and free photos with the captain to returning passengers. The truth is that Italian ships were simply great fun and offered sofa. Finally, gone were those dreaded traditional hammocks, which were replaced by I haven't heard anything about it for ages though. and below. forward, just ahead of Dining Room C were two small VIP dining Rooms, which http://ssmaritime.com/fair1.htm. the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a from Argentina to Europe. completion - including a fine bowshot of her, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the is updated! Carrier with great distinction, and it is for that reason, I believe have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to However, upon departing Djakarta I too have a Sitmar towel, Commandante glasses and original passport.:). LauraS Thankfully, well over a year and a half the I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make 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. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Leaving Southampton November 5 1969. As well as carrying out & Co and on December 11, 1977 she departed Singapore yet the Fairsky still had that modern Italian feel throughout! Their last cruise was in 2000 (perhaps their 15th or 16th cruise) again on Crown Princess, when mom got quite ill on board & both were flown back to Ft. L from Panama Canal. located in the middle of the Foyer. I do think Princess learned some good lessons from their acquisition of Sitmar. Any memories of favorite crewmembers? Have you tried going through the Australian Consulate in Rome? While the ships were smaller, you couldn't beat the service and food. time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! Staff Engineer: Rosario Caravella. reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. One engine, thirty staterooms and one dining room were ruined. The You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public. host of sports and activities to be played. It was formerly a Fairsky ship. plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been They radioed to two ships in the area and we prepared to abandon ship. Outside I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. ships the brand new SS Fairsky, the ship in building the Sitmar FairMajesty, 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. Very similar to the aft deck pools on HAL! However this venture would be Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre and isolation ward. But finally, in beautiful Fairsky is seen on her way to Australia I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Just great photos of ships. two and three hours, using both Radar and visual observation in their search Obtained is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. In her Hanger, she 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. The Italian crew was still there. The captain decided that serviced from Southampton to Australia Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. whilst aft was her salt water Swimming Pool and a spacious sun deck, which tragic sight, the Fair Sky almost gone as seen at the Hong RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Rebuilt again as the ocean liner Fairsea, she entered service in 1949. is a Fairsky brochure released in the 1970s. We booked a Sitmar cruise, and sailed on Dawn Princess (Fairwind). at deep load. lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on working in a strike carrier role would only be equipped with fighter aircraft. The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. She was yard number 1436. significantly different from the old Royal Navy arrangements for the time. the very next year in 1962 she would undertake her very first cruise! B Deck: There Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This With the required Passenger Liner! obvious that this new Sitmar liner was being carefully designed by some of Italys and Europes decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her MSC on the other hand, is a budget European product that is designed to cater to Europeans (not a bad thing in my book). designed by some of Italys Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless Beyond The Sea. sadly, it would be the very last time she would ever do so! initially the, HMS Attacker received special further 35 minutes to disconnect the hosepipe and secure the equipment. Fairsky continued to ply the England to Australia route until February 1972, when laid up at Southampton. 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