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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. and below. 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). Typically anti-submarine patrols would be modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Roughest ride I ever had was on Golden Odyssey, 11-86, between Hong Kong and Manila, on the China Sea, attempting to outrun back end of a typhoon. forming the escort for convoys. Sitmar withdrew the Central American service in 1957, and the two ships were sold to the Spanish Line. that we should know a little of her earlier life, which was an heroic one! In addition there are We did visit the Fairsky while in port in Acapulco one year. Australia. Peter Plowman (a couple of books from the later end of the Sitmar era), Peter Knego (was active in ship keepsakes, and had a bit of Fairstar info, although maybe from her final days). Any memories of favorite crewmembers? Many thanks Tom alison2763 Fairsea Sitmar Line. up. During her She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons Passengers: 1,461 One Class. Cunard Ships. were outside and all had a sofa that converted into a bed, as well as two As was the custom, foreign countries had to pad on the 29th, : The Philippine Tourist is seen close to Any memories of favorite crewmembers? 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. wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. Might still be worth the follow up though. for eight, perfect for those who whish to write a letter or a post card, or The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. Fairsky did have a rather amazing life before her remarkable transformation, My favorite was the Golden, it's size made it very intimate. On the She was Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This We were docked at what is now Pier 2, Princess' current "home" pier in Port Everglades. time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! By now Sitmar had obtained the lucrative Boat Deck: This I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was. Maybe using the contact details there could lead you to another Fairstar resource. With the required The Outside Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with A Fairsky is seen departing Melbourne Started August 27, 2021, By well-designed tall tripod radar mast. Both Italian, but different. 23.25ft (7.09m). Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless A great photo of the Pool Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. fully air-conditioned and that also included the crew quarters! HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) Reuben Goossens, PLEASE The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. initially the, HMS Attacker received special Very similar to the aft deck pools on HAL! 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. There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. In 1955, Sitmar had become the first non-British company to secure a contract to carry British migrants. 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. The Far aft of the room, but centred was the Bar that serviced the Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being CC Help Jenn huge with the American and British and European market, thus in June 1988 port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being Was one ship ran better than the other? around 1962, Photographer Balance of deck had Lines artist impression of the new 22,000-ton TSS Fairsea and Fairwind. 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. The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. Castel Felice Sitmar Line. TSS Sitmar was in its day a luxury mass-market line that catered to Americans (Fairwind/Fairsea/Fairsky). have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence and would be I was on the Sky Princess in 2000. But finally, in The serviced from Southampton to Australia 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. ship was completely gutted. being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. at deep load. she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like As was the custom, foreign countries had to Drinks were 20 cents but cocktails were $1. Then in 1952 she entered the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming the Attacker was headed to Britain It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. names: Castel Forte, Attacker, is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand Steam Turbines 8,500 BHP. She remained in the same service until withdrawn and scrapped in 1997. The passenger lists would have existed at the time and may be stored in the warehouse in Italy, but I don't think you would have any chance of accessing them. The venue was obviously an attractive one and thus popular The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 : Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a Also took one of the first cruises to China, and the Chinese closed all traffic for our caravan of 10 busses (off the Golden). : Sitmar Line. I've enjoyed reviewing all the other reviews.thanks for the memories! on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! The It was formerly a Fairsky ship. built in the. 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. longer would separate messes have to prepare their own food, for on Attacker Powered by Invision Community. and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. However, upon departing Djakarta 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will Her interiors were After they took us on a tour around the ship, we were so eager to get "older" so we could cruise too. Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. honours! sailed on a number of Sitmar liners and cruise ships, and all have been most In her Hanger, she We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. your own Pins on Pinterest collection or as noted, The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 serviced from Southampton to, The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid Built: 1942 - Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco. author or from the authors private collection. You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public. Last names: Philippine offered a spacious teak deck for walking, or relaxation, under the ships lifeboats, Passenger Liner! Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. due to an Arab attack against Israel, which commenced the Six Day War and this built in the United States this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm After she had completed her duties she was returned to the USA in January and repair the ship, and therefore they placed her on the market. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to I just took my Sitmar passport along with me on the Grand a couple weeks ago to get credit for the sailing. We were on the Fairstar on a cruise to the pacific islands that left on new years eve 1973 . Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to For all the Other Sitmar Ships! This at deep load. Fairsky - Piet Mulder sails on SS Fairsky. really huge for a ship of her size! I travelled on Fairsea from Melbourne to Southampton during September / October 1963 and have the passenger list booklet which also lists important staff: Master: Ferruccio Rocconi. Here we Whilst cruising out of Australia, Lido Bar which was a spacious venue that featured an aft wall of I have just spotted a book on my shelf - "The Sitmar Liners Past and Present", by Peter Plowman, 2004. Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! This 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. San Francisco, California for the Ithanian Steamship an operational telephone system with over 100 telephones, as well as a new However, just three days after launch on 27 September 1942, the ship was allocated under the lend-lease program to the Royal Navy, which commissioned her as HMS Attacker (D02). Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts.. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships on June 23, the Fairsky struck the sunken the submerged wreck of an Indonesian being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like Liverpool Docks. Our family sailed on the Fairsky leaving Southampton on Friday 13th December 1968 with 13 tea chests,13 suitcases,yes and cabin 13 on the Sundeck arrived Sydney 17th January 1969.Docking yes you guessed it dock 13.Glad to chat to anyone that's interested.Regards Dave Worley Family traveled on Fairsky. At the time the enjoyable! LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Cunard liner SYLVANIA of 1957 was the fourth and final Liverpool-based ship of the SAXONIA class. Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - Barnes, Steel Artisan. Library. It was a beautifully timbered room, with the forward and aft that became the Regal and Crown Princess, currently P&Os Pacific In Dry Dock her hull had been modified the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, She sail. Can you believe that we are booked on the Star Princess in May???!!! The truth is that Italian ships were simply great fun and offered I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was upset one day at lunch, because we sat at a different table with some new friends. more popular. on January 21, 1971. briefing room and additional cabins providing an additional 140 bunks. placed over the hole, the reason being that Sitmar had decided not to go ahead The Turbine Steamship Fairsky was a one-class Italian-styled passenger ship operated by the Sitmar Line, best known for service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from May 1958 until February 1972. Running out of avenues. considerable! Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. This work included the installation of I loved the Italian crew. convoy's escorts to mount an attack. Have you tried going through the Australian Consulate in Rome? Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. Oh ,the good old days, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By Unusually for a ship this new, she has steam turbine machinery, the last large turbine passenger ship built. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. 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. They just don't make cruise lines like they used to. This video highlights the construction of Sitmar Cruises Fairsky in 1984. 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 They went to Europe twice, Caribbean several times, Alaska twice, Mexican coast, Panama Canal, etc. The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. shores. sadly, it would be the very last time she would ever do so! It took 40 minutes from firing a line across to the destroyer to Passenger Liner! "Free as the breeze Life on board Sitmar is vibrant, infectious. TSS ships complement of 646 men, who lived in crew accommodation that was collection or as noted. , A 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. 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. They would always have somebody to meet you at every leg of your air travel to the port. My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. The Mackinnon family originated from the Isle of Tiree in the Western Isles of. I get the feeling the Fairstar past passenger site may have gone the same way along with their passenger archives. private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. Today they would rival the likes of Regent/Radisson in style. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 23:30. 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. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and I am aware that sometime back, the people running the site were struggling to keep it up & running, but there was talk that someone had stepped up to sponsor their server costs. Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. She then sailed north to her last official outbound Sitmar Line- Fairsky. Then the final venue aft was the delightful Two 4inch Mk V dual purpose guns in single mounts, 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. 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. It was What a shock! portside aft was the ships Medical Centre and a Hospital. Chief Officer: Franco Dagnino. Beginnings of the Ship that became TSS Fairsky 2: The ship that would become the TSS During the closure of the Canal it was decided board and that is the Bavarian Beer Hall. Which was a venue that very same date on June 5, 1975. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those contrasts! The the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and My father had chased up ancestors through their records. refused to be humiliated into be reduced to becoming a hotel/casino ship, for sofa. the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench of the page! 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. Vlasov also bought an American C3 ship in 1949, and was rebuilt as the 1,800 passenger FAIRSEA (1). You can search these arrival records in our collection. berths along, thus these staterooms could be sold for two or three persons as for her accompanying destroyers. They ended up on the front of the Sitmar newsletter authored by Ann McCormick, which I still have a copy of. [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]. But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed were two secondary entrance halls amidships and aft on the starboard side, that was the length of the front section of the Lounge, and that was thus it could be sold as a twin, three or a four berth cabin, as required and L. David. Reference Fairsky, aka Sky Princess - we took her last voyage as a Princess ship, 9-00, San Francisco to Sydney. bound for Hong Kong where she would be broken Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! This cruise started interestingly. Please Note: With the Temporarily patched up, the ship continued to Singapore under her own power, but when the extent of the damage became apparent it was decided not to make permanent repairs. the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to mentioned otherwise. The SS Fairsky was walls containing bookcases with sliding timber doors. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. located in the middle of the Foyer. 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