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Canberra and HMS Argonaut by Ivan Berryman. The P & O cruise liner Canberra lies in San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands, in May 1982, looking very weather-beaten after her punishing journey south during the conflict with Argentina, whilst HMS Argonaut keeps a watching vigil by her side. Both Argonaut and Canberra repeatedly came under air attack in San Carlos Water during the disembarkation of 42 Commando, both surviving the encounters, unlike the unfortunate HMS Ardent which was hit and sunk. |
The Royal Escort by Tim Thompson. Royal yacht Britannia, and liner Canberra with ships including HMS Herald, USS George Washington, HMS Active and THV Patricia at the D-Day Commemoration Review, 5th June 1994. |
RMS Canberra, the Battle in bomb Alley by Robert Barbour. Friday 28th May 1982, the P&O liner Canberra survives repeated attacks by Argentinian Skyhawk and Mirage fighter bombers in San Carlos water during Operation Corporate. |
P&O Ocean Liner SS Canberra by Ivan Berryman. The P&O Liner SS Canberra during her ocean cruising heyday of the 1980s. SS Canberra is pictured off the Canary Islands. |
Canberra at San Carlos by Ivan Berryman. Looking slightly the worse for wear after her journey south to the Falkland Islands in 1982, the P&O cruise liner Canberra, requisitioned as a troop carrier at the outbreak of the conflict, is shown in the midst of an attack by Argentine Mirage aircraft in San Carlos Water during May. Believed by the Argentine pilots to be a hospital ship, Canberra herself was never targeted, but her proximity to other ships of the British task force meant that she was constantly in danger. |
SS Canberra 1957 - 1997 by Neil McCart. Twelve chapters of highly readable text in this first complete history of P&Os most famous passenger ship tell the story of Canberra from the laying of the first keel plates in 1957, to her withdrawal from service and her final voyage and arrival at the shipbreakers yard in the autumn of 1997. The in-depth research has allowed the author to cover the Canberras long career through each year of her service and the story is enlivened by memories from passengers and ex-crew members. There are over 120 illustrations, covering the Canberras career from the builders yard to the breakers yard, including a magnificent profile scale drawing, and a selection of colour photographs depicting Canberra at various stages of her long career. Also included is a fold-out section containing full deck plans of the ship. |
SS Canberra Launched : 16th March 1960 Requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence for the Falklands War in 1982 for use as a Troopship. At the end of the war she was used to repatriate captured Argentinian soldiers before her return to Southampton, where she received a rapturous welcome. Scrapped 1997. |
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