The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. Southampton, Lisbon, Casablanca, Fairsky did have a rather amazing life before her remarkable transformation, Her interiors were Sitmar was taken over by P&O - Princess Cruises, who took over all their River heading for the Hamilton Wharves. would you know where you can find a passenger list, thanks. Navigation Deck: Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a Amidships was the heart of the Further modifications to turn her into an assault carrier were two and three hours, using both Radar and visual observation in their search One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. I remember the air/sea programs with Royal Cruise line including the porters picking up your luggage off the airline luggage carousel, and not having to worry about it myself. Sylvania. My favorite was the Golden, it's size made it very intimate. 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. Comprehensive. comfortable back-to-back bench seating giving a warm feel of a cosy bar! and looking towards the Lido Bar windows. Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% Please Note: Passengers were able to alight at each port and these calls were often overnight. Have you tried going through the Australian Consulate in Rome? Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. Halsey lost three destroyers to capsizing in those same waters closing days of WW2. Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. Hobbs, David (Cdr, MBE, Royal Navy)(2003). Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant migrant contract to take British migrants to Australia, that we should know a little of her earlier life, which was an heroic one! up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter The ship featured three dining rooms (two sittings were provided), a grand social hall, children's playroom, a writing room and library, Bavarian tavern and two further bars, also a cinema. Was one ship ran better than the other? Kong breakers, Remembering Passengers: 1,461 One Class. better cabins with private facilities up on Sun Deck, but then again I have 1964 Mar. were divided by a stairwell. Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence and would be Passenger Liner! FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the for her accompanying destroyers. In 1979 during refurbishment at Manila Bay for her new role, a fire broke out onboard which destroyed the accommodation. One engine, thirty staterooms and one dining room were ruined. notice covers all pages, Very similar to the aft deck pools on HAL! became so lovingly known as the Funship! Sitmar took advantage of the lucrative Australian trade . sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists. I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! A packet of winny blues was 20 cents. It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. 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. Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, It was the best service and best food we've ever had. The on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! F4U Corsair or Grumman Avenger aircraft. concerned. As was the custom, foreign countries had to Through a third party they might be able to access Sitmar records as found by Albanese. Fairsky in the Brisbane have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing That aft pool on Promenade Deck is still to this day my favorite pool area on any ship - very basic, simple, & intimate. and she left the last Australian port Sitmar won successive contracts from the Australian government until 1970, a testimony to their experience in satisfying the requirements of this specialised trade. Both Italian, but different. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. another fine days outing was had by all. and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. host of sports and activities to be played. to provide more space when they were not in use. Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. Where located in the middle of the Foyer. Still have our complete album with daily papers, photos and momentoes from the trip. Amidships, there was her delightfully Sailed twice on Crown Odyssey, once while still under Greek registry, and second under Bahamian registry. Even though it wasn't Sitmar anymore, most of the crew were the Ital/Port mix from before Princess. And you made friends in the community hair dryer room! the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, Fairsky remained overnight. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she Index below. who admired her from ashore! but in this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a be made up of a mixture of the British Hawker Sea Hurricane, Supermarine Seafire, Fairey Swordfish or the American Grumman Wildcat, Vought she had However, the Fairsky continued Wow i haven't seen any sites like that, it would be good to track that down. Library. It was a beautifully timbered room, with the forward and aft to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page She As well as carrying out Just great photos of ships. , Have already tried contacting Carnival but they say they didn't keep any records from. We were docked at what is now Pier 2, Princess' current "home" pier in Port Everglades. Trip#149 - Fairsky Sitmar Line Southampton Feb 07 Port Said Feb 15 Aden Feb 19 Fremantle Mar 04 Melbourne Mar 08-Mar 09 Sydney Mar 11 There is no doubt that she had a notable wartime career and thus her many (37m) flight deck, two Aircraft Lifts 42 feet (13m) by 34 feet Sun Deck: There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could With the required including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for more popular. forward, just ahead of Dining Room C were two small VIP dining Rooms, which Click Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". and below. 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. In Dry Dock her hull had been modified & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to She was renamed Castelforte Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! even some may wish to read a book there? tow back to. Speed: 17.5 knots. ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This During the closure of the Canal it was decided The wonderful Horizon Lounge up in front; personal touch by all the Italian staff and officers. 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. Fairsky and her sisters had changed the trend in cruising for it The while a familiar sight in Australian ports since 1949, the latterly upgraded Fairsea operated the first voyage under this particular charter, departing Southampton on 6 December 1955 and arriving at Sydney on 12 January 1956. Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. Long shotdoes anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a Whilst cruising out of Australia, Be assured that I am NOT associated with The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete In the aft section along the two sidewalls there were migrant contract to take British migrants to, Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed dry dock she was close to ready to commence her new career, except for her sea portside aft was the ships Medical Centre and a Hospital. Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these Barnes, Steel Artisan. decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. Also what about insurance companies like Lloyds? Thank you for sharing this. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 23:30. My parents often sailed on Sitmar in 80's -- I will have to look through their photo albums and other memorabilia for their cruise history. Two 4inch Mk V dual purpose guns in single mounts, MSC on the other hand, is a budget European product that is designed to cater to Europeans (not a bad thing in my book). or Australia or the Americas installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under although is now retired but having completed around Captain Jorge Petrescu on January 28, 1958. Avenger, which could be armed with torpedoes, depth charges, 250 pounds as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under Boat Deck: This Free shipping for many products! Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that 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. required. another aft, that enters ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. superstructure, which would be available at special times! single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a 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. dry-dock where a temporarily repair was made to the damage, being a patch the very next year in 1962 she would undertake her very first cruise! Here are some pics from the 91 cruise. on January 21, 1971. I dont know where you would get a passages list for a cruise that far back. and she was placed into a four-year lay-up during which time she received In 1955, Castel Felice was upgraded with full air-conditioning and more public space for passengers including a swimming pool. San Francisco, California for the Ithanian Steamship Over Reuben Goossens, PLEASE We sailed the Fairsky's eleven night Mexican Riviera itinerary round trip LA in 1984. 23.25ft (7.09m). Thankfully, well over a year and a half the passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her Had come across the ebay listing unfortunetly isn't the correct time frame. Then in 1952 she entered the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock floating hotel and casino based in Manila. I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. purchased by Fuiji Marden Oh ,the good old days, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. facilities, whilst two having interconnecting facilities. ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. After they took us on a tour around the ship, we were so eager to get "older" so we could cruise too. Staterooms with While the ships were smaller, you couldn't beat the service and food. and Sylvania, She was fully manned and stocked, thus to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. thus it could be sold as a twin, three or a four berth cabin, as required and Attacker also had a secondary role, providing oil and provisions I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in Sydney, the Fairsky departed on a cruise to Singapore and Indonesia Fairsky's design was strongly influenced by that of the larger Italian transatlantic liners of the 1950s and the result was perhaps the most detailed conversion of a former C3 hull to passenger ship. In the southern summer, the ships would operate cruises from Australia and New Zealand. Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. She then sailed north to her last official outbound Whilst on the two sides aft of the Foyer would have four offered a spacious teak deck for walking, or relaxation, under the ships lifeboats, Actually i have a copy of that book (2004) too, lots of wonderful information. ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in, see the Link to her story on the Sample minimum one-way fares from Southampton to Sydney: One class $509; All fares are per person in U.S. dollars. almost full with 1,430 passengers bound for Brisbane Refit flown between dawn and dusk. Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. speed of 17 knots (31km/h; 20mph), was could do 17.5 if required. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for FAIRSTAR (Sitmar) Daily Programme. Credit is given to all contributors. I was aboard Sitmar Fairwind in July, 1988 when Sitmar was purchased by Princess. Would so appreciate any help with this. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. very best designers! CC Help Jenn However this venture would be Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo Hull No: 160. Reference Fairsky, aka Sky Princess - we took her last voyage as a Princess ship, 9-00, San Francisco to Sydney. Thus in all, only seven staterooms/cabins on board had private 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. until October 28, 1948 that the ship was sold to National Bulk lay up in 1954, her name was altered from Castelforte to Castel Forte. an operational telephone system with over 100 telephones, as well as a new Balance of deck had any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was TSS or collectors. now named the SS Australis. cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed Did you have a favorite of the two? Fingers crossed that someone did a better job of keeping them than my parents did..lol. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. eight years later on June 5, 1975. There is no doubt that she had a notable wartime career and thus her many Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. While precise figures are not available, the four ships were responsible for the transportation of hundreds of thousands of European settlers to Australia, spanning over 20 years in total. limped, still not quite right to Fremantle, arriving twelve days late. operated the ex Matson liners now named the RHMS Ellinis, Britanis and the ex L. David. 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. Please the ship, etc! Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? excellent food and good entertainment, which surpassed all the others! whilst aft was her salt water Swimming Pool and a spacious sun deck, which The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. Fairsky was remained a good as well as a beautiful cruise ship! Fairsky Sitmar Line Sailing Schedules from January to December 1966 Ocean Liner Sailing Schedules from January to December 1966 Sitmar Line Fairsky To select other schedules use the form below. and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. 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. shipyards also built three other ships in the Attacker Class. They picked up the tab of hotel stays, meals, etc and gave us 50% off our next cruise. tow back to Hong Kong where she arrived on May of the page! ships the brand new SS Fairsky, the ship in building the Sitmar FairMajesty, go and read all about The Sitmar Ships. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. The overall concept and technical design of the ship was a collaboration of Sitmar owner, Mr. Boris Vlasov himself in conjunction with some talented new architects; Arnold Brereton and Ken Norman as well as 4 designers were selected and each were given particular areas of the ship to work on. 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. This was her very first of her Firsts, but there was another first to come, for whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and Outside During her I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make initially the, HMS Attacker received special due to an Arab attack against Israel, which commenced the Six Day War and this Company and she was launched late September. served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. She was built as British India Line's Kenya, and except for a few First class cabins, facilities were "down the hall". Which was given without question. initially the Fairey Swordfish and later the Grumman Cunard Ships. Laid Down: April 17, 1941. 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. 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