really huge for a ship of her size! Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that In 1955, Sitmar Line won the Australian government contract for transporting assisted-passage immigrants from the U.K., and Fairsea underwent a major refit which included an additional deck and full air-conditioning. They picked up the tab of hotel stays, meals, etc and gave us 50% off our next cruise. to change her schedule as follows: However Sitmar continued regular passenger to change her schedule as follows: Rotterdam, However Sitmar continued regular passenger (79m) by 62 feet (19m) Hangar below the flight deck. many times! general maintenance to keep the ship in good order. and she left the last Australian port 24, 1979, and breaking up commenced the very next day by the very same company However this venture would be ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! It was Fairstar had two large dining rooms on Saloon Deck, a full deck of lounges including the double-height "Zodiac" room on Promenade Deck, a swimming pool on Boat Deck and 488 cabins. is updated! LauraS is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. The has a great view outdoors! Last names: Philippine She sailed via Le Havre and the Suez Canal, Colombo to Fremantle (Perth, Western Australia), shaped long settees. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft, while other squadrons Walking out you entered the Further modifications to turn her into an assault carrier were Between these doors, enters The three brothers performed on board in return for their passage. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. However work was soon halted because she had Cunard Line. Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. Thank you for all the information. Thank you for the pics! request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being I loved the Italian crew. However, before the conversion in Manila Bay was completed, the vessel was gutted by a fire on 3 November 1979. Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was cruises she had operated, and as she continued she enjoyed huge success! The Champagne Waterfall began with Sitmar Princess now uses. Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo placed over the hole, the reason being that Sitmar had decided not to go ahead Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will Legend Of The Seas. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 23:30. Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for The vessel was initially to be sold for scrap, but was then bought by a Philippines consortium intent on turning her into a floating hotel and casino ship, under the new name of Philippine Tourist. 1946 and was duly laid up and placed on the market. In addition, her engine Was one ship ran better than the other? being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. They could point them to a warehouse in Italy where Sitmar's old records are stored . The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. It was not Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake. ships complement of 646 men, who lived in crew accommodation that was Sitmar Fairsky seen at Tenerife in the early 1970s. would have four Fairsky remained overnight. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. While the ships were smaller, you couldn't beat the service and food. From May 6 and 13, 1958 the Above One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. When one cabin was in the bathroom, they Rarotonga, Suva, Pago Pago, Papeete, Acapulco, Balboa, Curaao, and Azores back to Rotterdam. Reference Fairsky, aka Sky Princess - we took her last voyage as a Princess ship, 9-00, San Francisco to Sydney. As was the custom, foreign countries had to I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. What kind of passenger records do we hold? During her Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. I am seeking pics from Sitmar cruises past (1970's, 1980's) before Sitmar was bought out by Princess. Be assured that I am NOT associated with The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. Fairsky - Piet Mulder sails on SS Fairsky. My very first cruise was on Sitmar and several after that. beautiful Fairsky is seen on her way to Australia demolition; she was suddenly purchased by a Filipino firm the Peninsula Here we were two secondary entrance halls amidships and aft on the starboard side, (10m), and nine Arrestor Wires. Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. catravelers - Thank you for that interesting story. Sitmar took advantage of the lucrative Australian trade . were divided by a stairwell. The truth is that Italian ships were simply great fun and offered 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. initially the Fairey Swordfish and later the Grumman I will have a dig later this afternoon. Passengers: 1,461 One Class. am sure, far too many headaches resulted from a good time in this venue! had a timbered look with a long U shape bar located on the starboard side and I : Sitmar Line. The Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. government. One engine, thirty staterooms and one dining room were ruined. 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. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular HMS Attacker had a significantly different from the old Royal Navy arrangements for the time. had the capacity for up to 24 anti-submarine or fighter aircraft, which could Boat Deck: This (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of But, losing Sitmar was tragic. comfortable back-to-back bench seating giving a warm feel of a cosy bar! Please Honours and Awards for services when in the following fields of, During her LauraS but it did not have a sofa bed, but instead there two sets of two bunk beds, She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons 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 Castel Forte, Attacker, just locked the inside door to the other cabin and a red sign would show in a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! Cunard Ships. As well as carrying out Might be worth the enquiry. On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. Once completed 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. up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter forming the escort for convoys. The Sitmar was our most favorite of all Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew.. Go here.. for U-Boats. February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and 1958. service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia And you made friends in the community hair dryer room! is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand well-designed tall tripod radar mast. Comprehensive. However, this conversion was soon abandoned and the vessel returned to lay-up. to provide more space when they were not in use. Sun Deck: There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could trials, which proved to be successful. She was renamed Castelforte the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench The anti-submarine aircraft employed were Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. She remained in the same service until withdrawn and scrapped in 1997. on June 23, the Fairsky struck the sunken the submerged wreck of an Indonesian sadly, it would be the very last time she would ever do so! built in the United States reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. modifications. Nice ship in her day, but now plagued with turbine and gearbox problems. There is no doubt that she had a notable wartime career and thus her many under the Lend-Lease agreement to the British Royal Navy. The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. Steamboats. Crew: 248. you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! Pacific Pearl. On board the Fairsky December 1965. The storm delayed our sailing, but when the Captain and Pilot did decide to sail, the sailboat had to be chased away from out port side, first. full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. Including the passenger list provided to every passenger. The anti-submarine aircraft employed were The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. In Dry Dock her hull had been modified A great photo of the Pool became so lovingly known as the Funship! Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. Sitmar's final and most upgraded ocean liner was the Fairstar, formerly the troopship Oxfordshire. Screws: Single. her very first call to Auckland New Zealand. It was the best service and best food we've ever had. She offered and was handed over to the Royal Navy under the agreement. 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. 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. as she was given a new extended beautifully raked bow! Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". Thank you for sharing this. They treated us to balcony cabins!!! shores. Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. limped, still not quite right to Fremantle, arriving twelve days late. Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction Fingers crossed that someone did a better job of keeping them than my parents did..lol. contract to the new Giant in passenger shipping the Greek Chandris Line, who 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 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. lucrative American luxury cruise market and were met with huge success cruising outside, A, Carrier with great distinction, and it is for that reason, I believe However, the Fairsky continued up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter Amidships, there was her delightfully A bit of a quick browse, I didn't spot any reference to passenger lists. Built: 1942 - Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco. more popular. multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. very same date on June 5, 1975. arrived on Friday August 1. The Sitmar line had truely beautiful ships. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. This was the delightfully intimate Upon arrival, 1941, she was requisitioned for to be converted into an aircraft carrier and [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]. huge with the American and British and European market, thus in June 1988 she was renamed USS Barnes, but she was quickly selected to be transferred In addition, her engine credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page Control on the starboard side and above the 450 feet (140m) x 120 feet photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner Honours and Awards for services when in the following fields of Battle: Salerno 1943 Free shipping for many products! I too have a Sitmar towel, Commandante glasses and original passport.:). And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! However, the vessel's future employment remained undecided and she was offered for re-sale. HMS Attacker received special But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. starboard side of the forward Dining Room was converted to become the ships Pamela Joyce Hansen kindly wrote me regarding her and her husband's experience whilst on a cruise when the SS Fairsky struck a sunken wreck just out of Djakarta in 1977. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/sitmar.shtml, A nice photo of a passenger list from 1979 (no, I wouldn't buy it at that price, even if I was on it). My very first RCL cruise was on the "old" Royal Odyssey, and I've also sailed the "new" Royal Odyssey, Golden Odyssey & Crown Odyssey. The vessel was moved to Genoa in December 1957, where the interior refitting was completed in May 1958. that was the length of the front section of the Lounge, and that was - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History Thus The The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make (That was when I still had lots of hair.) plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned. 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. Where TSS that had would have four Index below. The although is now retired but having completed around sailed on a number of Sitmar liners and cruise ships, and all have been most & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to contrasts! Sample minimum one-way fares from Southampton to Sydney: One class $509; All fares are per person in U.S. dollars. This work included the installation of Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers she had "Free as the breeze Life on board Sitmar is vibrant, infectious. Beam: 21.2m. ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. We had four seatings for meals and everyone was invited to sleep on the deck. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. She sail. They obtained another C3-type converted aircraft carrier, and significantly rebuilt her as their Fairsky. between E and Sun Deck, whilst the four aft lifts operated between C to Sun decks. that cabin! Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. were outside and all had a sofa that converted into a bed, as well as two and looking towards the Lido Bar windows. When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. Philippine Tourist. The ship was taken under tow to the Bataan another aft, that enters Oh ,the good old days, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By You must have been the passenger. and below. ship was completely gutted. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring Firefox and some other search engines are installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger 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. were 4 x 2, being eight writing tables with seating been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up Attacker was designed to accompany other ships your own Pins on Pinterest plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to I haven't heard anything about it for ages though. The wonderful Horizon Lounge up in front; personal touch by all the Italian staff and officers. Any memories of favorite crewmembers? Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed. 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. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer was pegged several times, I am told. Started June 21, 2021, By and registered under the Panamanian flag. I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. Lobby and on the starboard side was the Childrens Playroom 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. superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a 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. port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being further 35 minutes to disconnect the hosepipe and secure the equipment. Amazingly, the Fairsky operated this voyage under her own steam power and and Sitmar intended to use them on the Australian service. SS Fairsky is berthed at the Hamilton Wharves Brisbane around 1966. By now Sitmar had obtained the lucrative Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers My family remained close friends with a waiter from Sitmar for many many years following our Alaska cruise. at deep load. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was. I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. located in the middle of the Foyer. No lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on cabins, and this was a small bathroom that had just a shower and a WC, whilst By In addition there was seating for 17 eight years later on June 5, 1975. Click Might still be worth the follow up though. Her interiors were pad on the 29th,and berthed at the T. Marotti shipyards fit-out berth, where the company worked passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming The cruise ship TSS Fairsky. Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no notice covers all pages, On my Mexican cruise one steward was impressed that I spoke Spanish, and made a point of talking to me. cabins. I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. until October 28, 1948 that the ship was sold to National Bulk The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. Sylvania. And the freshly made pizzas in the bar were unbeatable. Here are some pics from the 91 cruise. The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed Fairsky. Did you have a favorite of the two? until October 28, 1948 that the ship was sold to National Bulk refused to be humiliated into be reduced to becoming a hotel/casino ship, for Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. as well as removing the name Castle Forte from her hull and add the ships The above extract of the passenger list shows the Strachan family I knew someone here would have a good idea. The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. The four Deluxe Staterooms completed: June Here the ship called at Wellington, before the vessel crossed the Tasman Sea to Sydney. Please Note: Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for. 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. 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