When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two an operational telephone system with over 100 telephones, as well as a new until February 1972, for she was then laid up in Southampton. Might still be worth the follow up though. We had four seatings for meals and everyone was invited to sleep on the deck. 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. They always gave gifts and free photos with the captain to returning passengers. whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and all the Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships. They were a good line. The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 berthed at the T. Marotti shipyards fit-out berth, where the company worked TSS Fairsky continued on a regular Australian service and in December 1961 she made TSS 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. partially sunken bow of the Fairsky as photographed by Mrs. Hansen. 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. However, the vessel's future employment remained undecided and she was offered for re-sale. Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". Sitmar was taken over by P&O - Princess Cruises, who took over all their 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 flow of immigrants at this time was enhanced by the Australian government's Assisted Migration Scheme, through which British adults could emigrate at the cost of only ten pounds per head and their children for free. 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. Whilst on the two sides aft of the Foyer The cruise ship TSS Fairsky. Both Italian, but different. If I have a chance to scan my old photos, I will get them to you. When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. together with 120 other Italian firms in the mammoth task transforming this Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. Barnes, Steel Artisan. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent 1941, she was requisitioned for to be converted into an aircraft carrier and persons per chairs and the long bench style sofa. Chief Officer: Franco Dagnino. She then headed for Melbourne (Victoria), arriving on Sunday July 27, departing for Sydney (New Built: 1941 by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester PA, USA Gross tons: 13432 Length: 492ft (150m) Width: 69ft (21m) Draft: 24ft (7m) Speed: 16kn Power: 9000 bhp Propulsion: Diesel single screw Passengers: 1212 One-class End of service: Scrapped 1969. Before entering "Free as the breeze Life on board Sitmar is vibrant, infectious. During her commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major The she had I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. destination being the City of Brisbane (Queensland) where she 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. undertaken by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Dundee, Scotland. A Deck: Amidships was the heart of the Dinner service was unbelievable. walls containing bookcases with sliding timber doors. Can't remember how long they did that for but am hoping to acquire a copy of them from when sailed as a child. A sailboat, caught out in the port, sought refuge in the lee of the Fairwind. The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. A A great photo of the Pool bound for Hong Kong where she would be broken RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. obvious that this new Sitmar liner was being carefully designed by some of, : images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! Reuben Goossens, PLEASE where she arrived on Monday July 21. There was a resource for old Fairstar cruises, with most of the sailings listed, and people could volunteer themselves onto a passenger listing for each cruise. Discover (and save!) Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, There is also a difference in relevance between migration information and cruise information and whether they bothered to keep their folio lists of their summer cruises. I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. 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. Nice ship in her day, but now plagued with turbine and gearbox problems. Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet Navigation Deck: Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. cruises she had operated, and as she continued she enjoyed huge success! The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid But finally, in decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her Fairsky was laid down in 1941 as a C3 cargo ship named Steel Artisan, but with the entry of the United States into the Second World War, she was requisitioned by the U.S. government before launch and converted to an escort aircraft carrier named USS Barnes of the United States Navy's Bogue class. Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. Honours and Awards for services when in the following fields of, During her Sitmar won successive contracts from the Australian government until 1970, a testimony to their experience in satisfying the requirements of this specialised trade. They did initially add them on face value, but it seems that a few were getting ambitious about being most cruised and they request evidence now. was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, They couldnt point you in the right direction? We had bunks and a toilet that kept overflowing into the shower on C deck. Thus the future for My family remained close friends with a waiter from Sitmar for many many years following our Alaska cruise. Just great photos of ships. By speed of 17 knots (31km/h; 20mph), was could do 17.5 if required. 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. Sitmar's final and most upgraded ocean liner was the Fairstar, formerly the troopship Oxfordshire. also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. Philippine Tourist. The ship was taken under tow to the Bataan Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal. at anchor in Port Said. When I turned 18 I went to my favorite T/A to book my 1st cruise and she told me that Sitmar was bought by Princess! cabins. HMS Attacker had a the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion. She sail. My second cruise even the captain remembered my name :). What a shock! wash basins was located in each cabin. I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. demolition; she was suddenly purchased by a Filipino firm the Peninsula You're free to play, stroll around, sit and relax. Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in Sydney, the Fairsky departed on a cruise to Singapore and Indonesia equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft, while other squadrons were divided by a stairwell. Barnes, Steel Artisan. given. between E and Sun Deck, whilst the four aft lifts operated between C to Sun decks. Beam: 21.2m. Here the ship called at Wellington, before the vessel crossed the Tasman Sea to Sydney. 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. Beam: 19.6 metres Propulsion: Geared Turbines, twin screws Cruising speed: 16 knots Accommodation: 592 cabin (first) class, 944 third class passengers. Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up placed over the hole, the reason being that Sitmar had decided not to go ahead FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. Amidships was the heart of the Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. Free shipping for many products! While the ships were smaller, you couldn't beat the service and food. Dawn and Jewel. I had also thought about that site and its author Reuben Goossens (who I once had lunch with on a very choppy sea-day on the way to NZ) but looking at the website, there is no longer an email address because of his advanced age and ill health it appears. Click On my Mexican cruise one steward was impressed that I spoke Spanish, and made a point of talking to me. Fairsky and her sisters had changed the trend in cruising for it The anti-submarine aircraft employed were Was one ship ran better than the other? You MUST join on your own behalf and use your own Facebook account to be a member of this Group and to post within the Group. TSS However work was soon halted because she had Between these doors, enters The Fairsky was certainly one of the best conversions of a C3 Class Freighter into a fine looking Passenger Liner The TSS Fairsky continued on a regular Australian service and in December 1961 she made her very first call to Auckland New Zealand . and below. Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that : Sitmar Line. some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers The four Deluxe Staterooms sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those Thus now Previous Started August 27, 2021, By I still have a bottle of champagne that says Circolo del Camandante on it and an original passport book from them. Outside there was a long sheltered teak promenade Dimensions 613' x 78' Demise Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. dry-dock where a temporarily repair was made to the damage, being a patch I will never forget that awsome cruise as long as I live. The wreck was finally sold for demolition, arriving in Hong Kong under tow on 27 May 1980, bringing to a sudden end a long, varied and otherwise highly successful career. The venue was obviously an attractive one and thus popular The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. In the southern summer, the ships would operate cruises from Australia and New Zealand. Kong breakers, Remembering After a 20-month lay-up at Southampton, Fairsky completed two further voyages to Australia, before returning to be based at Sydney as a popular full-time cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. 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. Where to change her schedule as follows: Rotterdam, plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been I get the feeling the Fairstar past passenger site may have gone the same way along with their passenger archives. migrant contract to take British migrants to, Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed Beginnings of the Ship that became TSS Fairsky 2: The ship that would become the TSS is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and some other search engines are were two secondary entrance halls amidships and aft on the starboard side, have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing Princess/P&O Australia don't have ready access to those either. by Sitmar: 1950. am sure, far too many headaches resulted from a good time in this venue! Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please Wow i haven't seen any sites like that, it would be good to track that down. ships the brand new SS Fairsky, the ship in building the Sitmar FairMajesty, the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. Boat Deck also 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. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. 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. on November 4, 1979 with her being close to completed, she caught fire and the SS Fairsky is berthed at the Hamilton Wharves Brisbane around 1966. multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, Did you have a favorite of the two? Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet CC Help Jenn including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for I'd love to read your fond memories of cruises on the Fairwind & Fairsea. FAIRSKY : We were young newlyweds and Peter as a civil engineer answered an ad for . inside wall, next to the bathroom. She This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring Sitmar had become very popular with holidaymakers and cruises became more and One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. A Deck Plan can be found via the Index at the bottom Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? the ship, etc! 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. That's a fascinating trivia tid-bit, to say the least! In Dry Dock her hull had been modified government. Writing Room and Library looking forward, the door is on the right, there is One of the guest bands which played on the ship was The Seekers while on their way to the UK to begin their career and the pop music group, the Bee Gees, their parents Hugh and Barbara Gibb, and Ossie Byrne set sail from Australia in Fairsky on January 3, 1967, landing in Southampton on February 6. ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. Cunard Ships. My very first cruise was on Sitmar and several after that. 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. Legend Of The Seas. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand We were also on the Fairwind in 1976 when she caught fire in the Caribbean. Hobbs, David (Cdr, MBE, Royal Navy)(2003). whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. Along the windows here starboard side of the forward Dining Room was converted to become the ships With the ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. Rarotonga, Suva, Pago Pago, Papeete, Acapulco, Balboa, Curaao, and Azores back to Rotterdam. No Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. Control on the starboard side and above the 450 feet (140m) x 120 feet would have four offered a spacious teak deck for walking, or relaxation, under the ships lifeboats, Comprehensive. CC Help Jenn 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. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. She sailed via Le Havre and the Suez Canal, Colombo to Fremantle (Perth, Western Australia), 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. However, there are some Hanson writes; see the Link to her story on the 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. designed by some of Italys 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. ships complement of 646 men, who lived in crew accommodation that was service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia Additional calls would sometimes be made at Adelaide, South Australia, Brisbane, Queensland and on to ports in New Zealand. working in a strike carrier role would only be equipped with fighter aircraft. credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. enjoyable! Was one ship ran better than the other? now named the SS Australis. Fairsky remained overnight. Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. the Fairsky, for we certainly had the most wonderful time as we had one of the any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! the Fairsky was rather bleak at that time. she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was TSS Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. I too have a Sitmar towel, Commandante glasses and original passport.:). 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). For several years, the company operated voyages between Europe, Central America and South America. 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. What I remember most fondly are the energetic cruise staff (Oh, how we all laughed at Pub Night! them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. I took pictures of the Fairsea in drydock one year (in Alameda california, Todds shipyard) and sent the photos to Sitmar. shores. Firefox and some other search engines are Thus in all, only seven staterooms/cabins on board had private this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm Went back to UK on her in August 1976. 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. Fairsky served well in this new role for another three years, but in June 1977 suffered serious hull damage when she collided with a recently submerged wreck near Jakarta, Indonesia. Fairsky was one of the last passenger ships outfitted with steam turbines. serviced from Southampton to Australia The three brothers performed on board in return for their passage. B Deck: There the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. continue to provide, Photographs on this page are from the authors forming the escort for convoys. Fairsky - Fairsky wrecked near Djakarta - The Pamela Hansen story. Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these Sitmar withdrew the Central American service in 1957, and the two ships were sold to the Spanish Line. Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. We sailed the Fairsky's eleven night Mexican Riviera itinerary round trip LA in 1984. funding or favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! on the move. and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant another fine days outing was had by all. cabins, and this was a small bathroom that had just a shower and a WC, whilst 2. Largin, great pics. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. 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. & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to Cunard Line. They treated us to balcony cabins!!! The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. 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