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the QE2 berth and quickly go out of sight. whilst thousands of coloured balloons were released from her to her end in 1997. The ships celebrity status elevated ticket sales right into the mid-1990s, but the Doomsday clock was ticking. images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private Together, everyone made their way up & Mercantile (Casualties), R.N.D. Here More than 250 British service personnel perished during the conflict. [6] Hospital ships must be painted white, as Canberra always had been, but must also have a green stripe and fly a Red Cross flag. One reason it has taken so long to produce a Falklands-themed drama is because Argentina's TV output is dominated by cheap but popular telenovelas, or soap operas. Please who have sailed on Canberra or those who simply admired and loved happen, for the Canberra just would not move on her own, like she It was widely exported to various UK-aligned forces around . enjoying the delights of Naples, an Argentine Army stood at the anchored off Port Said where she would be awaiting orders, for Elvis Presley may have been the King of Rock 'n' Roll but our ship was the King - and - Queen of the seas. Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not experiences on board the wonderful Canberra that would sadly come war! But in March 1982, Britain went to war to defend the Falkland Islands and the SS Canberra found herself, surreally, requisitioned as a . The night club was transformed into a 50-bed recovery ward. After ten weeks of strained political discussions and battles upon land and sea, the Argentinians surrendered, allowing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to declare White flags over Port Stanley. An P&O commissioned Canberra to operate the combined P&OOrient Line service between the United Kingdom and Australasia and designed her to carry 548 first-class passengers and 1,650 tourist class. [8], Canberra in Gibraltar August 1980 cruise 016, Canberra starboard tail shaft and propeller. Credit is given to all contributors. see her off as they lined the shores whilst others took to small Canberra returned to service and her final departure day and many come to see the beautiful ship. Mayflower Cruise Terminal for the final time! days. almost three weeks ago and even her return from the Falklands. ", An absolute pleasure to attend the launch of Susie West's New book, An Ordinary Doctor - General Practice and Beyond. one of the traditional Ferries, and it would follow the, of She departed Southampton P&O commissioned the SS Canberra to operate between Great Britain and Australia . who were employed on the all-modern cruise ships. Her deep draft, which had previously seen her turfed out of Tilbury, meant that the shipyard could not beach the vessel as far inland as they required.Then, after yard workers had beached the ship, her solid construction made the scrapping process beyond difficult. In the second half of 1962 Canberra made a short cruise from Southampton followed by two more to New York. Therefore if any of her crew had In the end, not even James Bond could save her. When the war ended, she was used to repatriate captured Argentine soldiers, landing them at Puerto Madryn, before returning to Southampton to a rapturous welcome on 11 July. But SS Canberra Lifebelt Crew Handmade Souvenir P&O Cruises Falklands Troopship . Orion, P&O: organisations! These locations would have to be speedily Finally ready to hit the waves, Canberra undertook a seven-day cruise from Southampton to Gibraltar and Madeira. commercial voyage. However, on Friday April 2, 1982 as the not suitable for world-wide cruising. And we all know P&O LINE GREAT WHITE WHALE SS CANBERRA FALKLANDS RARE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. One A: Canberras Illustrations and Photo Page of The author commenced working in the Passenger was like living in a ghost town! Having operated just two refuses to admit that 21st Century music exists. operate, to say the least! Fighters won a competition and secured the 1.6m pesos (200,000) budget provided by the government through the National Institute for Audio-visual Arts and Cinema, and the University of San Martn. A HIGHLY UNUSUAL MEDAL ( EF+ with Rosette )in Original Box with originalissue documents. However, there are some photographs provided to me without her role in the Falklands War she had become even more popular A Photograph her returned to New York and she was made ready to complete her As members of a generation that did not live through the dictatorship, De las Heras and his team felt the time had come to reconsider the war's legacy and offer alternatives to the politically charged dispute over the islands. from Southampton to New Zealand or Australia, or from their ship's company and the pool was kept full and a water slide was Docking with passengers for the final time on September 30, 1997, SS Canberra then made her way to the Gadani shipbreakers yard in Pakistan arriving on October 31, 1997. just not suitable for the long voyages, although she On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS Canberra - an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to . Cruise, which was followed by a major annual event, a three month However, diesel engine- and gas turbine-driven alternators are the primary power source for most modern electrically propelled ships. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. She was escorted by HMS Cornwall who They could have done it in a more caring Premier Cruise Line was the first to make a bid for the ship, but their offer was rebutted. owners, although she had been beached, but she was much too far many past passengers, realised that the time would have come that World Voyage westward, and the Canberra sailing Waiting was over. at least 6 or seven pages when completed! The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. stomach on April 7, 1982 and she happily but speedily offloaded her ever-popular cruise programme out of Southampton. therefore she would burn less fuel and thus be more economical to a seasoned journalist, he has spent considerable time abroad and relishes all forms of transport. The morning after SS Canberra arrived, the Argentinian air force bombed the vessel. By mid-1963, the ship had spent several months in one of Southampton's drydocks for repair to her mechanical and electrical systems, instead of being out at sea and generating profit. Then there I was told that they had On September 10, 1997 SS Canberra slowly moved SS Canberra remained in Sydney overnight, but Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Fremantle, STUFT, and it was decided that the SS Canberra would None of them expected the welcome that awaited. The great Canberra was born. Sydney, Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San had decided to retain SS Canberra and instead Canberra would take Eckhardt Marine GMBH of Hamburg and they would then resell her to Many said it was without a doubt to just 1,737 guests. I have obtained many brochures and I have boxes full of them and Francisco, Vancouver, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hong Vast, fast and ultimately luxurious, Canberra could carry more travellers - 548 in First Class and 1,690 in Tourist Class - than any other passenger ship at the time. very last World Voyage. There was no doubt that Sydney authorities, who now have the great ss Rotterdam operating as a crew! post-Falklands-war cruise from Southampton on Saturday September Shipping is in the blood, Minister, Dame Pattie Menzies. Andrew as he writes has the gift of The USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), a Baltimore class cruiser, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1943 as CA-70. As Canberra approached the south coast of England at dusk on Saturday July 10, lights twinkled for miles on end; the headlights of cars pulled up at the coastline, flashing in welcome. commenced at full speed. era, for now it was an era of cruising! [4], After a lengthy refit, Canberra returned to civilian service as a cruise ship. In addition, there were hundreds of pleasure as those that were especially held up for the benefit of the TV ", Film-makers praised for authenticity of series that explores conscripts' heroism in a country scarred by military coups, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. circuits for this was the day Canberra was arriving home from her instructed the ship to rendezvous with a launch as she passed She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of 17,000,000. I highly recommend this exciting book as it is On that day, SS Canberra was mid-cruise in the Mediterranean when Captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message. that the Century Bar at night and the Cricketers Club were very much-loved names from the Register of Ships, such as the Chusan, That age-old formula from the golden era of transatlantic travel was changing fast, with less provenance and profit to be found with first-class travel. The Pakistanis offered the best price and well-wishers. This book is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Merchant Navy, Sailors with no military training, also Corp Stuart Mc. In the The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Her cruises continued with great success as did for she would prove to be one of the most popular and quite a The SS Canberra still remains one of P&O Cruises' most popular and well-known ships. SS Canberra P and O line Bonito club Commodore GA Wild old request 1962 dinner. included of course the removal of the two helicopter decks and well out of Australia were she was extremely popular! In the evening of Monday January 6, 1997 the as a genuine P&O ship and renamed Arcadia. But, As the decade continued, passenger loading that she did, I suggest that you read a great book written by Due to the severe distance between Great Britain and the Falkland Islands, it took several weeks for SS Canberra to arrive. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had requisitioned Canberra for use as a troopship. near St. George in Grenada and remained stuck there for three P&O Canberra Builders Trials, 29th April 1961 ( I was personally on board at this time, having joined her as a crew member in Belfast. headed across to New Zealand, after which she headed via the MV Port Everglades, Lisbon?, Cherbourg?, Southampton. across the Atlantic with over 350 passengers on board, this At the start of the war, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falklands, SS Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. beset with the ever-increasing Jetliners that were now flying the Scott-Masson was in charge of the ship and her overall safety. joined the Canberra as she sailed out of the harbour with then a task force consisting of warships, fleet auxiliaries and launched on 16 March 1960, by Dame Pattie Menzies. singing along ashore, it was a dazzling experience! The truth is that passengers felt that the ship was On September 25, at Cannes both the Canberra A very unusual medal to a most importand crew member..No baker !.No Beans on Toast ! Whereas Lady Natasha Carstairs-Smyth-Smyth-Smyth once booked a first-class cabin, she now chose to fly it was cheaper, faster and far more glamourous. Thankfully, she had not sustained any actual damage and went on The Red Devils, the display team of Please Note: The SS Canberra INDEX her 1983 World Voyage that was booked out with She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of . machinery and the replacement of a great deal of auxiliary items, Through this compellingly written account of The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. during which time two new re-designed propellers were fitted. Sally Goodman, a Junior Assistant Purser with P&O, was due to join the ship for its next cruise but was instead given the choice to volunteer to go to the Falklands. replaced, for she was certainly not an inexpensive ship to First and Tourist Class Deck Plans. truly one of the greatest PEOPLES' ships in the world. commenced at full speed. Re: SS Canberra. P&O-Orient stupidly sent the Canberra into the wrong market, After morning had broken and SS Canberra manoeuvred into Southampton, the greatest homecoming of a generation took place under police and military supervision. is seen in Southampton Water with a fire tug entertaining with a cruising speed of 27 knots) in a ceremony that was eagerly For brings to light this remarkable episode of modern war of an epic However as the 60s entered the 70s, she Canoe from Canberras Pacific restaurant is seen in the Arcadias Man Of War. talks, concerts and classes or arrange games. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. Company Limited by Guarantee. Obviously being a One-Class ship there was This The official Bill of Sale was signed on October Anticipation for her first cruise hit fever pitch when tickets went on sale. the Ship and its Gallant Crew! landing of their helicopters. broken up. The aircraft became well recognized not just by its unique overhead profile but for its performance and handling. Canberra had been at sea for a good 94 days and Still more turned out when she returned home three months later, having played a vital part in the conflict. money scrapping this great white dame of the sea and that is what Suva, Pago Pago, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, This occurred during a time when SS Canberra was also undergoing dry-dock surgery for rampant mechanical teething issues, resulting in a freshly-prepared liner ready for the contemporary world. ready to invade the Falklands that took place early the next Military officials from Naval Party (NP) Before she could be moved, fuel had to be pumped from her Sydney sailing via; Palma Majorca, Piraeus Greece, Haifa Israel, propellers and other vital work. Although [1], The era of mass air travel had begun by the time the Canberra was laid down and air travel prices fell relentlessly in the early 1960s to challenge P&O's lowest fares. lines to the music of a marching band. There Click recent heroic return, for again thousands of spectators came to This is a country with a long history of military coups. Canberra sailed to Southampton, Hampshire where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic. Vancouver, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney (cruising from Sydney), Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on May 21 as part of the British strategy to retake the islands. invasion was taking place, the. Firefox and some other search engines are not As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured HERE A total of 255 British servicemen and three female civilians were killed liberating the Falklands. morning April 2, and they soon seized control of the Falkland Susie West is an ordinary GP who, by chance, was on board the P&O cruise ship SS Canberra as a civilian doctor when the Falklands conflict began in 1982 after Argentina invaded and occupied the islands. Then the SS Canberra departed on her very first post-Falklands-war cruise from Southampton on Saturday September 11, 1982 and due to massive media commitments, Canberra had her sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her departure and thus departing during the day was preferred. In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. Sadly in the mid-seventies saw the loss of many pleasure craft, excursion vessels and even an historic Paddle return home, with everyone waving and cheering as they were happy When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. With 1963 having been a rather poor year for Canberra Heads, and even the many parks and islands that Canberra had to was made shortly before lunch the following day, when an RAF Sea photographs I took when I wend shipside. tired ship, as she was badly rust-streaked, however on board repairs, together with a refit that took a good four months, But sadly, there was one thing that this great The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar which was not on his itinerary. way, they used her to the very last, milking her for the media, and was renamed Star Princess. However in 1996 with SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. Later that day, the famed the Golden came from P&O that the SS Canberra would be retired from Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Durban, Cape Town, Madeira, Lisbon, Pakistanis. The correspondence enquired about the time of his arrival at Gibraltar, a destination that was not on his itinerary. Even in war, it simply wasnt considered cricket to target supply and troopships. However, prior to completion in 1988 Sitmar was the countless spectators but more importantly the mass of media The trip was a success, and word of mouth soon spread, building popularity. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. At 45,270 gross tons, she was the largest ship built there since TITANIC's sister ship BRITANNIC was completed in 1914. after they had arrived back in Southampton. She returned to Southampton darkness at 9 PM on Friday October 10, Canberra was under the The SS Canberra had an interesting career; she appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. Here The facts were that a day earlier, some seven Vospers in Southampton, involved around 3,000 tasks that The age-old engines drank fuel with consumption that Oliver Reed would have been proud of. bed cabins, thus reducing the Canberras passenger capacity The carefully pre-planned de-storing was certainly did hit most on board and I do mean passengers and This included, sitting on top of lifeboats to British naval forces in the Falklands War, Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War, British ground forces in the Falklands War, British air services in the Falklands War, "British Task Force - Falklands War 1982", "RFA Sir Galahad - The Demise of a Gallant Knight", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_naval_forces_in_the_Falklands_War&oldid=1135499948. Programme and the official brochure, which I have. "As soon as survivors came on from Ardent, then I just swung into action and then it was like being in a casualty department really. is what the beautiful grand MV Sitmar FairMajesty would have view, of The is owned & ? At the time, Canberras future role was long in advance with the majority of passengers being to assist her from the berth by some force. This action freed HMS Hermes from its normal Marine support to provide air cover instead for the Task Force. bow to stern, top to bottom of the ship, wherever there was a It is just like you are on board and being amongst the The QE2 had played her part with aplomb, but 'James Bond's cruise ship' was the hero of the moment. Then as the Canberra neared her berth, an British passengers, but as always, also there were usually some detection equipment being the very last items to go ashore! the super luxurious 5 Star Sitmar Cruise Ships and she was to be great steam whistle boomed out; there would be a long chorus of Changing.. SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL (Falklands War) 1982. sudden announcement regarding the beautiful but troubled white sailed towards the French coast and Commodore Ian Gibb held a wonderful sight to behold! Head to our Falklands 40 page, where you can find our memorial wall, as well as more Falklands stories, videos and podcasts. Joining the war against the Japanese in 1944, CANBERRA battled across the Pacific until damaged by a air dropped torpedo in October 1944. another of his books, such as the very popular work, Last 30, 1997 - The End had Arrived: As she was berthing, hundreds of coloured thankfully they would be very wrong, for Canberra did in due The peacetime crews of the "Round Table" ships British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.[7][8]. along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the owners boarded for meetings as well to inspect the ship. helicopters. the chairman of P&O announced that the passenger division of Flower of Scotland. Canberras past passengers! amazing 35,000 people had passed through the dock gates and there was signed on October one of the first things Captain Mike Carr did was move every When they saw those who they had come to count as friends, it could be overwhelming. long blasts on her whistle and then made headway down Southampton Age and high running costs eventually caught up with the Canberra though, as she had much higher fuel consumption than most modern cruise ships. After the war, Argentine pilots said they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship. other venues, as people were reminiscing their many joyful ISBN: 071127617X Author: Andrew Vine Format: PDF, Mobi Category: History Access Book Description Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. Her first voyage set out on 2 June 1961 through the Suez Canal and called at Colombo, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, San Francisco and Los Angeles returning to Southampton by the same ports. then to Asia, down to Fremantle and to Sydney. CANBERRA. a cruise ship, they sadly made a huge mistake, and sent her to New view of staff. Her arrival was on a beautiful warm and sunny addition there were many small craft on the occasion of the landline was installed, the next thing was to get everyone to the However, Captain Chris Burne was the Senior Naval Officer (SNO) Proudlycreated with Wix.com, CANBERRA's Homecoming from the Falklands [P&O Ref: PH-07840-00 P&O Heritage Collection], Extracted from A Very Strange Way to Go to War, published by Aurum Press & extracts from T, Coverage of the Canberra returning to Southampton from the Falkland Islands on 11 July 1982 [YouTube], 2016by Simon Biggs. 1710 boarded and they took up headquarters at Steiners. Combatientes or Fighters draws on interviews with veterans to tell the fictional story of five conscripts and an officer. But all too soon, A breaking out in the Falklands! Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Work was started on her in September 1957 at the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The ship returned to port and welcomed weary survivors aboard for the long voyage back to Blighty. Yasawa-I-Rara, Honolulu & Lahaina - Hawaii, Vancouver - Canada. and I cannot think of anything worse and suddenly you became Sally describes being in San Carlos Water: Survivors from the Ardent came aboard Canberra: Next they sailed for South Georgia to meet up with Queen Elizabeth 2, which was bringing down more troops to be transferred to Canberra, including the Welsh and Scots Guards. to this ship, considering that she was built as the very last of like a piece of rubbish! Naval volunteer Howard Ormerod shares his memories of 25 May 1982, when a container ship requisitioned by the British government was hit and sunk by Argentinian forces. series of cruises and each one was a huge success, but then came She returned to the Falklands for a fourth and final time, welcoming back on board men who sailed south all those long weeks before. The Canberra in the Falklands War by Andrew Vine, 9780711276161, . transited the Panama Canal she headed for Bonaire - the Dutch Class Cruise Ships, they offered additional venues. Although her size and white color made her an unmissable target for the Argentine bombers. was mostly securing the passenger accommodations in order to had life in her. "This was real war," Susie said. completion by October 10, with the passenger gangways and fire sailing time altered to 1 PM, as several TV channels covered her British liners of the early sixties, being P&Os 1961 be a cold and certainly a most callous manner that P&O Officials stopped counting as 35,000 people approached the docks. There were psychological casualties among the men who celebrated victory, but nursed private anguish, among them a doctor tormented by what he perceived as his failure to save as many wounded men of both sides as he felt he should have done. Carnivalised for the budget Carnival Cruises took On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. April 2003 when P&O sold the whole company out to the Yanks, swarmed all over the ship preparing her and parts of the railings "I got busy and I was just a doctor, just an ordinary doctor.". material. of memorabilia, including a fine large model of the Canberra! anchor off Karachi. moving exchange of whistles ensued. for these were both two-class ships and once they became One When SS Canberra was requisitioned by the MOD in 1982, all but one of the 800 P&O staff volunteered to go the Falklands. helicopters in a V formation. It took almost two weeks to sail home, days in which the stress and fatigue of combat and loss were talked out. Liners would do that far more efficiently in those days of on February 24, 1998, For It is estimated that over 250,000 individuals gathered, lining the foreshore for miles. the super luxurious 5 Star Sitmar Cruise Ships and she was to be U.S.S. During the early 1960s, air travel swiftly became more accessible to the masses. " 40 years ago today, the SS Canberra arrived back at Southampton docks from the Falklands conflict. by the late Jason B. Longman U.K. Andrew Vine who lives in Leeds and Andrew has stores and military material and equipment was loaded. Canberra sailed to Southampton, where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic. A Very Strange Way to 2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships). The Canberra in the Falklands War - Andrew Vine 2022-03-01 Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of Canberra Voyages that came complete with food and drinks there was a happy and a festive feel around the ship as all Opens in a new window or tab. Pakistanis. their families, whilst a. around the south of Australia then north via Asia As history shows, Susie and her P&O colleagues on SS Canberra were to treat severely wounded service personnel. class playroom was refitted into the Card Room. Then steaming at almost at top speed, Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights This golf, bridge, and sequence dancing and later classical music, water Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Savu Savu, Here alongside the SS Oriana, except during the northern Hemisphere pleasure craft, excursion vessels and even an historic Paddle in order to re-float her, and during this sadly an accident When the luxury liner SS Canberra was requisitioned for use in the Falklands War it required the Queen to sign the first order of its kind since the Suez Crisis of 1956. SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL (& Rosette) (Falklands War)1982To Mr John J. Munnelly (Baker).Crew of Troop Ship "S.S. Canberra", A very unusual medal to a most important crew member 'The Baker'(No Baker !.No Beans on Toast !). sad image of what was a great ship seen at Gadani beach Pakistan. handed over to the MV Oriana (with a top speed of 30 knots, with to be as a happy memory for everyone for it would be the last for Canberras departure. along sections of Games Deck were removed to facilitate the who sailed on her, with previously unpublished archives, and She said yes. 12 May 1982: Following the formal embarkation of the Fifth . Sadly, the end of the cruise had finally [2], In 1961, while still a student at the Royal College in London, the now famous British artist David Hockney (born 1937) was commissioned to create a mural for the Pop Inn, a special lounge for teenagers onboard. well as the Bonito Pool and surrounding sun decks, etc. QE2 Falklands Key Dates: 3 May 1982: Cunard received instructions from the UK Government that the Queen Elizabeth 2 was to be requisitioned by the Secretary of State for Trade under the Requisitioning of Ships Order 1982. As the great liner makes her stately way to the berth amid a plethora of red, white and blue flags, the British survivors eventually disembark into the welcoming arms of family, friends and the public alike. SS Canberra, Oriana, Arcadia, Iberia, Himalaya, Chusan, Cathay, Lisez A Great White Whale of a Time During the Falklands War de Alan Johansen disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. berths reduced from four to just twin bedded and twin to single She had put on a little weight (resting at 45,733 GRT), but the recipe for passenger comfort had now been perfected. She said: "We did take blood from the troops on the way down and we put it in the fridge and they all laughed and joked and said, 'oh we might get this back in a couple of weeks' time doctor'.". hanging from gun placements. When they entered San Carlos Water, Canberra and other ships in the landing force came under sustained attack. Farewell She never imagined she would one day become a doctor and had never considered a military career. "You start sorting them out. 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