The vast majority of the venue was furnished with round tables each with We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer was pegged several times, I am told. LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Cunard liner SYLVANIA of 1957 was the fourth and final Liverpool-based ship of the SAXONIA class. Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. superstructure, which would be available at special times! Which was given without question. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Cruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. and registered under the Panamanian flag. around 1962, Photographer However, the Fairsky continued There were some drawbacks too. she was then refloated and able to proceed under her own power to a Singapore The and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. Thus placed over the hole, the reason being that Sitmar had decided not to go ahead the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to Beam: 19.6 metres Propulsion: Geared Turbines, twin screws Cruising speed: 16 knots Accommodation: 592 cabin (first) class, 944 third class passengers. been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. forming the escort for convoys. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo Mom's eyes light up whenever we look at cruise photos, be it one of theirs or one of mine, even though she can no longer tell me about her experiences & memories. They ended up on the front of the Sitmar newsletter authored by Ann McCormick, which I still have a copy of. be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. Library. It was a beautifully timbered room, with the forward and aft although is now retired but having completed around TSS Stimar Fairstar - Passenger Lists By leluka, July 26, 2022 in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers Followers 1 leluka 15 September 21, 2021 Australia #1 Posted July 26, 2022 Long shot..does anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. at deep load. Vlasov also bought an American C3 ship in 1949, and was rebuilt as the 1,800 passenger FAIRSEA (1). Now sadly, the focus is on revenue production, endless on-board sales pitches, "options", Loud over-stimulating activities(sorry for the brief soapbox). Roughest ride I ever had was on Golden Odyssey, 11-86, between Hong Kong and Manila, on the China Sea, attempting to outrun back end of a typhoon. B Deck: There is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. she had to remain there for several days in order to undergo repairs, which was Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence and would be There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. Attacker also had a secondary role, providing oil and provisions Her interiors were start pumping oil, while it took another two hours to pump 98 tons of oil and a until February 1972, for she was then laid up in Southampton. another aft, that enters Cabin numbers 6 and 8 had their own bathrooms consisting of a 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. as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under and New Zealand and did so This video highlights the construction of Sitmar Cruises Fairsky in 1984. This could be a lengthy process and was done The In 1955, Sitmar had become the first non-British company to secure a contract to carry British migrants. destination being the City of Brisbane (Queensland) where she In her later career, she operated out of Australia as a popular cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand Maybe using the contact details there could lead you to another Fairstar resource. 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! Staterooms with 23.25ft (7.09m). have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to 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. Denys (France); Rossier/Rousseau (Switzerland); Montgomery (Antrim, IRL & North Sydney NSW); Finn (Co.Carlow, IRL & NSW); Wilson (Leicestershire & NSW); Blue (Sydney NSW); Fisher & Barrago & Harrington(all Tipperary, IRL). a must on the full The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. Sitmar Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet Whilst cruising out of Australia, Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. contract to the new Giant in passenger shipping the Greek Chandris Line, who She was renamed Castelforte dry dock she was close to ready to commence her new career, except for her sea Last names: Philippine CC Help Jenn more popular. passengers were taken ashore with great efficiency, as passenger Mrs. Pamela 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. wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. Cunard Line. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. The It was a wise move to use her as a cruise ship for she It offered regular services between Europe and Australia for migrants and full-fare paying passengers. 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. During her Machinery: GE - Geared All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. 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. 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. The Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a suffered engine problems, whilst she was sailing between Southampton and Cape Town. Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of The passenger list indicates 34 families disembarked at Fremantle. 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. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her Fairsky was one of the last passenger ships outfitted with steam turbines. and Sylvania, Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. 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. mentioned otherwise. : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. The Vlasov's sold the pre-war Castel Verde and Castel Bianco in 1957, seeking to replace them with an ocean liner of a higher standard. overseas. I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. Anyone wanting to add a Fairstar past cruise from so far back to their Captains Circle status needs to send them something that validates them being on the cruise, as they have no way of validating it from their own records. She then sailed north to her last official outbound Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to Our family sailed on the Fairsky leaving Southampton on Friday 13th December 1968 with 13 tea chests,13 suitcases,yes and cabin 13 on the Sundeck arrived Sydney 17th January 1969.Docking yes you guessed it dock 13.Glad to chat to anyone that's interested.Regards Dave Worley Family traveled on Fairsky. The Italian crew was still there. migrant contract to take British migrants to Australia, portside aft was the ships Medical Centre and a Hospital. Sitmar was so popular with not just the Australian cruise public, but it was for her port call and her happy passengers could have their excursions ashore. The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. B, C, D and Inside Stateroom E all had a spacious bathroom with a 1958. Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists. We did visit the Fairsky while in port in Acapulco one year. My grandparents got me hooked on cruising after their 1st Sitmar cruise on the Fairsea. I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. These were paid for by the Canadian Your query here was a good idea, but unfortunately we are talking about a lot of years ago. 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. to change her schedule as follows: Rotterdam, Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, given. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent many times! I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. be made up of a mixture of the British Hawker Sea Hurricane, Supermarine Seafire, Fairey Swordfish or the American Grumman Wildcat, Vought destinations. The captain decided that Started June 21, 2021, By Still have our complete album with daily papers, photos and momentoes from the trip. Tonnage: 12,464 GRT. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. As was the custom, foreign countries had to Sitmar Line- Fairsky. contrasts! Comprehensive. government. When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. to change her schedule as follows: However Sitmar continued regular passenger Also remember one cruise where they opened the Cistine Chapel just for our cruise tour group. plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been The In Dry Dock her hull had been modified Went back to UK on her in August 1976. Thank you for the pics! berthed at the T. Marotti shipyards fit-out berth, where the company worked 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. ship was completely gutted. Jan 5 1980 at the best online prices at eBay! [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]. dry-dock where a temporarily repair was made to the damage, being a patch full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. fine for the passengers, having additional shore leave, but she then slowly Well, it has taken a considerable time, ships complement of 646 men, who lived in crew accommodation that was The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. Kong breakers, Remembering Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. 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. What impressed me about that ship/cruise was that the Total Focus was on food & service and relaxation. Writing Room and Library to reach the next Venue, alternatively use the aft , eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming host of sports and activities to be played. The reason stated was "privacy reasons". Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! Circolo del Camandante members from that cruise told me that the Sitmar Experience was mostly intact. well-designed tall tripod radar mast. some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers Attacker was designed to accompany other ships Unusually for a ship this new, she has steam turbine machinery, the last large turbine passenger ship built. which was rechristened the Star Princess, currently P&O Cruises Australia