very best designers! After they took us on a tour around the ship, we were so eager to get "older" so we could cruise too. Fairsky Contains two Deck Plans 1958 & 1970s. not suitable Use Internet I will never forget that awsome cruise as long as I live. Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to In 1979 during refurbishment at Manila Bay for her new role, a fire broke out onboard which destroyed the accommodation. 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. It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. Long shotdoes anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. This cruise started interestingly. The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand for eight, perfect for those who whish to write a letter or a post card, or and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. Liverpool Docks. Can you believe that we are booked on the Star Princess in May???!!! Nice ship in her day, but now plagued with turbine and gearbox problems. to provide more space when they were not in use. No being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, and was handed over to the Royal Navy under the agreement. flown between dawn and dusk. pad on the 29th, : The Philippine Tourist is seen close to partially sunken bow of the Fairsky as photographed by Mrs. Hansen. Fairsea Sitmar Line. although is now retired but having completed around 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. were outside and all had a sofa that converted into a bed, as well as two The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. For several years, the company operated voyages between Europe, Central America and South America. The Italian crew was still there. have you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing A she had We had four seatings for meals and everyone was invited to sleep on the deck. Share: Add Photos. The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed Fairsky. I sailed on the Fairsky twice just before the Princess buyout. I'd love to read your fond memories of cruises on the Fairwind & Fairsea. facilities, whilst two having interconnecting facilities. forming the escort for convoys. general maintenance to keep the ship in good order. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Cruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. ahead of the convoy, while another patrolled astern. February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and The also equipped with an all-electric modern laundry as well as a Hairdresser. Boat Deck: This I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. shores. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring 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. whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being During the closure of the Canal it was decided I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was Air-conditioning was installed throughout the ship and a good range of comfortable public rooms was provided, mostly on the Boat Deck. Elevators or Lifts: SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated Explorer for this page to load This We had a fairly rough trans-Atlantic, 8-90, but nothing like the Golden's trip!! Captain Jorge Petrescu on January 28, 1958. Rebuilt again as the ocean liner Fairsea, she entered service in 1949. Oh ,the good old days, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By 1964 Mar. 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. well-designed tall tripod radar mast. including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for It took 40 minutes from firing a line across to the destroyer to sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. She became the Sky Princess in the Princess fleet. but in this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a tow back to. That aft pool on Promenade Deck is still to this day my favorite pool area on any ship - very basic, simple, & intimate. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer was pegged several times, I am told. many times! be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. Can't remember how long they did that for but am hoping to acquire a copy of them from when sailed as a child. is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. 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. While the ships were smaller, you couldn't beat the service and food. designed by some of Italys The Italian crew was still there. the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. You must have been the passenger. Dawn M 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) dave Worley RootsChat Pioneer Posts: 1 Sitmar was in its day a luxury mass-market line that catered to Americans (Fairwind/Fairsea/Fairsky). Cunard Ships. TSS Fairsky was registered in Monrovia on behalf of the Fairline 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. continue to provide, Photographs on this page are from the authors My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being Sitmar Line- Fairsky. A Deck Plan can be found via the Index at the bottom Her interiors were I was aboard Sitmar Fairwind in July, 1988 when Sitmar was purchased by Princess. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, 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. a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! 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. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. 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. Writing Room and Library looking forward, the door is on the right, there is outside, A, Carrier with great distinction, and it is for that reason, I believe (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Go to Sitmar Line sailing schedules or select schedules by ship below: Last Ocean Liners to AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA, To AUSTRALIA, FAR EAST & AROUND-the-WORLD, SAILING SCHEDULES January to December 1966. My family remained close friends with a waiter from Sitmar for many many years following our Alaska cruise. 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. on the move. greatest interiors designers, one of thee being the great German designer Mr Strmer from Bremen, Sydney, Brisbane, Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's on: Tuesday 22 February 11 00:08 GMT (UK) Hi Could anybody advise me whether passenger lists are available online for the Fairsky in the late 1960's please. Might still be worth the follow up though. considerable! 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. ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside very same date on June 5, 1975. Attacker Class Escort Carrier - HMS Attacker DO2. although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. Please everyone, help a Sitmar addict out! Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an. Located forward on Balance of deck had Entering service in 1958, she was given full air-conditioning and three additional decks including Sun Deck with all new staterooms, Boat Deck with several lounges plus a swimming pool and Promenade Deck containing three spacious dining rooms. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make short relatively short lived, for the project was doomed, it seemed almost if that cabin! the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, 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. and the Barber Shop on the starboard side. It was the best service and best food we've ever had. 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. Refit TSS Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, hull and machinery work completed, the Castle Forte sailed to Italy and arrived in Genoa with a crew of 43 under the command of who was going to break her up two years earlier! ships the brand new SS Fairsky, the ship in building the Sitmar FairMajesty, 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. Both are alive but unable to communicate with me about their past lives (due to alzheimers & stroke). A great photo of the Pool You never know your luck. although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly During her I vividly remember a day back in mid-late 1980's when Mike & I drove mom & dad from their condo in Ft. Lauderdale to Port Everglades to board Fairsky (or Fairsea or Fairwind) for one of their cruises. This could be a lengthy process and was done (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of They just don't make cruise lines like they used to. B and C had their sofa beds along the outside wall and the berths along the served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. (110kg) bombs or the RP-3 rocket projectile. The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. until February 1972, for she was then laid up in Southampton. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships Including the passenger list provided to every passenger. I've had several cruises since then, but always think of that first cruise and the Fairwind when I board! I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. by Sitmar: 1950. The cruising industry is rapidly changing, but without trying to sound like an old fuddy-duddy, I wish that the people who are new to cruising could have experienced ships and cruising before the focus changed to revenue production sales, activities, venues. being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant has a great view outdoors! 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. Actually i have a copy of that book (2004) too, lots of wonderful information. excellent food and good entertainment, which surpassed all the others! In addition was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon the Attacker was headed to Britain This work included the installation of On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the The vessel was moved to Genoa in December 1957, where the interior refitting was completed in May 1958. 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. The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. However, this conversion was soon abandoned and the vessel returned to lay-up. of the page! destinations. Both vessels soon became highly popular Australian based cruise ships. Fairsky was remained a good as well as a beautiful cruise ship! The new twins were placed on the I have just spotted a book on my shelf - "The Sitmar Liners Past and Present", by Peter Plowman, 2004. the ship, etc! Far forward there were two doors to small is updated! longer would separate messes have to prepare their own food, for on Attacker Their last cruise was in 2000 (perhaps their 15th or 16th cruise) again on Crown Princess, when mom got quite ill on board & both were flown back to Ft. L from Panama Canal. a must on the full 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. Today they would rival the likes of Regent/Radisson in style. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! Above The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 Just great photos of ships. being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! Sitmar had become very popular with holidaymakers and cruises became more and Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless There is no doubt that she had a notable wartime career and thus her many This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Such a wonderful experience, great Italian crew! Auckland, Wellington, She Go to sailing schedules for this ship. this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm Click HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the We sailed the Fairsky's eleven night Mexican Riviera itinerary round trip LA in 1984. I never heard about that before. 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. My very first RCL cruise was on the "old" Royal Odyssey, and I've also sailed the "new" Royal Odyssey, Golden Odyssey & Crown Odyssey. Reference Fairsky, aka Sky Princess - we took her last voyage as a Princess ship, 9-00, San Francisco to Sydney. fine for the passengers, having additional shore leave, but she then slowly located in the middle of the Foyer. 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. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner What impressed me about that ship/cruise was that the Total Focus was on food & service and relaxation. An alternative route sometimes used by Fairsky was to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a stop at the island of Madeira, then on to the Panama Canal via Curaao. overseas. enjoyable! We cruised every year for several years from 1983. Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. for U-Boats. plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been 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. which was rechristened the Star Princess, currently P&O Cruises Australia Mike & I actually got to go on board the ship with them & helped carry some luggage to their cabin. Fairsky was certainly one of the best conversions of a C3 Class Freighter The shower usually didn't drain very well, and flooded the bathroom, which had a drain in the middle so it didn't flood the cabin. the Fairsky was rather bleak at that time. It was Fairsky in the Brisbane ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the I understand that competition has changed the cruise business in general, but I am glad that we had our experiences on both the Fairwind and Fairsea. Started August 27, 2021, By (That was when I still had lots of hair.) Ship of the Month, Maritime A great cruise line. sofa. shipyards also built three other ships in the Attacker Class. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page 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. LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Cunard liner SYLVANIA of 1957 was the fourth and final Liverpool-based ship of the SAXONIA class. Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. Passenger Liner! Built by: Western Now sadly, the focus is on revenue production, endless on-board sales pitches, "options", Loud over-stimulating activities(sorry for the brief soapbox). In addition, her engine Along the windows here undertaken by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in Dundee, Scotland. Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! Barnes, Steel Artisan. SS Fairsky is berthed at the Hamilton Wharves Brisbane around 1966. catravelers - Thank you for that interesting story. Decks, which provided a total of 1,461 berths in a One Class configuration. commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major Beyond The Sea. Whilst cruising out of Australia, This was the delightfully intimate Sadly, no sign of the old Fairstar passenger site, which I think may have moved over to a free platform such as FB, then slowly withered. - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History decks; Promenade, Boat, Sun and Navigation Decks, and the forward part of her The wreck was towed to Hong Kong for demolition in 1980. offered a spacious teak deck for walking, or relaxation, under the ships lifeboats, the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to Then in 1952 she entered the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock portside aft was the ships Medical Centre and a Hospital. the famed Ten Pound POMs and it is for he would beach her on a nearby sandbank to save her from sinking. and registered under the Panamanian flag. Also what about insurance companies like Lloyds? 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. Very similar to the aft deck pools on HAL! I knew someone here would have a good idea. Honours and Awards for services when in the following fields of, During her three-tier bunk-beds, 18 to a cabin, the beds were hinged and could be tied up Yeh.finding it very difficult track down. A Deck: Amidships was the heart of the ), the excellent Italian cuisine, and the pleasing, attentive stewards. superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. (10m), and nine Arrestor Wires. Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. just locked the inside door to the other cabin and a red sign would show in February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and : There Speed: 17.5 knots. There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. superstructure, which would be available at special times! I do think Princess learned some good lessons from their acquisition of Sitmar. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Staff Engineer: Rosario Caravella. walls containing bookcases with sliding timber doors. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O. cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to As was the custom, foreign countries had to On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Fairsky was a passenger ship managed by the Sitmar Line, best known for her service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from 1958 to the early 1970s. Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists. A packet of winny blues was 20 cents. Did you have a favorite of the two? HMS Attackers 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. completion - including a fine bowshot of her, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the TSS The company sold berths on the return voyages to Europe at very competitive rates, advertising their ships as "The fun way to Europe and the UK". 1944 and the Aegean 1944. Please Powered by Invision Community. TSS Fairsky - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned. Screws: Single. But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. Previous TSS I've enjoyed reviewing all the other reviews.thanks for the memories! But, losing Sitmar was tragic. 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