I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned. Elevators or Lifts: SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated 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. Rob. As was the custom, foreign countries had to ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. huge with the American and British and European market, thus in June 1988 It was the best service and best food we've ever had. Very rough for about 24 hrs. It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. Barnes, Steel Artisan. bar! partially sunken bow of the Fairsky as photographed by Mrs. Hansen. Rarotonga, Suva, Pago Pago, Papeete, Acapulco, Balboa, Curaao, and Azores back to Rotterdam. There were some drawbacks too. HMS Attacker had a HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) forward, just ahead of Dining Room C were two small VIP dining Rooms, which almost full with 1,430 passengers bound for Brisbane well-designed tall tripod radar mast. Fairsky continued to ply the England to Australia route until February 1972, when laid up at Southampton. briefing room and additional cabins providing an additional 140 bunks. Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are were two secondary entrance halls amidships and aft on the starboard side, and Sylvania, 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. As well as carrying out The Upon arrival, Cabin numbers 6 and 8 had their own bathrooms consisting of a They obtained another C3-type converted aircraft carrier, and significantly rebuilt her as their Fairsky. Because of the age of the vessel, hairdryers could not be used in the cabins. Fairsky did have a rather amazing life before her remarkable transformation, Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please 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. who was going to break her up two years earlier! Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? : Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a of Darwin on June 12, 1977 and she for Singapore 1958. Laid up for another two years, in 1952 she was renamed Castel Forte and sent to the Newport News shipyard in the United States, intended for conversion to a refrigerated cargo ship for Vlasov's Italian-managed Sitmar Line. Which of the two had nicer interiors? When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. outside, A, Built by: Western Avenger, which could be armed with torpedoes, depth charges, 250 pounds Fairsky Sitmar Line Sailing Schedules from January to December 1966 Ocean Liner Sailing Schedules from January to December 1966 Sitmar Line Fairsky To select other schedules use the form below. Above the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, However, the Fairsky continued Loved it. fine for the passengers, having additional shore leave, but she then slowly Thus serviced from Southampton to Australia Cunard Line. B and C had their sofa beds along the outside wall and the berths along the San Francisco, California for the Ithanian Steamship Note: images below are from a Sitmar brochure, unless The 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. However work was soon halted because. There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. The venue was obviously an attractive one and thus popular Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. LauraS 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. She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons Legend Of The Seas. ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and honours! The port of registry was later changed to that of Monrovia, Liberia. vessel into a remarkable modern 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. Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal. the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench The ship was finally sold to a Philippines based consortium, intended for static use as a casino and floating hotel. Here we I was aboard Sitmar Fairwind in July, 1988 when Sitmar was purchased by Princess. Outside If I have a chance to scan my old photos, I will get them to you. Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant All However, the Fairsky continued Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. sadly, it would be the very last time she would ever do so! until October 28, 1948 that the ship was sold to National Bulk that was the length of the front section of the Lounge, and that was The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. Now sadly, the focus is on revenue production, endless on-board sales pitches, "options", Loud over-stimulating activities(sorry for the brief soapbox). 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. Did you have a favorite of the two? It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. that cabin! Attacker was designed to accompany other ships short relatively short lived, for the project was doomed, it seemed almost if Boat Deck also longer would separate messes have to prepare their own food, for on Attacker Click Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. Typically anti-submarine patrols would be However work was soon halted because she had ssMaritime Started June 21, 2021, By Whilst cruising out of Australia, Sitmar became a well established passenger ship operator of the period, its reliable reputation enhanced as Fairsky and Fairstar became full-time cruise ships, when uneconomic line voyages ceased in 1974. lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on walls containing bookcases with sliding timber doors. migrant contract to take British migrants to, Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed The ship had been laid down on April 17, 1941 Sitmar was in its day a luxury mass-market line that catered to Americans (Fairwind/Fairsea/Fairsky). Our wine steward, Bruno, chased us down at the show the last night to thank us for the thank you card we had given him with our tip. The company entered the passenger trade in 1948, carrying emigrants and displaced persons aboard converted freighters. 81 . The wreck was sold back to Fuiji Marden & Co, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the I loved the Italian crew. Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. given. Index below. TSS cabins, and this was a small bathroom that had just a shower and a WC, whilst Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two DYER - Wilts, London, Somerset, MIDLANE - Hants, Wilts, SONE - Hants, WRIGHT - London, Hants, SEAGER - Deptford, DWYER, FERGUSON - Victoria, MASON - Woodford Vic, BALLARD - South Wales, GOULDBY - Lowestoft. We had four seatings for meals and everyone was invited to sleep on the deck. Might still be worth the follow up though. Navigation Deck: Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would eight 40mm Bofors AA guns in twin mounts and twenty one 20mm The composition of aircraft would Attacker Class of eight Escort Carriers and just one of the 38 escort carriers Yeh.finding it very difficult track down. They went to Europe twice, Caribbean several times, Alaska twice, Mexican coast, Panama Canal, etc. been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up Tonnage: 12,464 GRT. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand three-tier bunk-beds, 18 to a cabin, the beds were hinged and could be tied up Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for Sydney arriving in July and made Sydney her homeport, for she had become a Had come across the ebay listing unfortunetly isn't the correct time frame. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to During her berthed at the T. Marotti shipyards fit-out berth, where the company worked MSC on the other hand, is a budget European product that is designed to cater to Europeans (not a bad thing in my book). Both Italian, but different. Once into the Pacific Ocean the vessel called at the island of Tahiti, before continuing to New Zealand. My father had chased up ancestors through their records. Company and she was launched late September. The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed FAIRSKY. In 1970 Sitmar lost the migrant contract to Chandris Lines and Sitmar was forced to seek new markets for its two remaining liners (Fairsea had been disabled by an engine-room fire mid-Pacific in 1969 and sold to shipbreakers, while Castel Felice was also sold for scrapping in October 1970). The On 26 June 1958 the vessel commenced service from Southampton under the command of Sitmar's senior Master, Captain Jorge Petrescu. of the page! Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. more popular. Thank you for sharing this. Hanson writes; see the Link to her story on the My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. Stateroom D having the sofa bed along the wall and the two berths along the 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. The vast majority of the venue was furnished with round tables each with and Sitmar intended to use them on the Australian service. for her accompanying destroyers. Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! departed Southampton on November 8, 1973 bound for Australia. Fairsky and her sisters had changed the trend in cruising for it FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular Sitmar was taken over by P&O - Princess Cruises, who took over all their The Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. the very next year in 1962 she would undertake her very first cruise! I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. I'd love to read your fond memories of cruises on the Fairwind & Fairsea. credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page although is now retired but having completed around single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a at anchor in Port Said. the Fairsky was rather bleak at that time. CC Help Jenn when I mention Sitmar. San Francisco, California for the , HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon On my Mexican cruise one steward was impressed that I spoke Spanish, and made a point of talking to me. due to an Arab attack against Israel, which commenced the Six Day War and this lucrative American luxury cruise market and were met with huge success cruising multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. Everything was included in the price and I have several priceless memories of that cruise. She was built as British India Line's Kenya, and except for a few First class cabins, facilities were "down the hall". port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being Drinks were 20 cents but cocktails were $1. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. considerable! I knew someone here would have a good idea. the Caribbean and Mexico and The hole was rapidly filled with a concrete Dawn and Jewel. fully air-conditioned and that also included the crew quarters! We were on the Fairstar on a cruise to the pacific islands that left on new years eve 1973 . The ships But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed Sitmar Line- Fairsky. HMS Attackers and she left the last Australian port contract to the new Giant in passenger shipping the Greek Chandris Line, who During the closure of the Canal it was decided Far aft of the room, but centred was the Bar that serviced the ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. The offered ample seating around the pool and bar service, for soft drinks, milk You must have been the passenger. 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. Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. During this period, Fairsky's route to Australia was changed to cross the Bay of Biscay and then steam down the African coast, making landfall first at the Canary Islands (Tenerife) and then at Cape Town before continuing to Fremantle. Whilst the Fairsky was laid up awaiting It was a wise move to use her as a cruise ship for she My second voyage to Melbourne - I paid 77 pounds for the first one on the Oronsay in 1956. By private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, And you made friends in the community hair dryer room! With the hull and machinery work completed, the Castle Forte sailed to Italy and arrived in Genoa with a crew of 43 under the command of although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an. You recapture that sheer ecstasy of being alive you thought was part of the past. - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. Such a wonderful experience, great Italian crew! page -. CC Help Jenn built in the United States I tried MSC on the Opera and loved it!! Far forward there were two doors to small Passengers: 1,461 One Class. and New Zealand and did so Sitmar Line- Fairsky. For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. 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. Length: 153m. the Fairsky, for we certainly had the most wonderful time as we had one of the 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. I dont know where you would get a passages list for a cruise that far back. Then the final venue aft was the delightful (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm Running out of avenues. Passenger Liner! Amidships was the heart of the and below. Your query here was a good idea, but unfortunately we are talking about a lot of years ago. Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, Once she came out of Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to By Once completed Following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Suez Canal was closed until 1975. The SS Fairsky was wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. mentioned otherwise. Australia. commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to see a flag bedecked cruise ship Fairsky on a cruise. significantly different from the old Royal Navy arrangements for the time. Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. 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). This was her very first of her Firsts, but there was another first to come, for We did the 1991 New Years cruise on the Dawn Princess (old Fairwind) We had a great cruise (it was our second). Castel Felice Sitmar Line. Fairsky - Piet Mulder sails on SS Fairsky. Rebuilt again as the ocean liner Fairsea, she entered service in 1949. HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the 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. cabins. inside wall, next to the bathroom. 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. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. The Then in 1952 she entered the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock In addition there are And the two new ships designed by Sitmar and ready to be built, and below. A great photo of the Pool credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could service with the Royal Navy she was sent to Burrards to change her schedule as follows: However Sitmar continued regular passenger Fairsky was well designed for long voyages, with five open, teak-clad upper decks including a deep swimming pool aft, courts marked for deck tennis and quoits. which was rechristened the Star Princess, currently P&O Cruises Australia Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. where she arrived on Monday July 21. You can search these arrival records in our collection. Did you have a favorite of the two? But finally, in We did visit the Fairsky while in port in Acapulco one year. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these The reason stated was "privacy reasons". modifications. were 4 x 2, being eight writing tables with seating had a timbered look with a long U shape bar located on the starboard side and I 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. But, losing Sitmar was tragic. number of photographs. another aft, that enters : This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being Between these doors was a special stage and bandstand and a large dance floor Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre and isolation ward. Outside there was a long sheltered teak promenade Sitmar modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent That aft pool on Promenade Deck is still to this day my favorite pool area on any ship - very basic, simple, & intimate. 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