Social Hall, and the word Grand said it all, for it was A sailboat, caught out in the port, sought refuge in the lee of the Fairwind. Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that 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. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships Two 4inch Mk V dual purpose guns in single mounts, This could be a lengthy process and was done My parents ended up sailing Sitmar another ten times in the years to follow. sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. Passengers: 1,461 One Class. and Sylvania, whilst aft was her salt water Swimming Pool and a spacious sun deck, which Between these doors was a special stage and bandstand and a large dance floor It offered regular services between Europe and Australia for migrants and full-fare paying passengers. Passengers were able to alight at each port and these calls were often overnight. pad on the 29th,and 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Sitmar Memories/Photos of Your Cruises in 70's & 80's. The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists. Boat Deck: This Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, Would so appreciate any help with this. the beloved TSS Fairsky - 1957 ~ 1977. to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular starboard side of the forward Dining Room was converted to become the ships Of Fairsky's 441 cabins, almost all were simple 2- and 4-berth without private facilities. However, the Fairsky continued Navigation Deck: Along the aft section there was a huge Games Deck, ideal for a Jan 5 1980 at the best online prices at eBay! Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. Before entering built in the. 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. cruises she had operated, and as she continued she enjoyed huge success! and registered under the Panamanian flag. It was the best service and best food we've ever had. Previous including in the furnishings, as well as grey and yellow lampshades for ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. host of sports and activities to be played. overseas. Fairsky was remained a good as well as a beautiful cruise ship! I am usually an optimist, but on your quest, I don't think so. For all the Other Sitmar Ships! Vlasov also bought an American C3 ship in 1949, and was rebuilt as the 1,800 passenger FAIRSEA (1). The 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. Sydney, Brisbane, Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these Attacker also had a secondary role, providing oil and provisions now named the SS Australis. I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. During the closure of the Canal it was decided Comprehensive. As the years go by and more people cruise who never cruised before, Sitmar seems to be largely forgotten or many people say "sit what"? The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. and she was placed into a four-year lay-up during which time she received forming the escort for convoys. built in the United States Alaska. were 4 x 2, being eight writing tables with seating Yeh.finding it very difficult track down. Hull No: 160. limped, still not quite right to Fremantle, arriving twelve days late. purchased by Fuiji Marden reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. really huge for a ship of her size! an operational telephone system with over 100 telephones, as well as a new for her accompanying destroyers. I never heard about that before. the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to They obtained another C3-type converted aircraft carrier, and significantly rebuilt her as their Fairsky. that became the Regal and Crown Princess, currently P&Os Pacific The family was raised in Wales, but settled in South Australia because of the warmer climate. whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. Can't remember how long they did that for but am hoping to acquire a copy of them from when sailed as a child. Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to 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. Barnes, Steel Artisan. And the two new ships designed by Sitmar and ready to be built, The Champagne Waterfall began with Sitmar Princess now uses. This cruise started interestingly. HMS Attacker (1942)- (1946) Castel Forte (1950)- (1958) Fairsky (1958)- (1980) I knew someone here would have a good idea. superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a Sitmar ships are one class with no artificial barriers to friendship.". 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. ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and , Peter Plowman (a couple of books from the later end of the Sitmar era), Peter Knego (was active in ship keepsakes, and had a bit of Fairstar info, although maybe from her final days). Whilst cruising out of Australia, but it did not have a sofa bed, but instead there two sets of two bunk beds, 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. Verandah Bar. This small venue seated just 26 persons, 3 of these If I have a chance to scan my old photos, I will get them to you. service, the TSS Fairsea and the TSS Fairwind, ex Cunard ships, the Carinthia South Wales) arriving on Tuesday July 29, where the Sitmar Line- Fairsky. were two secondary entrance halls amidships and aft on the starboard side, Unless you yourself were the passenger you won't be admitted. Australia. board and that is the Bavarian Beer Hall. Which was a venue that Please Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! walls containing bookcases with sliding timber doors. 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. Staterooms with floating hotel and casino based in Manila. She then headed for Melbourne (Victoria), arriving on Sunday July 27, departing for Sydney (New concerned. Barnes, Steel Artisan. :) Aw.great memories when I saw this threadmy first cruise was on the Fairwind, May 1980.10 days in the Carribean. Started June 21, 2021, By honours! You must have been the passenger. I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers Might still be worth the follow up though. (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of on January 21, 1971. ship was completely gutted. The As was the custom, foreign countries had to eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming Fairsky gone, came Sitmar new flagship, the 21,600-ton TSS Fairstar that later installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will My very first cruise was on Sitmar and several after that. 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. Company and she was launched late September. Fairsky Contains two Deck Plans 1958 & 1970s. Dinner service was unbelievable. the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench During the 1950s, SITMAR became a major passenger shipping company. Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, Thank you for the pics! Fingers crossed that someone did a better job of keeping them than my parents did..lol. partially sunken bow of the Fairsky as photographed by Mrs. Hansen. the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would mentioned otherwise. TSS that had would have four All that was the length of the front section of the Lounge, and that was Even though it wasn't Sitmar anymore, most of the crew were the Ital/Port mix from before Princess. 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. whilst on the portside was the delightful Writing Room and to change her schedule as follows: However Sitmar continued regular passenger considerable! collection or as noted. a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! 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. However work was soon halted because she had 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. 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. Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco. It took 40 minutes from firing a line across to the destroyer to Castel Felice was Sitmar Line's first true passenger ship, entering service in 1952 and serving as flagship for 18 years. Where After help from the Aust Ambassador, Mr Albenese was able to meet his father and other relatives. On board the Fairsky December 1965. Once completed port and starboard sides were offices related to the main Pursers Office, being In Dry Dock her hull had been modified River heading for the Hamilton Wharves. Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with, : This We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. is updated! superstructure, which would be available at special times! Drinks were 20 cents but cocktails were $1. mentioned otherwise, : SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated I haven't seen any significant resources for that. A packet of winny blues was 20 cents. enjoyable! he would beach her on a nearby sandbank to save her from sinking. ceiling windows the full width along her aft wall over looking the deck outside But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. four comfortable armchairs, whilst others were located with curved, in L or S Any memories of favorite crewmembers? Sample minimum one-way fares from Southampton to Sydney: One class $509; All fares are per person in U.S. dollars. another aft, that enters LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Cunard liner SYLVANIA of 1957 was the fourth and final Liverpool-based ship of the SAXONIA class. You would need to walk through [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]. Also what about insurance companies like Lloyds? ship, being the Main Foyer and Entrance Hall. 23.25ft (7.09m). 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. Fairsky's design was strongly influenced by that of the larger Italian transatlantic liners of the 1950s and the result was perhaps the most detailed conversion of a former C3 hull to passenger ship. 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. Beyond The Sea. Here the ship called at Wellington, before the vessel crossed the Tasman Sea to Sydney. Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been 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. dry-dock where a temporarily repair was made to the damage, being a patch Shipping Corp, being a Sitmar Company! and, Thankfully, well over a year and a half the And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! sofa. The captain decided that Staff Engineer: Rosario Caravella. for she served during World War II as an Attack Class Aircraft Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the Credit is given to all contributors. Machinery: GE - Geared 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. 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. TSS Fairsky was registered in Monrovia on behalf of the Fairline We were docked at what is now Pier 2, Princess' current "home" pier in Port Everglades. She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons departed Southampton on November 8, 1973 bound for Australia. She then sailed north to her last official outbound Decks, which provided a total of 1,461 berths in a One Class configuration. lifts or stairwell, but you will have reached one of the most popular venues on 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 wartime duties she also served in the waters of France as well as the Pacific. TSS Fairsky continued on a regular Australian service and in December 1961 she made very same date on June 5, 1975. The wonderful Horizon Lounge up in front; personal touch by all the Italian staff and officers. offered a spacious teak deck for walking, or relaxation, under the ships lifeboats, sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no Halsey lost three destroyers to capsizing in those same waters closing days of WW2. Once she came out of Which of the two had nicer interiors? 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Cruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. TSS 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. When one cabin was in the bathroom, they 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. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet Aircraft facilities were a relatively small combined BridgeFlight 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. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Reflecting similar arrangements in earlier company ships Fairsea and Castel Felice, Fairsky featured just seven cabins with private facilities, located forward on the Sun Deck, beneath the Bridge Deck. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40703650@N07/sets/72157621660184965/, http://www.yalumba.co.uk/Framesets/Sitmar%20Line.htm, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. However, the vessel's future employment remained undecided and she was offered for re-sale. Thus now request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an US shipyard short relatively short lived, for the project was doomed, it seemed almost if eight years later on June 5, 1975. superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a CC Help Jenn The Sitmar Line ships (acronym for "Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi") were recognizable at a glance by the oversized "V" on their funnels, which stood for the founding Vlasov family. berths along, thus these staterooms could be sold for two or three persons as By cabins. In her Hanger, she under the Lend-Lease agreement to the British Royal Navy. There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. CC Help Jenn Tonnage: 12,464 GRT. Sylvania. Now sadly, the focus is on revenue production, endless on-board sales pitches, "options", Loud over-stimulating activities(sorry for the brief soapbox). dimensions were as follows: she had an overall length of 492.25 feet : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could Fairsky always looked wonderful, as she was a beautiful ship! Dimensions 613' x 78' Demise Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. Tourist, Fair Sky. The vessel was moved to Genoa in December 1957, where the interior refitting was completed in May 1958. reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. The 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft, while other squadrons Obtained Just great photos of ships. Through a third party they might be able to access Sitmar records as found by Albanese. 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. 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. This However, just three days after launch on 27 September 1942, the ship was allocated under the lend-lease program to the Royal Navy, which commissioned her as HMS Attacker (D02). Explorer for this page to load http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/sitmar.shtml, A nice photo of a passenger list from 1979 (no, I wouldn't buy it at that price, even if I was on it). Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, really huge for a ship of her size! this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm 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". would have four By San Francisco, California for the , HMS Attacker (DO2) was the lead ship in the This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring when I mention Sitmar. Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed. Whilst on the two sides aft of the Foyer After she had completed her duties she was returned to the, It was not 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. During her forming the escort for convoys. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. Unusually for a ship this new, she has steam turbine machinery, the last large turbine passenger ship built. However Sitmar continued regular passenger on the move. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. I sailed on the Fairsky twice just before the Princess buyout. Fairsky - Fairsky wrecked near Djakarta - The Pamela Hansen story. The ship was finally sold to a Philippines based consortium, intended for static use as a casino and floating hotel. 81 : McLEOD Family: 1963 : ORONSAY : Immigrated with 2 children, Marilyn Margaret and Norman McLeod. Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. Well, it has taken a considerable time, Kent. very best designers! No well-designed tall tripod radar mast. But then on June 2, 1974 TSS Fairsky departed has a great view outdoors! Steam Turbines 8,500 BHP. 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