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P & O Cruises,
London, U.K.
s.pass CANBERRA
| IMO: | Build: 1961 | Shipyard: Harland & Wolff, Belfast. |
| Grt: 45.270 | Nrt: 23.968 | Dwt: 9.910 |
| Speed: 27,5 knots | Dim: 249,48 x 31,25 x 9,97 m. |
| 23/1 1957: Ordered at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Yard.no: 1621 23/9 1957: Keel laid. 16/3 1960: Launched and named CANBERRA. 19/5 1961: Delivered to P & O, London, U.K. 2/6 1961: Departured Southampton for her maiden voyage. 1/11 1962: Collided with a barge in San Francisco, only minor damage on Canberra. 20/3 1973 - 1/6 1973: Laid up at Cape Fear River, North Carolina, U.S.A. 15/7 1973: Grounded at Grenada 19/7 1973: Refloated. 1974: Rebuild to a Cruise Ship. 9/4 1982 - 11/7 1982: Ordered by the British Admiralty to be used as Troop Transport Ship during the Falkland Island crises. 10/9 1997 - 30/9 1997: The ships last cruise. 10/10 1997: Departured Southampton for a voyage to Gadani Beach, Pakistan. 31/10 1997: Beached at Gadani Beach to be broken up. |
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