SS Canberra
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SS Canberra was a famous British ocean liner and later cruise ship, best known for its service with P&O and its role as a troopship during the Falklands War.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cruise ship
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ troopship ⓘ |
| beam |
102 ft
ⓘ
31.1 m ⓘ |
| builder | Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | Belfast ⓘ |
| capacity | about 2,200 passengers ⓘ |
| category |
Falklands War naval ship of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Passenger ship of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| christenedBy | Dame Pattie Menzies ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1961-05-27 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Falklands War ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | about 900 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
aft engine room
ⓘ
twin funnels ⓘ |
| enteredCruiseService | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1961 ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| homePort |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| hullColor | white ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 5059953 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-03-16 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Dame Pattie Menzies ⓘ |
| length |
249.9 m
ⓘ
820 ft ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1961-06-02 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 27.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Canberra
ⓘ
capital of Australia ⓘ |
| nickname | The Great White Whale ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as a British troopship in 1982
ⓘ
service on UK–Australia migrant routes ⓘ |
| operator |
P&O Ferries
ⓘ
surface form:
P&O
P&O Cruises ⓘ |
| owner | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screw ⓘ |
| refittedAs | cruise ship ⓘ |
| requisitionedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| requisitionedDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| retiredFromCruiseService | 1997 ⓘ |
| roleDuringFalklandsWar |
hospital ship support
ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ |
| route |
Southampton–Sydney
ⓘ
England–Australia ⓘ
surface form:
UK–Australia
|
| scrappedAt | Alang ⓘ |
| scrappedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| scrappingDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | 22 knots ⓘ |
| shipyard | Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenOutOfService | 1997 ⓘ |
| tonnage | 44907 gross register tons ⓘ |
| usedAs | troopship during Falklands War ⓘ |
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