Canberra Cruise Ship Scrapping

The Former British PO Flag ship Canberra has arrived at a scrap heap in Pakistan to be stripped down.

Canberra cruise ship scrapping. The ship could accommodate 1737 passengers and 795 crew was. She was a grand ship. Canberra was withdrawn from PO service in September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on 10 October 1997 leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard Pakistan on 31 October 1997.

This picture was taken in. The Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Rests After Her Final Voyage Of Costa Concordia Completes Its Voyage To The Scrap Yard Pin By John Debusi Jr On Cruiseships In 2020. Although the idea of giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about but it was not possible due to her deep draught.

SATOSHI PACIFIC DAWN SENT TO SCRAP. Apparently Canberra had a scrap value of around 600000 but she would fetch a considerable amount more if she was sold as to another cruise company to be operated as a cruise ship but PO refused this option. SS Canberra is withdrawn from PO service in September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on October 10 1997 leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard in Pakistan on October 31 1997.

In 1997 she made a last voyage before scrapping. Its estimated scrap metal from one ship could pull in around 4 million in profit for the ship-breaking association. Crown Cruise Line owned 5 ships - Viking Princess 19642015-scrapped as Palm Beach Princess Crown Del Mar 19672005-sunk Crown Monarch 1990now Vidanta Elegant Crown Jewel 1992now Gemini and Crown Dynasty 1993now.

She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. Surrounded by private boats and pleasure-craft she was given the rare honour of a Royal Navy escort while in a final gesture of recognition from the RAF there were fly-pasts by the Red Arrows and from a lone Canberra Bomber. It was a 14 day cruise from Southhampton visiting Spain Rock of Gibralter Palma de Majorca Tenerife shortly after the two 747s crashed on the runway Madiera and a few other places.

The third ship of the pioneering Royal Viking Line spent many years as a German cruise ship named Albatros and just recently was also sold for scrap. In 1997 I was working at a power station in Pakistan. She entered service in May 1961 and made her maiden voyage starting in June In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship.