SS Canberra
cruise ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Canberra
- IMO number
- 5059953
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cruise ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 249.5 m
- Beam
- 31.3 m
- Year built
- 1961
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Canberra
SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of £17 million. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. She entered service in May 1961, and made her maiden voyage starting in June. In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship. In 1997 the singer and songwriter Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Canberra now?
- SS Canberra has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Canberra?
- SS Canberra is a cruise ship, built in 1961 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 249.5 m long with a beam of 31.3 m.
- Has SS Canberra been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Canberra appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).