Canberra: Liner Too Late

SS Canberra was P&O Lines’s flagship ocean liner, intended to bring immigrants from the British Isles and Europe to Australia in the boom decades following World War II. Although a beautiful and much-loved ship, her story didn’t turn out to be much like her designers intended. This video traces the genesis, context, career and demise of this iconic ship and tries to explain why she was built just a little too late to fulfill the purposes for which she was originally intended.

Sources for this video included: Philip S. Dawson, In The Wake of a Legend (London: Conway Maritime Press, 1997); William H. Miller, The Last Blue Water Liners (London: Conway Maritime Press, 1986); Frank O. Braynard & William H. Miller, Fifty Famous Liners 2 (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985); John Maxtone-Graham, The Only Way to Cross (New York: MacMillan, 1972); Reuben Goosens, “Canberra” (multiple pages), SS Maritime, http://ssmaritime.com/Canberra-1.htm (& others there linked); numerous articles from contemporary newspapers courtesty of NYT Archive and Newspapers.com.

Thanks to Lawarch (https://www.youtube.com/@Lawarch)

Music: “Satya Yuga” and “Maestro Tlakaelel” by Jesse Gallagher.

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Chapters:
00:00-03:58: Introduction
03:58-12:03: How Canberra Came To Be
12:03-18:18: The Early Years
18:18-21:06: Ocean Liner to Cruise Ship
21:06-28:50: The Later Years
28:50-31:10: Conclusion

Видео Canberra: Liner Too Late канала Sean Munger