An archive containing items from John Sherrard’s journey on the S.S. Canberra in August 1997 from Southampton to Turkey, Greece, and Gibraltar. The ship was active in the P&O fleet from 1961–97 after being built in Harland and Wolff shipyards around the 1950s. It served as a troopship in the Falklands War in 1982 and sailed its last voyage before scrapping with John Sherrard on board, making the cruise significant. Contents: information sheets about the cruise, luggage labels and stickers; a sheet of Canberra notepaper and an envelope; a guide to tipping; an invitation to the captain’s reception; eight luncheon menus; twelve dinner menus; 13 issues of the ship’s newspaper; two ‘log of my cruise’ P&O informational booklets; various photographs of the vessel; an old postcard of the steamer ‘Asturias’; an old riveting list; a P&O Art Catalogue issue; a souvenir booklet of the H.M.S. Vanguard; a plastic shopping bag; a ‘Maiden Voyage’ Magazine for the Canberra (1950/60s); photographs of the Canberra; old breakfast menus from the ship (1961); Harland and Wolff information booklet; old dinner menus for the S.S. Canberra (1976); framed newspaper clipping of Canberra Belfast Telegraph story (1999); two postcards; a farewell season informational card (1997); two Canberra bad prints; a barbecue sheet; photographs from the S.S. Canberra welcome home parade (likely from Falklands), aerial photographs, photographs of the hull (1980s); colour photographs of Bill [?], involved with design of the Canberra; Belfast Telegraph rewind story on the launch of the Canberra in 1960 (1999); P&O Cruises Canberra magazines (1997); ship engineering plans; Canberra unused stickers; Service to the Offshore Industry H&W magazine; a Canberra tie, keychain, and metal stamp [?]; various photographs of the interior and exterior of the Canberra along with images of themed cigarettes, glasses, the propeller blades; Pratt & Whitney, USA, Dependable Engines medal.
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