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From: E.Finch.< >
Subject: Re: [TSL] Lookup: Fairsky>Southampton1963>Sydney>1964
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 13:47:09 +0000


At 22:44 01/03/98 +1000, wrote:
>My wife and I migrated to Australia on the Fairsky(Sitmar Line),
>leaving Southampton early Dec 1963. Arrived Sydney 13 Jan 1964
>
>Seeking Passenger list, phot and other info on history of this ship.
>
>Thankyou
>
>George(and Ellen) Ellis

The "Fairsky" was built by the Western Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco in
1941 as the cargo vessel "Steel Artisan". She was taken over by the US Navy
and continued under construction as the auxiliary aircraft carrier USS
"Barnes". On 30th September 1942 she was handed over to the Royal Navy and
renamed HMS "Attacker". Returned to the US Navy in 1946, she was laid up
until 1952 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, Rome and reconstructed as a
7,800 gross ton cargo vessel, renamed "Castel Forte" and registered in
Panama. In 1957 she was rebuilt as a passenger ship at New York and later
Genoa. Renamed "Fairsky" in 1958 and registered in Liberia, she made her
first Southampton - Sydney voyage on June 28th 1958. In 1959 she was renamed
"Fair Sky" (two words) and in 1966 commenced Southampton - Eastbound
round-the-world voyages. She was laid up at Genoa in 1972 and has probably
been scrapped since, but I have no definite knowledge of her after this
date. [Pacific Liners 1927-72 by Frederick Emmons] [Great Passenger Ships of
the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.5]

There is a good photograph in Great Passenger Ships of the World, vol.5 ISBN
0-85059-265-8 which can probably be obtained on inter library loan.
Alternatively you can try these -

Paul Petersen at - <>
OR
Home Page; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/index.htm
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm
Ships Daily; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships1.htm

regards
Ted

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