SS Canberra

The SS Canberra was a British ocean liner built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and completed in 1961 for service between the United Kingdom and Australia, named for the Australian capital. Her distinctive design placed the engine rooms well aft and the funnels close together near the stern, freeing most of the ship's length for uninterrupted passenger accommodation and creating a silhouette that made her instantly recognizable. As demand for one-way emigrant and liner passages declined, Canberra was progressively converted to full-time cruising through the 1970s and 1980s, and she gained lasting fame for her service as a troopship during the 1982 Falklands conflict, carrying thousands of British troops to the South Atlantic. She was retired and scrapped in 1997 after a 36-year career.