The gender-divided dormitories (all named for British explorers / naval heroes) housed between 12-40 students each and were a cramped set-up with bunk beds and metal cabinets, so there was a lot of jostling when everyone had to get ready at the same time. I also remember that we were allowed to mix with the adults for one evening when we paraded round the ship for a fancy dress competition. Video, 00:01:01One-minute World News. Amateur film of an exciting school trip by ship around southern Europe.Join the pupils from Sutton Manor High School, Coombe Girls School, Wallington High Sc. In 1974 she was withdrawn and scrapped, leaving Uganda as the fleet's only educational cruise ship. Video, 00:00:18Police carry away Greta Thunberg from protest, As far as pranks go it was a good one - Gary Lineker. SS Uganda sailed from Liverpool to Santander, Ceuta, Gibraltar and Vigo- we were suposed to go to Casablanca but a cholera outbreak put paid to that.It was a 10 day cruise and we (the school children ) were all part of choirs- SATB, SSA, and orchestras and gave concerts on the ship and in the caves in Gibraltar- it was a fantastic experience . This resulted in the early disposal of many traditional passenger liners, especially those with steam propulsion which was by now far less efficient than the marine diesel, and unfortunately one of these victims was the SS Nevasa. S S Uganda was my first & only cruise, sailing from Tilbury 11th May 1969 to Andelnes (Norway), Copenhagen & Amsterdam on a 10 day cruise, had an absolutely brilliant time. The Uganda and the Navessa used to sail from Falmouth although I didn't sail on them, I remember them well , they belonged to the BI line I believe , and were laid up in the river Fal for a while. See more ideas about cruise ship, uganda, cruise. Oh what fun we had. [1], Uganda was refitted again at Falmouth in November 1983. Her call signal was Mother Hen and as such, she coordinated three British and three Argentinian ships which ferried casualties over to her. I sailed on the SS Uganda August 1980 from Tilbury to Malmo (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Brugges (Belgium). The SS Uganda was my first cruise, I think it was about 1969, we flew to Venice and joined the ship there. Now B&I were faced with a problem, as they had to find alternative employment for Uganda. The Nevasa only operated for another 2 years, as she was getting on in years and too uneconomical and she was scrapped in 1974. As the educational cruising scheme developed momentum, and pupils had time to save and/or earn money towards their fares, loadings improved and B.I. Ugandas two sets of Parsons turbines and twin screws gave her a service speed of 16 knots and a top speed of 19 knots. All text and photographs (unless stated otherwise). Video, 00:00:45, Snowboarder takes to the slopes of Londonderry, UK weather forecast: Will it snow in your area? The fact that the driving forces at BI / P&O kept this experiment running for two decades is a testament to their commitment to the ideal of educational cruising, rather than the market mechanics of it. Despite initial slow bookings in 1961 BI kept their faith in the project and waited for the public to catch on and by the time the Devonia was introduced in 1962, booking figures were clearly on the rise. :) My first cruise was a school trip on the SS UgandaI think it was summer '76..we sailed from near Glasgow and called at Lisbon, Casablanca and Madeira amongst others. Students had their own Purserss Office, the School Office, serving as their information and reception desk. <3 Heart Days ashore were normally either spent on organised coach tours or on independent sight seeing when students would roam cities in groups of five. One half was for regular cruise guests with plush staterooms, restaurant and public spaces much like any other cruise ship of the day the other was in school ship configuration with austere dormitories, mess hall, classrooms, common rooms etc. We were staying in the school dormetory accomodation. Tens of thousands of pupils went on the school trips around Europe on board SS Uganda. Today, there are still several groups ons Facebook where former students keep in touch and share memories. If there is anyone who can remember this cruise then please get in touch. Vacation packages include round-trip or one-way itineraries, and . There was an altercation (scuffle) between myself and a fellow cubscout named "brian", I never forget being out in the middle of the ocean, in our cabin, scuffling, and hearing him yell out for his "mommy". I realized then that the only cruise of my life so far was an educational cruise with my school of the time, Buckingham Gate Secondary Modern, fortunately or unfortunately - you choose - no longer a school. Older messages can be found in the Archive (click here to read), Expression (Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) People who went on educational cruises from Southampton in the 1960s and 70s have been sharing their memories at a reunion event. Thought we were going to land in the sea at Venice. She was in good company, as both P&Os Canberra and Cunards Queen Elizabeth 2 were also called upon for war duties. These are photos from that cruise. Whether you're a veteran cruiser or looking to set sail on the sea for the first time, everyone is welcome on our forum to participate in the hottest conversations in the cruising world. Re: Does anyone remember the Hampshire 1980 Cruise? . We affectionally nicknamed the boat "Slave Ship Uganda" due to its prison like food and dormitories ! Video, 00:01:57, Watch 40 years of the funniest Breakfast fails. The party leaders were coordinated by the ship's headmaster and deputies, and the ship also had a staff of matrons and masters at arms to help with ailments and patrol the dormitories. Welcome to the SS Uganda Trust. Eight years later she was not so lucky when she ran aground near Alexandria, Egypt, and damaged her hull below the waterline. ;-) Wink Well we did have a good laugh though. When in educational cruise service, her usual pattern was Mediterranean cruising during the winter, followed by Scandinavinan cruises in spring and summer, out of the UK. This was mostly carried out in Valetta, Malta at the Malta dry dock. The ss Uganda was the Hospital Ship in the Falklands War 1982 after which she returned to P&O Educational Cruising uniquely with her BI black & . >:) Mischief I never got a chance to talk to her, as her and her friends seemed to hold us ruffians from the wilds of Canada in some degree of contempt, although I would sometimes catch small smiles from her in my direction and my heart would melt. The post-war decline of the British empire and a growing British commitment to the common European ideals gave Britons a heightened international sensibility and a renewed interest in the world around them. It was memorable because I was seasick within hours of sailing (no change there - I've sailed numerous times since and still get seasick). At the age of thirteen years old I had the fantastic experience of going on a school educational cruise of the mediterranean on the S.S. Uganda. I took my first cruise on SS Uganda in 1969 /70 when I was 14. After her war duties, the Uganda was refitted to her previous state and tried resuming educational cruises in the fall of 1982, but did not stick with it long enough for demand to re-materialize. A generation of parents who had lived through World War II, the austere post-war 40s and the prosperous 50s not only had the ambition but the means to give their children a better education. Shogun,would it be unbelievably crass to ask after the health of Mrs Shogun? NRA 4935 Bonham-Carter family of Adhurst St Mary: estate papers. Join the forum today by. However, uniquely within the P&O fleet, Uganda retained her BI livery of white hull with a black band and black funnel with two white bands. I just discovered this thread. January 123 Sale! Great memories - including the overnight sleeper from Leningrad to Moscow! In 1970 Uganda was used in the Children Foundation Film All at Sea. Today. None [1], On 29 April 1986 the Triton Shipping Company of St Vincent bought Uganda and renamed her Triton. It was @1967-68, I was 10 years old, a student in Birmingham England and I got the green light from my parents that I could go on the school trip. *! Hi, just found this thread. Cruising for children in some sort of scholastic or organizational context was popular enough as it turned out, but using premium ocean liners made the fare prohibitively expensive on a per person basis. We sailed from Liverpool and called at Ceuta, Malta, Corfu, Istanbul and Dubrovnik. I did, of course, all my friends were going and I didn't want to miss it but I could see the relief in her face. They each had their own separate dining-room, smoking-salon and lounges at their disposal. I don't remember the port we left from, but we travelled through the Kiel Canal in Germany, our first port of call was Copenhagen Denmark where I saw my first Hydrofoil, a statue of Hans Christian Anderson's Little mermaid still sits in my home, we also visited Tivoli gardens. Afterwards, the kids would hasten into the mess hall, grab a canteen plate and line up for the breakfast buffet. B&I had already converted their Nevasa from 1956 to an educational cruiseship when this ships troop carrying contact had been ended by the Ministry of Transport. (Cruiseluvva: I was probably with you on your Nevasa cruise to the Baltic in the summer of 1968 (Staff Captain). This was an "educational" cruise and we went to Lisbon, La Coruna, Vigo and Cherbourg. SS Uganda 1st Day Feb 10th Sat: Started out from school 3:00 am 10th Feb. Got to Gatwick at 6:20. I took my first cruise on the SS Uganda in December 1980. I remember commentary from the World Cup Final between West Germany and Holland was played over the ships tannoy . This year 2 cruises: August in the western med (HAL) and then in December through the panama canal(P&O). I am taking my "first cruise" this year as a "grown-up" although I've always wanted to cruise again after that first wonderful experience. Built in 1955 she was more modern than the pre-war ships and considerably larger too following her refit she emerged with room for up to 1.090 school children and 308 passengers. While Santorini was also to be a scheduled port of call, we couldn't tender there due to rough seas. Video, 00:01:09As far as pranks go it was a good one - Gary Lineker, WATCH: Prince William reveals who's the better cook at home. Apart from the usual welcoming party of line handlers, port agents, customs officials and transportation agents, there are large advance teams of boiler suited engineers and dock workers from Gibdock (Royal Navy Dockyards, Gibraltar) and crisply uniformed Royal Navy Medical Personnel, waiting to claim the ship and start her transformation. We were in dorms of girls and I can remember there was some particularly bad weather between Haifa and Alexandria and nearly everyone was sick - although I was lucky enough to escape and was rewarded with a tour of the bridge!! Both ships could be identified easily as Ugandas funnel was taller. 1020247. The tumbler does not come with a straw. Re: SS Uganda Cruise 190 Oct 8th to 21st 1981, Re: SS Uganda No. Thumbs Down The SS North in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was sold to the India. was absorbed into P&O in 1971. Surely, small viagra canada cost male organ cannot excite women to begin having ejaculation. There was no way onboard for any single students as the concept relied on the schools sending their own teachers along to teach and supervise the classes onboard. We went from Grangemouth to Vigo, Lisbon and Casablanca. Yes! The ships English / Commonwealth officers were mostly in charge of running the ship but would also assume supervisory / educational roles with the children for certain activities, especially the physical ones (organizing the kids into rowing competitions with the ships lifeboats seems to have been a favorite activity). Can't even remember what I was wearing! Both ships underwent a renovation and refitting, amongst other things to have classrooms, game rooms, library, swimming pool, lecture theatres and common rooms installed but also to have standard cabins remodelled for teachers and regular cruise guests. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She conducted 504 surgical operations, treated 730 casualties including 150 Argentinians, and made four rendezvous with the Argentine ships. Done. This lasted for a quite uneventful 15 years until 1967. ? B.I. I married him 7 years later - 36 years ago!!! Two additional water distillers were fitted on the sports deck. 155 views. Lights out 9:45. School Boy Mauled by Three Pit . Watch 40 years of the funniest Breakfast fails. The only thing I remember is having a fancy dress competition and being allowed to parade through the passenger lounge. Less than 2 months later she was chartered long-term as a supply ship for the Ascension Island - Falkland Islands route and left educational cruising behind for good. >:-( Angry 1 fave SS Uganda was a British school ship taking groups of British, American and German students from Venice to Dubrovnik, Izmir, Haifa then west to Ceuta and on to Southampton. 2. Does anybody remember being on that cruise . A rescue . I had to get high up on my toes to see through the porthole. Rather different to Ventura who we are sailing on next month! On 21 October 1969 while she was cruising in the North Atlantic in international waters off Cape Trafalgar a Spanish shore battery opened fire. Deck games, Phil Masterton in deck chair, Liz Hughes standing in green skirt . I don't suppose we'll be hearing from him on these boards!! Video, 00:00:18, Police carry away Greta Thunberg from protest, As far as pranks go it was a good one - Gary Lineker. B-) Shades When I was just a boy of 11, I was lucky enough to get my first chance to go to sea on the old school cruise ship SS Uganda. Not sure of the other ports, but do remember that we sailed home to Southampton (think the Bay must have been calm as I don't remember being ill). She completed her charter in 1985, reached Falmouth on 25 April and was laid up in the River Fal on 4 May. Barclay Curle and Company of Whiteinch, Glasgow built Uganda for the British-India Steam Navigation Company (BI). Pre-WWII only boys classes / schools were allowed on the cruises but post-WWII, the set-up changed to co-ed, necessitating the sudden need for supervisors to institute 'Passion Patrols' in all nooks and crannies after hours to ensure the hormonal teens stuck to exploring their curriculums, rather than each others bodies. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. As the educational cruising scheme developed momentum, and pupils had time to save and/or earn money towards their fares, loadings improved and B.I. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had just touched down from man's first flight into space when elsewhere in the world - Greenock, just outside Glasgow, Scotland to be precise - the MS Dunera* of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd. (BI) prepares to set sail on the river Clyde for a cruise. A special officer, the Staff First Officer was appointed, whose duties were solely related to the students on board. Entry into Valleta was amazing, as in the night we managed to get into the middle af a NATO fleet doing exercises, so we sailed in just behind HMS Eagle and just ahead of HMS Bulwark. You are, without doubt, the cuddliest poster on CC and I have often thought of you and Mrs S. Not on the Uganda but the Devonia in August 1963. Video, 00:02:21. She was called up for military duty while on cruise 276 and discharged her 315 cabin passengers and 940 school children, who were on an educational cruise, in Naples. 468 likes. After that kids had their choice of enjoying the outdoors on deck with games or swimming, visiting the Tuck Shop for some sweets, refreshments or souvenirs, joining various club activities or swotting in the library. Lecture given aboard HQS Wellington at London concerning my experiences as ship's surgeon to SS Uganda when taken up from trade by the UK Ministry of Defense and now serving as a . they then converted the SS Nevasa and started doing Educational Cruises for 11- 18 year olds (mosttly grammer schools from all over the UK ) the cruises on the Nevasa started in 1968 until Sept 1974 when the Nevasa was scrapped, the sistership the SS Uganda carried on doing Educational trips until . For the students onboard most of whom had never been abroad before, it was nothing less than spectacular, visiting countries far away, like the sites of ancient history in Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Lebanon. They expanded on a solution they had provided before for their out-of-work-ships: they sent Uganda to Hamburg, to Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, where they had her completely rebuilt for use as a cruise ship, but not an ordinary one, as besides her 300 regular cruise passengers they had her partly converted to an educational cruiseship for 930 students for which dormitories were created in her former cargo holds, and who had their own public spaces like a lecturing hall and rooms where they could study. I was so embarassed when collection day came and I didn't have the payment that I told my Mum I had changed my mind and didn't want to go anymore. Like you in Biscay I remember the North Sea crossing as being very rough. SS GROSSER KURFURST & CAPTAIN PREHN, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD SHIP LINE ~ used 1907 . [1] Two days later she went back to Grantham Sound, to embark the men of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles and their equipment, before sailing for the UK on 18 July. This cruise was also memorable as it was the last complete school cruise the Uganda would make. But after the war duties in 1982 her (educational) cruise service days were as good as over. Thank you for posting this thread. My Mum gave me the first two payments but as she was now bringing me up on her own she began to struggle giving me the money. Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. [1], In 1982 Uganda was a hospital ship in the Falklands War with the call sign of "Mother Hen". #cruiseships #historyofcruising #cruiseindustry, From a 1982 school cruise on the SS Uganda with students from the Dudley district, Birmingham, Express & Star, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had just touched down from man's first flight into space when elsewhere in the world - Greenock, just outside Glasgow, Scotland to be precise - the MS, The idea for school cruises originated as far back as 1932 when Canadian Pacific Line and White Star Line instituted 'school' and 'scout' cruises around Europe on some of their regular passenger liners (including the, His Majesty's Troop Ship Neuralia, built 1912, Clydeships.co.uk, Welcome to your 'stateroom'! Apart from Norway, also the Faroer Islands and sometimes even Iceland were included in her itineraries. But both the Dunera and the Devonia had gotten too old and too costly to operate at this point and were both phased out in 1967. 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