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    20 Comments by Doc Vernon Published on 20th December 2016 12:29 AM
    Cunard's Caronia was probably the most luxurious liner afloat in the Fifties. She also ​appears, of course, in our new book Maritime Royalty. The 34,000-ton, all-green liner is well remembered by scores of former Cunard staff with great reverence. As one crew member said, "To work the Caronia, on her long and luxurious cruises to ports all the over the world, was a plum assignment at Cunard."
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    But her final years were troubled, sad, even tragic.

    During Cunard's massive fleet reduction in the late 1960s, the Caronia was decommissioned in October 1967. She was later sold to Greek buyers, renamed Caribia and was intended to run New York-Caribbean cruises. She resumed service slightly, but had a fire in the Caribbean and later returned to New York only to slip into a bankrupt, idle, very neglected state (including being berthed stern-first between Piers 84 & 86 for a time and as seen here). Laid-up for her remaining years, she was sold finally to Taiwanese scrappers in 1974, but then wrecked while en route and under tow in a ferocious storm near Guam that August. She broke in three after crashing into a local breakwater; her remains were later removed or demolished.
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    One of the loveliest looking Ships earlier in her life as the Coronia (Green Goddess) and if you look at the following site is it not ironic that a Ship berthed behind her in one of the Pics was also called the Caribia (ex Vulcania) a name the Coronia would also bare in time!
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    Cunard Line’s RMS CARONIA – The most famous liner in cruising history… she was the “millionaires yacht”! | Cruising The Past

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    Vulcania at the famous Rock!!

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    I saw the wreck of Caronia, [CARIB]
    The entire focsle , as if sliced by a knife was high and dry on top of the break water, on the Port side of the channel entering into Agana, Guam, the remainder of the ship had fallen into the channel and into two more halves, blocking it, The US Navy was blowing it up to clear the Channel.
    We were on charter to refuel the US Navy ships during the evacuation of Viet Nam. and had to get into Agana.
    A said end.
    A Liverpool friend of Kenneth Kenny was on the wheel of the Caronia when she collided with Knocked it down and demolished the Lighthouse of Yokohama. he gave me photos of it.
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    Thank you for that Doc, I have fond memories of the RMS CARONIA, I did the final year with her, care free days if only we could do one more voyage eh?
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    Many thanks Vernon for this article. Was on her in 1964. Great ship to work on.
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    HI i am 88 and served on the caronia for year 1957/8 was on her when she collided with the light house i yokahoma.iwas a pantry man in the smoke room,we used to deck buffets out on promenade deck .tried get p stevo to publish my time in the smoke room pantry,had blue with roger he complained helmer ,itold i cood not care less, i still have the paper work that i wanted toe publishef

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    Quote Originally Posted by reginald gabbe View Post
    HI i am 88 and served on the caronia for year 1957/8 was on her when she collided with the light house i yokahoma.iwas a pantry man in the smoke room,we used to deck buffets out on promenade deck .tried get p stevo to publish my time in the smoke room pantry,had blue with roger he complained helmer ,itold i cood not care less, i still have the paper work that i wanted toe publishef
    ###happy xmas to you she was a proper lady the caronia......cappy

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    Quote Originally Posted by cappy View Post
    ###happy xmas to you she was a proper lady the caronia......cappy
    ps was she if my memory serves me called the green goddess...or am i dreaming again......cappy

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    That's right Cappy remember seeing her in Liverpool once. I think in Huskinson Dock. You are of course dreaming still of a White Christmas Though. Cheers JS
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    Quote Originally Posted by j.sabourn View Post
    That's right Cappy remember seeing her in Liverpool once. I think in Huskinson Dock. You are of course dreaming still of a White Christmas Though. Cheers JS
    ####a white xmas is gone forever in this country ....there are to many of them other buggers here for that........cappy

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