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---ss OceanBreeze---
Photo Album
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We trust that this photographic page will bring back many happy memories to
those who have sailed on her during her forty-eight years of faithful service.
Photographs on this page are courtesy of well-known maritime historian Mr Peter C. Knego, who
has produced six fine videos as well as a remarkable CD-Rom – “The
Worlds Passenger Fleet.”
Special Links are located at bottom of page
Please note; all photographs on this page are ©
copyright, and are not be copied!
ss OceanBreeze berthed at Ft Lauderdale
Now available … OceanBreeze
on Video
--Left: Sun deck
Right: Observation deck--
When
built, the Southern Cross revolutionised ship design forever, being the first
ship to have her machinery and the funnel placed aft. The result being, a ship
with a huge expanse of deck space, as seen in these photographs.
On
both port and starboard, OceanBreeze featured three spacious teak decks,
running from forward to aft, something not seen on the modern cruise ship.
Above Left: Promenade Deck – Above
Right: Boat Deck – Below: Atlantis Deck
Sun deck, looking forward
Above Left: The elegant Mayfair Lounge
– Above Right: the 400 seat Rendezvous Lounge
Above Left:
Above Left: The Disco, which originally was
the indoor swimming pool
Above Right: Caravelle Dinning Room
Below: South Pacific Card Room
The
Bridge with her magnificent brass fittings were well maintained. In spite of
the traditional hardware, OceanBreeze was well equipped with the latest
navigation and safety equipment.
Above Left: Lounge of the Owners Suite
– Above Right: Outside Twin bedded cabin
The
accommodation on OceanBreeze was bright, comfortable, and in many ways unlikr
the modern cruise ships. She was a traditional ship, built with a wake (the
curve from front to back), thus many of her cabins would differ is shape and
size, whereas the modern ships has cabin modules that arrive at the shipyard
and are hoisted on board by a crane then rolled into position, secured, and
connected to services.
Above: Inside Double bedded cabin
OceanBreeze seen alongside a Royal
What was so special about the Southern Cross/OceanBreeze?
ss Southern Cross is one of the
last surviving Harland and Wolff built passenger liners, and she is a unique
ship for three reasons.
1… She was the first liner
built with her engines and smoke stack located aft, a feature that gave her
vast interior and exterior deck space, as well as a unique profile. Before and during
her construction, ship designers advised Shaw Savill that there was a serious
design error in relation to the weight ratio, with her machinery being located
aft. This soon proved to be unfounded, so much so, that today, all passenger
ships have their machinery and funnels placed aft.
2… She was the
world’s first all tourist (one) class liner to be built.
3… As Southern Cross did
not carry any cargo, she was the first true Passenger Liner.
As the years have passed, it is obvious that all shipping/cruise
companies have now adopted the revolutionary standards set by the remarkable ss
Southern Cross.
ss Southern Cross the ship that changed ship
design forever!
Photograph from the authors private collection
Two Brand New Photographs of ss OceanBreeze by Tim
Rubacky © 2004
Return to the Southern Cross / OceanBreeze
Index
Next Page … OceanBreeze Photo Page 3
Southern Cross is featured on “The Great Liners”
Part 5 “The Blue Water Liners”
Also available is Peter Knego’s … OceanBreeze
on Video
All
Photographs on this page (except for those indicated otherwise) are © 1997-2003
by Mr. Peter C. Knego -
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Peter Knego is a classic
passenger ship preservationist, writer, lecturer, videographer, and
photographer of passenger vessels has travelled the globe documenting ocean
liners and cruise ships. Peter
has produced six videos each with exterior footage of fifty liners in the
series “The World's Passenger Fleet” (available in VHS video in
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information on Video's and CD-ROM
The
CD-ROM is an engaging historic narrative with over 2,000 photographs taken of
some 300 passenger ships. The fully indexed CD-ROM is a must for who love
passenger’s liners and cruise ships!
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