Accommodation Plan - Chandris Lines, RHMS Ellinis, 1968

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Accommodation Plan - Chandris Lines, RHMS Ellinis, 1968

Summary:: Folded accommodation and berthing plan for Chandris Lines, RHMS Ellinis. There plans feature a photographic image of the ship in blue and show the floor plans of the different decks of the ship. They also note that the ship was fully Air Conditioned.

Built in 1931 as the Lurline for the US Matson Line, she was used for the San Francisco to Honolulu service. Operating as a troop ship between 1942 and 1946, when she was completely refitted. She then re-entered the San Francisco to Los Angeles to Honolulu service in 1948 before being sold to Chandris Lines in 1963. Renamed Ellinis she was refitted with accommodation for 1,668-single class passengers. First used for the round-the-world service from Rotterdam to Sydney to Rotterdam, from 1975 onwards she was used for cruising only. She was scrapped in 1986.
Description:: Folded plan printed on white stock in dark blue lettering and lining. Features photographic image of the ship in blue and floor plans of the different decks of the ship.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Paul Carman, 2006

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Tagged with:	immigration, pamphlets, shipping, shipping lines, ship memorabilia, shipping industry, ships, plan drawings, accommodation, mv aranda, passenger lists, captain james cook bicentenary 1970
Themes this item is part of:	Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Shipping Lines
Tertiary Classification:	promotional materials
Inscriptions:	Printed on front page in blue: "CHANDRIS LINES / R.H.M.S. "ELLINIS" / BERTHING PLAN" Printed next page: "R.H.M.S. "ELLINIS" / ONE CLASS SHIP / 26,000 Tons Dis. Fully air Conditioned
User:	Chandris Line Ltd., London, England, Great Britain, 1968
Ship Depicted:	., 1968

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Keith Hillier (Howlett) Posted on 06 Nov 2011 10:22 PM

Hello,

I was an 18 year old English migrant on the Ellinis which departed Southampton on 31 October 1968 arriving in Sydney 4 December.

Mary rice Posted on 05 Dec 2011 8:16 PM

My husband daughter and I sailed on the Ellinis in March 1972 as 10pound poms and settled 80kms from Sydney. I've often wondered about the passengers we met on board and did they settle etc

Sue Bugler [Levy] Posted on 15 Feb 2012 11:29 AM

I also was a ten pound Pom, sailing to Australia in 1970. There were four of us in the cabin and in 2010, three of us had a reunion in Sydney - on the Harbour. The fourth cabin member lives in Canada and we hope to catch up when she comes out in the next couple of years.

les harrison Posted on 01 Apr 2012 5:26 PM

sailed southampton to melb nov 1968 10 pound pom.remember it being very windy cape town en route.lots of water not much land,put me off cruising for a long time!

Anne Mason Posted on 07 Apr 2012 11:04 AM

My husband, baby daughter and I sailed from Southampton to Sydney in 1971. I will never forget the voyage. After leaving Capetown we hit the most dreadful storm and rough seas. It was really exciting but many people were sea sick and no one was allowed on the decks for nearly a week. I loved the voyage and met many lovely people all with different reasons for being on the ship. A Very interesting and great time in my life.

Rob Priest Posted on 14 Apr 2012 6:43 PM

Family sailed to Oz November 1973 via Cape Town. Mum and Dad now passed away but Brother and I still here in Far North Queensland. fond memories of our voyage on the Ellinis and still have daily news letters and menus that Mum kept.

Phil Morgan Posted on 29 May 2012 3:49 AM

I was 3 years old in 1971 when I sailed on the Ellinis, emigrating with my parents, brother and sister from Southampton to Australia.

Lorraine Wynne Posted on 08 Jun 2012 12:38 AM

My parents, sister and myself sailed on the Ellinis in1971 and can relate to Anne Masons story of the frightening storm after leaving Capetown,when we arrived at Fremantle a large part of the hull was damaged and migrants lost luggage etc, i will never forget one stormy night at dinner when we had to hold onto a bar under the dining table to stop from sliding away on our chairs! One passenger was very unlucky and he flew off in his chair across the chair across th dining hall when the rudders were shaking violently and his lung was punctured ..Before the storm it was a very beautifull journey and i still have the sepia paper book i wrote about the voyage age 13.

Gary seaman Posted on 24 Jun 2012 3:52 PM

My family and I sailed on the Ellinis from southampton to Sydney 1969. I remember the trip six weeks at sea. Very enjoyable I was nine years old and a ten pound Pom. Now live in maleny qld.

John derek savage Posted on 06 Jul 2012 7:36 PM

I sailed to Australia on the Ellinis July 31st 1965 under the "Big Brother Movement" back in the UK now but often wondered what became of the others in the party.

Andrew Antoniou Posted on 16 Jul 2012 11:40 AM

I travelled to San Francisco from Sydney in Feb 1974 on the Ellinis. If anyone else did the same and have any photos can they share them? Thanks,

Javier Ballester Posted on 21 Jul 2012 4:13 AM

My family and I sailed from Southampton to Fremantle in 1969 when I was 5 years old. I have some fantastic footage of the trip on super 8. I have very fond memories of my childhood in Australia where I lived for 11 years. I now live in Mallorca, Spain.

robert wilson Posted on 06 Oct 2012 9:43 AM

sailed on ellinis jan 74 to oz. came back on britannis round aboout oct 74. best years of my life

robert wilson Posted on 06 Oct 2012 9:49 AM

is there a facebook page or anything similar for these great liners and the people who had the privelige to sail on them?

Savva Thomaidis Posted on 10 Oct 2012 9:33 PM

I travelled on the Ellinis as a young 23 year old from Piraeus to Melbourne arriving on 28 aug 1964,I have lived in Melbourne for 48 years .I remember the journey from Western Australia to Melbourne being very rough , I was in the ship for 20 days

Faye Inskip Posted on 16 Oct 2012 12:46 PM

Hi Andrew, I also sailed on Ellinis in 1974. I did the Circle the Pacific voyage which departed from Sydney on Feb 4th. My many photos of the cruise have faded somewhat over the years but not so my happy memories.

Louise Morris Posted on 16 Oct 2012 8:12 PM

I sailed to Australia at the age of 9 aboard the Ellinis. We first docked at Fremantle in March 1973. One of my strongest memories is of having to eat in a separate dining room from my parents & the dreadful food. Every child on the ship had food poisoning my own bout occurred during the night before we disembarked in Sydney. I was so ill & weak that my Dad had to carry me off the ship so my memories of arriving in our new country is mainly of the view of the ceiling of the customs hall. Does anyone else remember that voyage?

roger males Posted on 20 Oct 2012 12:14 AM

departed 4/1/68 ellinis southampton.1st 3 days very rough.arrived melbourne 02/02/68.would love to hear from anyone on that cruise.

Frits Hengst Posted on 04 Nov 2012 2:23 AM

We, the whole family, saild back to Holland at the end of 1970. I was 11 years old. A trip to always remember.

JACQUELINE MILTON Posted on 06 Nov 2012 4:18 AM

left Southampton on 5th November 1970, stopped at Fremantle on 29th November and arrived at Port Melbourne on 3rd December, having passed through Las Palmas and Capetown.

Anthony lee Posted on 14 Dec 2012 3:59 PM

Hi roger males...I too was on that voyage, settled in perth. Got vey seasick after leaving uk. Better by las palmas though..I was 13 at the time. Great memories

Jane Pugh Posted on 26 Jan 2013 9:36 AM

Left Southampton Dec 2 1965 and arrived Jan 1 1966 aboard the Ellinis. I remembered being separated from my parents at eating times. We were lucky, our cabin was above water level, a positive especially when going through rough seas like the Great Australian Bight...very rough. I remember being the last ship down the Suez Canal before it was closed and seeing the British troops in Aden.

Karen Hamilton Posted on 12 Feb 2013 9:37 PM

Sailed from Australia to Southampton on this lovely ship in about 1973 my Dad told me it was supposed to be her last voyage but I see above that she was actually scrapped in 1986. It's sad that we don't make these sort of voyages now - planes are quick, but not nearly so nice.

Linda Mardle Posted on 18 Feb 2013 7:10 PM

I was 12 when My family left Southampton in December '72 arriving to settle in New-Zealand end of January '73. Have lots of lovely memories of the Ellinis and still have postcards and boarding passes.

mary breen Posted on 02 Mar 2013 7:07 AM

John and I sailed as 10 pound poms on the ELLINIS in August 1973. IT was the trip of a lifetime

John Cheney Posted on 19 Mar 2013 1:24 PM

November 1971 - December 1971 Southampton to Melbourne, 4 weeks of great fun for me as a 10 year old but my 13 year old brother had a much worse time of it being in hospital with asthma for most of the Cape Town to Fremantle leg.

Richard Martin Posted on 23 Mar 2013 6:18 PM

November 1971 - December 1971: I was a full-fare paying passenger. I sailed from Rotterdam via Bremerhaven, Southampton, Las Palmas, Capetown, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne to Sydney. I had a Lanai Cabin on the Main Deck and the bathroom was equipped with a proper bath. Good weather was experienced throughout the voyage. I recall that late afternoon, every day, the ship’s garbage was dumped from the stern. Overall it was agood experience and a grat way to travel

Zenon Zolek Posted on 04 Apr 2013 7:38 PM

My family left Southampton Oct 1972 bound for Australia, via Las Palmas and Capetown. What a great trip, my mum and dad thought this would be our last vacation for a while as it would be hard work setting up in OZ, so we had a great time, until we left Cape Town, the seas we so rough all the way to Fremantle, but a great adventure

Joy Coey Posted on 07 Apr 2013 6:39 PM

My family sailed from Southampton on 6/1/71 arriving 6/2/71 in Sydney then took the 'overnight express' train (a rattler) to Brisbane arriving 7/2/71. I was only 10 but from what I remember it was a fabulous trip.

Wilma Schrotenboer - Hoekman Posted on 09 Apr 2013 9:46 PM

We, my father, mother and 5 children, left Sydney in, I think, late May 1964 to return 6 weeks later to Rotterdam. My parents and eldest brother had left Holland in December 1955 for Sydney.

Karen Bungard Posted on 14 Apr 2013 11:18 AM

My family and I travelled on this ship from Sydney to Southampton in 1968 through the Panama Canal I was 7 years old and remember the trip well, the listing, the whale and my brother falling into the water at Fiji looking at the tropical fish. We spent christmas and new year onboard

David Beswick Posted on 22 Apr 2013 2:45 AM

Self,wife and two children sailed as fare paying passengers on Ellinis in September 1965 from Auckland to Southampton via Tahiti,Panama and Curacao.Lovely voyage with good weather all the way. Still have the passenger list and a few menus and many photographs. Happy days indeed.