FED,
Thanks for the clear and visual description of the joys of Sycamore. Bit before my time (phew). Hats off to you and your brethren.
NutLoose,
Ahh, the 'educational cruises'. Mine was '74 around the med in a bucket entitled SS Uganda. We passed 'our' sister ship in the middle of the Med. While we shaked and rolled Eastwards in our tub, the sleek and velte lines of the Canberra going Westwards left us with more than a tinge of envy.
Eight years later, the SS Uganda later carried out honourable and respected work as a hospital ship 'somewhere down South', Canberra IIRC was converted to troopship config for same.
Camlobe