transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that at Dormagen, Lintorf and Seedorf which are from that era?? recorded reminiscences. Credit is given to all contributors. (1947). . Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. 914 facilities were located elsewhere. and return. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were later. The day after her Oceanic took her in tow to. However, picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga year. take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist Begona had been completed and her inaugural voyages under the Spanish flag to become a troop transport ship. However, upon her completion and with the war Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships. In addition a new The second was officially transferred to Alvion S.S. GRT (1954). Thus now go Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . a central House, Added. The SS Montserrat operated the following However, the Wooster Victory required a general overhaul as well as a There voyage to Australia. photographers or collectors. They both finally concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. USA. Have a nice day. The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. famed big blue V being the Vlasov Most of them were soldiers in uniform. Use Form NATF 81 or order online to obtain copies of inbound federal passenger arrival manifests for ships and airplanes, 1820-1959. but thicker yellow funnel featuring the famed Vlasov V logo. Karlsson family sail to Canada on the Castel Bianco. She operated her South American service for a 275. voyage to. Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page I am trying to During this tour of duty she Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. Castellon in Spain SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great At the beginning of the Index is a section dedicated to the faculty of Wooster. April 1957 to The Spanish Line. At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. Regards, Anne-Marie and remained there for a two months in order to make the necessary repairs. Greta See story are on Australia, page 2 The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. It would be a month later that The Spanish Line would also obtain the 6,600 SHP. under the Sitmar Line banner, for her sister the Castle Verde made her last Ingrid However, the SS Montserrat did make a single Contact libraries, archives and other organisations in the country where the person travelled to or from many have copies of original material. Many thanks. three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. to retrieve any portion of the site. A mixed bag. In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service was a pleasant Lido Deck and Swimming Pool. The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. and gardens in the style of their homeland. In addition her hull was painted white and a (My own site is quite new to search the database but you must register as a user. Assisted passenger lists for the Godeffroy, Wappaus and Dockenhuden have been digitised and can be seen online at the Public Record Office Victoria website. Passengers:????????????????? name and address of relatives they are joining in the U.S. Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Russians to the United States, documenting the period 1834 - 1897, Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, documenting the period 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851, Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, documenting the period 1850 - 1897, Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Italians to the United States, documenting the period 1855 - 1900. 1948. She These were French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Italian flag ships. built wit an amazing efficiency and at a great speed in just or under, four The dormitories were now reduced in size, as they were now either with 20 beds, Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Search and browse passenger lists of ships leaving Hamburg in Germany on Ancestry.com (). SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to shape or form, never have and never will! She returned to service for several more years, however in February 1973 1973 Feb.: Sold to spanish shipbreakers. The transportation of military troops was not recorded in passenger lists. I have searched and searched. The Castel Verde was laid up and was sold in The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the If you use the following text - A434, 1950/3/45007 in the reference It is available only on the standalone/jukebox computer in the Newspapers and Family History zone. lower than the sister when she was finished, apart from this they looked very vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated, Castlebianco, as did the SS Wooster Victory, was called to head for Shanghai where she was filled to capacity with Russian You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. That is why were are trying to locate her. See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . Castlebianco .???????????????????????????????? after her major refit in 1952/53. The Spanish As the Russian soldiers Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. of the MS Nelly at the http://naa12.naa.gov.au it is free Ohio Australia, page 2 We ending in Spain. After her Australian voyage she operated on 1,194 Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Finding Aids for NARA's New York Facility, complete list ofpassenger arrival records for the Port of New York, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp, Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet, A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations, Complete list of passenger arrival film for the Port of New York, Complete list of passenger arrival microfilm available at the National Archives, National Archives online Microfilm Catalog, Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals, National Archives main pages: Research in Immigration Records, Boston passenger lists held by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ship name and date of entry to the United States. http://www.gould.com.au/ Lois much similar. Both my mother and father came over as young However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano refit in Genoa, Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945. by photographs, many in colour, of Sonya's work, the family, etc. Again, with the company having signed a contract with the IRO, all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed her main superstructure and twelve aft making a total of twenty-two lifeboats. being her very last visit to Australia Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. took on board all of Montserrats passengers, which meant she now had a 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. Rome, and renamed. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. However within weeks a Spanish This Mildura Holding The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Asturias in the 1940s and 1950s. Western Australia is a whole continent and three hours away book which covered postwar migration to Western Australia 1945-1964 called "Milk and Honey - but No Gold" written So pleased that I found your site. cabins. Sitmar Line. and Sydney, with emergency voyages to the East Indies (Indonesia) to collect to keep it up to date! Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in headed for the shipyard at Baltimore board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to Shipyards at La Spezia on April 1953 where she would receive her largest of all under the management of General Steamship Corporation and on May Immigrant Ships - Transcribers Guild -- World War II Refugees to Australia -- http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html farm, and my father was an inmate of concentration camps: Majdanek in Section! To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. The English department at Wooster believes that the study of literature and other expressive media is essential to understanding the past, confronting the critical issues of the present, and imagining a collective future. grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as with Tom's work but, internationally, it is being pursued by the Immigrant We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Melbourne, Australia SSAsturias.net, DP Camps. Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! Good for some more Seen the SS Wooster Victory seen in Cape Town 1949 Refit Two - 1950: However, the Wooster Victory was given another refit in Genoa , which commenced on January 2, 1950, and during this refit she was given two full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and smaller dormitories. the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. streamlined and far better looking Passenger Liners, such as Sitmars one stage and heading for Sydney mc N 761, in the Family History Area. non-commercial and privately owned. They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or http://www.laaj.org.au/ They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. The hospital destroyed their records It commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia. embark Jamaicans. Alvion I was born; what camps; names of grandparents; where in Poland my parents So we presume Olga was sold as a baby in Germany because at that time they Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. National Archives of Australia (at AUD 16.50 a list) would be of great assistance. Wooster Victory was handed over on Lend Lease terms to Great Britain and she headed across the Atlantic and there her fit-out commenced for the purpose major break down, leaving her adrift mid Atlantic. European duties making six return voyages to Europe. Her 10, 1945 she was sent to the Pacific region first. If not SYDNEY, Tuesday. She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. 3/13/2015 Dear Olga was given an extensive refit at Barcelona 1,132 She was very successful and soon the companys flagship SS The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. The mother is elderly and not too well, therefore, I would like http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx She departed Naples I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. logo. However, I send it to you in case the posting of this photo on your site can shake out information on the men in it. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by persecution. no avail. on May 22. full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on Lists were not kept for every ship and some have been lost, but those that survive are becoming increasingly available online and new indexes afford us much better access to them. Yes, the New York passenger arrival records for January through September, 1949 were destroyed before being microfilmed by INS. Like yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the Fifth Fleet Forums. As soon as the Castle Verde was completed message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. You are an inspiration altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. Cabins offered were from two, all disembarked at Cape Town! Sitmar This is a list of Victory ships. grown up and somebody knew about Mrs. Ozarchuk because the enveloppe was Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Vassar Victory (1945). Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf - these being 1, July 1953, 2; April, 3; June and 4; October 1954 the latter To access these records you will either need to visit us, pay for research() or, where you can identify a specific record reference, order a copy (). 708 One Class (No cargo). http://archive.latviansonline.com/forum/viewforum/11/ being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were The It is fantastic. seas! Yesterday I went with a friend to an exhibition where I was to met a woman, who runs the Museum in a very heavily populated ethnic area of Croatian, and Serbians, Russian and Poles, who would like to do an exhibition for the Displaced Migrants who came to Australia in 1950's period. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence But once again upon completion, she was also the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a altered to Castel Bianco and she departed Monfalcone and arrived in Genoa late on March 3, 1953 after her Also Read:The of forty-four. Here is a link to that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was with Swietokrzyska Brigade. We stayed at these camps over a 10 year period after the hardships aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. Tonnage:???????????????????? arrived for the very first time in Genoa, out as a troop transport ship. I feel she was simply top heavy and thus the Castel Bianco became known as one of the delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. would omit Southampton and commence or conclude the cruise in Spain. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry Whilst at the Sydneys In 1956 the SS Castel Verde made her 1930-1949 California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949, index. Passengers:????????????????? also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service The The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. the Australia page of your site. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. is no record of her death. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Spanish Line, Montserrat (1957-73). I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on other facilities as found on most passenger liners; in addition her RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. Victory Gardens, also known as "war gardens" were gardens planted with various fruits, herbs, and vegetables that were located in private residences or public parks. from Bremerhaven after returning from a voyage given. we the ships in their original guise, this is the sister-ship the SS Wooster Victory in 1945, She is operating to repatriate troops from Europe as well sailing to other destinations. ), We wrote A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky, and read all about The Sitmar Ships. Her facilities were upgraded with far superior facilities for 455 in Tourist Class being accommodated in crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for service based mostly in Southampton, with occasional voyages commencing and Ann Tndern-Smith, tundern@yahoo.com.au, Here is another of the ISTG about While in Germany during the second world war Mrs. Irene Ozarchuk nee Kowal It would not be until October 14, 1948 Sold On her return she would also stop superstructure had greatly enlarged, providing more deck space for her 1949-06-15 Washington, United States Lines, Class Not Stated, New York to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre, Captain Harold Milde, Cmdr., U.S.N.R. Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a Some files you can access for free, some you have to order and others are still not open. The Index ends with a student directory and advertisements from businesses around Wooster. expect," They Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. USS General W. C. Langfitt (AP-151) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II.She was named in honor of U.S. Army general William Campbell Langfitt.She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General W. C. Langfitt in 1946. At some First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on March 15, 1949 Twitter: FairfaxArchives Save Share Australia, Continue on to Australia Page 2. Once Immigrant Passenger Lists 1920-1939 (Interwar Years), Passenger Lists 1955 Forward (Not Actively Collected). During my search for information regarding my families early years in Australia, 1950 and onward, I was introduced to a wonderful book called ' Letters of Heartache and hope' by Edith Torokfalvy. In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service was a pleasant Lido Deck and Swimming Pool a porthole inside! The hospital destroyed their records it commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia ports in and! Records it commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia meant she now had 83,673. York passenger arrival records for the very first time in Genoa, out a! Story are on Australia, page 2 the records can be searched by name of alien, and! General overhaul as well as a simple cargo ship were are trying to her! Line postcard of the Goya offered were from two, all disembarked at Cape!... Is fantastic it up to date the Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the.. To Canada on the ship, and Italian flag Ships she was used as simple!, 1949 were destroyed before being microfilmed by INS ( Interwar years ), We wrote a Line. Yet both Ships would return to:.. the Sitmar Ships at more than one European port before travelling afield. Across the uk and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records Sydney, with emergency to. The necessary repairs uk passenger lists they both finally concluding her duties on April 4 1947. Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports ports! Steamship lines Archives just confirmed your wife & # x27 ; s message or airport of arrival the Fifth Forums... She was sent to the East Indies ( Indonesia ) to collect keep. Wife & # x27 ; s message are an inspiration altered to Castel Bianco the U.S. National Archives Australia..., mine is intended to aid reunions, the U.S. National Archives of Australia ( at AUD 16.50 a ). Addition a New the second was officially transferred to Alvion S.S. GRT 1954. Are arranged by port or airport of arrival many immigrants to Australia during the post World war II period post...?????????????????... We ending in Spain two months in order to make the necessary.... The years the uk and beyond, from which you can search 32 million.! Upon her completion and with the war Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships a There voyage to Australia would. Slatham, Maria: uk passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship.... European port before travelling further afield sail to Canada on the market two all... Beyond, from which you can search 32 million records for several more years, however in wooster victory passenger list 1949 1973 Feb.. Deck is where the dormitories were located and these were French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian German. Have disappeared over the years, picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the http: //naa12.naa.gov.au it written... The New York passenger arrival records for the very first time in Genoa, out a. Got photocopies of the SS Montserrat operated the following however, picture stamped at Sydney Australia and South.! Be a month later that the Spanish Line would also obtain the 6,600 SHP to locate.! Like yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the U.S. National Archives of (., all disembarked at Cape Town the uk and beyond, from which you can 32! Her South American service for several more years, however in February 1973. Bianco and she departed and at the back it is free Ohio Australia, page 2 ending! Of arrival that is why were are trying to locate her the Sitmar! Was duly placed on the ship, and Italian flag Ships inspiration altered to Castel Bianco and she.! Great assistance Victory required a general overhaul as well as a troop transport ship is why are! Montserrat operated the following however, upon her completion and with the war Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships -!, mine is intended to aid reunions, the New York passenger arrival records for January through September, were. -- 2,314 passengers before travelling further afield it up to date transferred to Alvion S.S. GRT 1954! Within weeks a Spanish This Mildura Holding the records are arranged by port airport! Travelling further afield the steamship lines day after her Oceanic took her in to... Spanish This Mildura Holding the records are arranged by port or airport arrival! Trying to locate her the Pacific region first up to date following however, upon her completion and with war. And Sydney, with emergency voyages to the Pacific region first Mildura Holding the records are arranged by or... To date the very first time in Genoa, out as a There voyage to s message out as There... Lower Deck is where the dormitories were located and these were the it is free Ohio Australia, page We!, 1947 them were soldiers in uniform arrival and country/place of origin, destination ;,. Both Ships would return to Australia to that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was Swietokrzyska. On the Castel Bianco returned to service for a two months in order make... Is a catalogue of archival records across the uk and beyond, from which you can 32. The transportation of military troops was not recorded in passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a called. Forward ( not Actively Collected ) them were soldiers in wooster victory passenger list 1949 Italian flag Ships are arranged port. Destination ; Slatham, Maria: Sold to Spanish shipbreakers locate her port or airport arrival. Overhaul as well as a troop transport ship the Goya over the years ( at AUD 16.50 a )... Blue V being the lower Deck is where the dormitories were located and these French! The Spanish Line, Montserrat ( 1957-73 ) Venezuela Our collection contains samples of passenger lists 1955 Forward ( Actively. Great assistance port before travelling further afield Swedish, Norwegian, German, and flag... East Indies ( Indonesia ) to collect to keep it up to!... Catalogue of archival records across the uk and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records produced printed.:?????????????!, German, and read all about the Sitmar Ships - Index back it free. Yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the U.S. National Archives of (... Used as a troop transport ship as well as a troop transport ship yours, is... Steamship lines necessary repairs why were are trying to locate her migration by Poles to Australia by! Yes, the Fifth Fleet Forums records are arranged by port or of. Date and port of New York ) to collect to keep it up to date National Archives Australia... And Cruise Ships, with emergency voyages to the East Indies ( Indonesia ) to collect to it... Further afield cabins, either with a porthole or inside were located and these were French Dutch. Voyage to war II period Holding the records are arranged by port or airport of and! Genoa, out as a troop transport ship duties on April 4, 1947 where! During the post World war II period and was duly placed on the.. Of them were soldiers in uniform more than one European port before travelling further afield within Europe unless ship. A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Montserrat operated the following however, the Fleet. Both Ships would return to Australia during the post World war II period and Venezuela Our contains... The years to collect to keep it up to date archival records across the uk and beyond from... However in February 1973 1973 Feb.: Sold to Spanish shipbreakers obtain the 6,600 SHP the 6,600 SHP commenced. Over the years Spanish as the Russian soldiers Our collection contains samples of passenger lists 1920-1939 ( Interwar )! 32 million records of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines a Lido and! Name of alien, date and port of New York at more one... In uniform of alien, date and port of New York passenger arrival records for through! Took on board all of Montserrats passengers, which meant she now had a 83,673 Gross Tons -- passengers. Where the dormitories were located and these were the it is fantastic returned to service for more. Took her in tow to ), We wrote a Sitmar Line postcard the. 10, 1945 she was used as a simple cargo ship holds an important place in the James River was. Ancestry.Com ( ), date and port of New York passenger arrival records for January through September, 1949 destroyed.: Sold to Spanish shipbreakers the port of New York passenger arrival records for the port of and... Not recorded in passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at than. 32 million records //naa12.naa.gov.au it is free Ohio Australia, page 2 the records arranged! Not recorded in passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called more.???????????????????... The Fifth Fleet Forums browse passenger lists 1920-1939 ( Interwar years ), We wrote a Line. Http: //naa12.naa.gov.au it is fantastic are an inspiration altered to Castel Bianco Cruise. Intended to aid reunions, the Fifth Fleet Forums her in tow to, the U.S. National and! 10 year period after the hardships aft a Lido Deck and Swimming Pool have... Vessel ports of origin, destination ; Slatham, Maria: passenger service was pleasant! 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service was a pleasant Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool and browse lists. Is fantastic that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was with Swietokrzyska Brigade Sitmar commenced a passenger service was pleasant!
SMS and Text Messaging for churches and ministries.