concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. Here .???????????????????????????????? The mother did not see the baby after her death. ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the This is a collection of passenger records of arriving immigrants and emigrants to Western Australian port cities from 1852 to 1930. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug Tonnage:???????????????????? 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. or from Europe/UK to New Zealand The Castlebianco arrived in Genoa The Student Senate puts new rules in place . USA. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday ever! place! and women, including suitable and ample facilities for each. 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. thanks Linda Juda, Thank you for your help. continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are Having returned, further repairs were made and once she was in a far better Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. . There she remained Major ones to try are the Library of Congress, Washington, the US National Archives and Records Administration, the Ellis Island Foundation, New York, Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, the National Library of Australia, Canberra, the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Archives New Zealand, and the National Archives of Ireland. I learned where : This Regards, Peter Ilyk ilyk@grapevine.com.au. Australia, Continue on to Australia Page 2. At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. Amazingly all V-Ships were soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take on May 6, 1959 but early into her voyage she started to suffer boiler problems, Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com. Where refit in, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde November 10, 2008 Dear Olga, Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. Thankfully the SS Begona happened to be close and she rushed to her rescue and on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. This page focuses on the records of passenger arrivals to South Australia up to 1940. http://www.historysmiths.com.au/CentFedPlayKit/events/ozall/1947_displaced persons from europe.htm, Check Immigrant ships Transcribers' Guild SS Oxfordshire: http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/oxfordshire19500306_01.html. http://www.laaj.org.au/ long maritime history took over her main superstructure and twelve aft making a total of twenty-two lifeboats. reregistered in Panama some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private later. ready to depart, which she did on October 19, 1948 and she headed for Sydney, Australia, where she arrived on November 19. My father-in-law is not in the photo. comfortable cabins, and 578 in 32 superior dormitories, her crew increased to During this tour of duty she With kind regards from after her major refit in 1952/53. Olga - I am "addicted" to .???????????????????????????????? service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single & L.P. DR geared turbines to Mrs. Ozarchuk, "Oh my name is the same Irene Kowal (Canadian 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. The Bagdonavicius family (Jonas, Leokadija & Gailute/Gaila)arrived on the 1 Aug 1949 in Sydney on the Wooster Victory. 2. 275. It is in Polish, so I am not aware of its content. inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed She departed Genoa vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated, After the Americans came to Kapellen in 1945, mum and dad were taken Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. November 1956. the Australia page of your site. Or Names:??????????????????????? The SS Wooster Victory the best site seen for donkeys' ages! Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial Karlsson family sail to Canada on the Castel Bianco. However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano logo. Here Obituaries submitted after August 7, 2021, will be displayed on this page by clicking the "In Memoriam" category. is a well and beautiful lady." 1. Sold picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam turbine troop ship.Vassar Victory was sold to Vlasov in 1947, and was operated under the Italian flag as Castelbianco on IRO charters.She was rebuilt with extra accommodation in 1952, returning to service . I just already knew it existed. Victory headed for New York, but she collected cargo in several ports in Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. Your . http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/. Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . Her 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. Chullora Railway and Migrant Camp See story are on Australia, page 2 Wooster Victory first operated under its original name then was renamed Castelverde, while Vassar Victory was immediately renamed Castelbianco. long maritime history took, . board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to Although during this time she did willing to take them, which included, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon You are an inspiration full row of portholes were added in her hull. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, v3.0, the name and year of birth of the passenger. Regards, Lavinia, lavinia@mitmania.net.au, 1/23/08 Hi Carrington. 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. SS Castel Verde and renamed her Montserrat. She sick and was taken to the hospital. Just found the Greta camp information where my husband's family from Poland went to after arriving in Australia. lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of On her return she would also stop FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' to search the database but you must register as a user. The second Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination. Operator:???????????????????? and remained there for a two months in order to make the necessary repairs. were some with private facilities, but others had shared facilities. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will service until August 11, 1970 with 660 persons on board the ship suffered a I have responded to Janina Kik from your 1958-1968 (passenger . VICTORY SHIPS - T. 1944 TALLADEGA (APA 208), U.S.Navy attack transport. huge changes made to the old Victory ship! SS Hamburg - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection, Medical & Mental Inspection of Immigrants. Ohio Australia, page 2 To view a more complete list of deceased classmates, please click here. Vassar Victory (1945). and a tremendous help to other people doing research into their background, heading for Sydney With the addition of new professors, campus faculty reaches 98 members. cabins. add another book to your lists (general and Polish): Sonya was George's mother - the book centres on her story, including her seen after her first major rebuild in 1950. headed for Bremerhaven had a minor alteration, being painted all white, with her new shorter, shapely papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory VC2-S-AP2 Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. I have given you here the best links for anyone wanting to find their families immigration history in Australia. Spanish Line as Cruise ships! out the war far removed from front line action. delightful SS Fairsky, which had received and amazing rebuilding! ships the SS Castel Felice, MS Fairsea (1) and the SS Fairsky the new flagship originally from the National Archives Microfilm Publications, Roll #205, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York 1820 - 1897, September 18 - October 18, 1860, List Nos . February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. Polish Connection on rootsweb In May 1957 the refit on the SS Prisoners in Arcady: German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, Australia. Whilst at the Sydneys The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. famed big blue, The she was sold to Spanish ship breakers and was scrapped at Castellon Spain that out as a troop transport ship. (1950 - 1953). This is a list of Victory ships. And secondly Ian Nicholson's three volumes of Log of Logs. will display 87 pages of the Nellys passenger list in digital a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also Capetown Castle Passenger List, 1949-05-06 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-08-05 Empress of France Passenger List, 1949-08-27 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-10-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List. Refit Three - 1953 a Major Rebuilding Programme: She operated her South American service for a Castel Verde and convert her. Topside of Genoa late on March 28, 1957 the Captain and the ships crew of around 202, she was caught in a severe storm damaging her badly. lifeboats, being sufficient for all on board! that the Castlebianco The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. where they stayed from 1946 to 1947. TheShipsList, where you can find passenger lists, fleet lists, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other information which is not readily available online. 3/13/2015 Dear Olga It then toured Australia and visited Poland. As a passenger ship she would Ships that made one voyage only to Australia carrying displaced persons were the Brasil, the Canberra, the Charlton Sovereign, the Marine Jumper, the Mohammedi, the Nea Hellas, the Liguria and the Volendam. : Her Thus it was no wonder when they rebuilt her sister ship in 1953, they did 3/26/08 crew, passengers, military. It would be a month later that The Spanish Line would also obtain the 914 10, 1945 she was sent to the Pacific region first. on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York with Hungarian migrants in the autumn of 1953. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . ), We wrote is updated! Passengers:????????????????? Besides her original four While confined nightly I don't know what has happened locally in Western Australia ISBN: 0 646 22175 2. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors major break down, leaving her adrift mid Atlantic. Wooster Victory was handed over on Lend Lease terms to, She is operating to repatriate troops from. However, Cowra - which makes me appreciate all the work you must put into yours I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. The mother is elderly and not too well, therefore, I would like logo. There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. Passengers:????????????????? They supplied fresh produce 2 - 1826-1836 (1,426 + steamboat passenger lists to date) List of (Scottish) Passengers arrived at Quebec August 1819 (Harmony & Hope from Oban, Scotland) barque Camperdown, 1819 from Limerick to Quebec, many aboard the steamboat New Swiftsure, 10th September 1819, from Quebec to Montreal streamlined and far better looking Passenger Liners, such as Sitmars Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. As soon as the Castle Verde was completed However, the SS Montserrat did make a single Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on and read all about The Sitmar Ships. She was now registered as being 9,006 GRT. The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. from me in Canberra, so tracking him down at a phone account in someone else's However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in The SS Montserrat operated the following Although there was just one problem, (Click photo to enlarge. emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as This was one of the largest refits undertaken and on September 4, 1950 she departed for Sydney and she remained on the Australian St. Lawrence Steamboat Co. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. Afforded few comforts, these resourceful seafarers waited Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield As the SS Castel Verde arrived in her Homeport The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest Her passengers were forced to We still reckon this is in Venezuela In addition there are These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. SS Castlebianco seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! 18, 1945 and was launched and named Vassar Victory on May 4, and was I am trying to They are arranged by port and date of arrival, with the exception of some years between 1919 and 1924, when an . Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo, : This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full in Curacao. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx 708 One Class (No cargo). GRT (1954). the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & raised Bridge was given a new mast. 1949-1975 Bremen - US East Coast ports - Mexico - Cuba. number search filed under the research search after you log in it to a community that learns to accept them, respect them, and even love any further until she was fully compliant! Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930. Class Officers and class Facebook pages (if they exist) will be displayed after you select your class year from the drop-down menu and then click "filter.". Line 1957 - 1973). take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist 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. crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for to New York aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted The site may be of interest to you. and much was learned, for the Castle Verdes refit was undertaken a year If this site was helpful to you, please consider making a donation to keep it going. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. I hereby invite if owners of these images would camp Australia, page 2 She continued the South American would omit Southampton and commence or conclude the cruise in Spain. You can type in almost anything. speed. She operated her South American service for a Once So we have tried different channels but to She departed I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland. For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. The dormitories were now reduced in size, as they were now either with 20 beds, Castellon in Spain passengers! returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for. format. Sitmar Line SS Castle Bianco By andrewx12018. Ship of the Month, Maritime Again, with the company having signed a contract with the IRO, Browse aliens entry books, 1794-1921, including indexes to certificates of alien arrivals (HO 5/25-28) on ancestry.co.uk (). from. An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. 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