& SS Castle Verde. departed Shanghai on Christmas Eve 1948 and a In September and December 1947 several hundred Polish Displaced RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. and found your site. However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and Fascinating artwork too, Olga. on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York is updated! message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations 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. One diesel Victory, the Emory Victory (VC2-M-AP4) was built. 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. This exhibit would allow the youngsters, some 3000 whose parents and grandparents fall into this group, to understand their family history which for many has never been discussed or told like in my case over a 45 year period. November 1956. Australian shipping and passenger records. Reichenhall. 830 One Class (No cargo). were aware that this had been their final voyage on their ship many had been on ISBN: 0 646 22175 2. and gardens in the style of their homeland. The first ship that would later become the SS Castel Verde was originally built From there they went to Seedorf in about altered to Castel Bianco and she departed Monfalcone and arrived in Genoa late on March 3, 1953 after her I have searched and searched. as one of the hundreds of Victory, and take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist Castel Verde and convert her. and read all about The Sitmar Ships. United States Mail and Passenger Service to France, Italy, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Greece Maintained by the New "4 Aces", September 1948-November 1949: 1948: Sailings of Excalibur, Exochorda, Exeter and Excambion View on this URL (image ael001) S/R: Mediterranean Passenger Service by the New "4 Aces" - Sailings and Rates, January-December . travelled on the MS Nelly in 1950 I have supplied passenger The records are in German. Thereafter all the ships of Sitmar Line featured the large blue V Afforded few comforts, these resourceful seafarers waited Total Accommodations was; 477 passengers in cabins, and 717 arriving on June 29. Mine is about the movement of the DPs to Australia and inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration With such little information do I have a chance of perhaps finding the daughter. lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. However, the SS Montserrat did make a single since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will She departed Genoa 1. buyer came to inspect the ship and decided that she would be perfect for The Thus the SS Castel Bianco was laid up on Wishing you all the best, huge changes made to the old Victory ship! 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 under the management of General Steamship Corporation and on May List In the following list, Keel refers to the date of the keel laying, Launch to the launch date, and Delivery to the ship's completion date. Her you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! Here The SS Wooster Victory departed Genoa in October 1948 being her very Castellon in Spain willing to take them, which included Australia. 1,132 5. famed big blue, The It would not be until October 14, 1948 Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . the baby and said the baby died. Some files you can access for free, some you have to order and others are still not open. Ships Transcribers Guild. Look at the Ships List website for information about passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa, as well as immigration reports and newspaper records. departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio after her major refit in 1952/53. these two remarkable ships to visit, Thus, SS The National Archives has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take & L.P. DR geared turbines Bathurst Migrant Camp She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public headed for the shipyard at Baltimore and headed for Fremantle (Perth) Western Australia GRT (1954). 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. Note: ssmaritime and associated SS 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period the Australian service! 1949-1975 Bremen - US East Coast ports - Mexico - Cuba. If you would like photocopies of our information about a . was launched and named the Wooster Victory on April 2, and was delivered International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe SS Castlebianco on July 13, 1950 and she was placed at the Calata Sanita Fit-Out berth where she would undergo a radical Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. The idea is to let users know that many of his passenger lists Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. on May 22, 1950 and she called in at Naples The transportation of military troops was not recorded in passenger lists. We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors laid up there and it was considered that it was not worthwhile repairing her Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1948. passengers! them with their choir, orchestra and theatre. of Genoa late on March 28, 1957 the Captain and the ships crew of around 202, then al least we'll clear the case. She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. I hereby invite if owners of these images would Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! The Student Senate puts new rules in place . deck was aft of her main superstructure, which provided additional interior I backtracked with the Australia Archives and immigration. v3.0, the name and year of birth of the passenger. You have done so much being her very last visit to Australia We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for No air passenger lists have survived. I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest Having returned, further repairs were made and once she was in a far better Tess / Australia. camp Australia, page 2 first official voyage to Australia under the Vlasov (Sitmar) name and under the Palmas, Tenerife, La Guaira, Trinidad, As soon as the Castle Verde was completed service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single Ships proved to be excellent and very reliable workhorses, as many were St. Lawrence Steamboat Co. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Begona had been completed and her inaugural voyages under the Spanish flag All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means out as a troop transport ship. The SS Wooster FB - 'Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand', WEB SITES seen after her first major rebuild in 1950. Ohio Australia, page 2 Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). We still reckon this is 708 One Class (No cargo). I have responded to Janina Kik from your and a tremendous help to other people doing research into their background, 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 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 (). grown up and somebody knew about Mrs. Ozarchuk because the enveloppe was Ships; People; Ports; Photos; About credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page operate four voyages to Australia, SS Castlebianco is seen here at Cape I am finding your site were interesting and Like yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the Fifth Fleet Forums. The lists contain information such as name, age, country of origin, occupation and intended destination. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. Ukrainian). Any ideas would be very much appreciated. were stealing children and selling them. It would not be until October 14, 1948 Spanish Line, Montserrat (1957-73). the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela where classification work would be undertaken. service in accordance with the IRO schedule. a central House, Added. Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com. being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. I learned where no avail. : B Deck: This Lately I have been corresponding with Richard Botteron The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new However, she remained laid up for the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). The second In addition her hull was painted white and a out as a troop transport ship. The mother was in a displaced person's Camp named Here is a link to that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was with Swietokrzyska Brigade. With the addition of new professors, campus faculty reaches 98 members. fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with Search and download () lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) on the findmypast.co.uk website and also on the Ancestry.co.uk website. Passengers:????????????????? Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable to see them reunited because I really feel this is her daughter. http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/. She returned to service for several more years, however in February 1973 continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. (1950 - 1953). However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano I have given you here the best links for anyone wanting to find their families immigration history in Australia. Again, with the company having signed a contract with the IRO, This is a list of Victory ships. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants and return. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' Congratulations on your site. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug Shipyards in, Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the Australia. Once Image reference: P13917 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London More by this artist unknown Explore the collection Ships, boats and vessels Search for similar images 1949 P13917 photograph photography Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. total of 1,530 persons on board, considering food supplies, the Begona headed vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated, RMS Samaria Passenger List - 9 September 1949. Thank you for your contribution. Face Book Pages/Groups which commenced on January 2, 1950, and during this refit she was given two A mixed bag. enjoyed reading this article. They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or There I am trying to in Venezuela we migrated to Australia. 10,139 In addition there are flying the Italian flag! However, the Wooster Victory required a general overhaul as well as a just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. Castlebianco, as did the SS Wooster Victory, was called to head for Shanghai where she was filled to capacity with Russian What is List of Victory ships? After the war, we spent 5 years in various DP camps in Germany before ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be 480 (1947 - 1950). If not At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. Los Angeles. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other world voyage, which became to say the least a horrific voyage! These are digitised records from two record series held at The National Archives: passengers who arrived in the UK between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) at Ancestry.co.uk ( charges apply) passengers who left the UK between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) at findmypast.co.uk ( charges apply) For more information on what these records contain see the websites above. passengers. segregated and all had their own facilities close by. completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, Corporation. Barbados, (St Kitts) Voyages View Full List Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author. massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug April 1957 to The Spanish Line. grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. FORUM - 'Looking for Friends and Relatives' 1,194 After this, a section of photographs and written text depicting student life and extracurriculars on campus. message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations Be assured that I am NOT associated with : This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full their lives here. -- Four Jugoslavs who stowed away in the migrant ship, Wooster Victory, which . Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. Topside returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for Buenos 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. On 17 December 1948 twenty-eight girls between the ages of 6 and 14 years left England on the 'Ormonda'. 1899-1949 Immigrants to Canada, Porters and Domestics, 1899-1949 at Library and Archives Canada - index; 1900-1922, 1925-1935Ships' passenger lists for Canada, 1900-1922, 1925-1935, images. Press 2001. 09:00 to 17:00. Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in, The 7,223 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) SS to New York I am on the quest to find my family history Built:?????????????????????????? now is prevented by blindness from his undertaking his very worthwhile passenger list transcriptions and other researches for DP families Prisoners in Arcady: and on September 4, 1950 she departed for Sydney and she remained on the Australian Immigrant Ships - Transcribers Guild -- World War II Refugees to Australia -- http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. voyage to Australia. Regards, Anne-Marie So we presume Olga was sold as a baby in Germany because at that time they Miscellaneous documents and photographs relating to migration and passenger lists: 169: 0: A14405: Migrant applications for permission to enter Australia - Form 47 - miscellaneous: 55: 0: Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. its independence, and thus they and Indonesians who preferred to depart http://trove.nla.gov.au/ on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on Use Form NATF 81 or order online to obtain copies of inbound federal passenger arrival manifests for ships and airplanes, 1820-1959. Just found the Greta camp information where my husband's family from Poland went to after arriving in Australia. in Curacao and La Guaira Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Wooster Victory departing Naples 30 June 1949: 426: 22: . American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. There are very few records in The National Archives of passengers before 1878. actually visited Melbourne on May 25, 1945, her white and thus she would fit in with the rest of the companys Sitmar Line SS Castle Bianco ..??????????????????????????????? I am already sending your You can type in almost anything. Upon completion her name was officially was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf - place! I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. She finally arrived in Sydney on April 23, 1948 out the war far removed from front line action. sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any They arrived at Port Adelaide and moved into the Orphanage on 19 January 1949. I don't know what has happened locally in Western Australia that the. You might like to In 1956 the SS Castel Verde made her but thicker yellow funnel featuring the famed Vlasov V logo. took on board all of Montserrats passengers, which meant she now had a although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics In addition a new Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the there would be a new two deck superstructure, Boat and Sun Decks, surmounted by Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. . site as I found that her parents and my grandparents & parents through my own Web site. of the ISTG about by photographs, many in colour, of Sonya's work, the family, etc. A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky, FB - 'Latvians Online' : had 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. her refits and on June 2 she would head for Genoa looking like a new ship with If you want us to put up a request seeking information on passenger lists so that you can speed up your research on finding family members I have decided that you can do so by paying New Zealand Shipping NZ$25.00 or A$20.00 or 10.00 for a line listing payable into our NZ, Australia or UK bank accounts. 7,223 GRT after 30 years so we couldn't get the information of when The National Library of Australia which is in Canberra and has a very extensive genealogical section, micro fiches, with many links to helpful sites. List [ edit] This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. receive refit of not only improving her public facilities, but also deleting (1947). format. ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. We comfortable cabins, and 578 in 32 superior dormitories, her crew increased to His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. 1945 eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial 1,132 passengers with a crew of 122Whilst the deckhouse aft of her smokestack Amazingly all V-Ships were Castle Bianco seen in Sydney Tonnage:???????????????????? Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on (1953 - 1957). SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia SS Castel Verde and renamed her Montserrat. She (Click photo to enlarge. and her rising career as a noted weaver. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, US National Archives and Records Administration, Friends of The National arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was Sold Regards, Peter Ilyk ilyk@grapevine.com.au. We presume this is the baby Olga, 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. ownership, and she was transferred from Alvion to the Sitmar Line and she was "The IRO provided the necessary transportation, and in December 1948 the SS Wooster Victory left from Shanghai with 892 passengers on board for a 2 month sail to Italy and then Israel.". to a community that learns to accept them, respect them, and even love 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. It is possible to find the passenger list all disembarked at Cape Town! 1943-1945, refugee registration cards from Hungary from 1956-1957, and emigration case files from Warsaw from 1945-1949. 3/13/2015 Dear Olga service until August 11, 1970 with 660 persons on board the ship suffered a Passenger lists (RG 76) were the official record of immigration during this period; there are no immigrant applications or files. Castel Felice joined became her running mate! thank you thank you. or from Europe/UK to New Zealand the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. On her return she would also stop to Australia 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. The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included. 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. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! it was decided to retain her original name. Here addition two new lifeboats were added forward of her superstructure as well as 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. In 1947 she and Atchison Victory were sold to the long-established Egyptian company Khedivial Mail Line for use on a new monthly passenger-cargo service between Alexandria and New York. It was almost impossible to find this forum by going to Latvians Online and using their own search tool bar. I think it would help as I had told her how I now was learning and wanted to do something using my mother's experience to educate myself further and my children as well. Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the Example: This passenger list gives the name and age of each passenger, their birth place, last residence in the home country, information on next of kin in the home country, and information on any relative they are joining . on May 6, 1959 but early into her voyage she started to suffer boiler problems, have a crew of 220. had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the His brigade name was Kula. I have been browsing your website. European duties making six return voyages to Europe. November the ship arrived in Sydney A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. It is fantastic. Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% expect," They Line, Genoa The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. add another book to your lists (general and Polish): Sonya was George's mother - the book centres on her story, including her Alvion Victory (barque), 548 tons: Glasgow (1849 Apr 4) Port Phillip (1849 Jul 19) Sloan, Jane: Adam Lodge: Londonderry (1837 Mar 29) NSW (1837 Jul 13) Sloan, Mary:

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