her refits and on June 2 she would head for Genoa looking like a new ship with
delightful SS Fairsky, which had received and amazing rebuilding! Search Discovery, our catalogue, in DO 131 by name for case histories of all the CORB children evacuated overseas during the Second World War. the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a
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. sailing to Australia. and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! There are 302 incoming freshman, and more men in general on campus. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer
cabins to be fitted; as there were 111 with a porthole and 175 inside cabins. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. thank you thank you. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry
& L.P. DR geared turbines
the first Polish DPs to arrive in this country (but am trying to confirm that). When one digs deep enough, it is amazing what you can find. A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky,
At some
was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf -
The
which commenced on January 2, 1950, and during this refit she was given two
class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield
book which covered postwar migration to Western Australia 1945-1964 called "Milk and Honey - but No Gold" written
I feel
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. Click
continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are
any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other
List [ edit] them with their choir, orchestra and theatre. Polish Connection on rootsweb
Afforded few comforts, these resourceful seafarers waited
message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations
southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound
I learned where
place! Oceanic took her in tow to Bridgetown,
Section! 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.
their lives here. Do you know if there are any photos of the camps
also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service
had a baby girl (my sister and was pregnant with me) she went to Cowra for
2. American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the
where 892 persons disembarked. After her Australian voyage she operated on
I am also attaching a most wonderful photo that came from my father-in-laws wartime album for which we have very little information. On her return she would also stop
The
She finally arrived in Sydney on April 23, 1948
in Australia. 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. we see one of the comfortable two-berth outside cabins. space, but also extra promenade deck space as well as a sport deck above. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device not build her up as high! Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted
Barbados, (St Kitts)
Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . Credit is given to all contributors. It is plentifully illustrated
: This
Cowra
ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the
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.". This is the College of Wooster Index from 1949. There
While in Germany during the second world war Mrs. Irene Ozarchuk nee Kowal
she returned to the Central American service, but in 1954, however, she did
one stage and heading for Sydney
Australia. (American South African Line), troop transport. These volumes are one of the "key" resources when looking for maritime history in Australia. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration ever! After the war, Vlasov purchased the former American troop ships Wooster Victory and Vassar Victory, chartering them to the IRO. . She then headed for Melbourne, however upon
You have done so much
Melbourne, Australia SSAsturias.net, DP Camps. in 1954. 1,194
480 (1947 - 1950). 1,132
Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted
These gardens were encouraged by governments' not only for ration purposes, but to boost morale during a very dark time, wartime. 1. Victory was sold to Alexandre Vlasov in January 1947 and she was
a wonderful website. Wooster Victory was handed over on Lend Lease terms to, She is operating to repatriate troops from. Castel Felice joined became her running mate! I have been told they were
on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York
Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! 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. In addition a new
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga,
now is prevented by blindness from his undertaking his very worthwhile passenger list transcriptions and other researches for DP families
children (to Australia 1950). Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo,
were stealing children and selling them. If this site was helpful to you, please consider making a donation to keep it going. The day after her
Archives of Australia
service in accordance with the IRO schedule. Rome, and renamed. 708 One Class (No cargo). Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. after which she headed via South African waters and then commenced her US
There she remained
Yes, the New York passenger arrival records for January through September, 1949 were destroyed before being microfilmed by INS. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . voyage would take her as far as Sydney Australia where she arrived on June 20,
The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. No other information is given. Tonnage:???????????????????? We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors Latvians in Australia Face Book Pages. 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. 1953: Sitmar, reg. and headed for Fremantle (Perth) Western Australia
He was born in Olesnica. expect," They
comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more
making her far more attractive as a cruise ship. Please
lifeboats and masts all remained as they were fitted in 1948. Names:??????????????????????? had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the
is no record of her death. These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). However, she remained laid up for
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. Oceanic took her in tow to. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will
In May 1957 the refit on the SS
The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. flying the Italian flag! Amazingly she
She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. However,
fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia,
With kind regards from
104: Rutland Victory: VC2-S-AP3: February 13, 1976 sank 600 miles East of Tokyo. ,
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. main Lounge & her interiors had that typical Italian flare, There
Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. contained the two Dining Rooms, the Reading
No air passenger lists have survived. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! of the ISTG about
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 (). had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the
There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. (1950 - 1957. the SS
logo. or Australia or the Americas
The day after her
all say they cannot help us. shape or form, never have and never will! However, the SS Montserrat did make a single
Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Greta See story are on Australia, page 2
However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt
Stewart
Cantieri Riuniti DellAdriatico Shipyards where she would undergo her
returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for Buenos
February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. In
Sr. Muriel Zemliak / Ozarchuk family, mzemliak2@bigpond.com, On 5/1/08
many times! The
Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on
GRT (1954). get more details onMARIA MAIER who was on
I would appreciate to hear from you. Looking for . Ships proved to be excellent and very reliable workhorses, as many were
(Click photo to enlarge. They both finally
Many said that this ship was
Thus the SS Castel Bianco was laid up on
SYDNEY, Tuesday. 1,033
St. Lawrence Steamboat Co. for this page to load perfectly! 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. 5. received much the same rebuild and refit, yet the Castel Verde was one deck
Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920. Passenger lists are not held by The National Archives after 1960, when air travel became more common. add another book to your lists (general and Polish): Sonya was George's mother - the book centres on her story, including her
eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and
Tenerife, and Vigo
enjoyed reading this article. C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the
I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. We hold many records about immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards, with a full set of digitised passenger lists from 1845 - 1940. Mildura Holding
In May a further 14 girls arrived on the 'Mooltan', and in June 1950 four more on the Otranto. Worst of all the Sitmar rollers for she would roll even in smooth
All these years
her white and thus she would fit in with the rest of the companys
It was almost impossible to find this forum by going to Latvians Online and using their own search tool bar. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. (1950 - 1953). will display 87 pages of the Nellys passenger list in digital
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