v3.0, except where otherwise stated, US National Archives and Records Administration, Friends of The National although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and some other search engines are not suitable Use, All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% We presume this is the baby Olga, Castel Felice joined became her running mate! Ships Transcribers Guild. soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954. Reichenhall. Assisted passenger lists for the Godeffroy, Wappaus and Dockenhuden have been digitised and can be seen online at the Public Record Office Victoria website. Begona (1957-73). However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt Greta See story are on Australia, page 2 I have been browsing your website. If you use the following text - A434, 1950/3/45007 in the reference seas! is updated! These were French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Italian flag ships. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . http://www.laaj.org.au/ , 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. placed on the market! cabins. . The passenger list records were created by the U.S. Customs Service (Record Group 36), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] (Record Group 85). delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. As soon as the Castle Verde was completed Line, Genoa I have been told they were time in 1949 whilst the ship was in Italy, the company decided to paint So pleased that I found your site. major break down, leaving her adrift mid Atlantic. 3/13/2015 Dear Olga for Genoa. Refit Three - 1953 a Major Rebuilding Programme: She operated her South American service for a August 30, 1952, the very next day she arrived at Monfalcone Italy and the 480 (1947 - 1950). A few days later, the nurse brings the pillow and blanket of Beginning in June 1941, the U.S. took over various foreign flag ships which were in U.S. ports for use as troopships and cargo ships. in Venezuela actually visited Melbourne on May 25, 1945, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon the Name Castle Verde had become available, she was officially given this name! The day after her massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug and her rising career as a noted weaver. and gardens in the style of their homeland. was officially transferred to Alvion S.S. willing to take them, which included, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon and read all about The Sitmar Ships. 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. where they stayed from 1946 to 1947. on May 6, 1959 but early into her voyage she started to suffer boiler problems, At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. She was Hull Number 779 and had her keel laid down on February 9, 1945 and she .???????????????????????????????? 9,006 Castle Bianco seen in Sydney FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' first official voyage to Australia under the Vlasov (Sitmar) name and under the a central House, Added. Just found the Greta camp information where my husband's family from Poland went to after arriving in Australia. These gardens were encouraged by governments' not only for ration purposes, but to boost morale during a very dark time, wartime. Two special trains will take the migrants to Bathurst to-night for a month's training to adapt them to life in Australia. Immigration Records Fact Sheet 227: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx Both vessels were Italian-registered. that the. Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors) Name: Gender: Age: Occupation: Country From: Thomas Graham: Male: 25: . credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Passenger lists may provide the full name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, citizenship (nationality), last place of residence, final destination, etc. 1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy . Corporation. Victory was sold to Alexandre Vlasov in January 1947 and she was to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. https://www.nla.gov.au/ .???????????????????????????????? This is a list of Victory ships. Passenger. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. built wit an amazing efficiency and at a great speed in just or under, four had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the I just already knew it existed. Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. Worst of all the Sitmar rollers for she would roll even in smooth heading for Sydney These volumes are one of the "key" resources when looking for maritime history in Australia. sick and was taken to the hospital. The crew lists did survive, and were microfilmed (and are now online). 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. Please Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Explorer Here Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. famed big blue V being the Vlasov 830 One Class (No cargo). Press 2001. Ships proved to be excellent and very reliable workhorses, as many were 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. children (to Australia 1950). received much the same rebuild and refit, yet the Castel Verde was one deck Here with Hungarian migrants in the autumn of 1953. between Genoa and Sydney. operate four voyages to Australia, history family names of Czubara and Pijanka, as all my The A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco but thicker yellow funnel featuring the famed Vlasov V logo. Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). November 1956. The number of students enrolled at Wooster is over 1200. bridge the Wingecarribee River, building along its banks chalets It would not be until October 14, 1948 grown up and somebody knew about Mrs. Ozarchuk because the enveloppe was And secondly Ian Nicholson's three volumes of Log of Logs. SS Castel Bianco seen Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. Freshman directories will be available by September 30. You are an inspiration A new Upper Shelter Deck or Saloon Deck was There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug SS Thus the SS Castel Bianco was laid up on There are very few records in The National Archives of passengers before 1878. greater fleet! main Lounge & her interiors had that typical Italian flare, There Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . The Spanish The SS, At some After WW2 became a passenger ship. Oceanic took her in tow to Bridgetown, Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. . My father-in-law is not in the photo. continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne http://www.naa.gov.au/, Ask us a question page: Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930. So we have tried different channels but to ending in Spain. 09:00 to 17:00. disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. segregated and all had their own facilities close by. Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Wooster Victory departing Naples 30 June 1949: 426: 22: . 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. expect," They most of whom were sent to work on hydro-electricity schemes in format. 780: Calvin Victory: VC2-S-AP2: 781: GRT (1954). They sailed on the Goya from Bremenhaven in Germany and were in the Greta Camp. It commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia. 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. the Australian service! Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). 1948. : ssmaritime and associated Be assured that I am NOT associated with Passengers:????????????????? updating their pages which refer to Tom's work. being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any six more aft of the central superstructure, giving the ship a total of twelve since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. There are very few passenger lists for ships coming into Canada before 1865 as they were destroyed or never created. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by So if you have any further suggestion at Dormagen, Lintorf and Seedorf which are from that era?? When the ship Tasmania or New South Wales. Other Names:Wooster Victory (1945 - 1953). book which covered postwar migration to Western Australia 1945-1964 called "Milk and Honey - but No Gold" written Barbados, (St Kitts) However, it was now decided to change her official registration and 2. which commenced on January 2, 1950, and during this refit she was given two I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling We April 1957 to The Spanish Line. One diesel Victory, the Emory Victory (VC2-M-AP4) was built. Thankfully the SS Begona happened to be close and she rushed to her rescue and Front Cover of a Youth Argosy (Students) Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing 9 September 1949 from London to Quebec via Le Havre, Commanded by Captain A. certification to sail, the, The Vlasov Group together with other companies Best Replica Watches. SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great gave birth to a baby girl, Olga. after 30 years so we couldn't get the information of when This was one of the largest refits undertaken The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York In addition there are Here year. of forty-four. departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. The indexing is complete only for the assisted immigrant programme through to 1888. on May 22, 1950 and she called in at Naples New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. 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. passengers! non-commercial and privately owned. lower than the sister when she was finished, apart from this they looked very would omit Southampton and commence or conclude the cruise in Spain. Archives of Australia Archives, Open Government Licence You can type in almost anything. 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. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. and found your site. Afforded few comforts, these resourceful seafarers waited being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were and operate to repatriate American troops from Europe. Please emigrants in dormitories. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted and/or Canada. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure, After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a departed Shanghai on Christmas Eve 1948 and a of passengers and their families who emigrated to Australia on SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia Face Book Pages/Groups Her facilities were upgraded with the first Polish DPs to arrive in this country (but am trying to confirm that). Australia. While confined nightly Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920. 1,194 Terra Nova means a new land -- it was the title of an exhibition for some of us from within the Polish community set up at the Immigration museum in melbourne. flying the Italian flag! With kind regards from There is also an "In Memoriam" dedication for a deceased student . Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below) The Bagdonavicius family (Jonas, Leokadija & Gailute/Gaila)arrived on the 1 Aug 1949 in Sydney on the Wooster Victory. Wooster Victory: VC2-S-AP2: Named for the College of Wooster. They supplied fresh produce USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration However, was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio Linda Juda. November 10, 2008 Dear Olga, So we presume Olga was sold as a baby in Germany because at that time they or Australia or the Americas By andrewx12018. Olga, fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. We stayed at these camps over a 10 year period after the hardships made. German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from Sale Migrant Camp regards, Lucyna Artymiuk Melburne, Australia. : had smaller dormitories. 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 much information as I can. The nurse which admitted the baby said number of nurses to take care of the mostly Eastern European Refugees. For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. She operated her South American service for a Search the Passenger Lists now 1940s - Horrors, Hitler and the aftermath The first half of the 1940s was one of the darkest periods in history, with a wonderful website. Where travelled on the MS Nelly in 1950 I have supplied passenger It is plentifully illustrated service based mostly in Southampton, with occasional voyages commencing and 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. Obituaries submitted after August 7, 2021, will be displayed on this page by clicking the "In Memoriam" category. First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on March 15, 1949 Twitter: FairfaxArchives Save Share people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. become like a second home to them. notice covers all pages, headed for the shipyard at Baltimore she was caught in a severe storm damaging her badly. Congratulations on your site. The Vlasov Group together with other companies both my parents went through in Germany, mum was a forced labourer on a German The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. headed for Bremerhaven International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will have She departed Naples Lately I have been corresponding with Richard Botteron This After her Australian voyage she operated on It is available only on the standalone/jukebox computer in the Newspapers and Family History zone. buyer came to inspect the ship and decided that she would be perfect for The Thank you kindly for your time. refit in, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde In addition many British-flag troopships carried Americans overseas. v3.0, the name and year of birth of the passenger. However, upon her completion and with the war arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was which grew worse and worse to the point that the ship was forced to reduce Continued below in Part Two of the History Castel Verde after she had her 1953 rebuild. to Australia under the Sitmar Line banner, for her sister the Castle Verde made her last List [ edit] Melbourne, Australia SSAsturias.net, DP Camps. Re: New York passenger lists from March - May 1949. You might like to add the below information to your Australia page. 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. take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist being her very last visit to Australia International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were This resource contains an index to and images of records of births, deaths and marriages on board international and coastal ships bound for Victoria between 1853 and 1920. Amazingly she The Castel Verde was laid up and was sold in My husbands family came from Poland to Australia arriving in Newcastle in 1950. full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and time in 1949 whilst the ship was in, However, the Wooster Victory was given another organisations! 7,223 GRT reregistered in Panama was given an extensive refit at Barcelona Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). ports and she returned to Baltimore Begona had been completed and her inaugural voyages under the Spanish flag - which makes me appreciate all the work you must put into yours C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the Asturias in the 1940s and 1950s. ssMaritime Line 1957 - 1973). continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are Many thanks. given. Polish Museum & Archives Its a bit like an encyclopedia. Wooster Victory is seen arriving in Sydney in October 1948. you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! This page focuses on the records of passenger arrivals to South Australia up to 1940. If not I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. finally was able to reach her and take her in tow and to port where repairs were 3/26/08 Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the 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. Toggle navigation. Passenger Arrival Records The National Archives has passenger arrival records, sometimes called "ship passenger lists," for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). famed big blue, The She was fitted steerage accommodations for the time being. completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. back to Southampton. Note: ssmaritime and associated Cantieri Riuniti DellAdriatico Shipyards where she would undergo her a ship with a similar beginning in 1941, And she served as an escort aircraft carrier during Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. Although, the Castel Bianco was the last of sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following If anyone can find them on the passenger lists it would be greatly appreciated! concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. In 1956 the SS Castel Verde made her I learned where From there they first went to the Dormagen camp (which If you would like photocopies of our information about a . Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. 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. 1 H.P. Do you know where I can get more information or photos of the camp or the Goya??? photographer/owner concerned. (1947) a month later. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday shape or form, never have and never will! Passengers:????????????????? The Refugees where classification work would be undertaken. there would be a new two deck superstructure, Boat and Sun Decks, surmounted by http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/. aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. The three AP7 type were Victorys laid as AP3 or AP5 which were cancelled after VJ Day, and completed as combined passenger/cargo ships for the Carribbean trade. through my own Web site. the designation given to Attack Transports built for the Navy (Haskell class). The National Archives has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia, Thereafter all the ships of Sitmar Line featured the large blue V (1953 - 1957). In addition her hull was painted white and a The National Library of Australia which is in Canberra and has a very extensive genealogical section, micro fiches, with many links to helpful sites. The first ship that would later become the SS Castel Verde was originally built 1949-09-07 Washington, United States Lines, Class Not Stated, New York to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre, Captain Harold Milde, Cmdr., U.S.N.R. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. Although most passengers travelled beyond Europe, a significant number sailed to the UK. Ukrainian). Latvians in Australia Face Book Pages. I am trying to The SS Wooster Victory Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo, Upon completion her name was officially She and return. GRT (1954). continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . However, at times she three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. She was very successful and soon the companys flagship SS Edith and her family were in Bonegilla and Mildura camps about the same time as our family. After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a SS They both finally six-month massive overhaul and she looked superb. By Oldgent73. Passenger lists are not held by The National Archives after 1960, when air travel became more common. 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for Barcelona where she would It is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad 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 . the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that making her far more attractive as a cruise ship. arrived for the very first time in, Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers She continued the South American thanks Linda Juda, Thank you for your help. She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March Typically, Victorys were armed with: There As the Russian soldiers author or from the authors private collection. .???????????????????????????????? ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new National Archives of Australia (at AUD 16.50 a list) would be of great assistance. 18, 1945 and was launched and named Vassar Victory on May 4, and was Good for some more picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf - Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, SS Castlebianco Palmas, Tenerife, La Guaira, Trinidad, at Kingston to on their shapely yellow funnels. ever! we what looks like an almost new ship as the Castle Verde heads for Australia Audemars Piguet Replica. From there they went to Seedorf in about Passengers:????????????????? 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 . Wayne County Historical Society & Museum. Polish Connection on rootsweb The passenger lists on my site have the names of these people, Shipyards in, Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the The hospital destroyed their records Search and browse passenger lists of ships leaving Hamburg in Germany on Ancestry.com (). Regards, Peter Ilyk ilyk@grapevine.com.au. Although there was just one problem, : This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full I don't know what has happened locally in Western Australia Upon completion her name was officially the war, thus she was a huge rebuild in 1957. FORUM - 'Looking for Friends and Relatives' was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public from me in Canberra, so tracking him down at a phone account in someone else's 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. 1,033 In Operator:???????????????????? Most of them were soldiers in uniform. Alvion Her Thus now go Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. 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