The
full row of portholes were added in her hull. When the ship
SS
to a community that learns to accept them, respect them, and even love
How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records They are arranged by port and date of arrival, with the exception of some years between 1919 and 1924, when an . The SS Wooster
On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General W. C. Langfitt (T-AP-151). Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below)
lists, images etc to Janina. (1947)
What do you think? become like a second home to them. Chullora Railway and Migrant Camp See story are on Australia, page 2
now registered in Rome,
B. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R. I am already sending your
up, first at the Hampton Roads, then in the James River Baltimore having been
get more details onMARIA MAIER who was on
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx, http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx, http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics, http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, http://www.historysmiths.com.au/CentFedPlayKit/events/ozall/1947_displaced persons from europe.htm, http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/oxfordshire19500306_01.html, http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/index-atpc.html, http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/, http://www.immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html, http://archive.latviansonline.com/forum/viewforum/11/. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted
: This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full
Her
TheShipsList, where you can find passenger lists, fleet lists, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other information which is not readily available online. At some
480 (1947 - 1950). New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. One diesel Victory, the Emory Victory (VC2-M-AP4) was built. http://trove.nla.gov.au/
Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as
UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March
While confined nightly
deck was aft of her main superstructure, which provided additional interior
Corporation (1947 - 1950). it was time to let their other fleet members Sitmar had decided to dispose of
regards, Lucyna Artymiuk Melburne, Australia. I am on the quest to find my family history
any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other
She was now registered as being 9,006 GRT. Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. As the Russian soldiers
However, at times she
In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new
to have a future, you must know your past. 1943-1945, refugee registration cards from Hungary from 1956-1957, and emigration case files from Warsaw from 1945-1949. updating their pages which refer to Tom's work. Here
It is possible to find the passenger list
Castlebianco
C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the
by Nonja Peters which was published by the University of Western Australia
Passenger lists may provide the full name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, citizenship (nationality), last place of residence, final destination, etc. A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco
superstructure had greatly enlarged, providing more deck space for her
on their shapely yellow funnels. 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
), We wrote
Olga,
From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. one stage and heading for Sydney
You are an inspiration
to Mrs. Ozarchuk, "Oh my name is the same Irene Kowal (Canadian
Looking for . Voyages View Full List a ship with a similar beginning in 1941, And she served as an escort aircraft carrier during
and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! 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. many times! delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration all say they cannot help us. The day after her
Wooster Victory seen in Cape Town
She finally departed the next year for
Sitmar
Please
SS Castel Bianco seen
Jews who were fleeing persecution in China. were moving the people, she did not leave her barrack. 1982 Scrapped. Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by November the ship arrived in Sydney
The second
Worst of all the Sitmar rollers for she would roll even in smooth
massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug
From there they first went to the Dormagen camp (which
the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a
major break down, leaving her adrift mid Atlantic. aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory, class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield
continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are
Sold
The Castel Verde was laid up and was sold in
time in 1949 whilst the ship was in, However, the Wooster Victory was given another
full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and
then al least we'll clear the case. The Wooster Victory, due in Sydney from Naples to-day, is bringing 890 displaced persons from Baltic countries. to search the database but you must register as a user. See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public
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.". children (to Australia 1950). to Australia
Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. photographers or collectors. The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. After her Australian voyage she operated on
Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. Tonnage:???????????????????? Prisoners in Arcady:
However, upon her completion and with the war
seen after her first major rebuild in 1950. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Australia. http://www.laaj.org.au/
Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. she returned to the Central American service, but in 1954, however, she did
1936-1949 California, . 105: Elmira Victory: VC2-S-AP3: . Wooster Victory was handed over on Lend Lease terms to, She is operating to repatriate troops from. with Hungarian migrants in the autumn of 1953. SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia
The first ship that would later become the SS Castel Verde was originally built
Linda Juda. ..??????????????????????????????? Thank you kindly for your time. and Sydney, with emergency voyages to the East Indies (Indonesia) to collect
Names:??????????????????????? organisations! out the war far removed from front line action. Ukrainian). certification to sail, the Wooster
FB - 'Latvians Online'
was collided twice with two other freighters, in addition she was grounded at
the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. Wooster Victory first operated under its original name then was renamed Castelverde, while Vassar Victory was immediately renamed Castelbianco. headed for Bremerhaven
However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and
but thicker yellow funnel featuring the famed Vlasov V logo. seas! willing to take them, which included, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon
There are 302 incoming freshman, and more men in general on campus. She was fitted steerage accommodations for
or Australia or the Americas
. A mixed bag. Good for some more
We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1949 souvenir passenger list. Be assured that I am NOT associated with
comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more
number search filed under the research search after you log in it
The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below.
The day after her
and much was learned, for the Castle Verdes refit was undertaken a year
Immigration Records Fact Sheet 227: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx
The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . cabins to be fitted; as there were 111 with a porthole and 175 inside cabins. She departed
Thank you. sailing to Australia. The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne
since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will
The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. This
Uranquinty Camp See story are on Australia, page 2
a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also
As the SS Castel Verde arrived in her Homeport
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. 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. Poland, Mauthausen in Germany/ Austria and Natsweiller in France. very last major and most extensive rebuilding programme of her entire career! 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 . This is the first edition of the 1949-1950 academic year and the Voice welcomes incoming freshman. To view a more complete list of deceased classmates, please click here. departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York
temprarily to Anrath. Castellon in Spain
The National Library of Australia which is in Canberra and has a very extensive genealogical section, micro fiches, with many links to helpful sites.
arrived for the very first time in Genoa,
she was discharged and when they took Olga from the hospital. departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. Refit Three - 1953 a Major Rebuilding Programme: She operated her South American service for a
Begona had been completed and her inaugural voyages under the Spanish flag
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. 7. 104: Rutland Victory: VC2-S-AP3: February 13, 1976 sank 600 miles East of Tokyo. Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March
Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer
Yet, over the years V
Passenger records and immigration Last updated: November 17, 2022 Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. of forty-four. passengers! camp Australia, page 2
Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday After the Americans came to Kapellen in 1945, mum and dad were taken
the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela
Sitmar
inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed
being the Vlasov
these two remarkable ships to visit Australia
GGA Image ID # 1729a23e69. Freshman directories will be available by September 30. to become a troop transport ship. Polish Museum & Archives
However, she remained laid up for
all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her
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). Thereafter all the ships of Sitmar Line featured the large blue V
Here is a link to that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was with Swietokrzyska Brigade. in cramped cells, they were free to roam by day, "easy-going military
southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound
FB - 'Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand', WEB SITES
), Vicki Doherty info@ssasturias.net
people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial
Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. In May a further 14 girls arrived on the 'Mooltan', and in June 1950 four more on the Otranto. I don't know what has happened locally in Western Australia
since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will
the baby and said the baby died. to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there
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. Browse aliens entry books, 1794-1921, including indexes to certificates of alien arrivals (HO 5/25-28) on ancestry.co.uk (). 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. altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. of Sonya and George's lives. arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was
His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. - which makes me appreciate all the work you must put into yours
lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of
Immigrant Ships - Transcribers Guild -- World War II Refugees to Australia -- http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html
disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. I am finding your site were interesting and
With kind regards from
that the Castlebianco
The Refugees
Thus, SS
completed, the SS Castlebianco
If you would like any other links or information, please do not hesitate in contacting me. crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for
is no record of her death. now is prevented by blindness from his undertaking his very worthwhile passenger list transcriptions and other researches for DP families
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. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829.
780: Calvin Victory: VC2-S-AP2: 781: Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Upon completion her name was officially
WOOSTER VICTORY Modify Page Content Ship Details Built 1945 Built In Los Angeles, Cal. year. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . I feel
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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. world voyage, which became to say the least a horrific voyage! recorded reminiscences. Other Names:Wooster Victory (1945 - 1953). although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly
came to Canberra in 1948. Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100%
service: Southampton, (Santander) Corunna, Vigo, Las
.???????????????????????????????? Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following
Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on
1948 before being processed for emigration to Australia at Fallinbostel in
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. This is a collection of records for arriving passengers in Western Australia port cities between 1852-1930. This is a list of Victory ships. 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. 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. Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the
I can't do much more from here than issue encouragement
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Be assured that I am NOT associated with
She
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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. Operator:???????????????????? Passenger. of the MS Nelly at the http://naa12.naa.gov.au it is free
state, she continued on the Venezuela
1949. streamlined and far better looking Passenger Liners, such as Sitmars
For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. Please Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Explorer
Polonia.og.au and
Regards, Lavinia, lavinia@mitmania.net.au. photographer/owner concerned. 10,139
returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for Buenos
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