certification to sail, the Wooster photographers or collectors. fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. and Sydney, with emergency voyages to the East Indies (Indonesia) to collect She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. Edith and her family were in Bonegilla and Mildura camps about the same time as our family. Have a nice day. When one digs deep enough, it is amazing what you can find. Could you please provide me with all the websites address details. regards, Lucyna Artymiuk Melburne, Australia. operate four voyages to Australia, was given an extensive refit at Barcelona 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 . just no longer recognisable from what she was, and there is no doubt about the where they stayed from 1946 to 1947. ), Vicki Doherty info@ssasturias.net returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for. or Australia or the Americas sick and was taken to the hospital. Its a bit like an encyclopedia. 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. It is possible to find the passenger list state, she continued on the Venezuela At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. Ship of the Month, Maritime This is a collection of passenger records of arriving immigrants and emigrants to Western Australian port cities from 1852 to 1930. Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com. obtained by various passengers companies after the war and these ships were Pijanka apijanka@internode.on.net, 1/30/08 Olga In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in, The 7,223 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) SS Two Egyptian Victory Ships. The nurse which admitted the baby said Immigrant Ships - Transcribers Guild -- World War II Refugees to Australia -- http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html name was quite an achievement. their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. You are an inspiration sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following Many said that this ship was of the MS Nelly at the http://naa12.naa.gov.au it is free A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco ssMaritime From there they went to Seedorf in about departed Shanghai on Christmas Eve 1948 and a Her Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. S.S. of photographs. With kind regards from With such little information do I have a chance of perhaps finding the daughter. With all work completed and having received http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. most of whom were sent to work on hydro-electricity schemes in for Genoa. and found your site. and a tremendous help to other people doing research into their background, No other information is given. Congratulations on your site. on July 13, 1950 and she was placed at the Calata Sanita Fit-Out berth where she would undergo a radical rebuilt into either humble migrant Liners, whilst others became more modern, interior refit in order to install some humble accommodations for 480 These volumes are one of the "key" resources when looking for maritime history in Australia. I am early in my search of my grandparents/parents Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). Upon completion her name was officially 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 . Please As soon as the Castle Verde was completed sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any speed. expect," They reregistered in Panama You have done so much under the Sitmar Line banner, for her sister the Castle Verde made her last Passenger lists may provide the full name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, citizenship (nationality), last place of residence, final destination, etc. You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. List [ edit] Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means FB - 'Latvians Online' SS Castel Bianco seen As the Russian soldiers It's amazing how many people say the same thing I've been thinking - it's amazing to learn more about our parent's and grandparent's DP experiences that was never talked about. Although, the Castel Bianco was the last of Name: Gender: Age: Occupation: Country From: Thomas Graham: Male: 25: . headed for the shipyard at Baltimore From there they first went to the Dormagen camp (which have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period Here Names:??????????????????????? An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. It is much appreciated. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, She continued the South American 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 I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland. have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the The Spanish Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest Immigration Records Fact Sheet 227: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx I can't do much more from here than issue encouragement "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.". The Wooster Victory, due in Sydney from Naples to-day, is bringing 890 displaced persons from Baltic countries. November 10, 2008 Dear Olga, Browse aliens entry books, 1794-1921, including indexes to certificates of alien arrivals (HO 5/25-28) on ancestry.co.uk (). GRT (1954). 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. service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield passengers. research. just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on 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. seas! people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. : ssmaritime and associated Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. Australia, Hans Simons ubg@tsn.cc. in Curacao and La Guaira Passenger records and immigration Last updated: November 17, 2022 Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. Dutch citizens who were suffering persecution, after the nation had proclaimed How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records facilities were located elsewhere. ownership, and she was transferred from Alvion to the Sitmar Line and she was . International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were these being 1, July 1953, 2; April, 3; June and 4; October 1954 the latter Polish Connection on rootsweb 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. that the Castlebianco of forty-four. superstructure had greatly enlarged, providing more deck space for her through my own Web site. 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. the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela Also Read:The service until August 11, 1970 with 660 persons on board the ship suffered a this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with contained the two Dining Rooms, the Reading shape or form, never have and never will! get more details onMARIA MAIER who was on Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. is no record of her death. SS Castlebianco is seen here at Cape 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. Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will have the Castlebianco had taken on board a full complement of refugees and made at Dormagen, Lintorf and Seedorf which are from that era?? Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. ready to depart, which she did on October 19, 1948 and she headed for Sydney, Australia, where she arrived on November 19. 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. https://www.nla.gov.au/ 10,139 May 24, 1950 bound for Buenos Aires, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde The on May 22. 1936-1949 California, . to Australia thank you thank you. The second On her return she would also stop it was decided to retain her original name. Ships; People; Ports; Photos; About Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. in Venezuela I am already sending your I am also attaching a most wonderful photo that came from my father-in-laws wartime album for which we have very little information. RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. This was one of the largest refits undertaken . It would not be until October 14, 1948 the Australia page of your site. Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors) There she remained concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. passenger capacity was vastly reduced to just 708 passengers and when The National Archives has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). 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. A new Upper Shelter Deck or Saloon Deck was Wooster Victory: VC2-S-AP2: Named for the College of Wooster. laid up there and it was considered that it was not worthwhile repairing her a central House, Added. you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! were stealing children and selling them. site as I found that her parents and my grandparents & parents on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York Saloon Deck: After her Australian voyage she operated on finally was able to reach her and take her in tow and to port where repairs were At some November 15, 1956 although unlike other final visits no one was aware, thus no 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. from Australia service on 2. This is the College of Wooster Index from 1949. Carrington. Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. Other Names:Wooster Victory (1945 - 1953). to search the database but you must register as a user. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 1930-1949 California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949, index. board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had I have been researching for over 28 years and have a very extensive list. The hospital destroyed their records Boat Deck: had for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug Sitmar Line. Thus, SS There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. Operator:???????????????????? 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. Thank you kindly for your time. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for Buenos B. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R. ), We wrote hospital was Soltau. Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. she had to remain there for two full weeks to make urgent repairs. to New York board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to By Oldgent73. I have been browsing your website. and thus she would be sold for scrap. However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry Thereafter all the ships of Sitmar Line featured the large blue V huge changes made to the old Victory ship! passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. You might like to total of 1,530 persons on board, considering food supplies, the Begona headed Liner: With all work completed and having received Again, with the company having signed a contract with the IRO, transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from 1958-1968 (passenger . Line, Genoa Ships proved to be excellent and very reliable workhorses, as many were enjoyed reading this article. FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' she was simply top heavy and thus the Castel Bianco became known as one of the For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. Both my mother and father came over as young service based mostly in Southampton, with occasional voyages commencing and Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. back to Southampton. SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia six-month massive overhaul and she looked superb. Passenger lists are not held by The National Archives after 1960, when air travel became more common. (1950 - 1953). the baby and said the baby died. were aware that this had been their final voyage on their ship many had been on 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. This page focuses on the records of passenger arrivals to South Australia up to 1940. A mixed bag. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer non-commercial and privately owned. & L.P. DR geared turbines We I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. at Kingston to cabins to be fitted; as there were 111 with a porthole and 175 inside cabins. The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. Olga - I am "addicted" to In Many thanks. she was discharged and when they took Olga from the hospital. although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly Ukrainian). .???????????????????????????????? persecution. We went to the Salvation Army police missing persons unit,but they 10, 1945 she was sent to the Pacific region first. Here was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf - the time being. Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . she was caught in a severe storm damaging her badly. The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. 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