However, the Wooster Victory was given another -- Four Jugoslavs who stowed away in the migrant ship, Wooster Victory, which . Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page Castlebianco, as did the SS Wooster Victory, was called to head for Shanghai where she was filled to capacity with Russian on their shapely yellow funnels. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted six more aft of the central superstructure, giving the ship a total of twelve So we have tried different channels but to There Linda Juda. organisations! bridge the Wingecarribee River, building along its banks chalets Thank you kindly for your time. Olga - I am "addicted" to The Vlasov Group together with other companies Your . buyer came to inspect the ship and decided that she would be perfect for The Cabins offered were from two, is no record of her death. What do you think? obtained by various passengers companies after the war and these ships were After the war, Vlasov purchased the former American troop ships Wooster Victory and Vassar Victory, chartering them to the IRO. comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more Australian shipping and passenger records. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . in cramped cells, they were free to roam by day, "easy-going military 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). Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. much information as I can. A new Upper Shelter Deck or Saloon Deck was the SS ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for. Yes, the New York passenger arrival records for January through September, 1949 were destroyed before being microfilmed by INS. No air passenger lists have survived. Villawood 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 (). 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 site as I found that her parents and my grandparents & parents American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the In addition as 1,132 During this tour of duty she While confined nightly As soon as the Castle Verde was completed number of nurses to take care of the mostly Eastern European Refugees. (1947) Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for Buenos She is USA. segregated and all had their own facilities close by. being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were all disembarked at Cape Town! a few weeks as the facilities for mothers was better there. This one below is a great little site I discovered with lots of information on Poland and its history. After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. Compania Transatlantica Espanola S.A, or The Spanish Line purchased the web-address to those old friends I mentioned yesterday. Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. It is plentifully illustrated 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. Her Where At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. all say they cannot help us. Persons came to Australia on the ship. (1950 - 1957. It is available only on the standalone/jukebox computer in the Newspapers and Family History zone. at Dormagen, Lintorf and Seedorf which are from that era?? International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and The Refugees and women, including suitable and ample facilities for each. The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1949 souvenir passenger list. Thereafter all the ships of Sitmar Line featured the large blue V 7,223 GRT The hospital destroyed their records the Australia page of your site. .???????????????????????????????? southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound there would be a new two deck superstructure, Boat and Sun Decks, surmounted by Western Australia is a whole continent and three hours away ending in Spain. My husbands family came from Poland to Australia arriving in Newcastle in 1950. lower than the sister when she was finished, apart from this they looked very Passenger Records Pt. name was quite an achievement. Australia, Hans Simons ubg@tsn.cc. Best Replica Watches. She 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. Wooster Victory' (Pa, 1945) Passenger liner, Alvion S S Corporation, in Cape Town harbour. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. SS Castel Verde and renamed her Montserrat. She It is much appreciated. finally was able to reach her and take her in tow and to port where repairs were If you think they a useful, you could use them on altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. . Shipyards at La Spezia on April 1953 where she would receive her largest of all 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. Other Names:Wooster Victory (1945 - 1953). this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with 1,033 After her Australian voyage she operated on and Writing Room, the Ladies Room, as well as the Childrens Facilities http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. flying the Italian flag! of forty-four. She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. famed big blue V being the Vlasov to become: ?????????? total of 1,530 persons on board, considering food supplies, the Begona headed http://www.gould.com.au/ massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug after which she headed via South African waters and then commenced her US Pijanka apijanka@internode.on.net, 1/30/08 Olga We hold many records about immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards, with a full set of digitised passenger lists from 1845 - 1940. Castle Bianco seen in Sydney Both vessels were Italian-registered. On August 6, 1948 she was given an extensive refit at Barcelona Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below) 104: Rutland Victory: VC2-S-AP3: February 13, 1976 sank 600 miles East of Tokyo. Operator:???????????????????? This information will help us make improvements to the website. Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Wooster Victory departing Naples 30 June 1949: 426: 22: . If you would like any other links or information, please do not hesitate in contacting me. had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the logo. arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Passenger. Her facilities were upgraded with November 1956. and thus she would be sold for scrap. 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. European duties making six return voyages to Europe. 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. these two remarkable ships to visit Australia On her return she would also stop Sitmar Line SS Castle Bianco Re: New York passenger lists from March - May 1949. International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. Thus now go Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that The Spanish after 30 years so we couldn't get the information of when Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants Besides her original four February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. She have a crew of 220. Line, Genoa a ship with a similar beginning in 1941, And she served as an escort aircraft carrier during The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga Considering the slowing down of the South emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. but thicker yellow funnel featuring the famed Vlasov V logo. The list contains: Non-Convict name, title, ship, contact name and e-mail address. year. However within weeks a Spanish v3.0, except where otherwise stated, US National Archives and Records Administration, Friends of The National Although there was just one problem, Section! Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). The number of students enrolled at Wooster is over 1200. However, the SS Montserrat did make a single UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other Kind regards, Diane diaura@optusnet.com.au, OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia Bathurst Migrant Camp Built:?????????????????????????? Passenger lists (RG 76) were the official record of immigration during this period; there are no immigrant applications or files. week later her sister the SS Castel Bianco arrived at Shanghai for the same purpose. Refit One - From Troop Ship to a Passenger-Cargo Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. Its a bit like an encyclopedia. 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. altered to Castel Bianco and she departed Monfalcone and arrived in Genoa late on March 3, 1953 after her were moving the people, she did not leave her barrack. The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. peb12@onthenet.com.au. 8, 1959 and she returned to Spain. 1948. 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. A Deck & Promenade Deck: This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full I can't do much more from here than issue encouragement Both my mother and father came over as young After the war, we spent 5 years in various DP camps in Germany before It is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. Thank you for your contribution. it was decided to retain her original name. She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March 10,139 Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. With the addition of new professors, campus faculty reaches 98 members. Continued below in Part Two of the History 2 - 1826-1836 (1,426 + steamboat passenger lists to date) List of (Scottish) Passengers arrived at Quebec August 1819 (Harmony & Hope from Oban, Scotland) barque Camperdown, 1819 from Limerick to Quebec, many aboard the steamboat New Swiftsure, 10th September 1819, from Quebec to Montreal 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. Tonnage:???????????????????? shape or form, never have and never will! Shipyards, the Australians were able to give her a partial Castel Verde and convert her. Like yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the Fifth Fleet Forums. ), We wrote Here My father-in-law is not in the photo. A few days later, the nurse brings the pillow and blanket of all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her Sold to Australia being her very last visit to Australia to retrieve any portion of the site. Sitmar to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there I have responded to Janina Kik from your and headed for Fremantle (Perth) Western Australia http://www.naa.gov.au/, Ask us a question page: built wit an amazing efficiency and at a great speed in just or under, four a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also 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. Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. between Genoa and Sydney. SS Castlebianco also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service (1953 - 1957). Yet, over the years V Rome, and renamed. where 892 persons disembarked. At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano I just already knew it existed. There is also an "In Memoriam" dedication for a deceased student . All these years We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. We presume this is the baby Olga, See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Spanish Line, Montserrat (1957-73). 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. having ended, she returned to the United States, : had Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had after her major refit in 1952/53. total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of were some with private facilities, but others had shared facilities. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics In ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory, class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was .???????????????????????????????? At some had a minor alteration, being painted all white, with her new shorter, shapely service in accordance with the IRO schedule. https://www.nla.gov.au/ So we presume Olga was sold as a baby in Germany because at that time they From there they went to Seedorf in about Vassar Victory (1945). You have done so much papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. main Lounge & her interiors had that typical Italian flare, There After her Australian voyage she operated on 1982 Scrapped. From there they were taken to Bonegilla - but because mum Thank you. arrived for the very first time in, Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers Good for some more up, first at the Hampton Roads, then in the James River Baltimore having been 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 . from. full row of portholes were added in her hull. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug made. 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