Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March
Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on
USA. 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 . lower than the sister when she was finished, apart from this they looked very
It would not be until October 14, 1948
(1950 - 1953). Passenger lists (RG 76) were the official record of immigration during this period; there are no immigrant applications or files. I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. She was Hull Number 779 and had her keel laid down on February 9, 1945 and she
embark Jamaicans. delightful SS Fairsky, which had received and amazing rebuilding! all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her
have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the
and much was learned, for the Castle Verdes refit was undertaken a year
The second
cabins to be fitted; as there were 111 with a porthole and 175 inside cabins. seas! Barbados, (St Kitts)
Line (1947 - 1957). 830 One Class (No cargo). 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. .???????????????????????????????? lists, images etc to Janina. You have done so much
When the ship
Although during this time she did
This is the first edition of the 1949-1950 academic year and the Voice welcomes incoming freshman. The SS Wooster Victory
Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. Woodside Camp, National
their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The
The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable
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. Cabramatta
it was time to let their other fleet members Sitmar had decided to dispose of
streamlined and far better looking Passenger Liners, such as Sitmars
massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug
Cabins offered were from two,
and Writing Room, the Ladies Room, as well as the Childrens Facilities
European duties making six return voyages to Europe. these two remarkable ships to visit Australia
After the war, Vlasov purchased the former American troop ships Wooster Victory and Vassar Victory, chartering them to the IRO. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the
Miscellaneous documents and photographs relating to migration and passenger lists: 169: 0: A14405: Migrant applications for permission to enter Australia - Form 47 - miscellaneous: 55: 0: ever! full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and
continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne
service until she was transferred to the Italy
Thank you for your contribution. SS
At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. Line 1957 - 1973). (1950 - 1953). transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that
Uranquinty Camp See story are on Australia, page 2
However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt
is no record of her death. Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . (1950 - 1957. she presumed her daughter was dead until a few years ago she receives this
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Thankfully the SS Begona happened to be close and she rushed to her rescue and
contained the two Dining Rooms, the Reading
These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. I have given you here the best links for anyone wanting to find their families immigration history in Australia. GRT (1954). very visit to Australia Australian sailed into Sydney Harbour on Thursday
1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were
segregated and all had their own facilities close by. It is in Polish, so I am not aware of its content. Olga - I am "addicted" to
Credit is given to all contributors. on March 7, 1953, but she inaugurated a new service for Sitmar sailing from Genoa via the Canary Islands to Willemstad
His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/index-atpc.html, The
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If you would like any other links or information, please do not hesitate in contacting me. 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. ssMaritime
6,600 SHP. You might like to add the below information to your Australia page. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will
I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad
The second
delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. . is owned & ? We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1949 souvenir passenger list. Both my mother and father came over as young
Title Page to the List of Passengers on the RMS "Samaria" 9 . ..??????????????????????????????? to Australia
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 . Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted
refit in Genoa,
Be assured that I am NOT associated with
The dormitories were now reduced in size, as they were now either with 20 beds,
Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence Mine is about the movement of the DPs to Australia and
as one of the hundreds of Victory VC2-S-AP2 and
17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. .???????????????????????????????? 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. Compania Transatlantica Espanola S.A, or The Spanish Line purchased the
and gardens in the style of their homeland. Thus, SS
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. The mother did not see the baby after her death. The SS Wooster
sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any
What is List of Victory ships? 7. Kind regards, Diane diaura@optusnet.com.au, OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia
certification to sail, the, The Vlasov Group together with other companies
Press 2001. shape or form, never have and never will! 5. German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from
Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . In
SS
Wooster Victory seen in Cape Town
and found your site. those returning to Europe. Castlebianco
facilities were located elsewhere. (1953 - 1957). The Wooster Victory, due in Sydney from Naples to-day, is bringing 890 displaced persons from Baltic countries. Whilst at the Sydneys
Aires being her new service and she departed Genoa
just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on
-- Four Jugoslavs who stowed away in the migrant ship, Wooster Victory, which . Polonia.og.au and
Corporation. May 24, 1950 bound for Buenos Aires, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde
https://www.nla.gov.au/
comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more
Looking for . I send it to you in case the posting of this photo on your site can shake out information on the men in it. rebuilt into either humble migrant Liners, whilst others became more modern,
Corporation (1947 - 1950). had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the
The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. finally was able to reach her and take her in tow and to port where repairs were
It is fantastic. However, she remained laid up for
the time being. headed for Bremerhaven
requested to return to the. Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, USA. November the ship arrived in Sydney
http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/. and read all about The Sitmar Ships. The 7,223 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) SS
seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure, After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a
children (to Australia 1950). of Genoa late on March 28, 1957 the Captain and the ships crew of around 202,
cabins. v3.0, the name and year of birth of the passenger. To view a more complete list of deceased classmates, please click here. and return. 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). this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a number
The Bagdonavicius family (Jonas, Leokadija & Gailute/Gaila)arrived on the 1 Aug 1949 in Sydney on the Wooster Victory. of Sonya and George's lives. In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new
Two Egyptian Victory Ships. However, the Wooster Victory was given another
sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following
Amazingly she
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 . where 892 persons disembarked. Dutch citizens who were suffering persecution, after the nation had proclaimed
Ships proved to be excellent and very reliable workhorses, as many were
I have searched and searched. It is searchable. Typically, Victorys were armed with: fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. Worst of all the Sitmar rollers for she would roll even in smooth
was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public
lifeboats, being sufficient for all on board! Amazingly all V-Ships were
continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are
Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! 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. She then headed for Melbourne, however upon
By andrewx12018. number of nurses to take care of the mostly Eastern European Refugees. The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the
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). However, at times she
board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to
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Boat Deck: had
the Australia page of your site. 3/13/2015 Dear Olga
papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. As soon as the Castle Verde was completed
: had
for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug
to keep it up to date! .???????????????????????????????? Sitmar
I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest
organisations! gave birth to a baby girl, Olga. After the war, we spent 5 years in various DP camps in Germany before
receive refit of not only improving her public facilities, but also deleting
Victory Gardens, also known as "war gardens" were gardens planted with various fruits, herbs, and vegetables that were located in private residences or public parks. in Australia. The passenger lists on my site have the names of these people,
Asturias in the 1940s and 1950s. on May 22. take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist
voyage would take her as far as Sydney Australia where she arrived on June 20,
Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia,
Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below)
I am on the quest to find my family history
However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and
Lately I have been corresponding with Richard Botteron
no avail. seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great
space, but also extra promenade deck space as well as a sport deck above. We still reckon this is
She continued the South American
vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated,
updating their pages which refer to Tom's work. 10,139
10, 1945 she was sent to the Pacific region first. guard permitted every liberty that prisoners-of-war could reasonably
buyer came to inspect the ship and decided that she would be perfect for The
: This
a few weeks as the facilities for mothers was better there. long maritime history took over
Linda Juda. Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes).
However,
Ship of the Month, Maritime
However, she finally left her anchorage in the James River and
credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page
expect," They
greater fleet! 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. inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed
This
From there they were taken to Bonegilla - but because mum
Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. The Castlebianco arrived in Genoa
altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. The records are in German. soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take
Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945. The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. There
having ended, she returned to the United States,
- which makes me appreciate all the work you must put into yours
We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors She departed Naples
logo. ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory VC2-S-AP2
International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were
the war, thus she was a huge rebuild in 1957. on their shapely yellow funnels. ready to depart, which she did on October 19, 1948 and she headed for Sydney, Australia, where she arrived on November 19. fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . Ships Transcribers Guild. 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. Polish Museum & Archives
after which she headed via South African waters and then commenced her US
service. GGA Image ID # 1729a23e69. Begona (1957-73). we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. to become a troop transport ship. Do you know if there are any photos of the camps
the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates &
built wit an amazing efficiency and at a great speed in just or under, four
1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Stewart
Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. She finally departed the next year for
She
Like yours, mine is intended to aid reunions, the Fifth Fleet Forums. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry
be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be
and women, including suitable and ample facilities for each. Most of them were soldiers in uniform. FB - 'Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand', WEB SITES
Karlsson family sail to Canada on the Castel Bianco. Immigration Records Fact Sheet 227: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx
In
I am early in my search of my grandparents/parents
voyage to Australia. continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are
The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry
Victory (barque), 548 tons: Glasgow (1849 Apr 4) Port Phillip (1849 Jul 19) Sloan, Jane: Adam Lodge: Londonderry (1837 Mar 29) NSW (1837 Jul 13) Sloan, Mary: SS Vassar Victory made eight return voyages between Europe and North American
out the war far removed from front line action. for this page to load perfectly! FB - 'Latvians Online'
Mildura Holding
seen after her first major rebuild in 1950. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on
Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Passengers:????????????????? The
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was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf -
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