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This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick [9] ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. My parents and I- I was 8 at the time came to the US just a little later, arriving in NY on June 10, 1952, also on the Gen. Ballou. General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. They exchanged destination addresses believe they went to South Carolina. 's," The Mast Magazine, September This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. [1] How do I find the manifest? families together. at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, I remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 31, 1952. For Also remember that the men and women were separated and I hardly saw my dad, as we were in the womens section of the vessel. I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. We are getting to be a large, if somewhat old, club. Ive tried Ancestry.com without much success. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. Refugees from many countries were on board. Thank you for your note. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. I was wondering how you were able to locate the manifest for your voyage. Gerhard Maroscher, So nice to read these excerpts from people of all ages and locations. Thanks for contacting me! Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Sources: [3], General C. C. Ballou was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 for MSTS and for nearly 2 years sailed between Europe and the United States with refugees. 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. Eastern Light left Kobe, Japan on 24 December 1981 to steam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan where she was scrapped.[1][5][6]. meager belongings. One of them came on the same trip as me and my family, departing March 31, 1952. Ive captured some of my recollections of the voyage in my memoir. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. One lives 45 minutes away and we are good friends. My friends homeland was Hungary. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). harbor on an Easter Sunday. In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. On 16 March 1950 USNS General C. H. Muir arrived in Sydney with 1,278 displaced persons from Europe. Fellows, author of the Bill authorizing their entry into the country, Later delivered to the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Texas, she was struck from the Navy List 1 July 1960, and remained in reserve until sold for commercial use under the MARAD Ship Exchange Program in 1968[4] to Sea-Land Service, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. Some in our extended family stayed in Austria, others moved to Germany and others emigrated to Canada and Australia over the years following the war. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. He immigrated to Australia on the General Greely arriving in Newcastle 12 October 1949. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. to the refugees. His homeland was Romania. She was launched in August 1776. The new boiler had a greater fire surface area (720 vs. 499 square feet) than the original, and a slightly higher operating pressure of 25 psi. Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. [4] Walker was later infamously sentenced by a Florida civil court to having the letters "S.S."an acronym for "Slave Stealer"[6]branded on his hand. Other features may include candid photographs of crew members at work and recreation, details and history of the ship, and short biographies on captains, commanders, and other prominent officers. The search/info is free, but you do have to create an account with your name and email. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. Gerda Konyen (Wickett), Michigan. The author mentioned We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard the ship, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. Gerhard M. contacted me and I sent a picture of the burial at sea which could be used in his books second edition publication. Some are OK with sharing stories others want to remain anonymous. 's and 17,000 orphans would be permitted Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. 1947USAT General Stuart Heintzelman 28 November, 1948USAT General Stewart 14 February USAT General Black 27 AprilSS Maetsuycker 27 JuneSS Svalbard 30 JuneSS Wooster Victory 6 SeptemberSS Charlton Sovereign 29 SeptemberProtea 29 SeptemberSS Kanimbla 11 OctoberSS Napoli 15 OctoberSS Svalbard 29 OctoberSS Wooster Victory 17 NovemberSS Toscana 21 DecemberProtea 22 December, 1949SS Svalbard 15 JanuarySS Napoli 19 JanuarySS Partizanka 4 FebruarySS Volendam 4 FebruarySS Ugolino Vivaldi 9 FebruarySS Nea Hellas 23 FebruarySS Wooster Victory 15 MarchProtea 18 MarchCastel Bianco 20 MarchUSAT General Omar Bundy 20 MarchSS Partizanka 29 MarchSS Toscana 8 AprilUSAT General Stewart 13 AprilSS Dundalk Bay 16 AprilSS Svalbard 20 AprilSS Amarapoora 21 AprilUSAT General Ballou 29 AprilSS Mozaffari 21 MaySS Ugolino Vivaldi 24 MaySS Wooster Victory 24 MayCastel Bianco 17 MaySS Oxfordshire 25 MaySS Luciano Manara 29 MaySS Skaugum 31 MayProtea 6 JuneFairsea 8 JuneSS Surriento 16 JuneUSAT General Langfitt 17 JuneAnna Salen 22 JuneSS Goya 23 JuneUSAT General Black 25 JuneSS Svalbard 27 JuneUSAT General Omar Bundy 8 JulySS Toscana 25 JulySS Amarapoora 28 JulySS Skaugum 28 JulySS Wooster Victory 1 AugustSS Castel Bianco 3 AugustSS Napoli 10 AugustSS Oxfordshire 11 AugustFairsea 19 AugustSS Sebastiano Caboto 22 AugustSS Anna Salen 24 AugustSS Surriento 6 SeptemberSS Dundalk Bay 14 SeptemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 19 SeptemberUSAT General Langfitt 22 SeptemberSS Skaugum 28 SeptemberSS Wooster Victory 5 OctoberSS Svalbard 8 OctoberUSAT General Greely 12 OctoberCanberra 16 OctoberFairsea 19 OctoberAmarapoora 20 OctoberCastel Bianco 24 OctoberSS Anna Salen 25 OctoberSS Toscana 7 NovemberUSAT General Blatchford 11 NovemberUSAT General Haan 15 NovemberSS Dundalk Bay 21 NovemberSS Oxfordshire 22 NovemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 22 NovemberSS Surriento 26 NovemberUSAT General Hersey 6 DecemberUSAT General Black 13 DecemberUSAT General Howse 17 DecemberSS Castel Bianco 29 DecemberFairsea 31 December, 1950SS Skaugum 6 JanuarySS Volendam 19 JanuarySS Toscana 20 JanuarySS Sebastiano Caboto 23 JanuarySS Sydney 7 FebruarySS Surriento 10 FebruaryUSAT General C. Langfitt 14 FebruarySS Ugolino Vivaldi 23 FebruarySS Cyrenia 2 MarchSS Fairsea 2 MarchSS Oxfordshire 6 MarchSS Dundalk Bay 29 MarchSS Nicol Bay 29 MarchSS Sebastiano Caboto 16 AprilSS Surriento 28 AprilSS Sibajak 15 MaySS Toscana 16 MaySS Castel Bianco 17 MaySS Napoli 28 MaySS Ugolino Vivaldi 8 JuneSS Nelly 12 JuneSS Oxfordshire 16 JuneSS Surriento 12 JulySS Skaugum 14 JulySS Sebastiano Caboto 16 JulySS Sibajak 17 AugustSS Skaugum 29 SeptemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 29 SeptemberSS Surriento 4 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 13 OctoberSS Toscana 14 OctoberSS Sebastiano Caboto 24 OctoberUSAT General M.L. Do not sell or share my personal information. The new machinery appears to have been less efficient than the original, consuming twice the fuel for only a one-half knot increase in maximum speed. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. Displaced Person Transports: I believe 12 fellow passengers contacted me. Joe Kwapisz. They are not official Navy publications, and the Navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. I would be pleased to hear from them. From 1949 to 1952, the ship, U.S. Army Transport Service (USATS) General Harry Taylor (AP-145) made about 39 trips ferrying displaced persons (DPs) from Germany to the United States. You were too young to remember the voyage. I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. Following World War II USS General George M. Randall was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods: Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in October 1949 Decommissioned, 2 June 1961, at Bayonne, N.J. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. [11] Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. 3 December 1951 to 2 October 1954, Anchor Log Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty, service number, date serviceman reported on board, date of enlistment, name of ship, station or activity, and date of muster roll. concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule. I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. Being an only child was always difficult for me because I craved more information. According This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. "D.P. In 1940 we resettled to Austria, then part of the Deutsches Reich after the Anschluss in 1939. [citation needed], General Taylor was employed as a dispatch vessel at the Navy Yard until April 1852, when, needing extensive repairs, she was sold at public auction at Pensacola for $3,000. Many passengers were seasick. The Ship General C. H. Muir (AP-142) was launched 24 November 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. John H. Deasy; acquired and commissioned 12 April 1945 at Portland, Captain J. D. Conway in command. He sailed in 1951. I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. worker]. Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; USS GENERAL W. A. MANN AP-112. Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Australia opened their doors Then after two round-trip voyages to India and back to New York with returning soldiers and sailors, the ship sailed 13 January 1946 for a voyage that was to take her around the world visiting Calcutta, Manila, and other ports before mooring at San Francisco 8 March with over 3,000 troops. Everyone seemed to be sick because of the pounding waves. The crossing was She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. food was probably not great, but is was the best we had eaten in years. If you see substantial portions of this She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. 3 Yard, Richmond CA", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_C._C._Ballou_(AP-157)&oldid=1093104450, Transport ships of the United States Army, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 15:37. Run," L. N. Mermer, The Mast Magazine, July 1948 [11] Lopez would later organize two further attempts to invade Cuba; on the last attempt he was captured and executed by the Spanish. 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs My memory of the trip is quite good since I was almost nine. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32m), a beam of 17feet 6inches (5.33m), a draft of 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and a hold depth of 8feet 6inches (2.59m). USNS Gen. Harry Taylor: T-AP 145: USNS Gen W. F. Hase: T-AP 146 . where beautiful actresses wore strapless dress and gowns. Assigned to MSTS October 1949. America were "paved with gold. Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 His living accommodations He grabbed overhead safety rope just in time. I once saw an about 14 year old boy nearly fall into the angry ocean. On 16 June 1949 she left Bremerhaven, Germany and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 June 1949. Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out. They include the volumes in the Navy Department Librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. In 1975 the ship was sold to Navieras de Puerto Rico, also known as the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and renamed SS Humacao. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. General Harry Taylor served for a time with the U.S. Army Transport Service, but was reacquired by the Navy on 1 March 1950 for use by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. Reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950, General C. H. Muir began operations under MSTS and was re-designated T-AP-142. I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. The more you know about your departure and arrival dates the easier the search will be. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. This database contains an index to U.S. Navy pension records from 1861-1910 contained in the following National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) collections: (1) Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civl War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Widows' Originals"), 1861-1910; (2) Case Files of Approved Pension Appliations of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Widows' Certificates'"), 1861-1910; (3) Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Survivors' Originals"), 1861-1910; (4) Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Survivor's Certificates"), 1861-1910. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device I have had no success finding it online. long and rough. 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