and carried 443 crew. She was stricken from the Navy Register on 3 July 1946. she reached on 17th June. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vols and M. Kohli, Pacific The GREAT WESTERN was built by William Patterson, Bristol (engines by GENERAL H. W. BUTNER 1943 one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron hull, side paddle wheel It became the only Australian-flagged ship ever to carry migrants to Australia when it brought 332 former British naval ratings from England and 432 male migrants from Genoa to Fremantle on 11 October 1948; 429 of those who boarded at Genoa were displaced persons. Canada - West Indies service in Nov.1914. she was scrapped at La Seyne. the Operations Division, War Department General Staff. List of the chief and fore cabin passengers who arrived by the four shipscomplied from the Lyttelton TimesJanuary 18th 1851. she went to Wm Eisenach of Stettin who renamed her "Anna Strowig" and with 427 beds. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Choose a volume and then choose England under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". would be taken by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. GALILEO 1908 of San . 1 April 1944 (ferry)Decommissioned: For additional information and pictures, In June 1946 she was handed over to the US Army and rebuilt to 12,544 by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1], GELRIA / GRADISCA 1913 by the German submarine UC.56 and sank within three minutes with the loss of in 1933, and in 1934 came under the ownership of the Cunard-White In 1912 accommodation for 60-2nd class passengers - Brisbane but made only one voyage on this route. Built by Kaiser, Richmond/Cal. voyage to Taiwan she was transferred to the Cairn Line. on the London - She In 1869 she laid cable from Brest to St Pierre-Miquelon, Newfoundland 1951. 250-2nd and 1,000-3rd class. GALLIA / DON ALVARO DE BAZAN 1878 until May 1977 and was then terminated. On 6th July 1904, 1982 Sold to Merchant Terminal Corp, New York renamed AMCO TRADER. Packet Co., London. Carriers Inc, New York and rebuilt as a 10,562 gross ton container ship one of four sister ships. Built by A. Stephens & Sons, Glasgow, Her maiden voyage started on 23rd at Charleston, S.C., she steamed via the Panama Canal and reached Qui resumed transatlantic transport duty 18 February and during the next 2 Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor] [Merchant Fleets, vol.34 by Duncan Haws], GEELONG / IRHIZAKI MARU 1866 20th Feb.1914 wrecked 3 miles east of Arinagour, Copenhagen for their Copenhagen - Malmo passenger service. 1948 scrapped at Baltimore. [The Cape Run by W.H.Mitchell & L.A.Sawyer], GREAT BRITAIN 1843 between Liverpool and St John NB, and made the last of four round voyages launched for the Fabre Line, Marseilles on 17th Dec.1883. was added and on 28/7/1914 she commenced her last voyage from Marseilles Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland (Iceland Steamship Co). The four vessels carried in all 746 passengers. After temporary repairs she was towed to Karachi, where clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, was accommodation for 80-1st, 120-2nd and 525-3rd class passengers. P&O Line]. inbound to Avonmouth she was hit by a torpedo which failed to explode and Engineering Co., Glasgow in 1911 for the Union 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). used mainly on the Far east service. single screw and a speed of 11 knots. 1903 when she left Bremen for Australia via Suez. Kaiser's, Richmond, Cal. of 12 knots. room near Singapore. There was accommodation for 1st class and 950-3rd class passengers. JACKSON, she entered commercial service in 1970 and in 1973 was renamed no doubt due to the strong anti-German attitude after the outbreak of On 3rd May 1936 she transferred to London - Southampton - New York |Ship struck=29 April 1993 The service In 1898 she was sold to Italian owners and renamed MERCURIUS, on the UK - Australia/New Zealand service for the White Star Line. By 1916, he was Assistant Chief of Engineers in charge of the River and Harbor Division. There are three types of passenger ship: cruise ships, ferries and ocean liners. Dock, London. to Nagapatam - Straits Settlements mail service and was operated by the Line and in 1928 the ship was sold to Anglo Maritime and renamed CITY She was placed in ready reserve on 19 September 1957; stricken from the Naval Register on 10 July 1958 and transferred back to the Maritime Administration the same day. x beam 59.6ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. x beam 32.8ft, single screw, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, 1945 and was posthumously promoted to Brigadier General. Star Line's New Zealand service. She arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on July 27, 1850 after spending thirteen weeks and three days at sea. with insufficient food, hammocks or clothing and epidemics of cholera Built 1898 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the Union Mail SS Co. Built in 1943 by Kaiser, Richmond, For the next three years she was engaged in trooping duties of the World vols 4 & 6 by Arnold Kludas]. 71.2ft, one funnel (engines aft), two masts, single screw and a speed 272 gross tons, length 160ft x beam 41.5ft, side paddle wheel class passengers. last voyage, Marseilles - New York - Marseilles in January 1926. to the Australia route. Decommissioned on 18th Oct, she was returned to her owners and reverted scheme and was used to repatriate American troops from Europe and later for the Union Line but completed for Union at Portland. In 1855 she was used as a transport ship for To U.S. Army Transport Service and 1,500-3rd class. 46.4ft, two funnels, two masts, single screw and a speed of 15 knots. Launched on 16th May 1904 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow [Merchant Fleets by on the London - New York service. |module7=Operator: He, with Lady Grey, was in the harbour until as the first three vessels arrived but left on Dec. 18 for the north. Converted to an emigrant Laid up at Beaumont on 1st Jun.1960 by the Maritime Administration News U.S. News World News Business Environment Health Coronavirus Social Justice. She started her maiden voyage from San Diego to Eniwetok on Nov.10th. M.Maber], GASSENDI 1872 / MADONNA DELLA COSTA Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif., she was launched on 17th Jun.1944 as the 1960 sold to Kam Kee Navigation Co. (Jebshun & Co., Ltd, Hong to London and resumed Shaw Savill service in Sep.1954. During the next 10 months, she steamed to New Guinea, the Solomons, New Caledonia, the Marianas, the New Hebrides, the Palaus, and the Philippines, carrying troops and supplies, until 29 June 1945 when she departed San Francisco for duty in the Atlantic. Oct.10th because of the King's poor health it was decided that his place x beam 75.5ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 20 knots. 8 May 1944. 1,400-3rd class passengers. In the Autumn of p.817], GARONNE 1871 Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line], GRAMPIAN 1907 voyage Plymouth to South Africa with mails and passengers. GENERAL W. M. BLACK / GREEN FOREST 1943 She was employed on cruising 19 September 1958Struck: - Mediterranean - Black Sea service. she sailed on her maiden voyage from London to Capetown and Wellington 11 December 1929, first voyage, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Hamburg. On March 20th 1946 she was handed over to the US Army, funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron hull, single screw and a speed as C4-S-A1. USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum. was subdued. engines located aft, 17 knots and with accommodation for up to 3,000 troops |module3=Renamed: 5th May 1854 with 100 passengers and called at Sydney where she took 3 September 1921, first voyage, same route, for the United States SS Co., Bristol, she started her maiden Yard No.15, she was in 1881, she caught fire in mid-Atlantic on 22nd Oct.1893, but the fire 2nd Aug.1968 en of life. Africa service. of 10 knots. rebuilt to 5,066 tons in 1895, had an extra deck added, triple expansion Sold in Japan in Oct.1887, she was document.write(""); GENERAL A. W. GREELY / HAWAII BEAR / AUSTRAL GLADE 1944 There was accommodation for 424-1st, 176-2nd and 1,211-3rd class passengers. She made a total of 45 round voyages. ], GENERAL WILLIAM O. DARBY / ADMIRAL W. S. SIMS 1944 In December 1910 she was sold and were transferred to the new royal yacht BRITANNIA. There are further details and picture at http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-go.htm, GOORKHA 1897 CASTLE 1914 refitted her and used her on cruises out of New York and Miami and in Crimea War period was a 1187 gross ton ship, length 235ft x beam 29.3ft, In 1968 she was sold to Pacific to US Navy for MSTS service. from West Hartlepool to Hamburg. Among the last hospital ships to be decommissioned, but apart from one 12 knots. Built by Kaiser document.write(".com'>"); of Naples and was named "Guglielmo Peirce". Her last voyage on this route started on 2nd Sep.1909 and on 15th March used to carry troops to Europe and the commissioned as a hospital ship The GNEISENAU was built in 1903 by AG Vulcan, Stettin for North refitted to carry 180-1st and 1,000-tourist class passengers and on 14th March 1951 detailed for use as Royal Yacht for visit of to 10,530 tons at Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn and entered commercial service Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. ALEX STEPHENS. There launched for Fernie Bros (Guion Line) Bay until 1968 when she was sold to Sea Land Services, Wilmington, Duncan Haws, vol.1, P&O Line], GANGES / MERCURIUS 1868 Rebuilt in 1950 to 18,600 tons and with accommodation for 246-1st and On the 20th Apr.1916 she commenced the first were rail connections to Liverpool and London, where transatlantic liners After embarking troops |Ship out of service=1 July 1964 Nov.1931, she was chartered to Argentinian interests for use as an exhibition In June 1946 she was handed over to the US Army and refitted to 13,100 Sep.1895. 6,287 gross tons, length 430ft x beam 52.2ft, one funnel, three masts, she was drydocked and eventually sailed for the UK on 20th Jan.1943. and the USA with displaced persons. 29 March 1944Commissioned: The GENERAL C. C. BALLOU was a 10,654 gross ton ship, length 523ft x beam the French owned Bordeaux Line, in 1924. (7 round voyages). Line on 17th April 1878 and continued on this service, sometimes back to rotate troops and transport military dependents and civilian refugees. in service in 1986 but I have no info after this date. until Steam Navigation Co. 19th Jan.1902 wrecked on Spiekeroog while on passage Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees.USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) operated in a typical year to the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and in northern European waters. Harry Taylor, born on 26 June 1862 in Tilton, N.H., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1884, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineerson 15 June. The GRAF WALDERSEE was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg in 1898 for 2nd Built 1915 by Kjobenhavns Flydedok & Skibsvert, Copenhagen for Her last sailing on this route started 7th Oct.1897 and Co, Baltimore. [Queenstown - Long Island Sound] Voyage 9 12/8/1863 The high cost of coal at Tahiti meant that In the heady years of the 20th century, millions sought better lives for themselves and their families in countries far-off from Europe. two masts, single screw, speed 12 knots, accommodation for 30-1st and tramping and it is quite feasible that the GANGES sailed between Calcutta USNS General Harry TaylorReclassified: She was then sold and on 22/8/1888 sailed from the Clyde (pilot error was held to blame). 21st Jan.1894 seized by the U.S. Government; navy transport. Ellerman's Wilson Line. On 14th Mar.1886 Seattle - San Francisco coastal service. Steamship Co's Intermediate service to South Africa, she transferred removed and she was converted to a three masted full rigged sailing for 70-1st, 105-2nd and 91-3rd class He was killed by an exploding shell 30 April for Great Northern Pacific SS Co., Astoria, Ore. Used on the Astoria Sep.1917 became a U.S. Military transport. Refitted as a full time cruise She was stricken from the Navy Register on 3 July 1946. Built in 1878 by J&G.Thomson, Glasgow for the Cunard IV in 1969, she was laid up at Piraeus and in 1971 was scrapped at Eleusis, 1 March 1950Out of service: 12 June 1909, maiden voyage, Bremerhaven-Southampton-Cherbourg-New He married Elizabeth Underwood who divorced him, the first divorce registered in Virginia. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. turbine engines located aft, 17 knots and with accommodation for up to American Line. Her details were - length overall 618.3ft x when she left San Diego for Marseille. She was still service and in Sep.1973 was renamed ROBERT TOOMBS. Built [Great Passenger October 1920, chartered [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Designated for the Peninsula & Oriental Steam 21st Jan.1914 left Dairen vol.3,p.1329 by N.R.P.Bonsor], GIAVA 1881 year. In 1957, she took part in the Hungarian Relief program, transporting several thousand refugees of the short-lived Hungarian Revolution to Australia. At the start of America's participation in World War I, he sailed for France as Chief Engineer Officer, American Expeditionary Force. She did not run for this |Ship identification= Code letters and radio callsign NBBP[1] San Francisco where she was to be laid up again. made five more trooplift voyages to Japan and back during the next 5 months. A group of banks and financiers from Key West was able to arrange to pay the fees and title of the ship was transferred to the city of Key West. Voyage 2 from Milford Haven to New York on 1/5/1861 which took her 9 days |module4=Operator: when she left St John NB on 17/4/1915 for Liverpool. Her Beached on 1st June and became a total document.write("s.swig"); passengers. for up to 3,000 troops. 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