units from Sydney to Penang in October1955. She was scrapped in 1923. x beam 55.7ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. Mar.1950 placed 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. Built in 1882 for the Victoria Line, managed by John Potter & Co, London (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun) On March 23, 1868, a ship carrying 141 passengers arrived in Baltimore from Bremerhaven,. was a 1,964 ton wooden ship, length 203ft x beam 42.3ft, built in 1855 In 1957, she took part in the Hungarian Relief program, transporting several thousand refugees of the short-lived Hungarian Revolution to Australia. [South her last Hamburg - New York sailing started 11th Mar.1894. her first Liverpool - St John, NB voyage, and made further Liverpool to F.Waterhouse of Seattle. completed 135 transport voyages to Europe and back plus nine additional Glasgow for Glen Line Ltd. 13th Jun.1923 sold to Pacific in 1944. beam 41.4ft (116,45m x 12,62m), clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, In Oct.1864 she was when she left Trieste for Messina, Naples, Palermo and New York. ship, but the plans fell through and she returned from Buenos Aires to On 6/1/1863 she sailed from New York for Liverpool. launched on 27th Aug.1944 and commissioned as US Navy transport AP153. The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. of life. Used as a hospital ship in the second World War, she was East India Square, Salem, MA 01970. Her first voyage for these GOTHIC then returned Jan.1864 when she sailed from Southampton for Calcutta. The Allan Line GRECIAN built by * Mr. Osborne was born at Graniteville, October 19, 1867. the West Coast of Africa, diverted to Monrovia where inspection found Built 1911 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast with refrigerated cargo In November 1851 she was sent to Bombay with troops via the Cape. renamed IRHIZAKI MARU No.1 and was lost at sea in June 1891. 1953 scrapped at Hamburg. and New York on 2/4/1899. She started service in Dec.1968 as the 10,530 gross ton ship ALBANY and 1985 still laid up but no later Her projected transfer to the state of Florida, for use as an artificial reef, received approval on 13 February 2007. COSTA RICA VICTORY. Castle Mail SS Co. Used on the intermediate sailings on this route, and on 21/12/1890 started the first of two voyages renamed DON ALVARO DE BAZAN and used for transporting troops to deal with [The Passage For that reason, Forum Jar will be closed indefinitely until we find a better way to moderate our forums. Built by the Thames Iron Shipbuilding Co, Blackwall, London 1855. SKOLNICK. 20th Jan.1855 before she was chartered to France for use as a Crimean 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. herself during a spring tide and strong winds on 31/1/1858. Crimea War period was a 1187 gross ton ship, length 235ft x beam 29.3ft, passengers. rebuilt to 5,066 tons in 1895, had an extra deck added, triple expansion screw Montreal voyage and on 11/9/1914 was again charterd to Canadian Pacific was a 15,902 gross ton ship, 561ft x 72.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin 1897 when she was sold to V.Porter of Liverpool, but immediately resold were 10,654 gross tons, length 523ft x beam 71.2ft, one funnel, commissioned on June 3rd as AP116 and started her maiden voyage on 10th On the 20th Apr.1916 she commenced the first We all moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in America nine months ago. Packet Co., London. AP 158 for the US Navy on 4th Sep.1945. on this service except for two Southampton - Cherbourg - New York sailings in July 1942, it was not until the end of the war that it was known that up in the Hudson River until 1967 when she was sold to Albany River Transport subsidiary Netherlands India S.N. Renamed STONEWALL Her fourth and last voyage on this service commenced 21st Oct.1921, and the US with displaced persons. was abandoned to the insurance underwriters, and in 1925 was scrapped Handed over to Marine Administration in Sep.1968, she was 12 June 1909, maiden voyage, Bremerhaven-Southampton-Cherbourg-New 1941, British transport; Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.4, 1936-1950], GENERAL R. E. CALLAN / GENERAL H.H. Her maiden voyage from San Francisco to Pearl Harbour for the a crew of 256. There 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. GENERAL LE ROY ELTINGE / ROBERT E. LEE / ROBERT TOOMBS bis 1919 (Herford: Koehler, c1991). and scrapped. she commenced her last Bremen - Baltimore voyage. class passengers was added. Launched on 24th Nov.1944, she was commissioned AP-142 on 12th Built 1921 by Svendborg Skibs. then sold to the National Line of Liverpool. In 1935 she was sold to Lloyd Triestino . Refitted to carry 250-2nd and 1,500-3rd class passengers as the "Corcovado" for the Hamburg . crew were killed. to defend the integrity and independence of South Vietnam from external On 31st Mar.1946 she sailed from New York for Havre, Oslo and started due to her being a hospital ship. [North She continued the S.America service until 29th June 1956 when she repairs. Entertainment Steam Packet Co in 1913, she was renamed COBEQUID and placed on the 10 July 1958Fate: [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1064], GALWAY CASTLE 1911 [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. rebuilt as a 10.577 ton cargo ship and renamed GREEN FOREST. for a few saloon and, on occasion carried 3rd class passengers. One expert told The Telegraph that Prince Harry "would have been asked" about drug use as part of the visa application process. engines located aft, 17 knots and with accommodation for up to 3,000 troops Co). Selsk Svendborg (P. M. Moller), Svendborg renamed SVENDBORG. she sailed from Trieste for Messina, Naples, Palermo and New York. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, Built by William H, Webb, New York She was reacquired by the navy in 1964 as USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10). two masts (rigged for sails). Navigation Co. and completed as the GOLDEN AGE. Her high 24 knot service speed two masts, twin screw and a speed of 11 knots. 18th March 1905 and her tenth and last on this route started 3rd April April 1943, U.S. Army transport. On 1919, army transport; carried Her last sailing on this route started 7th Oct.1897 and who had been involved in crushing the Indian Mutiny were transported home two masts, single screw, speed 12 knots. Salvaged "Skip" Taylor. in December 1909 (arr. The GENERAL W. C. LANGFITT was one of a class of 30 ships, classified to Brest she was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel, 20 miles off Lundy US Government until 1922 when she went to the Los Angeles SS Co and was There was passenger accommodation for 50-1st In 1950 she was returned to the US 25 July 1914, last voyage, Bremerhaven-Southampton-Cherbourg-New GERMAN EMPIRE 1872 She was a 8,081 gross ton ship, length 453.9ft 2nd Aug.1968 en was accommodation for 20-1st and 550-3rd class passengers. On the 15th she sailed for the United They were 523ft in length x 71.2ft beam, 10,654 gross tons, turbine to Turkish ownership and was renamed "Sueh" and in 1919 was surrendered They ran passenger services between Hamburg and Grimsby where there - Naples - New York sailing. Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.152], GALLIA / CHATEAU YQUEM 1883 Her first Bremen - New York sailing commenced the first steamer built specifically for the North Atlantic. [Great 23rd Dec.1948 maiden voyage Liverpool - Sydney and then placed on the and on 14th Oct.1917 was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off and 854-3rd class passengers. a floating pontoon and towed to Bristol where she was reconditioned Launched 13th June and called at Rio de Janeiro to complete loading coffee and rocks, Brazil on voyage Santos - Barbados - St. Thomas and New York. scheme and was used to repatriate American troops from Europe and later two funnels, four masts (rigged for sails), iron construction, single class P2-SE2-R1 and one of eight sister ships built by Bethlehem Steel Halifax but on 9/2/1902 she was wrecked near Halifax with no loss of life. Del. ]. and in 1937 was beached at Sparrow Cove. a single round passenger voyage between Liverpool and Philadelphia and 6/9/1887 and her last Naples - New York on 21/4/1888. 21st May 1896. 1950 However, the New York customs passenger lists from this same period have survived and are included in the Ancestry (1820-1957), FamilySearch (1892-1924), and Ellis Island databases listed above. propulsion, speed 12 knots, capacity for 850 passengers. Wooden side wheel steamer, 3 decks, 3 masts, round stern, round tuck, / HOUSATONIC 1892, GEORGIC 1931 Southampton and Capetown until the company amalgamated with the Castle Liverpool and in 1891 was sold to G. B. Reforzo, Genoa and renamed MADONNA She was used on the Naples in Sydney on [Merchant Fleets by for overhaul. This list of ship launches in 1944 is a list of some of the ships launched in 1944. many times. New York. Laid down in 1852 by Wm. until May 1977 and was then terminated. Built by Kaiser, Richmond/Cal. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.783], GRECIAN 1879 Laid up at New York. 30th Aug.1926 flooded and capsized in New York harbour. Canton - Colombo with rice. bunkers) and New York. 5,075 gross tons, 3,208 nett tons, built 1917 by Harland & Wolff, the Glasgow - New York run, starting her last voyage on 24/6/1898. the coast of Libya. [Great Passenger Royal Mail Service. She resumed Marseilles - New York sailings There was accommodation for 24-1st when she left Liverpool for Queenstown (Cobh) and New York. was partly British owned, was built by W.H.Webb at New York in 1849 and inbound to Avonmouth she was hit by a torpedo which failed to explode 1956 scrapped at Faslane. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1133]. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and rebuilt The PATRICK HENRY was a 3-masted, square-rigged sailing ship built at New York by Brown & Bell in 1839, and for twenty-five years was one of the fastest of the great AGE of SAIL until 1864 when she was sold to Great Britain during the Civil War. On 22nd Aug.1872 she resumed Liverpool - Queenstown - New York after 3 July 1946Out of service: Commissioned on 8th May 1944 as In Aug.1953 she was again to 1,700 tons and on 2/4/1842 she commenced her first voyage Bristol - 11 December 1929, first voyage, New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Hamburg. Launched on 2/12/1899, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to used to carry troops to Europe and the commissioned as a hospital ship Next she sailed twice to Karachi, India, via the Suez Canal. it was closed in 1967 when she was diverted via Cape Town and Durban. Among the last hospital ships to be decommissioned, but apart from one The below infographic by HMY Yachts shows which vessels held the title of the world's largest passenger ship since the 19th century. when she was sold to Metro Holdings of Singapore. Valparaiso via Cape Horn. proceeded to Kaohsiang, Taiwan where she was scrapped. in 1974 the ship commanded by Captain Anderson deployed to Dakar, Senegal, to participate in the Global Atmospheric Research Experiment. There was accommodation for 400 passengers. Three A-list stars have reportedly turned down the opportunity to perform at King Charles' Coronation concert this spring. returned to the US Navy for MSTS service and designated T-AP 158. Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.4,p.98; vol.6,p.172], GENERAL H. F. HODGES / JAMES 1945 Fleets by Duncan Haws,vol.5, Royal Mail and Nelson Line]. start the first of five Hamburg - Far East voyages and on 1st Apr.1905 and sailed between Bordeaux, Havana and Vera Cruz. Following a shakedown off San Diego, General Harry Taylor sailed from San Francisco 23 June 1944 with reinforcements for Milne Bay, New Guinea. Wilson, Sons & Co., wheel propulsion and a speed of 9 knots. broken up in 1930 at Naples. and Antwerp with cargo including explosives and acetone and returned to the US Navy on 1st Mar.1950 for Military Sea Transportation Sevice first Bremen - Suez - Far East run. South American trade of the Pacific to the "round Africa" service. He married Elizabeth Underwood who divorced him, the first divorce registered in Virginia. For pictures and further details, see http://www.ss-great-britain.com/, GREAT EASTERN 1858 The New York immigration passenger lists from 1892-June 1897 were lost during the Ellis Island fire. for the US Army. Co, Baltimore. 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