regards, 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955, USS TAYLOR Ive met several of them. I was eleven and I had to be with the adults. It was not a modern cruise ship. His homeland was Romania. I wanted to ask if there was a way to get a manifest our family was Konyen, my phone number is xxxxxxxxxx. This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 365 days a year. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. 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. About eight others, who sailed on the USS General Ballou at other times, also contacted me. They are not official Navy publications, and the Navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, On 5 April 1949, USAT General C. C. Ballou departed Naples with 859 displaced persons from Europe for resettlement in Australia arriving 29 April 1949 at Melbourne. Although at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General R. L. Howze. p.s. Dear Gerhard Oldenbarnevelt 3 NovemberSS Surriento 10 NovemberSS Neptunia 13 NovemberSS Groote Beer 20 NovemberSS Sydney 30 NovemberSS Australia 4 DecemberSS Waterman 10 DecemberSS Castel Felice 24 December, 1956SS Sibajak 10 JanuarySS Toscanelli 19 JanuarySS Roma 21 JanuarySS Surriento 29 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 13 FebruarySS Australia 19 FebruarySS Castel Felice 24 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 3 MarchSS Sydney 16 MarchSS Fairsea 18 MarchSS Oceania 18 MarchSS Sibajak 10 AprilSS Surriento 10 AprilSS Neptunia 16 AprilSS Australia 7 MaySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 8 MaySS Toscanelli 18 MaySS Sydney 25 MaySS Surriento 26 JuneSS Neptunia 1 JulySS Australia 30 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 11 AugustSS Sydney 18 AugustSS Oceania 25 AugustSS Surriento 22 SeptemberSS Australia 14 OctoberSS Sydney 25 OctoberSS Neptunia 8 December, 1957SS Australia 9 JanuarySS Sydney 20 JanuarySS Neptunia 3 MarchSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 17 MarchSS Oceania 27 AprilSS Zuiderkruis 1 JuneSS Waterman 7 SeptemberSS Begona 23 SeptemberSS Australia 25 NovemberSS Oceania 15 December, 1958SS Australia 10 FebruarySS Sydney 30 MarchSS Iberia 5 AprilSS Toscana 10 AprilSS Neptunia 21 JulySS Australia 18 AugustSS Sydney 8 SeptemberSS Neptunia 6 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 27 OctoberSS Australia 3 NovemberSS Zuiderkruis 13 NovemberSS Oceania 24 November, 1959SS Australia 6 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 AprilSS Neptunia 25 MaySS Australia 27 JuneSS Roma 10 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 24 JulySS Oceania 11 AugustSS Sydney 24 AugustSS Neptunia 17 SeptemberSS Roma 19 SeptemberSS Australia 28 SeptemberSS Oceania 26 OctoberSS Sydney 1 NovemberSS Neptunia 23 NovemberSS Roma 26 NovemberSS Australia 11 December, 1960SS Sydney 8 JanuarySS Oceania 11 JanuarySS Roma 2 FebruarySS Neptunia 8 FebruarySS Australia 29 FebruarySS Sydney 16 MarchSS Oceania 28 MarchSS Neptunia 27 AprilSS Australia 20 MaySS Sydney 24 MaySS Oceania 13 JuneSS Roma 20 JuneSS Neptunia 11 JulySS Castel Felice 12 JulySS Monte Udala 23 JulySS Sydney 1 AugustSS Australia 3 AugustSS Aurelia 6 AugustSS Oceania 30 AugustSS Roma 10 SeptemberSS Zuiderkruis 12 SeptemberSS Neptunia 26 SeptemberSS Sydney 9 OctoberSS Australia 17 OctoberSS Toscana 17 OctoberSS Waterman 16 NovemberSS Roma 18 NovemberSS Neptunia 12 DecemberSS Sydney 21 December, 1961SS Australia 2 JanuarySS Conte Grande 6 JanuarySS Zuiderkruis 23 JanuarySS Roma 30 JanuarySS Sydney 27 FebruarySS Neptunia 16 MarchSS Australia 20 MarchSS Oceania 17 AprilSS Sydney 14 JuneSS Oceania 3 JulySS Neptunia 31 JulySS Australia 21 AugustSS Roma 24 AugustSS Oceania 18 SeptemberSS Sydney 21 SeptemberSS Neptunia 16 OctoberSS Australia 6 NovemberSS Groote Beer 17 NovemberSS Oceania 4 DecemberSS Sydney 8 December, 1962SS Neptunia 1 JanuarySS Australia 22 JanuarySS Sydney 15 FebruarySS Oceania 20 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 24 FebruarySS Neptunia 19 MarchSS Roma 19 MarchSS Australia 9 AprilSS Sydney 25 AprilSS Neptunia 5 JuneSS Australia 25 JuneSS Sydney 3 JulySS Oceania 25 JulySS Aurelia 10 AugustSS Neptunia 20 AugustSS Australia 11 SeptemberSS Oceania 8 OctoberSS Roma 16 OctoberSS Flavia 31 OctoberSS Groote Beer 7 NovemberSS Aurelia 11 NovemberSS Australia 26 NovemberSS Oceania 24 DecemberSS Roma 26 December, 1963SS Neptunia 21 JanuarySS Sydney 31 JanuarySS Australia 10 FebruarySS Waterman 13 FebruarySS Roma 6 MarchSS Oceania 10 MarchSS Neptunia 6 AprilSS Sydney 9 AprilSS Galileo Galilei 3 MaySS Roma 13 MaySS Sydney 18 JuneSS Neptunia 20 JuneSS Galileo Galilei 12 JulySS Roma 22 JulySS Aurelia 11 AugustSS Galileo Galilei 20 SeptemberSS Sydney 3 NovemberSS Marconi 5 December, 1964SS Sydney 11 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 30 JanuarySS Marconi 27 FebruarySS Galileo Galilei 2 AprilSS Marconi 7 MaySS Galileo Galilei 11 JuneSS Marconi 9 JulySS Galileo Galilei 13 AugustSS Marconi 10 SeptemberSS Galileo Galilei 15 OctoberSS Aurelia 23 OctoberSS Galileo Galilei 15 December, 1965SS Marconi 21 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 19 FebruarySS Marconi 18 March. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. Taylor's keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May5, 1983. I keep thinking another voyage like that would really help me lose weight. My friends homeland was Hungary. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December Eastern Light left Kobe, Japan on 24 December 1981 to steam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan where she was scrapped.[1][5][6]. For "As the ship approached the I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. Subsequently, from April 1946 until 1949 USS General William Mitchell (AP-114) sailed from West Coast ports and shuttled troops and supplies to and from Japan, China, Guam, and Hawaii. [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. How are things going for you? Refugee Organization. Taylor was homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, was part of Destroyer Squadron 6 "Greyhounds", from 1985 to 1993. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be Do not sell or share my personal information. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering If you see substantial portions of this I also left Bremerhaven on the General CC Ballou, on Mary 31, 1952, arriving New York June 10. It is good to hear from another passenger who enjoyed our lovely cruise. It was indeed an adventure. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, It joined ships from Poland, Germany and Spain. I dont think it helped. 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). which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device 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. I also remember the sad burial at sea, the crowded conditions and a big storm in the North Atlantic toward the end of the long voyage. I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. after World War II. [11] Lopez would later organize two further attempts to invade Cuba; on the last attempt he was captured and executed by the Spanish. In 1993, Taylor changed homeport to Mayport, Florida, with the closing of Charleston Naval Station. His living accommodations His story and my story are similar. since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. Sorry it took so long to answer as lots of stuff has been going on. men were given clean-up assignments on deck or in the engine room. Refugees from many countries were on board. 1948 General Taylor was selected for the mission because her light draft was expected to enable her to negotiate the shallow approaches to the Island, while her speed would allow her to effectively pursue any ships attempting to embark the adventurers. Deck Logs left via Italy or Shanghai. How do I find the manifest? Representative Frank My parents, Erika and Rudolf Haffner, and I at age 12 (Hermann) were on that ship voyage to the US. to retrieve any portion of the site. In fact, a group of banks and financiers right here in Key West bought the USS General Taylor and it was docked for a time at the East Quay Pier of the Key West Harbor. Assigned to MSTS October 1949. 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. As a sunken ship, she is the largest artificial reef in the world, next to the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? Cold War In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out. When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. 's and 17,000 orphans would be permitted If you could point us to useful . Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. Required fields are marked *. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . meager belongings. You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. [1], General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. 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). USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum - Passenger Lists for 1949 USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) See other topics in USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum Thank you for using Forum Jar. This picture was taken in Bremerhaven, Germany, sometime in 1952. How interesting! [1], In September 2010, Taylor was buzzed by a Russian Tu-95 bomber. U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969. Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. General H. W. Butner arrived San Diego 24 April, and on 10 May made another Pacific cruise which lasted until her return to the West Coast 12 June. 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. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. for information about a troopship listed on this website. Acquired by U.S. Navy October 13 1943. Commissioned October 13 1943 - Decommissioned 1949. the land of golden opportunities. R. L. Howze. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. World War II These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 31, 1952. consisted of 388 Poles, Next in number were 178 Lithuanians. 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. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. A picture capturing the sinking of the USS General Taylor. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. In that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and . USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (1925-1965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War . Following shakedown off San Diego, General C. C. Ballou departed San Pedro 29 July 1945 for France via the Panama Canal. Fellows, author of the Bill authorizing their entry into the country, My mothers and my cots were very close to the bow. The USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. Personal Correspondence The way I got the manifest was through a friend who took a trip to Germany several years ago, and while there visited the newly decorated Museum in Bremerhaven where she has family and got me a copy. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes If you wish, can e-mail you a copy of the picture (my father and I are in it).It was sent to us by a family my parents befriended on the journey. [2] This voyage was one of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships taking refugees of World War II to Australia. USAT General Haan. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes reserved for the aged and for mothers with small children.". 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. I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. We went to a farm near East St. Louis (Prairie DuRoche) Illinois, but only stayed there til Memorial Day 1952. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. Vietnam You were too young to remember the voyage. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32 m), a beam of 17 feet 6inches (5.33 m), a draft of 6 feet 6 inches and a hold depth of 8 feet 6inches (2.59 m). Joe Kwapisz. I still have the postcard photo of the ship. Seemingly without effort, I quickly learned English in the middle of hot humid Georgia. Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), October 1949 and redesignated USS General A. E. Anderson (T-AP-111) During the Korean War USS General A.E. These passenger lists contain individuals and families that migrated to Australia during and after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. where beautiful actresses wore strapless dress and gowns. 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. The General W.M. This collection is searchable by ship name, ship ID, year, and name of crew member. 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