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I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. The ship had been enroute from Marseille France to the Pacific front when the war ended and instead headed for New York AP Newsfeature Photo # C-4397 For use with Tom Henshaw's AP story on the end of WWII Unknown Photographer My memory of the trip is quite good since I was almost nine. Required fields are marked *. Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles On 16 March 1950 USNS General C. H. Muir arrived in Sydney with 1,278 displaced persons from Europe. About eight others, who sailed on the USS General Ballou at other times, also contacted me. I am currently working for a small oil company in Quito Ecuador. 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. The list of fellow passengers on the USS General Ballou is growing. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. by 4 days. Gerhard M. contacted me and I sent a picture of the burial at sea which could be used in his books second edition publication. Now living in Northern California learning Spanish. the land of golden opportunities. Ive tried Ancestry.com without much success. I wanted to ask if there was a way to get a manifest our family was Konyen, my phone number is xxxxxxxxxx. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. [9], OTO Melara Mk75 76mm/62caliber naval gun, "Russia suspends military cooperation with Nato", "DoD details Russian buzzing of U.S. frigate", "U.S. Navy Warship In Black Sea Ahead of Sochi Olympics", "USS Taylor being inspected after running aground off Turkey", "U.S. Warship Deployed Near Sochi Runs Aground", Navy relieves USS Taylor's commander after ship ran aground, "Six Things to Know About USS Taylor (FFG 50)", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Taylor_(FFG-50)&oldid=1089166463, Slated for sale to Taiwan by the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013, 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300km at 33km/h), 6 x Mk 11 Mod 1 High Speed Radial Texture Enhancer Removed 1988 Terrazzo upgrade, This page was last edited on 22 May 2022, at 08:20. [2] The single-cylinder, 98 hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. private companies. It is good to hear from another passenger who enjoyed our lovely cruise. It was indeed an adventure. to retrieve any portion of the site. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. His homeland was Romania. My Baba who is 93 remembers it like it was yesterday! U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969. How did you discover my website? Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. Most were heading to America; for some the final destination was Canada. They left Bremerhaven, Germany on March 27, 1949 and arrived in New York City on April 6, 1949. This picture was taken in Bremerhaven, Germany, sometime in 1952. left via Italy or Shanghai. Hello Gerhard, [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Australia opened their doors Because I can speak German, lived in Germany, and taught German in my second career, most people who know me think I was German. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I was so happy because my parents never had any documentation as to the ship we arrived on. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Save big with our Hometown pass membership! "As we moved up the Weser Construction edit Taylor ' s keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May 5, 1983. 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. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . My mothers and my cots were very close to the bow. Many got sea-sick. that although the streets in America were not paved with gold, America was food was probably not great, but is was the best we had eaten in years. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. together. 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. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick Thanks for contacting me! We went to a farm near East St. Louis (Prairie DuRoche) Illinois, but only stayed there til Memorial Day 1952. this was one of the best.". This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. Cold War [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. [1] She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). If you remember from my previous email I was four when we landed in NY on April 12, 1952. USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. [2] However, as of 2004, all significant anti-aircraft capability was deleted from this class. 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. 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. In October 1949 she was transferred to MSTS and in 1950 continued her West Coast-Orient travels. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. Key West Shipwreck is part of the Historic Toursof America quarterly eNewsletter. Another long story that could be a book by itself. men were given clean-up assignments on deck or in the engine room. Sunday, Dec. 25th: Open at 10am. General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. The GALILEO was a 2,990 gross ton ship, length 350.7ft x beam 41.2ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means That gentleman is about 83. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. Many passengers were seasick. It was a lovely trip, although most passengers got sea sick. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before.[1]. 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. On 10 October 1846, General Taylor caught fire while lying at the wharf of the Pensacola Navy Yard, and was burned to the water's edge. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. Thank You Gerhard for your beautiful book that also shared my own distant memory of my trip to America. Anneliese I remember the burial at sea also. If you have any additional info on him we would love to hear from you. long and rough. Donate, U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969, Active Service in World War II, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War, info@usstaylor468.org | 2023 USS Taylor Reunion Association. I never had any grandparents to ask as they were deceased (tragically in most cases) before I was born. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries The new stories were added to the book and the book was re-written with the input of professional editors. Visit Taylor Sailors. I think because I wasnt born in the USA they are unable to gather much information from Europe. My parents, Erika and Rudolf Haffner, and I at age 12 (Hermann) were on that ship voyage to the US. Maybe we saw each other? Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. On February5, 2014, Taylor was scheduled to enter the Black Sea along with Mount Whitney in support of the Sochi Olympics. Sorry it took so long to answer as lots of stuff has been going on. Beginning in 1952, the ship began transporting troops from the West Coast to Korea to serve in the Korean War. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by The other gentleman lives within 45 minutes of me. to the refugees. Walker later testified that for most of the voyage aboard General Taylor, in spite of being seriously ill, he was kept chained hand and foot in "filthy"[4] and oppressively hot conditions in or near the engine room of the steamer's hold,[5] apart from brief periods of a few hours a day when he was allowed on deck. In August 2008, Taylor entered the Black Sea conducting a pre-planned routine visit to the region to interact and exercise with NATO partners Romania and Bulgaria. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . 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. I would be happy to communicate more with you in the future. This was a cargo steamer with limited accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. 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. We had severe weather and high waves. Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966. 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. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. 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. If you see substantial portions of this Korea You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. As long as land was in sight, the D.P. The USS General Ballou sailed between Bremerhaven and the USA for several years, a few passengers, such as you, who crossed the Atlantic at other times have also contacted me. Sources: I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. It was not a modern cruise ship. His living accommodations 1948 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. This letter brought a rush of memories, Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. Ships transferred to Military Sea Tranport Service from Naval Transportation Service and Army Transportation Service 1949-1950. Some were "ostarbeiter" [eastern-workers] -- I am in a positive-shock state-of-mindyou are the first person I have connected with that was on that voyage to AmericaI am so very grateful that we connectedwe will speak again soon. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. Assigned to MSTS October 1949. They exchanged destination addresses believe they went to South Carolina. To browse this image set, select from the options below. The manifest shows we werent German citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. We were originally from Austria-Hungary our area (Buchenland / Bukovina) became part of Romania after the breakup of A.-H. after WWI. USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. Major General Muir retired in 1924 and died 8 December 1933 at Baltimore, MD. I was wondering how you were able to locate the manifest for your voyage. If you are unable to find the person you are searching for in this collection, try the Browse option and search by ship name and year. I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. I still have the postcard photo of the ship. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A I dont think it helped. Hyde General John Pope to US Navy USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110) It is possible that through Ellis Island Foundation it might be cheaper or free. He grabbed overhead safety rope just in time. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_Taylor&oldid=1085474061, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, 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 30 April 2022, at 19:13. of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. Hersey 2 NovemberSS Brasil 18 NovemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 18 NovemberSS Volendam 20 NovemberSS Napoli 23 NovemberSS Skaugum 11 DecemberSS Surriento 21 DecemberSS Toscana 29 DecemberSS Anna Salen 31 December, 1951SS JV Oldenbarnevelt 12 JanuarySS Cyrenia 16 JanuarySS Maloja 16 FebruarySS Napoli 16 FebruarySS Jenny 26 FebruarySS Radnik 26 FebruarySS Sibajak 3 MarchSS Sebastiano Caboto 7 MarchSS Surriento 10 MarchSS New Australia 12 MarchSS Groote Beer 21 MarchSS Protea 21 MarchSS Ugolino Vivaldi 7 AprilSS Toscana 24 AprilSS Cyrenia 25 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 28 AprilSS Surriento 15 MaySS Sibajak 7 JuneSS Groote Beer 22 JuneSS Ugolino Vivaldi 18 JulySS Oceania 8 SeptemberSS Australia 10 SeptemberSS Ravello 10 SeptemberSS Sydney 16 OctoberSS Toscana 18 OctoberSS Cyrenia 23 OctoberSS Hellenic Prince 29 OctoberSS Neptunia 7 NovemberSS Oceania 30 NovemberSS Australia 4 DecemberSS Waterman 9 DecemberSS Neptunia 30 December, 1952SS Hellenic Prince 30 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 22 FebruarySS Roma 15 MarchSS Neptunia 22 MarchSS Cyrenia 26 MarchSS Castel Bianco 29 MarchSS Florentia 14 AprilSS Australia 20 AprilSS Florentia 21 AprilSS Ravello 21 AprilSS Nelly 5 MaySS Oceania 17 MaySS Sydney 5 JuneSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 6 JuneSS Cyrenia 30 JuneSS Hellenic Prince 30 JuneSS Oceania 8 AugustSS Ravello 18 AugustSS Nelly 19 AugustSS Surriento 19 AugustSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 11 SeptemberSS Napoli 21 SeptemberSS Australia 26 SeptemberSS Neptunia 29 SeptemberSS Fairsea 2 OctoberSS Roma 11 OctoberSS Castel Felice 2 NovemberSS Waterman 17 NovemberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 DecemberSS Fairsea 30 December, 1953SS Sydney 19 FebruarySS Neptunia 2 MarchSS Fairsea 14 MarchSS Australia 23 MarchSS Oceania 13 JuneSS Sibajak 20 JuneSS Castel Verde 7 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 JulySS Fairsea 18 OctoberSS Neptunia 19 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 28 OctoberSS Oceania 15 NovemberSS Sibajak 26 November, 1954SS Fairsea 5 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 1 FebruarySS Oceania 22 FebruarySS Sibajak 3 MarchSS Fairsea 24 MarchSS Oceania 18 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 29 April SS Sibajak 29 JuneSS Himalaya 20 July SS Neptunia 31 JulySS Australia 23 AugustSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 12 OctoberSS Neptunia 16 OctoberSS Zuiderkruis 13 NovemberSS Sibajak 29 NovemberSS Australia 2 DecemberSS Oceania 28 December, 1955SS Roma 13 JanuarySS Australia 24 JanuarySS Neptunia 24 JanuarySS Waterman 18 FebruarySS Sibajak 25 FebruarySS Surriento 23 MarchSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 AprilSS Australia 8 AprilSS Neptunia 11 AprilSS Zuiderkruis 3 JuneSS Neptunia 5 JuneSS Surriento 6 JuneSS Sibajak 9 JuneSS Australia 26 JuneSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 JulySS Oceania 31 JulySS Surriento 22 AugustSS Neptunia 27 AugustSS Waterman 17 SeptemberSS Australia 18 SeptemberSS Sydney 22 SeptemberSS Oceania 16 OctoberSS Fairsea 19 OctoberSS J.V. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. I do not recall the details of how I searched the website, but you it was not difficult to access the manifests for ships departing from Bremerhaven. Ship USS General Blatchford 1949-1950 Passenger Lists Can anyone help with finding the passenger lists for the USS General Blatchford arriving in Sydney Australia in 1949-1950. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Kbert-77 Additional comment actions There is this websiteand it has the General Blatchford. How interesting! spend on deck. It is possible that this film shows the transport that arrived in New York on October 30, 1948. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. "D.P. She participated in Operation Earnest Will and Operation Prime Chance. The ISTG Compass began to guide researchers in September 1999, and is an invaluable research site for genealogists. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by 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. was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes [2] This voyage was one of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships taking refugees of World War II to Australia. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. of Troopships of World War II The crossing was In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. [3] In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering 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. I was sea sick the whole time. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old Displaced Persons were mostly Eastern Ive recently lost touch because weve done a large move this year and at our age things just seem to take a bit longer and last year was laid up for a while with a fractured foot. Keep in touch. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. For 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 remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. My family and I sailed from Bremerhaven to NY March 31, 1952. USS General Harry Taylor AP-145 after berthing at pier 18 in New York on 18 Aug 1945. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, 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. I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. Eastern Star Maritime Ltd. of Panama renamed her Eastern Light when it purchased her in 1981. The ship suddenly tipped and he flew over the railing. I have only personally met two of them. She arrived Marseilles after the Japanese surrender, and sailed with returning veterans 23 August bound for Hampton Roads. You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. Oral History [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. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [1], In September 2010, Taylor was buzzed by a Russian Tu-95 bomber. This data collection contains U.S. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. America were "paved with gold. USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. [citation needed]. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. 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. Are you a Key West local? USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. Fortunately, General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (19251965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. 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. 's," The Mast Magazine, September 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. 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