to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A Personal Correspondence General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. Sunday, Dec. 25th: Open at 10am. I was only four but remember we all had to go on board as someone died and they had the burial at sea. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped some time after 1981.[1]. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be Cruise books are created for private distribution. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. In December 2017, I found a notebook that had been lost 35 years of my notes I took while Mom was telling me stories during and after the war. 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. "By today's standards the New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. The manifest shows we werent German citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. Refugees from many countries were on board. 's to sift Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. USS TAYLOR The Ship World War II Korea Cold War Vietnam Oral History Donate. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor 28 August 1942 | 30 August 1942 | 31 May 1946, Muster Roll So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! Hi Anneliese, Up to 2015, Taylor was homeported at Naval Station Mayport, and was part of Destroyer Squadron 14. 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. I have three original out of 4 family passengers that came over November 3rd 1951. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes He sailed in 1951. After reading some of the other comments I just wanted to add some also. I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. Korea Save big with our Hometown pass membership! I was eleven and I had to be with the adults. I am currently working for a small oil company in Quito Ecuador. I live in Ludington, Michigan. I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. 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.She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou.She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. C. Ballou in 1946. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. My family and I sailed from Bremerhaven to NY March 31, 1952. In 1993, Taylor changed homeport to Mayport, Florida, with the closing of Charleston Naval Station. private companies. 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. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. [1][10] She was redesigned by F. Grice and rebuilt by G. Lyndal of Baltimore, a new engine and boiler being supplied at the same time by Charles Reeder & Sons of the same city. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General The General R. L. Howze, with your tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. 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We went to a farm near East St. Louis (Prairie DuRoche) Illinois, but only stayed there til Memorial Day 1952. USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. R. L. Howze. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. to retrieve any portion of the site. 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. We departed Bremerhaven for the United States, together with over 1000 other refugees. The USNS General CC Ballou, Part 1 Posted on June 4, 2015by Gerhard Maroscherunder Daily Life, Excerpts, Family, War When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard the ship, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. meager belongings. Thank you for your note. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. Most were heading to America; for some the final destination was Canada. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Michael Lederman. The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. Following shakedown off San Diego, General C. C. Ballou departed San Pedro 29 July 1945 for France via the Panama Canal. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. We use cookies to give you the best experience. 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. Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 365 days a year. My grandparents came over on the General W. M. Black in 1949. Our trip took about 10 days. Some were "ostarbeiter" [eastern-workers] -- My mom who at 96 is still pretty with it, tells me the trip took 9 days. 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. regards, This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. Joe Kwapisz. since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; were quite different from those pictured above. 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. operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by I have had no success finding it online. I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. Hi Stephanie, the name of my ship was the USS General Ballou. Gerhard Maroscher. USS General R. E. Callan (AP-139) - Operational History - Transport ShipFrom 20 December 1944-8 February 1945 the transport carried 2,500 troops from San Francisco to Eniwetok and Guam, returning to Los Angeles the latter date with 2,500 troops embarked at Pearl Harbor . In the picture, the expressions on the faces are fascinating. On 20 November 1949 USAT General R. L. Howze left Naples with 1,105 displaced persons from Europe and arrived in Melbourne on 17 December 1949. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American My friends homeland was Hungary. Fortunately, General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. 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. 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. Im still trying to find information about my background, but since Ive lost both my parents and being an only child is difficult at best. [1], In September 2010, Taylor was buzzed by a Russian Tu-95 bomber. I found my familys manifest on the Ellis Island website at libertyellisfoundation.org. together. 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. How are things going for you? [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. General C. C. Ballou received five battle stars for Korean War service. My mothers and my cots were very close to the bow. [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I too am thrilled that we connected after 65 years. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December We learned to avoid being downwind Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request If you have an interest in that, please email me at info@themaroscherstory. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. C. Ballou in 1946. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Thank you for the research. 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs The paddlewheel diameter was also enlarged by a foot, and the number of paddles reduced by one to thirteen. Eventually, the United States, [11] Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. The USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. Your email address will not be published. His story and my story are similar. Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes (which is also free) There is also an option to purchase a frameable certificate with your relatives manifest info printed on it that I think is pretty neat. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949 over 130,000 entries documenting Jewish immigrants to Philadelphia and other ports (at Ancestry/free with registration) Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1808 Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. I reside in Bucks Co, PA. 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. Do not sell or share my personal information. Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. Are there any correspondents who were on that voyage? Gerda Konyen (Wickett). 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. We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device 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. Acquired by U.S. Navy October 13 1943. had heard of the land that was now only a few days away. I wanted to ask if there was a way to get a manifest our family was Konyen, my phone number is xxxxxxxxxx. It is possible that this film shows the transport that arrived in New York on October 30, 1948. We were from Germany, Rathmannsdorf inititially later near Hannover, Refugees. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. [citation needed]. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. The other gentleman lives within 45 minutes of me. The new stories were added to the book and the book was re-written with the input of professional editors. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. You may not use more 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. 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. Ships transferred to Military Sea Transport Service from . "Although about half the bunks out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. I once saw an about 14 year old boy nearly fall into the angry ocean. 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