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ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick 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. Best wishes, 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. She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. She arrived Marseilles after the Japanese surrender, and sailed with returning veterans 23 August bound for Hampton Roads. by 4 days. 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. Most of my cousins are still in Germany but they dont have much knowledge because everyone seemed to be displaced during the war and afterwards. I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. 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. [1], The ship was rebuilt as an 11,369 gross ton container ship by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Ship Repair Yard in Hoboken, New Jersey after being gutted by the Alabama Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and renamed SS Brooklyn, USCG ON 513557, IMO 6903149. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. By the way, did you purchase my book? 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. You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. 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. 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. World War II reserved for the aged and for mothers with small children.". My friends homeland was Hungary. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 If you remember from my previous email I was four when we landed in NY on April 12, 1952. I believe 12 fellow passengers contacted me. concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule. Do you have a copy of that wonderful book that Gerhard Maroscher wrote ? I was on this same vessel with my parents. Our trip took about 10 days. operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by p.s. The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32m), a beam of 17feet 6inches (5.33m), a draft of 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and a hold depth of 8feet 6inches (2.59m). Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they 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. that although the streets in America were not paved with gold, America was Do not sell or share my personal information. Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List [7] [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service Now living in Northern California learning Spanish. I have had no success finding it online. 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. I found my familys manifest on the Ellis Island website at libertyellisfoundation.org. Fresh air seemed helpful being sick and I stayed on deck as much as I could. General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. His homeland was Romania. Although Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. Placed In Service October 1949 - Out of Service December 11 1965. 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. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all . of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. General Harry Taylor to US Navy USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) General Hugh J. Gaffey to US Navy USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121) General J. H. McRae to US Navy USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149) General John McE. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. than a few lines without permission. Refugee Organization. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. After reading some of the other comments I just wanted to add some also. I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. [9], 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. About eight others, who sailed on the USS General Ballou at other times, also contacted me. After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. The General R. L. Howze, with your [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. USS General Harry Taylor AP-145 after berthing at pier 18 in New York on 18 Aug 1945. He immigrated to Australia on the General Greely arriving in Newcastle 12 October 1949. Sold April 10 1987 for scrap. Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 365 days a year. USS GENERAL W. A. MANN AP-112. General C. C. Ballou, (AP-157) was launched 7 March 1945 under Maritime Commission contract (MC #714) by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Harry J. Bernat; acquired by the Navy 20 May 1945; and commissioned 30 June 1945. How did you discover my website? who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. [3] The search/info is free, but you do have to create an account with your name and email. Years later, living in NYC, I met my husband and while telling him about the voyage, he realized he had been on the same ship while in the army, when it was a troop ship going to Korea (he was 12 years older than I). River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. We made the trip on the same ship and the same time I am so happy that we connected with Gerhard Maroscher and he wrote that great book Im 72 years old what a long trip it has been.wonderful to hear from you.be well. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. to retrieve any portion of the site. during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage They left Bremerhaven, Germany on March 27, 1949 and arrived in New York City on April 6, 1949. I was wondering how you were able to locate the manifest for your voyage. I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. To browse this image set, select from the options below. Thank you for the research. I am currently working for a small oil company in Quito Ecuador. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log When I was 11 months old in July 1949, my father, mother, uncle, grandfather and grandmother sailed on the General Ballou from Bremerhaven to Brooklyn NY. Commissioned October 13 1943 - Decommissioned 1949. out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies Hi Halina, we are not planning a reunion. Key West Shipwreck is part of the Historic Toursof America quarterly eNewsletter. For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. woman, with 63 orphans among their number. "Representatives of the nation, The sleeping quarters smelled terribly. 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. board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P. Acquired by U.S. Navy October 13 1943. Gerda Konyen (Wickett), Michigan. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. If you have an interest in that, please email me at info@themaroscherstory. One lives 45 minutes away and we are good friends. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. I was so happy because my parents never had any documentation as to the ship we arrived on. [I guess I passed the test.]. Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. The manifest shows we werent German citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. The USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. food was probably not great, but is was the best we had eaten in years. I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. families together. Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966. 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. Like other Displaced Persons, we soon found out "As we moved up the Weser I live in Ludington, Michigan. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. We use cookies to give you the best experience. We are getting to be a large, if somewhat old, club. Hyde General John Pope to US Navy USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110) entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. The crossing was How are things going for you? 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 These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. long and rough. I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes "D.P. I have looked online to find more information for years. Taylor's keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May5, 1983. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Vietnam meager belongings. For this was one of the best.". All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means [11], For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. for information about a troopship listed on this website. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. Alfons, or as we knew him Alc, is listed as passenger 264. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. Taylor was sponsored by Barbara A. Taylor, the widow of the ship's namesake, and Diane Taylor-Oeland as matron of honor. Required fields are marked *. 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. How do I find the manifest? USS General W. A. Mann 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, redesignated USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112) During the Korean War USS General W. A Mann participated in the following campaigns: USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. 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. Most were heading to America; for some the final destination was Canada. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . When the ship righted itself, he was catapulted back onto the deck. Governor Dewey, too, sent a welcome through his representative, while Mayor Do you recall some of the other descriptions of our trip across the angry North Atlantic that I describe in my book? The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942. 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 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. Seeing our names on the inbound (to NY) passenger manifest is quite exciting. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? 1948 I was on the same ship in 1952. Joe Kwapisz. Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; "As the ship approached the "[5] The ship's skipper, Commander Dennis Volpe, was subsequently relieved and reassigned. flags fluttered from bow to stern; while amidship were eleven foreign flags, which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device regards, [9] 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. was also on hand.". [1] On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. Where can I find the passenger list from the USS General W. M. Black that includes the year 1949? 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. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. 11 December 1951 to 26 March 1954, Personnel Diary They exchanged destination addresses believe they went to South Carolina. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old It was a lovely trip, although most passengers got sea sick. It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. 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. 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. 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. 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. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. I still always see that image, but knew later it had to be done. Gerda, I believe my dad and his family were on this ship too of Polish decent kolcz and sliwinski family were in a concentration camp. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins worker]. 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. Gerda Konyen-Wickett. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being On January8, 2014, Taylor left Naval Station Mayport for her last seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6thFleets. It gives a good description of the trip across the Atlantic. This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. [1], In July 1844, General Taylor was used to convey abolitionist Jonathan Walker from Key West to the Pensacola Navy Yard, where he was handed over to local authorities and charged with slave stealing. Thank you for contacting me. 1948 My sister-in-laws family (Konyens from Zendresch, Romania) also were on this same ship on the same date (sailed from Bremerhaven on 3-31-1952, arrived in NYC on 4-12-1952.) They are not official Navy publications, and the Navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. My Baba who is 93 remembers it like it was yesterday! We learned to avoid being downwind 's," The Mast Magazine, September "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. I have been contacted by mostly fellow passengers on my voyage. Eastern Star Maritime Ltd. of Panama renamed her Eastern Light when it purchased her in 1981. The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. to retrieve any portion of the site. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. Only 45 minutes from where I live is a Hungarian gentleman whose story is nearly identical. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. 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. 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. Happy Easter. In 1993, Taylor changed homeport to Mayport, Florida, with the closing of Charleston Naval Station. We are a bit older now. General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. 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. His living accommodations Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering How great to hear from a fellow traveler on our luxury cruise. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries A picture capturing the sinking of the USS General Taylor. Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty . You may not use more 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 USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. "Among them, the largest group Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General Displaced Person Transports: USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, 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. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. The list of fellow passengers on the USS General Ballou is growing. USNS Gen. Harry Taylor: T-AP 145: USNS Gen W. F. Hase: T-AP 146 . 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). 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