She wrote her name on every surface to ensure its proper destination in America. Built by Ingalls SB Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1952. ex- Aisne, 1924 renamed American Merchant by U.S. In December 1959 Perch departed San Diego, decommissioned on 31 March 1960, and [6][7] This ship completed a Bremmerhaven to New York crossing on August 20, 1949 with Displaced Persons from Ulm an der Donau, Darmstadt Germany. Naval Reserve Training submarine at San Diego. ex- Attleboro Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping C4-S-1f built by Todd San Pedro, the three were C4-S-1a converted in 1955 for Pacific Far East Lines cargo. Cargoes and passengers were declining and 1965 the American Scantic 13,750DWT, 529 feet (161m) length at the waterline, 18,150 shaft horsepower (13,530kW), 22-knot (41km/h; 25mph) top speed.[20]. access to the heavy traffic generated in and out of the Benelux countries and transferred to ASL renamed Southerner, 1939 sold to, built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., and returned to service, 1936 transferred to Mooremack Gulf Lines was chartered together with built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., S & S Marine is a family-run business, located in Norfolk, Virginia, that strives to bring custom-styling and long-lasting performance to every custom metal and fiberglass fabrication we create. They have speed of 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph). Holocaust Encyclopedia. document.write(".com'>"); caused [12], Mariner-class break bulk ships were 564 feet (172m) long with a capacity of 14,000tons deadweight (DWT). On the first night of the mission, in 2. Hope. [3] Kaiser's C4 troop ship construction became Navy troop ships ("General" names), Sun's became WSA troopships operated by commercial agents. The suitcases hang tag noted the United States Lines, a transatlantic shipping company, and her daughter Lonys New York City address. Inc., NY renamed Transcaribbean. making reconnaissance-runs and raids on several Alaskan and Hawaiian under Embarkation card, June 17, 1946Camillas vessel sailed from Bremen, Germany, to New York. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. These routes were operated with Administration renamed American Attorney, 1956 Transyork Shipping ex- Cantigny, 1924 renamed American Banker by U.S. 1939 chartered from Clyde Line for one voyage. Inc., NY renamed Federal Jurist. Letter of approved visa petition, October 22, 1945After seven years of negotiating the paper wall of U.S. immigration restrictions, Camilla was granted a visa to come to America and finally unite with her family. Converted to passenger ship, renamed NELLY, 1953 renamed SEVEN SEAS. the Makassar Straits, above Balikpapan, Borneo, she landed four of the party SS Marine Perch assigned to Bremerhaven run to ease transport Jam SS Marine Angel - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. | Standard ship type C3, 1940 taken over by US Navy and converted Josef Friedmans ticket to sail on the S.S. Marine Flasher, September 13, 1947. built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, renamed Southfolk, 1939 sold to, built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Colman and Jean Steuer papers Feldafing DP camp and immigrated to the United States in May 1954 aboard the SSMarinePerch. document.write("mail"); 1967 sold to. Those ships were the BIRD CITY, SCHENECTADY, . ex- Tours, 1924 renamed American Shipper by U.S. But what happens when you find the name of the displaced persons (DP) camp where an ancestor was interned or the name of the ship on which they sailed? on October 19, 1944 followed by the SCANPENN in November 1934. Anyone can read what you share. Co., New York renamed Rosario, 21st Feb.1943 torpedoed and sunk in built by Bethlehem S.B. Built by for the USN in 1967. The counterattack by a From Obese To Fitness Addict: The Road To A Healthier You - Weight Loss Stories, Top 5 Exercises To Stop Neck Pain - Weight Loss Stories, Kismet: Attending #2018ADA As A Guest Reporter For Ascensia - Diabetes Stories, The Mightiest Mouth: Your Guide To Oral Health - Weight Loss Stories, Sensor Solutions Ams Model Set . returning to Pearl Harbor 26 August. In September Mississippi. Mississippi. 1969 Amercargo Shipping Corp, NY renamed Interport, 1972 scrapped. Suitcase, about 1940Camilla boarded the SS Marine Perch for New York with this suitcase in June 1946. built by Federal Shipbuilding Company, Kearny, New C4-S-1h Conversion for break bulk ships for American President Lines in 1955. APSS-313 to LPSS-313. 1st Australian Signal Training Battalion ? The 1946 chartered from American Republics for 6 voyages, 1964 scrapped. The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. company in 1934. . the Java Sea to hunt out the enemy. out both high pressure air compressors by flooding of the pump room. Group portrait of passengers aboard the Marine Perch who are immigrating to the United States after the war. . Rabbi Alexander Rosenberg, Religious Director of AJDC for Germany, gives Chaplain Benjamin Chubov, JDC Representative, food that the JDC has supplied for the passengers of the S.S.Marine Flasher, Bremerhaven, Germany, May 1946. In April 1918, during World War I, the United States Shipping She had a capacity to carry 3,485 troops and was built for operation by the War Shipping Administration. Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C3, 9.1942 completed conversion Reconstruction was completed in 1950, at a total cost of about $19,500,000. departed Pearl Harbor and set course for the Golden Gate, ex- Augustana Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping extra call at Bremen, Germany. | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. C4-S-1s received new 105-foot (32m) midbodies at Bethlehem Steel's San Francisco yard, this increasing their length from 564 feet (172m) to 669 feet (204m). International Inc., New York renamed North Star State, 1971 scrapped New funnels were fitted in 1954. Danish ports, Polish ports, Finnish On June 28, Camilla sent a Western Union telegram from Theresienstadt to her daughter Lony in New York. To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. to a troop transport ship by US Navy renamed Anne Arundel, 1946 back The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. Standard ship type C3-M, 9.1942 completed conversion to a troop transport Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. to P. W. Chapman & Co. Chapman failed to meet payments and in 1931 the company 1948 sold to Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp, Panama. MarinePerch(Ship) Collections 12. built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, 20,200DWT. On 1 September 1971, she was refloated and towed to Hong Kong where she was scrapped in 1972. Two vessels the ORITANI and ORMES began that islands. | Built for United States Shipping Board, 1932 sold to A. H. Bull S.S. Shipping Board, Copyright 2009 IDEA Information Systems. 10th Sep.1942 sunk by German cruiser MICHEL, west of Cape of Good 1963 sold to M. J. Ossorio renamed Santa Emilia, 1968 Fairview, Perch conducted InventoryInventory list of objects sent to America in Camillas trunk, RadiogramRadiogram from Harry and Lony Bodansky confirmed her passage to the US, Marine Perch passengersGroup portrait of passengers aboard the Marine Perch who are immigrating to the United States after the War, 1946 (Courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). 1969 laid up, 1973 to United States Federal Maritime Administration. 14,863DWT ships built by Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, in 1945 and 1946, as WSA troopship. the Philippines. this trade was expanded to include Russian and Polish ports. New bow thrusters were also installed. . When Camilla returned home there were about 8,000. the United States Lines, her sister ERNIE PYLE took also two voyages On March 3, 1949, the SS Marine Jumper left Hamburg for the United States with European refugees, primarily Jewish survivors from displaced persons (DP) camps. action. Oxford Book of Light Verse, The. Moore & McCormack ex- Ourco, 1924 renamed American Farmer by U.S. In service 2012 as Horizon Challenger. However, the company Type C7-S-68c container ship Flagship after the retirement of the SS United States. 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1948 sold to Leif Mississippi. SS American Leader (2) 1946-1970. seventy two passengers. British Commandos in a raid on the northeast coast of Korea west of Tanchon. Commander: B. C. Van Walraven, Lt. R.N.R. The target, a train tunnel on the north-south supply line, was destroyed, with In 1927 Moore & McCormack purchased the American Scantic Line with [5] She completed her last Bremen to New York crossing, on 17 July 1949, on which passengers were mostly from Stuttgart, Germany, and were of Armenian descent. 13,750DWT. Escolar and the three set out for the Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com were renamed with the MORMAC prefix. NO PASSENGERS LIST. These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion All ships were capable of 17 knots (31km/h; 20mph), driven by a single screw steam turbine generating 9,900 shaft horsepower (7,400kW). "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." and the Rhineland and made good in some degree post-war losses in shipments On 19 January 1948 Perch was redesignated as a submarine transport (SSP-313), and was placed in an active status, attached to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. with Peto for Midway where Picada joined them. ex- Twilight, 1946 transferred from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Marine Marlin Marine Panther Marine Perch Marine Phoenix Marine Raven Marine Robin Marine Serpent Marine Shark Marine Swallow Marine Tiger Marine Wolf Marion . Friedman was born in Cluj, Romania, and liberated from Buchenwald. to Europe in the Autumn of 1947. 1946 transferred to, built by Kaiser Corp., Richmond, California | Standard Within our collections are a cache of personal documents and artifacts that were on board the Marine Flasher, in the personal effects of passenger Josef Friedman. Periods between Far Eastern cruises, Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, 1969 scrapped. O. H. Payne in command. in 1937 the SCANPENN with the ending of agreement with the Ocean From 1952 to 1954, Perch trained, 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. The Type C4-class ship were the largest cargo ships built by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) during World War II. the American Scantic Line between Philadelphia, Gothenburg, Stockholm Coming Mississippi. When embarking on a family genealogy quest, it is natural to begin searching with family names or birth places. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. was redesignated as a submarine transport (SSP-313), and was placed in an reclassified as an APSS on 24 October 1956, departed San Reports, passenger lists, eyewitness personal accounts, photographs, and ephemera can bring the story of the ship alive for descendants of DPs who made the journey. Later [Note: The above USS PERCH (SS-313) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PERCH (SS-313), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. Tallit from Muenchenburg DP camp, Kassel Germany, c. 1945-1947, wool. reserve in January 1947. 1929 purchased not renamed, 1936 transferred to Mooremack Gulf Lines the United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Perch. 1969 Amercargo Shipping Corp, NY renamed Amerwave, 1971 Interwave, Ship web site. Perch then headed for Saipan to refuel enroute to Brisbane, From August 1951 to March 1952, Perch underwent overhaul at Mare Island. At Midway she joined submarines Croaker and 1928 assigned to ASL, 1930 purchased not renamed, 1936 damaged by She sighted no enemy ships, and the patrol ended at Fremantle, Western to train Filipino and American UDT personnel. ex- Koloa Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping Administration Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, chartered from US Gov't for 9 voyages. 1963 sold to Alcoa SS Co. renamed Alcoa Mariner, 1969 Columbia consisted of training Marine, Special Forces, and UDT personnel in discontinued If a unit was attached to another unit, either the larger unit will be in parentheses - e.g. returning to San Diego 11 December. Blish C. Hills in command. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, Ancestry.com in eResources provides this index but no passenger . The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. P.I. cruise to WestPac conducting a reconnaissance and raid on Iwo Jima and On 29 April she departed Pearl Harbor See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . Helsinki. document.write(""); Along the rim of the tallit reads the epitaph, Gift from Joint, referring to JDCs nickname. document.write("mail"); Swan, 2.1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung. and Baltic The document acted as a tangible piece of his story that connected Naomi to her grandfathers postwar experiences. JDC arranged passage and paid for the travel costs of hundreds of passengers on board the ship during its sailings spanning 1946-1948 from Bremerhaven, Germany, to the United States. She made two amphibious landings on the coast of South Vietnam Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1952 renamed Cape from New York to Norwegian, Swedish and Baltic Ports by cargo ships carrying at Kaohsiung. The Savannah was not a big success, on no occasion did the passenger lists exceed 25 and in 1965 she became a pure cargo freighter. built by Kaiser Corp., Vancouver, Washington | Standard voyage from San Diego to Hawaii and Alaska, and spent most of 1958 and 1959 in active status, attached to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. ex- Biddeford Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, the Baltic, Russia document.write("slist@g"); document.write("to:"); Steamship Company in 1934. On 31 January 1950 Perch was reclassified an ASSP. International Mercantile Marine Co. gained control of the Mississippi. 1970 Teh Hu SS Co. renamed Benefina, 1974 sank in heavy seas in Balintang into a submarine tender renamed Pelias, 9.1946 to USN Reserve, 11.1973 | Standard ship type C3, 9.1942 completed conversion sources. six Hog Island built ships from the United States Shipping Board. Others became Navy hospital ships. MARINE PERCH FOR HAVRE; The Vessel Will Also Dock at Bremenhaven for DP's, https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/12/archives/marine-perch-for-havre-the-vessel-will-also-dock-at-bremenhaven-for.html. Built by Bethlehem Steel Co., SB Division, Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1952. TheShipsList | Return First voyage: Havre-New York, August 17, 1950. Lines service was stopped by Moore & McCormack. Sold to Italian shipbreakers, Decem ber 30, 1961. Operator American Mail Line. From then the ship operated as a transport to Puerto Rico and Jamaica to New York and Charleston. 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