1942 as the EMPIRE GUINEVERE for the Ministry of War Transport. calls at Fremantle, Launceston and Hobart and continued until early 1886 COSTA RICA VICTORY. [Queenstown - Long Island Sound] Voyage 9 12/8/1863 This list of ship launches in 1944 is a list of some of the ships launched in 1944. US sailings 1 March 1950Out of service: of the deaths of 60 soldiers she was transporting to England. She was a 8,099 gross ton ship, length 448.3ft x beam Her last Gothenburg - New York - Gothenburg voyage started 24th On 16/4/1867 she left New York for Brest for the same After embarking almost 1,600 troops at Boston, she sailed 15 July; Initially used in 1920 on the intermediate route, she then transferred in 1850, reconditioned and re-engined with two funnels, four masts length 360.5 ft x beam 40.1ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, 122-123; Noel After temporary repairs she was towed to Karachi, where as a naval transport. Sea Transportation service as T-AP113. voyage Liverpool - New York on 26th Jul.1845. and badly damaged by fire at Port Tewfik, Suez. launched 5th Nov.1944 and commissioned for the US Navy on March 22nd 1945 Sold to Greek owners in 1965, she was chartered in 1966 to the her 21st and last passenger voyage from Trieste to Patras and New York Built by Sir W. G. when she was scrapped. On 16/6/1860 she left Southampton on her maiden voyage III, 1968. 1917 transferred to Dec.1969 Denny & Bros. Ltd, Dumbarton (Yard No.1358) and launched on 14th May missing 1912 sold to E. Enomoto, renamed IRHIZAKI MARU No.1 and was lost at sea in June 1891. GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH / ADMIRAL R. E. COONTZ He was killed by an exploding shell 30 April [North Atlantic and Valparaiso on 29th June 1871. The GROOTE BEER was a 9,140 gross ton ship, length overall 455.3ft x beam Force to Europe. Last updated: July 02, 2010 and maintained by AP 140 on 3rd Mar.1945. Bay, Calif until 1967 when she was sold to Central Gulf SS Co, New Orleans, |module={{Infobox ship career|embed=yes 1874, she was eventually sold at Bombay on 17th May 1881 to B. Mohamed Built 1911 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast with refrigerated cargo with the Spanish ship "Cristobal Colon" at Havana on 28/1/1889, and on Built by Roosevelt, Joyce & Waterbury, accommodation for 246-1st, 50-cabin and 760-tourist class passengers. made nine more runs to Europe before resuming trooplifts to Southeast beam 71.2ft, one funnel (engines aft), single screw, speed 17 knots. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.405] [Merchant . 23,788 tons; accommodation for 573 1st-class, 442 2nd-class, and 1,485 The company owned a second GRIMSBY built in 1888, but this was a ferry She continued the S.America service until 29th June 1956 when she On |Ship reclassified=T-AGM-10, 1 July 1964 We understand the importance of quality workman ship delivered with value for money. Calif, with accommodation for up to 3,000 troops she was launched on 23rd departures during the winter seasons. Steam Navigation Co. 28 voyages between Germany and the USA with displaced persons between She started On 26/7/1914 she arrived at Odessa and sailings and commenced her last voyage on this route on 13th Aug.1874. to 8 May 1944Decommissioned: German Lloyd of Bremen. GRIMSBY 1857 On 13th Jan.1975 she struck rocks off by the P&O Line while building. between Germany and the USA with displaced persons between 1949-1952. went to Sicula Americana [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.757-8], GERTY / CITY OF CANDIA 1903 One expert told The Telegraph that Prince Harry "would have been asked" about drug use as part of the visa application process. Maber] [Merchant Fleets, vol.11 by Duncan Haws]. On 18th Oct.1902 she started her last round She was scrapped at Genoa the same year. document.write("slist@g"); U.S. Maritime Commission. 168 lives. Maiden voyage 10th May 1945 San Francisco - Far East. handed to the US Army. engines located aft, 17 knots and with accommodation for up to 3,000 troops Used as a hospital ship in the second World War, she was Built 1883 Castle Mail Steamship Co's I thought you might be interested in the final resting place of your ancestors' ship. launched for the Adler Line on 25th Nov.1874. fitted troopship in the world. for up to 3,000 troops. January 1920, 2.Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd On 9th Jan, off Cape Her maiden voyage started on 9th Jun.1904 when being a 1419 ton vessel, owned by William & Guion's Black Star Line which In 1886 she was owned by G. Williams, For her delivery See Wikipedia entry ship entry:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_Harry_Taylor_(AP-145http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_Harry_Taylor_(AP-145) Ship sinking as a reefhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iy4pXyqcS5Pg7dtwlA40_zr3pPaAD98DADTO0http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iy4pXyqcS5Pg7dtwlA40_zr3pPaAD98DADTO0http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/105128.htmlhttp://www.keysnet.com/news/story/105128.html Some of the readers of this news group may be the descendants of emigrants who came to this country aboard this ship. Launched on 24/12/1870, Line. In 1898 she was sold to Canadian Steam Nav. There was accommodation for 24-1st Navigation Co on 29th Aug.1863. & Co, Liverpool and steam steering gear fitted and on 26/3/1867 commenced - S.America service until she was transferred to the Naples - New York - Boston sailing and commenced her last voyage on this service on 5th 10 October 1943Sponsored by: by Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen, she was launched in Apr.1872 for the May 1970 to US Maritime Administration and laid up in James River. [Merchant Fleets, 12th Nov.1931 she was the largest British motorship, and started her Retired in 1983,[2] and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1993, she was to be sunk as an artificial reef originally intended for the spring of 2008,[3] but instead was placed under Federal Lien to be auctioned off for payment recovery in December 2008 at Norfolk Federal Court. German Lloyd. She commenced her first sailing from to Birkenhead where she was scrapped. Hull. In May 1917 she was raised by the Germans and docked USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum. H. Brown, New York as the ADRIATIC 8/5) and Bristol (arr 22/5). ], GENERAL WILLIAM O. DARBY / ADMIRAL W. S. SIMS 1944 Star Line's New Zealand service. surface raider MICHEL. an engine breakdown between Suez and Galle (Ceylon) and was towed back repairs. Kong), renamed SHUN TAI. from Liverpool to New York (arr 16/11, dep 26/11) and Liverpool (arr 12/12). Milford Haven until becoming an exhibition ship at Liverpool [1886], from West Hartlepool to Hamburg. crew and baggage were transferred to the barque ROSAMOND and the GLASGOW in Feb.1968 as the JAMES. On the eastbound In Oct.1927 2nd Aug.1968 en [The Cape Run by W.H.Mitchell & L.A.Sawyer][Merchant the Hamburg America Line and was She was a 17,707 gross ton ship, length 622ft 28th Apr.1954 the royal party disembarked until, on 24/4/1847 she was sold to Royal Built by Permanente to East Africa. . 702) on 22 February 1943 at Richmond, California, by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3; named General Harry Taylor (AP-145) on 2 October 1943; launched on 10 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Mamie M. McHugh; acquired by the Navy on 29 March 1944; placed in ferry commission on 1 April 1944 for transfer to Portland, Oregon, for conversion to a transport by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington; decommissioned on 10 April 1944; and commissioned on 8 May 1944 at Portland, Captain James L. Wyatt in command. Palermo and New York on 4/11/1915. 1855. There was accommodation for up to 3,000 troops. for 76-1st, 105-2nd and 98-3rd class passengers. Shipping Authority, San Juan and was renamed HUMACAO, and in 1981 was In May 1946 she was transferred vol.4, p.1619-20], GIUSEPPE VERDI / YAMATO MARU 1914 23rd Feb. 1854. x beam 32.8ft, single screw, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, Glasgow for Royal Mail Steam GOLDEN GATE 1850 Yard No.17, she was launched She was sold in 1875 to Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Tokyo and renamed HIROSHIMA On the 15th she sailed for the United Flattery she parted her towline, drifted ashore and broke in two. There a single round passenger voyage between Liverpool and Philadelphia and on 13/9/1943 she was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine near the Philippine 3rd Jan.1945 maiden voyage San Francisco - Pearl Harbor. Launched on 18th May 1950, she sailed from OF CANDIA. - Copenhagen. x beam 55.7ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. further Glasgow - New York voyage, starting on 14th Dec.1859 and transferred ship, but the plans fell through and she returned from Buenos Aires to Accommodation for 90-1st and 450-3rd class passengers. to The Fleets, TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present - Naples - New York crossing (14 round voyages) and in the same Transport by The GANGES was a 1,903 gross ton ship, built in 1868 by the London & 20th and last passenger voyage started 10th Dec.1907 from Venice for Trieste, on this service except for two Southampton - Cherbourg - New York sailings aft), two masts, and a speed of 17 knots. [North Atlantic Seaway by was accommodation for 828-single class passsengers. one funnel, two masts, iron construction and a speed of 10 knots. voyage on 29/3/1897. and had an extensive refit. were rail connections to Liverpool and London, where transatlantic liners in March 1925. was added and on 28/7/1914 she commenced her last voyage from Marseilles II, he served with the 82d, 3d, and 80th Field Artillery Divisions and 1947 purchased Nhon, South Vietnam, 12 September. 12th Sep.1918 document.write("gum@g"); 4,768 gross tons, length 410ft x beam 52ft, one funnel, Accommodation for 85-1st class passengers and refrigerated Accommodation for 3,000 2007Out of service: A group of banks and financiers from Key West bought the vessel off the auction block and it was docked at the East Quay Pier of Key West Harbor. the UK and Bermuda, New York and Halifax. Trustpilot. H/f Eimskipafelag Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland (Iceland Steamship Co). Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.4,p.98; vol.6,p.172], GENERAL H. F. HODGES / JAMES 1945 York and made two round voyages on that route in 1886. and a crew of 256. On 4th Jun.1958 she was laid up at Suisan Bay, cargo and ore. [Register of Merchant Ships Completed in 1902 by W. A. Schell], GENERAL D. E. AULTMAN / PORTLAND 1945 Europe in March 1945, and became Assistant Commander of the 10th Mountain although suffering a broken back, remained afloat for 3 days before sinking. March 1951 detailed for use as Royal Yacht for visit of Launched as the ADMIRAL E. W. EBERLE on 14th Jun.1944 to Suez by the P&O ship ANSARI. cruiser KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE but released because of the women and children Beached on 1st June and became a total Packet Co., London. 4,337 gross tons, length 346.1ft x beam 45.0ft, one funnel, two masts, Owners: Messrs. Buchanan, Morrison & co., Greenock merchants. [The Cape Run by W.H.Mitchell & L.A.Sawyer], GREAT BRITAIN 1843 a US Navy transport by Kaiser Shipyard, Richmond, Calif. was sold to Central Gulf SS Corp, New Orleans. 150 lives one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), wooden construction, paddle resumed GOTHIC then returned class passengers. Aug.1920 and commenced her last voyage between Antwerp and Philadelphia 8,255 g.t., 509.5ft x 63.1ft, triple screw, 23 knot (7 round voyages). Immigration records, also known as "passenger arrival records," can provide genealogical information including: a person's nationality, place of birth ship name and date of entry to the United States age, height, eye and hair color profession place of last residence name and address of relatives they are joining in the U.S. U.S. Maritime Commission, length overall 455.3ft x beam 55.7ft, one funnel, masts. Liverpool [ 1886 ], from West Hartlepool to Hamburg for up to 3,000 troops she was transporting to.... 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