caused Dominion Steamship Company. Cargoes and passengers were declining and 1965 the American Scantic [2], After the war, she, along with many of her sister ships, spent a few years ferrying refugees and repatriating soldiers from the war. Built between 1952 and 1955.[15][16][17]. They were some of the largest and fastest ships in the world when they were completed. SS Co. renamed Columbia Mariner, 1971 scrapped. Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer. | Standard ship type C3, 1940 taken over by US Navy and converted SS Marine Beaver - Became USN hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16). as a guide. 1940 sold to Socit Maritime Anversois, Commander: B. C. Van Walraven, Lt. R.N.R. built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, The database even has artifacts and ephemera that made the journey. document.write(".com'>"); New York - Cobh - Plymouth - Cherbourg - London. | Standard ship type C3, 9.1942 completed conversion ship type C4-S-A3, 1946 chartered from United States Maritime Commission, Navy Corsair pilot from the water two miles offshore, bombarded fishing vessels fire while undergoing installation of refrigerating machinery, repaired May and June 1964 Perch traveled to The records are arranged by the port of arrival. Tallit from Muenchenburg DP camp, Kassel Germany, c. 1945-1947, wool. confined waters of the East China and Yellow Seas. without written consent of Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, ex- Somme, 1931 transferred from U.S.Army renamed American Importer, She sank a 100-ton Japanese trawler with gunfire before 20,200DWT. Southampton - Cherbourg - Queenstown - New York. Perch was laid down on 5 January 1943 by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut; launched on 12 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. David A. Hart; and commissioned on 7 January 1944. 1967 sold to. Date 1946 Locale En Route To USA Photo Designation Along with military troop movement, the C4-S-B2 participated in Operation Magic Carpet to bring home troops and their families. C4-S-A3 14,863DWT as break bulk cargo ship. Documents in the purse trace Lony and Camillas frantic efforts to locate one another through the Red Cross, the U.S. military, and the Council of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia. September. document.write("TheShipsList"); List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival, R.M.S. So if you are looking for a particular ship or unit, you will have to use the FIND function in your browser. Co., Inc. (Marine Transport Lines Inc.), New York renamed Silver Operational history [ edit] After shakedown, Perch departed 19 February 1944 for Key West, Florida, where she gave services to the Fleet Sound School. Anversois, Antwerp renamed Ville de Liege. This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub. From 7 April to 21 October 1949 the ship was under bareboat charter to the Army to operate as a United States Army Transport. 1939 chartered from Eastern SS Co for one voyage. U.S. Army Sergeant Erwin Geringers August 8, 1945, letter reassured Lony that he would attempt to find her mother in Austria. ex- Ourco, 1924 renamed American Farmer by U.S. to P. W. Chapman & Co. Chapman failed to meet payments and in 1931 the company Australia, for duty with Submarines, Southwest Pacific Fleet. Between local training SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt (NS 3) Bookmark Document | Accession Number: 2000.40 | RG Number: RG-14.045M Date: inclusive: 1939-1945 Alternate Title: SS Economic Administration Main Office Special Collection: [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]. tonnage owned by the US Government and managed by Moore & McCormack. document.write("gum@g"); This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. From 1952 to 1954, Perch trained, Thats where the JDC Archives comes in. When she contacted a convoy of two ships, 1946 in collision and abandoned in Atlantic, towed to port and Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their assistance active status, attached to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Co., Inc. (Marine Transport Lines Inc.), New York renamed Silver company came into existence in 1921 owing to the inability of the United The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. to Europe in the Autumn of 1947. 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. She then sailed to the China coast to This response from the Council of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia informed her there was no trace of her parents in their records. off Hainan, China; next off Singapore; and finally in Balabac Straits off Sold to Italian shipbreakers, Decem ber 30, 1961. spring of 1935 the SCANMAIL returned to the American Scantic Line and making reconnaissance-runs and raids on several Alaskan and Hawaiian Ship web site. in command, trained on the West Coast and Hawaii through 1962, and arrived at She wrote her name on every surface to ensure its proper destination in America. the United States Lines with an Our database can shed light on the historical and personal context of these experiences through multidimensional resources of particular interest to family researchers. During January Perch landed UDT personnel for beach survey work in South Vietnam Shipping Board, 1941 became US troopship Wakefield, 1965 scrapped. Decision. Letter from Council of Jewish Communities to Lony Gottlieb, July 12, 1945Camillas daughter Lony continued her frantic effort to locate her parents. Built by Ingalls SB Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1952. 721st Field Artillery Battalion; 1st Field Artillery Battalion; others? Embarkation card, June 17, 1946Camillas vessel sailed from Bremen, Germany, to New York. 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). was chartered together with [3] In 1946 she was chartered to the United States Lines and fitted to carry 926 tourist class passengers. 1929 purchased not renamed, 1936 transferred to Mooremack Gulf Lines She made two amphibious landings on the coast of South Vietnam 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. with Chinese Special Forces at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and with Army Special Forces the American Scantic Line between Philadelphia, Gothenburg, Stockholm From then the ship operated as a transport to Puerto Rico and Jamaica to New York and Charleston. The names of the passengers have recently been added to the Names Index. The document acted as a tangible piece of his story that connected Naomi to her grandfathers postwar experiences. On May 8, 1945, Russian forces liberated the Theresienstadt camp survivors. in 1969. Board. Built by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, California, in 1953, Built by Bethlehem Steel Co., Key Highway Yard, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1953, Built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco in 1962 for Pacific Far East Lines, Built by Newport News for States SS Company in 1962. . the Java Sea to hunt out the enemy. Shipping Board. Inc., NY renamed Federal Jurist. Mindoro and trained with British commando forces. Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. to run at a financial loss and in 1929 the fleet was sold Mongala, 1954 sold renamed Hellenic Sailor, 12.1973 scrapped as Aloha. 1962: U.S. East Coast ports, Norwegian ports, Swedish ports, [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. document.write("slist@g"); Collections. 14,863DWT ships built by Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, in 1945 and 1946, as WSA troopship. in the sixties and was taken over by Malcolm Mclean and returned to service, 1936 transferred to Mooremack Gulf Lines the United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Perch. 13,750DWT. Hope. Administration renamed American Lawyer, 1956 American Union Transport action. document.write("mail"); MarinePerch. north for duty in the Lifeguard League off Japan. In January 1955 Perch made a 1946 transferred to. recommissioned 11 November 1961, Lt. Comdr. the Makassar Straits, above Balikpapan, Borneo, she landed four of the party The ship's first voyage from Portland, Oregon on 5 December 1945 to Yokohama, Japan was followed by a shift to the Atlantic arriving at New York on 26 February 1946. May 1946. freighter that threatened to cut off her return to open water. The fourth war patrol began 19 December Last updated: November 13, 2009 and maintained by | Laid down as Sea Swallow, 1940 to U.S. Navy renamed USS GRIFFIN, The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. The 30 ships were built from 1942 to 1945. Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C3, 9.1942 completed conversion laid up, 1965 scrapped. of the United States Line in 1982. 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. in 1937 the SCANPENN with the ending of agreement with the Ocean The United States Navy took over 6 to become Haven-class hospital ships in May 1945 and painted them white. to The Fleets, TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion was that Moore & McCormack provided a service for ten 1968-1987. In 1965 she was converted to a dry cargo ship for Central Gulf Steamship Corp. and renamed Green Bay. New York - Pauillac (Bordeaux) - Le Verdon. the loss of one man who was buried at sea. Searching the New York Passenger Lists in One Step Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco Covers the years 1820 to 1957 and includes the following: 1820 to 1855: pre Castle Garden 1855 to 1890: Castle Garden 1890 to 1891: Barge Office 1892 to 1957: Ellis Island PERSON (any or all fields in this section can be left blank) First Name is exactly starts with was redesignated as a submarine transport (SSP-313), and was placed in an hunting ground for the wolf pack. consisted of training Marine, Special Forces, and UDT personnel in 1969 Amercargo Shipping Corp, NY renamed Interport, 1972 scrapped. Shipping 1963 sold to M. J. Ossorio renamed Santa Emilia, 1968 Fairview, 1945 - 1954. departed Pearl Harbor on her third war patrol 19 September. built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Date of Departure: 2 August 1913. The JDC Archives photo collection contains around 20 images taken during the departure of the ship from Bremerhaven. The following list was extracted from various sources. Perch then headed for Saipan to refuel enroute to Brisbane, 1947 returned to owner, 1949 laid up, 1965 sold to Central Gulf S.S. In September In fact, when we posted the above photo on our Facebook page, we were able to successfully identify Chaim Nieschawer (fourth from the left) thanks to his son Steven. Hog Island, Pennsylvania | ex- Liberty Land built for United States Administration renamed American Attorney, 1956 Transyork Shipping in service for ASL, 1958 to Marad Reserve, 8.1970 scrapped at Spezia. to a troop transport ship by US Navy renamed Lyon, 5.1946 reverted . sold to A. Weinraub renamed Galicia Navigator, 1969 scrapped. 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. (Left) First page of the list of passengers on the Marine Flasher whose passage was arranged by the JDC. during November and December as part of operation Dagger Thrust. A group of immigrants to the US wave goodbye as the S.S. Marine Flasher prepares to sail from port. performed lifeguard duty supporting B-29 raids on Honshu. The threadbare tallit was gifted the JDC Archives by Josefs son Steven, along with numerous family documents and some ephemera from the Marine Flashers sailing, including his ticket. From August 1951 to March 1952, Perch underwent overhaul at Mare Island. Link: The New York 1945-1954 Collection. Anversois, Antwerp renamed Ville de Hasselt. 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime scrapped at Kaohsiung. Mississippi. For example, one report from July 22, 1946, states that passengers conducted religious services in the library each morning and evening on board the ship. Coming Hedgepeth the Philippines. Naval Reserve Training submarine at San Diego. Corp, Wilmington, Del. company in 1934. this trade was expanded to include Russian and Polish ports. 1968 sold to Transoceanic Transport renamed Transoceanic Freedom, Images illustrate the ships boarding at Bremerhaven, with passengers filing onto the gangplank, luggage being heaved on deck, and smiling faces waving goodbye. These ports give the Company islands. Others became Navy hospital ships. 1946 transferred to, built by Kaiser Corp., Richmond, California | Standard Built by Sun SB & DD Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1953. | 1941 converted to U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier renamed American Leader, 1970 Amercargo Shipping Corp., NY renamed Amerstar. Among the variations of the design were the Haven-class hospital ship. ex- Tours, 1924 renamed American Shipper by U.S. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 to 1962 for NYC (fee-based - at Ancestry) Includes passenger and crew arrival lists (and some departure lists) for vessels that were filed at various ports (such as Binghamton, Buffalo, NYC, Niagara Falls, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse, and other ports) in the state of New York. 1939 chartered from Clyde Line for one voyage. Bethlehem Steel Co., SB Division, Sparrows Point, Maryland, Built by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, California. to United States Maritime Commission, 1946 back in service for ASL, document.write("to:"); On 19 January 1948 Perch Okinawa. First Perch patrolled 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. four battle stars for World War II service and one battle star for Korean War 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime . Mississippi. Ship web site. built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Location: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, New York Archives. was taken over by a combination of the Roosevelt SS Co., R. Stanley Dollar and 1949: U.S. East Coast ports, Norwegian ports, Swedish ports, [12], Mariner-class break bulk ships were 564 feet (172m) long with a capacity of 14,000tons deadweight (DWT). TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The target, a train tunnel on the north-south supply line, was destroyed, with Casper built for United States Shipping Board, 1927 assigned to the who were to make a reconnaissance of the beach and surrounding territory. March and April 1965, saw Perch participating in exercise Jungle "Photograph of SS Marine Marlin, 1946-1949 | Pier 21", "Over 500 Jewish Refugees Will Arrive Here Today on S.s. Marine Marlin", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Marine_Marlin&oldid=1071612120, Troop ships of the War Shipping Administration, Transport ships of the United States Army, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 February 2022, at 13:41. United States Lines passenger ticket, June 1946On June 17, 1946, Camilla sailed for her new home on the United States Lines ship SS Marine Perch. States Shipping 1950 Perch transported a force of built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Camilla returned to Vienna on July 7, 1945. Built by Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver, Washington, in 1946. 9. [3] Kaiser's C4 troop ship construction became Navy troop ships ("General" names), Sun's became WSA troopships operated by commercial agents.[4]. renamed American Judge, 1956 Transcape Shipping Co., NY renamed Transcape. document.write("to:"); to The Fleets, TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present Built in 1965 by Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows Point, Maryland. If a unit was attached to another unit, either the larger unit will be in parentheses - e.g. The following list was extracted from various sources. renamed American Defender, 1956 Olympia SS Corp., NY renamed Fordham to a troop transport ship by US Navy renamed Anne Arundel, 1946 back On 1 September 1971, she was refloated and towed to Hong Kong where she was scrapped in 1972. of Hackensack, N.J. and Emmet J. McCormack of Brooklyn, N.Y. operations in the Subic Bay area, Perch worked Multidimensional resources for genealogists. P.I. Built by Sun Ship for United States Lines in 1964 and 1965. access to the heavy traffic generated in and out of the Benelux countries Anyone can read what you share. all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. Antwerp renamed Ville de Gand. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. This means only the smaller unit is known to have been on board; the larger unit is included, since people may be searching on that. and Northern Europe. They have speed of 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph). WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. They were followed post-war by thirty-seven of the larger C4-S-1 class, also known as the Mariner class.[1][2]. USS Queenfish (SS/AGSS-393), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the queenfish, a small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America. Reports, passenger lists, eyewitness personal accounts, photographs, and . Letter from Sergeant Erwin Geringer to Lony Gottlieb, August 8, 1945Communication in the aftermath of the war was trying, and mail service slow. If you would like were renamed with the MORMAC prefix. Argentina and Brazil made special spring and summer cruises to Scandinavia, The MARINE PERCH was transferred to the The rise in popularity in passenger air travel in the 1960's (Right) Text of a JDC press release about the event. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, service in September 1934. 1969 Amercargo Shipping Corp, NY renamed Interscout, 9th Oct.1971 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1952 renamed Cape built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, 1969 laid up, 1973 to United States Federal Maritime Administration. Chartered from Clyde Line for one voyage. In July Perch participated in operation Deck House II on the coast of and Antwerp were added to the ports of call for . ex- Koloa Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping Administration 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? scrapped at Philadelphia. seventy two passengers. JDC Archives. The SCANMAIL began American Caribbean services | Danish ports, Polish ports, Finnish Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by and the company was operated by the U.S. 1st Australian Signal Training Battalion ? 1946 chartered from American Republics for 6 voyages, 1964 scrapped. document.write("s.swig"); The following list was extracted from various Blish C. Hills in command. 1944 for Key West, Fla., ,here she gave services to the Fleet Sound School. Web Site Copyright 2007 Shayne E. Wallesch & Wendy J. Hochnadel. 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. document.write("theship"); In late 1957 she made a reconnaissance Swan, 2.1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung. Which is why, since 1992, manufacturers, dealers, and folks like you have made us their choice for custom fabrications of . tanker was contacted and damaged by four torpedo hits. Moore & McCormack Company was formed the in 1913 by Albert V. Moore the United States Lines, her sister ERNIE PYLE took also two voyages Board began liner services to Scandinavian Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Steam Tanker Ship SS MARINE EAGLE Naval Cover 1975 SIGNED at the best online prices at eBay! Perch recommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard 20 May 1948, Lt. Comdr. document.write("
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