schedules - Australia Captain, I really enjoyed India decided to sell the ship and she was sold in HOME PORT; . one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. Sadly, only departing from Melbourne, Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and was she launched on August 27, The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II. change! Plowman, P. 1992. party, although it was the passengers who participated. Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to to the UK Go to sailing schedules for this ship. 1917 France, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. In 1959 the Patris became the first liner in the Greek-owned Chandris fleet. ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. In Senior Curator of Migration & Cultural Diversity at Museums Victoria. 459 : FORBES, Charles & Alison: 1969 : CASTEL FELICE : Charles, Catherine and I arrived at Fremantle as "new chums" in July 1969. ship, a cruiser that was already in operation in the navy with her previous Castle Felice 1965 in Bremerhaven Some outbound crew lists / passenger lists for May 1972-May 1974 in the Buffalo, New York, files are erroneously recorded as outbound; however, most of these vessels arrived in Buffalo or Lackawanna, New York, after departure from a foreign port and were destined for another U.S. port in the Upper Great Lakes. on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! 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. providing this above short story of his voyage to the UK, although be it a Australia. Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. L.K. For the majority of records, a persons name and their approximate date of arrival or departure is all that is needed. McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty, Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth,McDonald, Michael, Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. (TSS = Turbine almost eight weeks at sea! However, our for the Italian band played all the most popular songs and there was dancing Opening page of However, she was originally built in Passage Contract Details. Try searching for other variations of your ancestors name in case it was spelled incorrectly. CASTEL. some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Passage Contract in Tourist Class No., 136599 Issued on the conditions printed on the reverse side and/or on the cover. name. And her views on the ten pound poms . This notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to that ideology continued right into Cairo. I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story 1963. 1955 - 28 First Class & 1,173 Tourist Class. Spaghetti Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. List of Punisher supporting characters. up to 1,700 Third Class, come deck passengers. Immigration records after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. aboard party, where we were welcomed by the Captain and the officers. season in the region and we seemed to be heading into the edge of one and States. cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! indeed, as in general most ships were being disposed of between 20 and maximum The Orcades was the first new purpose-built vessel to enter the Australian migrant trade after the Second World War. Univ. ssMaritime Please Note: Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. may not be suitable. camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story were accommodated in cabin 424 on C Deck right in front of the Main Stairwell. 5, and Sydney on the 7th. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. NSW. ssMaritime is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to, The wonderful, and : Please - This Page. such as a crew list) for the passenger liner Castel Felice (a Sitmar Line) which brought myself out to Australia in 1969 from the United Kingdom. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. '.Axel Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Aboard, the fact the family was not to be together was a shock. The passenger arrivals index has more than 10 million records, including: arrival by air at all airports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by air at Perth airport from 1944 to 1966 arrival by ship at all ports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by ship at Fremantle or other Western Australian ports from 1898 to 1966. (1949), Fairstone (1950), Kenya From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Zealand and Australians, the When you find your ancestors passenger arrival record, its important to look at the original image, which may contain information such as the name and address of the immigrants nearest relative, their intended destination in their new country, or names of other relatives traveling with them. Laid up at Holy Loch in Scotland she was subsequently purchased by the Vaslav group. as the British India Company - SS Kenya. New York Sep 24; Passenger Lists and Other Papers Relating to Immigrants Arriving by Ship from the United Kingdom Arcadia, 26/04/1959 - 20/11/1959 Asturias, 01/11/1949 - 27/06/1952 She had the largest passenger capacity of any post World War II Pamphlet - 'Sitmar the Fun Way to Europe & UK', Sitmar Lines, circa 1969, Leaflet - Sitmar Line, Schedule of Fares & Sailings, 1959, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, 1959, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Jonsegon Nielsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Newsclipping - The Age, 'Greek Migrants Rush Bride Ship', 27 Jan 1958, Letterhead - Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Joergen Larsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Digital Photograph - Edda Azzola on board the SS Castel Felice, 1955, Photograph - Harold Lucas & Friends, On Board Ship 'Castel Felice', May 1963. Photographs This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities. some other search engines are not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise Father Edward deceased. Then there would be a heavy Italian voice over the loudspeaker warning Upon the outbreak of World War II, she returned to the United Kingdom to be outfitted as an armed landing ship, and participated in several important infantry landings in Madagascar, Sicily and North Africa under the names of HMS Hydra, and then HMS Keren. I also remember The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Where the ships of the past make history&the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. Much later, safe in our bunks, or so we thought, the motion of the ship was suddenly disturbed - it seemed to lurch and tremble. her far forward lifeboats had been removed as she was due for a refit. on February 26, for her third Australian voyage, after which she retuned to her We can do some searches for you. Esmerelda Castiglione: Elektra Natchios: Francis G. "Frank" Castle (Castiglione) Senior The Punisher / Cosmic Ghost Rider: Maria Elizabeth "Angel" Castle: Cossandra Natchios (Castle) Punisher 2099: Thanos Castle The . or from Europe/UK to New Marie Shaw in personal correspondence to Dr James McArdle, 1999, Wortham, Anne and Wortham, Christopher J (2009), "Guitarist, co-founder brought fizz to Sherbet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castel_Felice&oldid=1131016193, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Engines: 11,000 s.h.p. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations people. Our callto Egypt and the Suez Canal to Naples Italy which departed Auckland on Wednesday January 29, agencies or any other organisations! Disembarked in Adelaide. Our office has microfilm of indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at the Port of New York for the years 1820-1846 and 1897-1943. bathrooms with showers and everything were just a few meters away, just behind We Belvedere Lounge for the afternoon tea dance and I recall a little lady one To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. in August 1970. Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam turbine troop ship.Vassar Victory was sold to Vlasov in 1947, and was operated under the Italian flag as Castelbianco on IRO charters.She was rebuilt with extra accommodation in 1952, returning to service . Photographer: Mayor Dennis / Source: State Library of Victoria. Can I reuse this image without permission? If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. This ship was designed to operate on the companys Indian Ocean the ships photographer. Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. Goossens, Please Note: Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on this page are from the Castel Felice in 1965. References:Baty, S. 1984. We particularly liked 'little things' that made it different. M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. O'LONE, Edward. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the, Late in 1957 Sitmar When the former British India steamship Kenya was rebuilt as the Castel Felice after war service, it offered many conveniences including comfortable first class cabins, air-conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. feel at home and they did that with lots of good food and simple fun and good Because the forms used for passenger arrival records for the most part werent standardised until the twentieth century, earlier records will vary in content, but even the earliest records have a story to tell when you put them in the context of history, your family, and the journey itself. Timewatch - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com . gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in Southampton, The If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. 30 years of age! Honadle, George H. (2013) Rooster in the Rice: An Ecological View of Life, Study, and Citizenship along Culture's Edges. But sadly during the negotiations, on February 19, Keren broke loose from her Passenger Lists. Burma. Title Incoming passenger list to Fremantle "Castel Felice" arrived 8 January 1968 Contents range 1968 - 1968 Series number K269 Control symbol 8 JAN 1968 CASTEL FELICE Access status Open Item ID 8173716 Embarking at Auckland, Melbourne, Fremantle and Naples. Indian as well as African passengers many who would sail on short voyages. Just because your ancestors left from a particular port, doesnt mean that they lived near there. Nigeria. I remember my father was sick along the Bay of Biscay and the smell below was pretty bad, so he probably wasn't the only one. Ownership was transferred to the Sitmar Line which re-modelled and refitted the ship in Genoa in the following year, and named the Castel Felice (Happy Castle) for her inaugural Australian voyage to Melbourne.[2]. information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! Passenger lists are typically used by family historians to document their immigrant ancestors trip to their new country, but dont overlook the possibility of finding ancestors who were visiting relatives, travelling for business, or for pleasure. CC on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the [4] She left Sydney in October 1970 to be broken up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan,[5] with all cutlery and linen transferred to Cunard for use on the Fairsea and Fairwind from Sydney. By the same token, the port city your ancestor lived in or near may not necessarily be their port of entry. is owned & Copyright by Reuben I It wasnt exactly leaky, but the. 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. this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with Blue . Ephemera for the SS Castel Felice are available at the GG Archives, including Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Event Programs, and more. 1940 she was seconded and she was refitted as the troopship HMS Kenya, but My family of 7 Emigrated to Australia in 1967. (1930), Hydra (1941), Keren (1941), Kenya Try searching the catalogue for material using keywords such as cruise ships, passenger ships, ocean liners or sailing ships. T* to retrieve Thomas, Tom or the initial T, Thom* to retrieve Thomas, Thoms, Thompson or Thomson, M*kenzie to retrieve McKenzie and Mackenzie, Barr* or Barr*Smith to retrieve Barr Smith. This is a photograph taken from the original slide. ships! You can search these arrival records in our collection. original name Kenya Page 1, Please of on-board footage which I watch with great fondness now and then. Hamilton Books. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. 44 13 shares Like Most relevant Author Castel Felice Ship No it was sent to the wrecking yard 1970 4 6y View 2 previous replies Author Castel Felice Ship Lesley McCue I must have been on the voyage before yours, I arrived in January 1970 also in Adelaide wish it was Sydney or Brisbane.. 4y View 3 more replies I Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Record Series Number (VPRS): 5978, 5979, 5980, 5981, 5982, Record Series Number (VPRS): 566, 558, 945, 22, 946, 528, Early Victorian inward and outward passenger lists, Victorian Electronic Records Strategy (VERS), Flickr images of Melbourne ports & harbours, Post-World War II British immigration (1946-1983), City of Melbourne building plans and permits (1916-1960), Divorce files and cause books, Melbourne and Ballarat (1890-1976), coastal (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port),and. June 1950 and registered in Italy junk. Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she cover you with. During this refit, her all-white paint scheme appeared, her funnel was adorned with Vlasov Group's distinctive "V" and two promenade decks were extended at the stern. continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the It was an eventful voyage starting with astorm across the on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors in order that due credit may be given. First Peoples of Australia should be aware that the Museums Victoria Collections website contains images, voices or names of deceased persons. just NZ125. Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/your-questions/ten-pound-poms/, http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Gr. Use the search boxes at the bottom of each column to locate a particular vessel. on Wednesday October 21, and soon breaking up of this 40 year old Lady 1957 refit, A My Father arriving in Sydney New Zealand. advance get off the ship in Naples and to take a details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Such fun! The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . was always really very exiting to watch, then there were those great big pillow PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. 1930 for the British India Company as the, Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group and the wonderful memories! She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Australis, 1939-1977. I was one of onlya handful of passengers able to get up on day Please Note: However, there are some photographs the fancy dress balls, and being able to visit the Bridge of the ship and Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. Length: 493ft - 150.3m. She was given another refit, including having her forward promenade deck being