Orient Line - TheShipsList ArchivesSearch | Queensland State Archives | Queensland Government To our great joy a British destroyer greeted our eyes, for here lay our only hopes. [1], In 1926 Otranto was slightly damaged when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece during a heavy rainstorm. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. The jump to the HMS Mounsey was 40 feet and as the sea rolled up and down was reduced to 20 feet, but if you got it wrong you were crushed or cut in half by the ships wire rope rails. Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. Wherever we can, we have paired each port with its matching country. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Geiger is buried in Kilchoman, Ireland as there is a cross in a cemetery there marked as: America Pvt. These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. Menu - 'At The Equator', RMS Otranto, Orient Line, 1954 They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. I cannot write any more. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. Passenger List Radiotopia Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. Original lists (1883-1891) also survived. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. Where an age is given for a passenger in the original list, we have calculated the approximate year of birth using the simple subtraction of the age from the year of voyage. 1957 Aug. Other services may also be available. If you also see a more generic option in the drop-down alongside specific ports, it is important to note that this is not an 'all ports' option. If you wish to search by country, simply select the country but leave the destination port dropdown at its default 'all ports within destination country' setting. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. Men were lashed to guns on the deck of the Mounsey and was getting crowded and she was leaking, the pumps were going all the time but they were still waist deep in ice cold seawater and did not expect to see land again. It was a ruby with pearls around it. About this time the HMS Mounsey was coming along side and the swells crashed the two ships together. In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. Just then a great wave rushed over the top and I was completely under water that was icy cold. We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states: New Jersey New York Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Hours and Address Enlarge Directions Address One Bowling Green, Room 328 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-401-1620 Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 Fax: 212-401-1638 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov Hours The manoeuvring of the Mounsey was magnificent and the destroyer was in danger of being dashed to pieces her self and she was taking on water. For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. In May 1932 she played a small part in the rescue of the passengers and crew of the French ocean liner Georges Philippar in the Gulf of Aden. London, Naples, via Suez Canal, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. They then boarded a train in Wilkes Barre and rode into Baltimore, Maryland. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: My dad had written to my mother from Georgia asking her to bring me to the train station so he could see me before he went overseas, it seems the government was sending the troops through their hometowns so they could see their families before shipping out. She was sold for scrap in June. Two sons of Mrs. J. S. Harmon, of Inman, both in the service of their country, were on the British transport Otranto that was sunk off the coast of Ireland when she was rammed by the Kashmir, one of whom, Arthur, was saved, the other, Clyde being lost. After the War my hometown erected a monument to honor the men who had died in service from my town. HMS Otranto A collision that took the lives of 431 including 351 American soldiers. In theory if not in practice, there are no domestic British or purely European voyages in BT27, and no lists for Merchant or Royal Naval vessels or for troop ships. Later in life Pearl B. Horn did not talk much about the war in an detail, but one day many years ago, he told his son, Paul Horn, a few things about that time and his limited experience in the last battle of WWI, Meuse-Argonne Offensive. When I was a child we had a book about the first world war and the last page was about the Troopship Otranto which had been sunk. 1939: Troopship. Although Seattle was incorporated in 1869, relatively recently for an American city, it quickly became an important center for exporting the regions rich natural resources, and so the population relied on sea travel and trade. She was 632.0 feet (192.6m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 75.2 feet (22.9m) and a draught of 37feet 6inches (11.43m). Pvt. Passenger lists | National Library of Australia Pvt. The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. We could see, over the right, a great high cliff of rocks, not more than a half-mile away, but no hope there, as we knew we would be dashed to death against the rocks. A typical passenger list can be divided into three parts. Private Pearl B. Horn was discharged from the Army on February 1, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 1954 Nov 12. PolandGenWeb Archives - RootsWeb He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Dont worry about me Im all right, and if you dont hear from me regularly dont worry for you know the mails are so uncertain. Also on his discharge papers, it gives the dates of his departure on Sept. 25, 1918 to go overseas, and his return date of January 14, 1919. On 6 Oct. 1918, during a heavy storm while carrying troops from America to Glasgow and Liverpool, HMS Otranto collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. crew, passengers, military. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. Greece train crash kills at least 38 people, many of them - Reuters.com The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. Kashmir off the coast of Scotland. Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and The Castle of Otranto | Summary, Characters, Analysis, & Facts He is buried in the Kilchoman Cemetery, Islay, West Coast of Scotland, Grave site 7.131. We were delayed four or five hours. The Ship Hope, 1733 List A - The Captain's list List B - The signers of the Oath of Alligiance List C - The signers of the Oath of Abjuration. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. Year Title Description Download ; 1926 : Hatarana : 232/1926 - Hatarana : PDF: 1926 : Mongolia FOR SALE! A bibliography of ship passenger lists, 1538-1825; being a guide to published lists of early immigrants to North America. Hudson was from Jakin, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven. Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. Newsome was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. In a letter to his mother, he tells in an interesting manner the story of the accident. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. RMS Otranto (1925) - Wikipedia Sea departure cards are marked on the search results as 'card'. 718867. Oct 12, 1918 ~ 372 U.S. Soldiers Lost in Sinking of Otranto Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. For instance, if you search by last name without a first name, results without given forenames top the list, followed by the initials and exact first name matches in alphabetical order: if you click the First Name column header, results will be sorted so that the order is reversed and initials and first names top the list, with the blanks coming at the end of the list. The list contains: Non-Convict name, title, ship, contact name and e-mail address. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. This ship had gone wrong and could not be steered, so on a raging wave she plunged right into the middle of our ship, tearing a great hole in her side. Charles' body was recovered and buried in England. Passing time with a boxing match on board the HMS Otranto with Seaman Francis Edwin Turner on the left and an unidentified sailor from another ship on the right. It was used by Geoffrey and Hazel Tirchett who immigrated from London to Victoria, as '10 Pound Tourists' leaving London on 3 June 1954. Summary Menu 'At The Equator' published by the Orient Line for passengers travelling on the SS Otranto in 1954 and used for a child's birthday party. Edward's body was later washed ashore in Scotland. For Dutch ships, for example Damsterdijk, also spelt Damsterdyk, only one version of the name has been selected, allowing you to view passenger lists for both spellings with one search. He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. Commander: Captain O. Cppers. We did not suffer any damages, but the schooner was sent to the bottom. He tried to time his jump to the destroyer so he would land on the destroyer as it was at its wave peak or at least just starting back down. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. Pvt. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to - Archive In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm, M237, rolls 95-580 and T715 . Men were in the raging sea and clinging to anything that would float. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole | Goodreads The sea then began to get restless. The actor Buster Keaton sailed to Europe on the Otranto in August of 1918 with units of the 40th Division. Edward was the only one accepted that night. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of tthe South Australian Company. There is no single, standard format. However, often you will need to view both card and list, as sea departure cards usually do not contain details of destination, although they do have the date and departure port, meaning that you should be able to tell if a card relates to the same voyage as a passenger list found in your search. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. Forces. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in England. These duplicate lists have been scanned to preserve the integrity of the BT27 dataset. One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse OTRANTO December 6th 1947 PASSENGER LIST EMPIRE DEBEN July 30th 1947 PASSENGER LIST MV DORSETSHIRE September 4th 1951 PASSENGER LIST EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND February 14 1948 PASSENGER LIST SS ORBITA February 3rd 1948 PASSENGER LIST RMS SAMARIA August 10th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS MATAROLA August 5th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden. Pvt. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Pvt. The differences between these different copies of the same list are usually cosmetic but there are sometimes also minor differences in content or in the Board of Trade's annotations or stamps upon them. He sailed aboard the, Among the names of 200 American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the transport. The sea was mountainous and the hurricane bit in, and he can remember his grandfather saying: "I will never forget it." One of them was brother Clydes top sergeant Sergt. Firstly, the simple calculation ignores the date of voyage within the year: for instance, a passenger who was aged 21 and who travelled on 1st January 1911 is more likely to have been born in 1889, while a passenger of the same age who travelled on 31st December 1911 is much more likely to have been born in 1890, yet both will displayed in your results with the calculated year of birth of 1890. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. His father, Henry J. Swadner, Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Pearl Horn told his son that they had to re-train on the Big French guns (his description) before going to the front. Pvt. Ascension is included under St Helena. National Work Council. Old Calabar and New Calabar are different places within Nigeria but have been merged within the dropdown list of Nigerian ports, as many entries in the passenger lists simply state Calabar. I did have his Mandolin but at one point in my life I was really down and out and my Mom told me to sell it which I did now I wish I had kept it. He was drowned during the sinking. Thomas and Margaret Goodwin had a son named Charles Goodwin who served in the Scottish Rifles and was killed in action during WWI just two years earlier at the Battle of the Somme when only 19-years of age and he is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Just a few days before his enlistment he bought himself a new automobile for her pleasure. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. Ships and Passenger Lists of Polish WW2 DPs arriving from Africa and Europe Many of the deaths of drowned men came from the C. A. C. September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven, Georgia, as the Otranto was carrying this unit when the shik sank on October 6, 1918. Finally, there is the summary section, which gives statistical detail on the number of passengers and usually a signature and stamp from the Board of Trade (BT), to which the list was sent by the shipping line. By 11:00 am it was all over the Otranto was gone with many men and those who survived were taken to Belfast, Ireland. Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. These are contained within The National Archives' BT26 record series. I remember my Grandmother complaining there was no white flour only brown, I remember seeing maple syrup in cans shaped like a log cabin with the chimney a pouring spout, that was used in place of sugar. Secondly, a passenger who is shown as aged 30 on a voyage on 10th June 1935 may have been travelling on their 30th birthday and only just turned 30, or they may have been on the eve of their 31st birthday. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. Orient Line - Orient Steam Navigation Co. - Timetable Images S.S. Graf Waldersee arrived at the port of Philadelphia from Hamburg on 1 September 1913 - page 17 has been transcribed: page 17. This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. In the stories that Pearl Horn told to his son Paul, he told about the adventure of, Having to jump on to the deck of the British destroyer, and that many refused to do so and according to the various accounts that are now available on the web, over 400 died. Otranto then resumed her pre-war role as a passenger liner, now refitted to carry 1,412 tourist-class passengers. His mother, Mrs. Martha McAfee, R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. This story of Pvt. Hong Kong is included under China. Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. Of course, our first thought was a torpedo, but were told that it was nothing serious. However, in a few minutes we got orders to go up on C deck with life preservers, which we did in a calm manner. If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Thomas Goodwin was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. About Australia: Orient Line Migrant Ships Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) Class of Passengers: Cabin. Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year. When war was declared in 1914 the British Admiralty requisitioned the Otranto for use as an Auxiliary Cruiser and armed her with four 4.7-inch guns. In 1953 the two rival vessels clashed at sea and almost come to grief. United States Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch Passengers For New England, pg 407. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. Vessel. S.S. Kronprinz His father, Frank Kish of 2885 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. The wave seemed like huge mountains. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. ISTG Vol 3 - SS Rhein - Immigrant Ships He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. You can search these arrival records in our collection. William Brumit was killed on 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. However, two points need to be noted. Rafts and crushed lifeboats were used between the two ships so she would not be hit so hard. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. Pvt. He wrapped himself around railings. Introduction - Libraries Tasmania The names of wives and children were often not included. Pvt. - In Lists B & C, the marks of the individuals are indicated within the parenthesis.. Contributor Richard C. Gethmann Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals In the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to . The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. The indexing is complete only for the assisted immigrant programme through to 1888. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. For example, if there are no sailings from Ramsgate in Kent, there is no point in a researcher typing Ramsgate in a search field. In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. Passenger Lists From Ireland - 1803 - #1 Passenger List From Ireland - 1803 - #2 Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 1839 New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form. If your search returns a large number of results you may wish to sort them by clicking on the column heading, to help you scan the list of records. For instance, in the New Zealand drop-down list, you will see a list of ports from Auckland to Westport from which to choose. Ship Descriptions - O - TheShipsList HMS Otranto was an Orient Steam Navigation Company liner and was built by Workman Clark, Belfast in 1909 for the London to Australia route but also did cruses to Norway and the Mediterranean on occasion. Berlin 1868, 2333 tons, 285ft x 39ft. I was brought up to the hospital with a number of others that had been hurt. She was Orient Line's second ship of that name. His father, Alfred K. Newsome, R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. A solution is being designed so that customers will only be charged once for the information contained within these duplicate pages. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. She had a displacement of 12,124 gross tons and 535.3 x 64.0 x 38.6ft . SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies The destroyer had just passed the wave valley and was just starting back up, so he not only hit with great impact but also his body had rotated in the air and he hit on his left shoulder. Let us know. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. McAfee was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. You may search for a ship by entering the first letter of the name. The dead were buried with military honors in a cemetery in Kilchoman on Islay. example: 1851 passenger list (scroll down) l847 Canadian list. Eventually my father had surgery to remove the bone spurs and calcium growths. Her name is Brooke and she lives in Napier, New Zealand. Passenger List Page - Irish Genealogical Society - MN. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. Ellis Island Passenger Lists 1903 | GG Archives - Gjenvick Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. J. C. Geiger, 3372653, 6 October, 1918", Victor Don Perrin shared his fathers story of the account of the HMS Otranto collision in WW I. Victor Don Perrin writes about his father, My father, a 22 year old doughboy, survived that collision. Journeys to Australia - Immigration Museum - Museums Victoria

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