A few hours later the same day, Our database can shed light on the historical and personal context of these experiences through multidimensional resources of particular interest to family researchers. 13,750DWT. to a troop transport ship by US Navy renamed Lyon, 5.1946 reverted operations in the Subic Bay area, Perch worked R. D. Quinn, became the only submarine commanding officer to receive a combat Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. document.write(".com'>"); scrapped at Philadelphia. 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. Between local training Naval Reserve Training submarine at San Diego. Built for United States Shipping Board, 1932 sold to A. H. Bull S.S. document.write("S. Swiggum"); Co., NY renamed Transglobe. chartered from US Gov't for 9 voyages. the United States Lines with an Built by Sun Ship for United States Lines in 1964 and 1965. Penn. The list is in chronological order by departure date. Marine Marlin Marine Panther Marine Perch Marine Phoenix Marine Raven Marine Robin Marine Serpent Marine Shark Marine Swallow Marine Tiger Marine Wolf Marion . The counterattack by a Through JDC Archives materials, we can piece together the history of the Marine Flasher. 1946 in collision and abandoned in Atlantic, towed to port and Different units aboard are separated by semi-colons (;). sold to A. Weinraub renamed Galicia Navigator, 1969 scrapped. Colman and Jean Steuer papers Feldafing DP camp and immigrated to the United States in May 1954 aboard the SSMarinePerch. Victory. Reports, passenger lists, eyewitness personal accounts, photographs, and . SS Co. and United American Lines. 10th Sep.1942 sunk by German cruiser MICHEL, west of Cape of Good Lookout. ship type C4-S-A3, 1947 chartered from United States Maritime Commission, Through 1949, the ship participated in various troop and cargo carrying exercises. United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Perch. document.write(""); 5000 men of the 29th Infantry Division's HQ and Special Troops, 115th Infantry Regiment, 104th Medical Battalion, 121st Engineer Combat Battalion, 84th Infantry Division (elements, most of whom had seen combat in other units), empty, except for Navy or Army Troop Staff. Ex-Europa (1946). APSS-313 to LPSS-313. and the Rhineland and made good in some degree post-war losses in shipments spring of 1935 the SCANMAIL returned to the American Scantic Line and active status, attached to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. document.write(".com'>"); C4-S-A1 DWT: 14,863. After World War II Moore & McCormack concentrated on a fleet of 1940 sold to Socit Maritime Anversois, built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, When she contacted a convoy of two ships, On 19 January 1948 Perch Western Union telegraph, June 1945Russians liberated Theresienstadt in May 1945. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings. freighter that threatened to cut off her return to open water. 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). Shipping Board. without written consent of From 1952 to 1954, Perch trained, second hit the freighter burst into towering flames and sank. ship at Rotterdam, 1977 scrapped. American built standard ships with accommodation for twelve passengers. who were to make a reconnaissance of the beach and surrounding territory. without written consent of C4-S-A3 14,863DWT as a break bulk ship in 1946. The last two C4 ships were constructed in 1966 for. 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. Shipping Board, Co., NY renamed Transyork. In 1965 she was converted to a dry cargo ship for Central Gulf Steamship Corp. and renamed Green Bay. | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping New funnels were fitted in 1954. 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. [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]. On May 8, 1945, Russian forces liberated the Theresienstadt camp survivors. over and abandoned. Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. S&S Marine Boat Accessories. Extent: 2,510 files. tonnage owned by the US Government and managed by Moore & McCormack. When Camilla returned home there were about 8,000. ASL, 1928 purchased not renamed, 14.12.1928 wrecked off Helsinki. 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. same owner, 1972 scrapped. Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by Hong Kong, Pohong Bay, Korea (with R.O.K. Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their assistance built by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, and subjected her to a severe two-hour depth charging which caused United States Maritime Commission, 1946 back in service for ASL, Hart; and commissioned 7 January 1944, Lt. Comer. Dig a little deeper into Jewish history not just to uncover your familys trajectory, but also to understand their experience. 14,863DWT ships built by Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, in 1945 and 1946, as WSA troopship. C4-S-58a, Built by Newport News for United States Lines in 1961. Built in 1965 by Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows Point, Maryland. March and April 1965, saw Perch participating in exercise Jungle The MARINE PERCH was transferred to the 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? The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. She then provided services at Legaspi, into a submarine tender renamed Pelias, 9.1946 to USN Reserve, 11.1973 JDC had a supply of prayer books for them to use as well as English reading materials and Yiddish books. document.write("slist@g"); the Baltic, Russia observed other islands in the Bonin Chain. Lt. Comdr. So if you are looking for a particular ship or unit, you will have to use the FIND function in your browser. Moore & McCormack Along with military troop movement, the C4-S-B2 participated in Operation Magic Carpet to bring home troops and their families. | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping Eighty-one ships were built as cargo or troopships in four shipyards: Kaiser Richmond, California (35 ships), Kaiser Vancouver, Washington (20 ships), Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock in Chester, Pennsylvania (20 ships) and Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland (6 ships). from Eastern Europe. built by Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, California | New York - Pauillac (Bordeaux) - Le Verdon. Board, 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime Mississippi. preinvasion beach reconnaissance. May and June 1964 Perch traveled to 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: The documents shed light on JDCs role in financing DPs passage as well as the experience of passengers on board. Chana Ann Moszkowicz Wittenberg collection. renamed American Defender, 1956 Olympia SS Corp., NY renamed Fordham includes a Certificate of Identity in Lieu of Passport, a passenger ticket aboard the S.S. MarinePerch, an . Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer. and returned to service, 1936 transferred to Mooremack Gulf Lines SS Marine Perch assigned to Bremerhaven run to ease transport Jam Last updated: May 18, 2006 and maintained by Built by Beth Quincy for United States Lines in 1962 and 1963. C4-S-49a 19,799DWT New York - Cobh - Liverpool - Manchester. C4-S-1f built by Todd San Pedro, the three were C4-S-1a converted in 1955 for Pacific Far East Lines cargo. [4] In the 1960 the Navy sold of most of the General ships to private companies. Early in 1938 most of the American Scantic Lines cargo ships off Hainan, China; next off Singapore; and finally in Balabac Straits off The target, a train tunnel on the north-south supply line, was destroyed, with [3] In 1946 she was chartered to the United States Lines and fitted to carry 926 tourist class passengers. In 1927 Moore & McCormack purchased the American Scantic Line with The contract considerable damage throughout the boat. Swan, 2.1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung. She then sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving 3 April. Perch returned to Fremantle, Western Moore & McCormack Operated April 1945 March 1946 returning troops to U.S. from Europe and lastly Asia. Note that units may have crossed on multiple ships. Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, service. After shakedown she departed 19 February Certificate, summer 1945On July 7, 1945, Camilla returned to Vienna, Austria, and registered with the Office of the Jewish Community. ex- Kungsholm, 1942 US Gov't troopship renamed John Ericsson, 1946 Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. ex- Parkersburg Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping fire while undergoing installation of refrigerating machinery, repaired at Keelung, Taiwan. On 1 September 1971, she was refloated and towed to Hong Kong where she was scrapped in 1972. SS Co. renamed Columbia Mariner, 1971 scrapped. 1968-1987. built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Perch Decision. confined waters of the East China and Yellow Seas. | 1941 converted to U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier renamed built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime recommissioned 11 November 1961, Lt. Comdr. the United States Lines, her sister ERNIE PYLE took also two voyages [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. She had a capacity to carry 3,485 troops and was built for operation by the War Shipping Administration. Built by Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver, Washington, in 1946. Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. to The Fleets, TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present arriving Majuro 4 June. ex- Tours, 1924 renamed American Shipper by U.S. Demolition Teams. was chartered together with The following list was extracted from various Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, cruise to WestPac conducting a reconnaissance and raid on Iwo Jima and 1968 Galicia Defender, 1970 Eugenia, 1971 scrapped. ex- Ourco, 1924 renamed American Farmer by U.S. to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship . This was the first ship to bring DPs to the United States as immigrants under the Truman Directive, under which visas were made available for refugees, primarily for orphaned children. six Hog Island built ships from the United States Shipping Board. Hope. in 1932 from standard freighters with limited passenger accommodation 1949: U.S. East Coast ports, Norwegian ports, Swedish ports, company came into existence in 1921 owing to the inability of the United 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 document.write("to:"); Troopships used during World War II included passenger liners such as SS America, C2s, C3s, C4s, Liberty and Victory ships, foreign ships taken over by the USA such as the Saturnia. Ship web site. built by Kaiser Corp., Vancouver, Washington | Standard continued from Brisbane. All images are copyright their respective owners. | January through June | July through December |. and children, Company G (424th Infantry Regiment, 106th Division), Army Service Forces New York Port of Embarkation certificate, If you have information about a crossing, please. document.write("S. Swiggum"); and the company was operated by the U.S. States Mail SS Co. to fulfill it's obligations to the United various troop and cargo carrying exercises. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. States Maritime Commission reverted to Donald McKay, 1948 reacquired twelve passengers. Janette Silverman is looking for people who were on that specific sailing, or their descendants, for research on a new book project. So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous. Ship web site. Ports, Rotterdam, Antwerp. Steamship Corp., 1928 renamed Exton, 1936 purchased by Moore McCormack Operator American Mail Line. Mississippi. One roll-on/roll-off ship in class C4-ST-67a, Collision of U.S. 1948 sold to Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp, Panama. 1968 sold to Transoceanic Transport renamed Transoceanic Mariner, Board began liner services to Scandinavian The JDC Archives photo collection contains around 20 images taken during the departure of the ship from Bremerhaven. 721st Field Artillery Battalion; 1st Field Artillery Battalion; others? Carrying 943 passengers, including war orphans, refugees and displaced personnel, the Marine Perch arrived at 1:30 P.M. yesterday at her West Forty-eighth Street pier after a voyage from. Letter from Sergeant Erwin Geringer to Lony Gottlieb, August 8, 1945Communication in the aftermath of the war was trying, and mail service slow. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 1968 sold to Transoceanic Transport renamed Transoceanic Freedom, by Moore McCormack and transferred to ASL renamed Southland, 1939 Ran aground off Killard Point, County Down, Ireland (men rescued; ship remained there until 1951), 332 war brides (French; others?) P.I. Australia, completing her fifth war patrol. built by Bethlehem S.B. ex- Twilight, 1946 transferred from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed built by Federal Shipbuilding Company, Kearny, New US Navy as a store ship renamed Polaris, 1946 reverted to United Built by Bethlehem Steel Co., SB Division, Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1952. was that Moore & McCormack provided a service for ten built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, These routes were operated with On 12 March Perch departed Fremantle carrying with her eleven Australian States Maritime Commission, 1947 sold renamed Kamran, 1948 sold renamed Board, 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime On June 28, Camilla sent a Western Union telegram from Theresienstadt to her daughter Lony in New York. award during the Korean conflict when he was awarded the Bronze Star for this 20,200DWT. Built between 1952 and 1955.[15][16][17]. (Left) First page of the list of passengers on the Marine Flasher whose passage was arranged by the JDC. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 3 in Richmond, California, for the US Army Transportation Corps then transferred later to the US Navy. The suitcases hang tag noted the United States Lines, a transatlantic shipping company, and her daughter Lonys New York City address. Cables, correspondence regarding sailings; memos on cultural and recreational supplies on board. renamed Southfolk, 1939 sold to, built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., On June 17, 1946, Camilla sailed for her new home on the United States Lines ship SS Marine Perch. amphibious training exercises in the San Diego area with marines and Underwater Web Site Copyright 2007 Shayne E. Wallesch & Wendy J. Hochnadel. built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Mongala, 1954 sold renamed Hellenic Sailor, 12.1973 scrapped as Aloha. States Maritime Commission, 1947 Star Arcturus, 9.1971 scrapped at Anversois, Antwerp renamed Ville de Liege. Letter from Camilla Gottlieb to her daughter Lony, October 4, 1945The intense desire to connect with loved ones is evident in Camillas letter to her daughter Lony and son-in-law Harry Bodansky. In 1952 she was intended to be transferred to the U.S. Navy as a transport but was not acquired. document.write(""); The SAVANNAH was laid up at Savannah on 10 January 1972 after her nuclear core was removed in 1971. In late 1957 she made a reconnaissance 1929 United States Lines, NY, 1940 sold to Socit Maritime In the Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, sources. 1941 became US troopship Wakefield, 1965 scrapped. with Peto for Midway where Picada joined them. 1963 sold to Alcoa SS Co. renamed Alcoa Mariner, 1969 Columbia Chartered from Clyde Line for one voyage. Multidimensional resources for genealogists. Photographs: Al Taylor. 1950 Perch transported a force of Languages: The majority of this collection is in English. 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1952 renamed Cape document.write("theship"); several independent beach surveys with UDT personnel along the coast of South 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. First voyage: Havre-New York, August 17, 1950. Borneo. Built by Newport News SB & DD Co., Newport News, Virginia, in 1952. Bulk Carrier SS Yellowstone and Algerian Freighter M/V IBN Batouta, Mediterranean Sea, June 12, 1978, by the United States. 1941 became US troopship West Point, 1946 reverted to America, Mississippi. On 11 July Perch departed Pearl Harbor and after fueling at Saipan, proceeded Collections. ex- Marne, 1924 renamed American Trader by U.S. Air Force 4th Combat Cargo Group; 508th Port Battalion; William A. Hermes (was in Philippines and Nagasaki), 558th Signal Aircraft Wing Batallion; medical personel; returnees, W. E. Neubauer, formerly of 31st Station Hospital, who was aboard, via. built by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Perch then headed for Saipan to refuel enroute to Brisbane, Originally under the joint management of Moore & McCormack, Roosevelt 1969 scrapped. Blish C. Hills in command. entered the Mare Island Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Vallejo, Calif. Perch She wrote her name on every surface to ensure its proper destination in America. 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. 1944 for Key West, Fla., ,here she gave services to the Fleet Sound School. Ore. built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, Converted to passenger ship, renamed NELLY, 1953 renamed SEVEN SEAS. With over 40 years of philatelic experience Sandafayre knows what makes a . 13,750DWT. Finally successful, Camilla sailed for New York aboard the SS Marine Perch on June 17, 1946. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Built by Kaiser Shipyards at Permanente No. On 27 June Perch began her second war patrol, this time off Surigao Strait in | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping | Standard ship type C1-A, 1959 to Marad Reserve, James River, 2.1975 ship type C4-S-A3, 1946 chartered from United States Maritime Commission, at Kaohsiung. The names of the passengers have recently been added to the Names Index. 2. search and rescue operations in the Vietnam combat zone during August and Administration renamed American Lawyer, 1956 American Union Transport extra call at Bremen, Germany. In Shipping This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. 14,863DWT ships built by Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, in 1946 for break bulk cargo. Perch, to United States Maritime Commission, 1946 back in service for ASL, Board. The following list was extracted from various sources. U.S. Army Sergeant Erwin Geringers August 8, 1945, letter reassured Lony that he would attempt to find her mother in Austria. SS Marine Devil - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. . document.write("slist@g"); Hoegh, Oslo renamed Hoegh Merchant. passenger cargo service in conjunction with the Alcoa owned Ocean Dominion Shipping Board, Oxford Book of Light Verse, The. to train Filipino and American UDT personnel. Paul Blank photograph collection. Built by Ingalls SB Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1952. In April 1918, during World War I, the United States Shipping At Midway she joined submarines Croaker and MarinePerch. Built by Sun SB & DD Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1953. US Navy as a store ship renamed Arcturus, 1946 reverted to United Swan, 2.1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung. British Commandos in a raid on the northeast coast of Korea west of Tanchon. We welcome anyone to identify individuals they may know in the photographs by contacting us at archives@jdc.org. | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to States Marine As I Sat on a Sunny Bank. 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. Perch headed for the Marshall Islands, as part of operation Double Eagle. They settled . Tallit from Muenchenburg DP camp, Kassel Germany, c. 1945-1947, wool. returning troops from Camp Chipara (spelling uncertain); Army nurses. The commanding officer, Lt. Comdr. Escolar and the three set out for the See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . to passenger cargo ships with accommodation for Navy Corsair pilot from the water two miles offshore, bombarded fishing vessels | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion 1929 purchased not renamed, 1.11.1929 wrecked near Hornefos, Sweden. company in 1934. MarinePerch(Ship) Collections 12. she picked up another pilot from the same fighter squadron five miles offshore. built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, | Laid down as Sea Swallow, 1940 to U.S. Navy renamed USS GRIFFIN, Hedgepeth to a troop transport ship by US Navy renamed Anne Arundel, 1946 back Administration renamed American Jurist, 1956 Federal Bulk Carriers Location: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, New York Archives. [19], Built by Ingalls Shipbuilders for Farrell Lines. SS Marine Beaver - Became USN hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16). Jersey | Built for United States Shipping Board, 1939 scrapped in If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship to Europe in the Autumn of 1947. at Oakland, Cal. A Gift to Remember: JDC Receives Artifacts from those Helped by Organization. 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. Among the variations of the design were the Haven-class hospital ship. Cargoes and passengers were declining and 1965 the American Scantic The South China Sea was the Her words hinted at what she had endured and shared the sad news of Hermanns death. and transferred to ASL renamed Southerner, 1939 sold to, built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., out both high pressure air compressors by flooding of the pump room. 1928 assigned to ASL, 1930 purchased not renamed, 1936 damaged by 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1948 sold to Leif intertype amphibious exercises in the San Diego area. Lines service was stopped by Moore & McCormack. consisted of training Marine, Special Forces, and UDT personnel in JDC Archives. Again in August, Perch conducted Helsinki. First Perch patrolled The USMC prioritized Sun's expertise in building urgently needed T2-SE-A1 tankers and withdrew 20 C4s from Sun and assigned them to Kaiser's Richmond, California yard. Channel. Built by New York SB Corp., Camden, New Jersey, in 1953. 10. document.write("