1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. The accident happened not far from the same place where the Lusitania was sunk near Ireland. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. A few destinations in Africa which have yet to be allocated a country are included under Africa in the dropdown list. He was a very handsome man, played the mandoline and used to whistle 'Listen to the Mocking Bird' when he went past our house. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. I have a copy of my Grandfathers letter of recommendation advising all records went down with the ship and I also have a painting of the HMS Otranto and the Mounsey coming along side. She had a displacement of 12,124 gross tons and 535.3 x 64.0 x 38.6ft . Have you found an error with this catalogue description? S.S. Kronprinz Embarking at Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Colombo, Naples, Toulon, Gibraltar, Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. An impulse seemed to tell me to jump, so I jumped and landed safely on the bow of the ship. Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - Genes Reunited Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 All Categories Armed Forces & Conflict Births, Marriages & Deaths Census, Land & Surveys Newspapers, Directories & Social History Travel & Migration Collections in this Category Colonial Service Passenger Lists Travel Records in this Collection Belfast, Ireland. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. You could see the waves break upon them. McAfee was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. As well as giving you additional information, sea departure cards give you a chance to view a person's signature. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. If you want to search all ports within a destination country, do not select a destination port. His detachment was sailing aboard the Otranto and Sgt. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., First Settlers of New Hampshire. 1888-1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. Whilst the ships listed in the Passenger Lists records are all departing from ports in the UK, not all of the ships themselves are British. I lived with my maternal grandparents most of my growing up years." And many of these men were from the State of Georgia. Some are typed, others are handwritten; some record only a minimum of detail about the passengers, others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. About the Collection. Like rival Dutch shipping company Nederland Line's passenger ship Oranje, the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd's William Ruys served the Netherlands-Indonesia route after the war, having been built in 1947 for that purpose. For example, you may know that your passenger sailed to Chile without knowing whether he or she disembarked at, say, Antofagasta, Iquique or Valparaiso. Oct. 13, 1918. Rafts and crushed lifeboats were used between the two ships so she would not be hit so hard. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. 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. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. To our great joy a British destroyer greeted our eyes, for here lay our only hopes. This information on Cpl. The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Not all lists have survived. For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. Sugar was sent to Europe for the service men who did not get it because it was on the wharf in France and got rained on. John Elder. She took part in the invasion of French North Africa later that year and the landings in Sicily and Salerno in 1943. Ascension is included under St Helena. Your son, passenger list: [noun] a list of the passengers on a ship that is submitted by the master to customs officials at ports visited. Private Pearl B. Horn, was one of the American soldiers who was on the Otranto when she sank off the coast of Scotland and Ireland on October 6, 1918. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. His mother, Mrs. Lue Radabaugh, R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. River ports on such navigable rivers as the Amazon and the Yukon mean that, for example, inland locations such as Manaus (Brazil) and Dawson City (Canada) are included. He could never finish telling the events of the sinking, as he would be come very upset. I cannot write any more. 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. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. Corporal Toy C. Dilts was in the US Army Coast Artillery and on October 6th was on the Troopship Otranto when she collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. 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. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. General MB Stewart arrived at the port of New York from Bremenhaven on 22 Feb 1952 - two manifest pages have been transcribed partial passenger list. 1939: Troopship. These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. Otranto accidentally collided with the Japanese steamer Kitano Maru[4] in August 1928, heavily damaging her. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. Analysis. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. I wrote you last Monday saying that I had landed safely. Present at the North African, Sicilian & Italian landings. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. He was drowned during the sinking. Smith was assigned to Co. G, 1st Infantry, Ohio National Guard (Co. G 148 Infantry). This will allow you to view all of the voyages that a ship undertook from the UK, between 1890 and 1960. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. Pvt. Arthur Harmon was badly injured when he leaped from the deck of the sinking ship to that of a destroyer and recovered in the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast, Ireland. The Alfred brings no mail. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in England. If you select this option, you will be returned only entries where New Zealand (rather than a more specific port) has been given on the passenger list. Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft. Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. The men on the Otranto were instructed to remain calm and 15-20 minutes later were again instructed to get on deck as quickly as possible. He is buried in Grave 190 in Kilchomen, Islay Island, Scotland. For example, if there are no sailings from Ramsgate in Kent, there is no point in a researcher typing Ramsgate in a search field. Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee about 1894 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 615 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Others were on deck, but their hold wasnt very good and they were swept overboard. If you are unsure how a name was spelt, or cannot find it with the usual spelling, try using the wildcard facility. LOC 2018696845. Edward was assigned to Fort Screvena, Georgia to train for war. We have been treated well since we landed here. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. The Azores, the Canaries and Madeira are given their own identities within the destination country list. When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. Ft. Screven, American Ex. Thomas Goodwin was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. The default setting is All, which allows you to search all ports at the same time. William Patrick Battle, Jr. was from Augusta, Georgia. Locally he was known as 'Charley'. In a letter to his mother, he tells in an interesting manner the story of the accident. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. Radabaugh was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. I can remember standing in front of my mother at the funeral parlor and seeing his coffin with the flag over it. Pvt. PASSENGER LISTS Journey to Australia Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. Passenger lists dating between: 1845-1886 record emigrants selected by the Colonization Commissioners London, whose passage were paid for out of the Emigration Fund. Voyages from all British (English, Welsh and Scottish) ports, and from all Irish ports before partition in 1921 and all Northern Irish ports after partition, are covered in BT27. Newsome was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. You can search these arrival records in our collection. His family came to see him off in New York before he left, signing a $10,000 life insurance before he left. By 11:00 am it was all over the Otranto was gone with many men and those who survived were taken to Belfast, Ireland. His father, Alfred K. Newsome, R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. This page is owned by Joe Hartwell 2003-2019 Journey to Australia: Tall Trees Family History DEPARTURES: 1822-1869 London, England Liverpool, England A man from my hometown saw me when I was eleven while I was unveiling the monument to the service men and he told me that he was on the same ship and saw my dad try to jump from the Otranto to the Mounsey which had pulled alongside and he fell in between. "Tel" or "Tel $" meaning Telegram, meaning they didn't have sufficient funds to travel to their intended destination, and they sent a telegram requesting money from a relative or someone else. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. 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. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. L. Baldry contacted me about his grandfather, Francis Edwin Turner who was a crewman on the HMS Otranto. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. 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. However, in a few minutes we got orders to go up on C deck with life preservers, which we did in a calm manner. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. Wayne remembers that when he was a young boy his grandfather told him how he lost friends who got cut in half by jumping to the decks of the HMS Mounsey as the sea was rolling, washing back seaman that had just jumped off the deck of the Otranto. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. About this time the HMS Mounsey was coming along side and the swells crashed the two ships together. Blair Witch launched the "found footage" horror trope and Otranto inaugurated the "Gothic." Interestingly enough, Otranto also employs a "found footage" gimmick with its first edition, pretending that the original manuscript was hundreds of years old, unearthed from the . McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. Pvt. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. Laid down in 1916 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow for the Imperial Russian Government, work was suspended when the October Revolution occurred and she was taken over by the Shipping . These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. One man survived by grabbing a large tub of lard that was floating by him. 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. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. He is buried in the Kilchoman Cemetery, Islay, West Coast of Scotland, Grave site 7.131. In 1919 P&O Line acquired a controlling interest in Orient Line. As well as searching for your ancestors in the passenger lists by their name it is also possible to browse by ship. The Otranto is the first of the new Orient liners to be fitted with wireless, and during her present trip she was able to maintain communication with 23 shore stations and 45 steamers. 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. partial passenger list. 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. see description line storage D28 144038857786 I supposed it was done while I was fastened under the chain. 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. 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. Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. HMS Otranto A collision that took the lives of 431 including 351 American soldiers. 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. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. You can see the artist even painted in the men jumping from one ship to the other, just an unbelievable event.. He was drowned during the sinking. There was no loss of life, as we picked up all of the crew, of thirty-six French sailors. Traduzioni in contesto per "advised to return him" in inglese-italiano da Reverso Context: Given his history, I was advised to return him to the authorities. He was 20 years old at the time he enlisted and was born in Montgomery, Alabama and lived at the home of his father George W. Smith, at 1111 E. Lurna St. in Pensacola, Florida at the time he enlisted. I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. Hong Kong is included under China. 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. 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. Additionally, this record set contains no incoming voyages to Britain. 1957 Aug. On the far side of the ring you can see 5 British Naval Officers watching the match. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. Find a ship: In this database you will be able to find ships, not only those which departed directly from Norway, but also other transatlantic ships which carried emigrants. He enlisted into the Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 18 years 1 month old. One had to hold to something to keep from being swept overboard. The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Passenger List was created, co-written and co-directed by John Scott Dryden; co-written and co-directed by Lauren Shippen; and edited and sound designed by Mark Henry Phillips, who also composed the music for the show. Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. Seaman Goodwin was lost at sea aged 39-years when the HMS Otranto, on which he was serving, sank off the coast of Islay on 6th October 1918. We were wet and cold, but were told that we would reach port in two hours. That is, passengers may go to sleep Wednesday night and find that it is still Wednesday when they arise the next morning. ORIENT LINE PASSENGER LIST RMS ORONTES Australia service 1953 EMIGRANTS - $97.58. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. In the early decades covered by BT27, you are likely to see these places written on the actual lists as Natal (sometimes abbreviated simply to N) and Algoa Bay (often shown as A Bay). OTRANTO | Passengers in History OTRANTO OTRANTO - 1909 OTRANTO Modify Page Content Ship Details Rig Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 2000 nhp Built 1909 Built In Belfast Tonnage 12,124g 7,433n Built By Workman Clark & Co Dimensions 535'4 x 64' x 38'7" Demise Herbert A. Dodd listed above. There is then the body of the list, giving details of the passengers travelling on board. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. When we landed I found I couldnt walk very well. We had quite a bit of rain, and a heavy sleet fell upon us too. . Smith sailed on the HMS Otranto on 25 September 1918 with the C.A.C. Pvt. The three parts of a list may be on a single page or spread over two or more pages. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. You can of course reduce this option to 'exact' or '+/- 1 year' but you may be less likely to achieve a successful result if you do. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: This story of Pvt. While countries such as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA feature strongly, all continents are covered and you will find passengers on ships sailing to all parts of Asia, the Caribbean, South America and West Africa, even to remotest oceanic islands such as South Georgia Island. C1E 8B0. His mother, Mrs. Sam Smith, 348 Kilgore St., Cincinnati, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Captain Ernest W. Davidson true to the ancient traditions of the sea, stayed with his ship and went down with her in the terrible sea as he saluted his men for one last time. Eventually my father had surgery to remove the bone spurs and calcium growths. Also capacity for 1,200 Mecca pilgrims on deck Launched Jan.1903 by D & W. Henderson, Glasgow for the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool, an Alfred Holt ( Blue Funnel Line) subsidiary. Roger Mary knows him. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. "MED" or medical reasons. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. 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. 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.