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I would be happy to communicate more with you in the future. was also on hand.". I was so happy because my parents never had any documentation as to the ship we arrived on. operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by We learned to avoid being downwind Maybe we saw each other? Gerhard Maroscher. Army Transport Service and its successor, Military Sea Transportation Service, I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. Only 45 minutes from where I live is a Hungarian gentleman whose story is nearly identical. out Communists and other subversives." [4] Walker was later infamously sentenced by a Florida civil court to having the letters "S.S."an acronym for "Slave Stealer"[6]branded on his hand. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. Ive recently lost touch because weve done a large move this year and at our age things just seem to take a bit longer and last year was laid up for a while with a fractured foot. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. She arrived Marseilles after the Japanese surrender, and sailed with returning veterans 23 August bound for Hampton Roads. Seemingly without effort, I quickly learned English in the middle of hot humid Georgia. consisted of 388 Poles, Next in number were 178 Lithuanians. At the end of the war, the American public demanded the rapid demobilization of overseas troops. I was wondering how you were able to locate the manifest for your voyage. [3] General Taylor was employed as a dispatch vessel at the Navy Yard until April 1852, when, needing extensive repairs, she was sold at public auction at Pensacola for $3,000. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor regards, Walker later testified that for most of the voyage aboard General Taylor, in spite of being seriously ill, he was kept chained hand and foot in "filthy"[4] and oppressively hot conditions in or near the engine room of the steamer's hold,[5] apart from brief periods of a few hours a day when he was allowed on deck. She participated in Operation Earnest Will and Operation Prime Chance. That gentleman is about 83. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32 m), a beam of 17 feet 6inches (5.33 m), a draft of 6 feet 6 inches and a hold depth of 8 feet 6inches (2.59 m). Keep in touch. This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. We are a bit older now. Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. They left Bremerhaven, Germany on March 27, 1949 and arrived in New York City on April 6, 1949. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. I do however vividly remember our sleeping quarters and the burial at sea of a person lost during the voyage. [1], The ship was rebuilt as an 11,369 gross ton container ship by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Ship Repair Yard in Hoboken, New Jersey after being gutted by the Alabama Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and renamed SS Brooklyn, USCG ON 513557, IMO 6903149. [2] The single-cylinder, 98hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, We were from Germany, Rathmannsdorf inititially later near Hannover, Refugees. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, 1 25.3 in bore, 6 ft stroke single-cylinder. Gerda Konyen (Wickett). Are you a Key West local? It is possible that through Ellis Island Foundation it might be cheaper or free. You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. General Tom Clark to convey a message to them from President Truman. In fact, a group of banks and financiers right here in Key West bought the USS General Taylor and it was docked for a time at the East Quay Pier of the Key West Harbor. I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. "Although about half the bunks Thank you! She was launched in August 1776. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? [2] However, as of 2004, all significant anti-aircraft capability was deleted from this class. The new stories were added to the book and the book was re-written with the input of professional editors. How interesting! In 1940 we resettled to Austria, then part of the Deutsches Reich after the Anschluss in 1939. The search/info is free, but you do have to create an account with your name and email. 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule. Do you recall some of the other descriptions of our trip across the angry North Atlantic that I describe in my book? [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. You were too young to remember the voyage. where beautiful actresses wore strapless dress and gowns. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. My Baba who is 93 remembers it like it was yesterday! [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. Thank you for contacting me. Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. 4 April 1954 to 20 August 1955, USS Taylor Anchor Log 19421955 to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A than a few lines without permission. If you see substantial portions of this For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. Im still trying to find information about my background, but since Ive lost both my parents and being an only child is difficult at best. We were on that ship also DP. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. left via Italy or Shanghai. Acquired by U.S. Navy October 13 1943. In July 1844, General Taylor was used to convey abolitionist Jonathan Walker from Key West to the Pensacola Navy Yard, where he was handed over to local authorities and charged with slave stealing. My family were refugees from Poland and had been in a DP camp outside of Munich for 4 years. Taylor was homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, was part of Destroyer Squadron 6 "Greyhounds", from 1985 to 1993. [1][10] She was redesigned by F. Grice and rebuilt by G. Lyndal of Baltimore, a new engine and boiler being supplied at the same time by Charles Reeder & Sons of the same city. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. I still always see that image, but knew later it had to be done. meager belongings. We use cookies to give you the best experience. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. I live in Ludington, Michigan. My parents, Erika and Rudolf Haffner, and I at age 12 (Hermann) were on that ship voyage to the US. USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. Cruise books are yearbook-style books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. In 1947, USAT General S. D. Sturgis This letter brought a rush of memories, Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. General C. C. Ballou, (AP-157) was launched 7 March 1945 under Maritime Commission contract (MC #714) by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Harry J. Bernat; acquired by the Navy 20 May 1945; and commissioned 30 June 1945. Up to 2015, Taylor was homeported at Naval Station Mayport, and was part of Destroyer Squadron 14. This collection is searchable by ship name, ship ID, year, and name of crew member. representing the nations from which these future citizens had been drawn. Following World War II USS General Henry W. Butner was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) Absorbed into the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in October 1949, redesignated USS General Henry W. Butner (T-AP-113) USS General Henry W. Butner performed Occupation duty and China Service for the following periods: By the way, this May I published a second edition of my book. taken "many cruises on some of the world's biggest cruise ships, but She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops . the land of golden opportunities. If you could point us to useful . We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 31, 1952. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. Key West Shipwreck is part of the Historic Toursof America quarterly eNewsletter. Deck Logs document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); erman citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard the ship, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being Visit Taylor Sailors. General Harry Taylor to US Navy USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) General Hugh J. Gaffey to US Navy USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121) General J. H. McRae to US Navy USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149) General John McE. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. Gerda, I believe my dad and his family were on this ship too of Polish decent kolcz and sliwinski family were in a concentration camp. out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies "D.P. I have looked online to find more information for years. USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. Thank you for your note. Many got sea-sick. 's stood there on deck watching their It was not a modern cruise ship. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. About eight others, who sailed on the USS General Ballou at other times, also contacted me. Oral History by 4 days. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. Happy Easter. I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service There was Attorney [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. [2] The single-cylinder, 98 hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. Dear Gerhard I would be pleased to hear from them. When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . My parents and I- I was 8 at the time came to the US just a little later, arriving in NY on June 10, 1952, also on the Gen. Ballou. USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum - Passenger Lists for 1949 USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) See other topics in USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum Thank you for using Forum Jar. River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. Harry Taylor, born on 26 June 1862 in Tilton, N.H., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1884, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineerson 15 June. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. ), and that he has Black carried several thousand displaced persons from Europe to ports in Venezuela, Australia, Brazil, and New York from 1948 to 1949. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). General Taylor was selected for the mission because her light draft was expected to enable her to negotiate the shallow approaches to the Island, while her speed would allow her to effectively pursue any ships attempting to embark the adventurers. On 10 October 1846, General Taylor caught fire while lying at the wharf of the Pensacola Navy Yard, and was burned to the water's edge. Gerhard Maroscher, So nice to read these excerpts from people of all ages and locations. I remember the huge waves. How are things going for you? I remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all . Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Eastern Light left Kobe, Japan on 24 December 1981 to steam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan where she was scrapped.[1][5][6]. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. Following the armistice, General C. C. Ballou continued to sail to Japan and Korea on troop rotation duty. In that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and . past fade into oblivion" wrote a member of the crew on one of these after World War II. U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969. I dont think it helped. Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. Save big with our Hometown pass membership! Anneliese I remember the burial at sea also. I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. In December 2017, I found a notebook that had been lost 35 years of my notes I took while Mom was telling me stories during and after the war. She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. In 1975 the ship was sold to Navieras de Puerto Rico, also known as the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and renamed SS Humacao. [1], General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. By the way, did you purchase my book? She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. Displaced Persons were mostly Eastern Eastern Star Maritime Ltd. of Panama renamed her Eastern Light when it purchased her in 1981. I was eight and remember it well. Hi Halina, we are not planning a reunion. Hi Stephanie, the name of my ship was the USS General Ballou. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_Taylor&oldid=1085474061, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 April 2022, at 19:13. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins Do you have an interest in contacting the other passengers? Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty . After reading some of the other comments I just wanted to add some also. [1] My sister-in-laws family (Konyens from Zendresch, Romania) also were on this same ship on the same date (sailed from Bremerhaven on 3-31-1952, arrived in NYC on 4-12-1952.) Good luck. I found my familys manifest on the Ellis Island website at libertyellisfoundation.org. [11] page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be Thank you for the research. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means [7], In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! Hersey 2 NovemberSS Brasil 18 NovemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 18 NovemberSS Volendam 20 NovemberSS Napoli 23 NovemberSS Skaugum 11 DecemberSS Surriento 21 DecemberSS Toscana 29 DecemberSS Anna Salen 31 December, 1951SS JV Oldenbarnevelt 12 JanuarySS Cyrenia 16 JanuarySS Maloja 16 FebruarySS Napoli 16 FebruarySS Jenny 26 FebruarySS Radnik 26 FebruarySS Sibajak 3 MarchSS Sebastiano Caboto 7 MarchSS Surriento 10 MarchSS New Australia 12 MarchSS Groote Beer 21 MarchSS Protea 21 MarchSS Ugolino Vivaldi 7 AprilSS Toscana 24 AprilSS Cyrenia 25 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 28 AprilSS Surriento 15 MaySS Sibajak 7 JuneSS Groote Beer 22 JuneSS Ugolino Vivaldi 18 JulySS Oceania 8 SeptemberSS Australia 10 SeptemberSS Ravello 10 SeptemberSS Sydney 16 OctoberSS Toscana 18 OctoberSS Cyrenia 23 OctoberSS Hellenic Prince 29 OctoberSS Neptunia 7 NovemberSS Oceania 30 NovemberSS Australia 4 DecemberSS Waterman 9 DecemberSS Neptunia 30 December, 1952SS Hellenic Prince 30 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 22 FebruarySS Roma 15 MarchSS Neptunia 22 MarchSS Cyrenia 26 MarchSS Castel Bianco 29 MarchSS Florentia 14 AprilSS Australia 20 AprilSS Florentia 21 AprilSS Ravello 21 AprilSS Nelly 5 MaySS Oceania 17 MaySS Sydney 5 JuneSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 6 JuneSS Cyrenia 30 JuneSS Hellenic Prince 30 JuneSS Oceania 8 AugustSS Ravello 18 AugustSS Nelly 19 AugustSS Surriento 19 AugustSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 11 SeptemberSS Napoli 21 SeptemberSS Australia 26 SeptemberSS Neptunia 29 SeptemberSS Fairsea 2 OctoberSS Roma 11 OctoberSS Castel Felice 2 NovemberSS Waterman 17 NovemberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 DecemberSS Fairsea 30 December, 1953SS Sydney 19 FebruarySS Neptunia 2 MarchSS Fairsea 14 MarchSS Australia 23 MarchSS Oceania 13 JuneSS Sibajak 20 JuneSS Castel Verde 7 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 JulySS Fairsea 18 OctoberSS Neptunia 19 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 28 OctoberSS Oceania 15 NovemberSS Sibajak 26 November, 1954SS Fairsea 5 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 1 FebruarySS Oceania 22 FebruarySS Sibajak 3 MarchSS Fairsea 24 MarchSS Oceania 18 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 29 April SS Sibajak 29 JuneSS Himalaya 20 July SS Neptunia 31 JulySS Australia 23 AugustSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 12 OctoberSS Neptunia 16 OctoberSS Zuiderkruis 13 NovemberSS Sibajak 29 NovemberSS Australia 2 DecemberSS Oceania 28 December, 1955SS Roma 13 JanuarySS Australia 24 JanuarySS Neptunia 24 JanuarySS Waterman 18 FebruarySS Sibajak 25 FebruarySS Surriento 23 MarchSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 AprilSS Australia 8 AprilSS Neptunia 11 AprilSS Zuiderkruis 3 JuneSS Neptunia 5 JuneSS Surriento 6 JuneSS Sibajak 9 JuneSS Australia 26 JuneSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 JulySS Oceania 31 JulySS Surriento 22 AugustSS Neptunia 27 AugustSS Waterman 17 SeptemberSS Australia 18 SeptemberSS Sydney 22 SeptemberSS Oceania 16 OctoberSS Fairsea 19 OctoberSS J.V. , click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ), click to share on Facebook Opens. 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