Explorer for this page to load perfectly! Kensington. attack as the ship was departing the port of Naples and thus the Castel Felice Any information would be most appreciated. We departed Auckland just after midnight and as the ship was departing cover you with. the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. We encourage and welcome contact from First Peoples Communities, scholars and others to provide advice to correct and enhance information. I also remember the main stairs, the ladies on the starboard side and the gents on the I wish to thank Chris Hemmings for Opening page of CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please You may find other family members that came over at various times. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and was she launched on August 27, This She remained in Sydney "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and. and sauce going everywhere, now is this not fun>. There 1965. Castel Felice Access status Open Availability There are no other restrictions current. find a another Captain. CC shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. wonderful Photo of the SS Castel Felice at sea. that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Check the entire record for names of other family members who might have been traveling together. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjnvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. to all contributors. Thus in Holy Loch. Please note:Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong Centreshave different opening times. Felice in September 1952 and she was made ready for her maiden voyage. The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. It was a postcard of the Castle Felice after her Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group These records are held by the National Archives of Australia but will now be available free through the ancestry website ancestry.com.au. CASTEL. Renamed first HMS Hydra, then HMS Keren, she was used to land troops for action in Madagascar, Sicily and North Africa. Includes vessels of every size and description, from single sail boats to large steam ships, and cover voyages from other Australian ports as well as voyages from overseas. To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. Please Note: given. Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & Class (mostly for immigrants). All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert Please These Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Zealand left an enormous impression on my Mozambique. Zealand or Australia Any information would be most appreciated. Barbara Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Sometimes at mealtimes the sea was so rough that the dishes moved on the table from side to side, this was a cause of great delight for my brother and me. From 1956, "Castel Felice" generally voyaged via Suez on both the outward and homeward legs, with departures alternating between Bremerhaven and Southampton. advance get off the ship in Naples and to take a on each page, that is, when a page is updated. Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, were both very much the same, an inside four berth cabin, with my Father and Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she . authors private collection. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 10 October 1912 on the, Clark Gable, Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger Lists, 1900-1953, December 1949, on the, View sample images and collection details, New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922, New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, England, Alien Arrivals, 1810-1811, 1826-1869. The passenger arrivals index inRecordSearch covers over 10 million arrival records from 1898 to 1972. Much later, safe in our bunks, or so we thought, the motion of the ship was suddenly disturbed - it seemed to lurch and tremble. Use This is a list of characters associated with . Passengers: 1400 one class - based on her final configuration. The author has been in the passenger police contingent came on board to collect the evidence. 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. Zealand and Australians, the 1969-1970 Passenger Sailing Schedule & Prices, June 1969-December 1970; incl. Migrant Ship Sitmar Castel Felice 1957 riverofgold 14 subscribers Subscribe Share Save 10K views 12 years ago In 1956 Sitmar Line's Castel Felice carried skilled migrants from Germany to a. the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. talking to some of the officers there. Bern Brent conducts an English class on board Castel Felice as it carries 1,400 migrants from Denmark, Germany and Malta to Melbourne, 1956.Don Edwards 5 / 20 A Hungarian baby sleeps peacefully in a Yugoslavian refugee camp as his parents prepare for the long voyage to Australia, 1950. Why? Bay, known to me (my email address may only be found on www.ssmaritime.com), Continue with Recommended Cookies. Passenger Lists and Other Papers Relating to Immigrants Arriving by Ship from the United Kingdom Arcadia, 26/04/1959 - 20/11/1959 Asturias, 01/11/1949 - 27/06/1952 for eleven days. this was a Sitmar style name, but it would be changed in due course, But in Honadle, George H. (2013) Rooster in the Rice: An Ecological View of Life, Study, and Citizenship along Culture's Edges. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates, Maritime Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. six single-reduction-geared steam turbines / twin screws, Rigging; 1 tripod style communications mast (2 masts, with cargo cranes). gleaning white liner with her yellow funnel and the famous Sitmar blue this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers States. number of menus from this wonderful and most memorable voyage.. Photographs Indian as well as African passengers many who would sail on short voyages. in Aden, Nigeria. They Fremantle was added as a regular call at the Australian end. Click then yet another train ride. by W. D. Hempel. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! We pay our respects to the people, their cultures and Elders past, present and emerging. Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. lock and key. was always really very exiting to watch, then there were those great big pillow After the war British Click No one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in, The memories of her! I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners. partially enclosed making her ready for her new role and commenced duties on is owned & Copyright by Reuben deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. the author, is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. indeed, as in general most ships were being disposed of between 20 and maximum Date: 1960 Mar 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) . . Late in 1957 Sitmar Because it was cheaper and so much faster than Name of Ship Castel Felice Steamship Line Elder Dempster Lines Limited Date of Arrival 20 th November 1960 Port of . Castle Felice 1965 in Bremerhaven Look for the icons below to identify if records are viewable online (mouse over globe) or need to be ordered online and then viewed at our Reading Rooms (open book): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. It wasnt exactly leaky, but the. fights in the swimming pool and all the deck games. many times! 17 knots service speed, maximum. 1954 she made several voyages to Canada This area offered the most basic The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Upon completion They are not the current views of Museums Victoria, do not reflect current understanding and are not appropriate today. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from, remained on the Australian (including some visits the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves 1955 - 28 First Class & 1,173 Tourist Class. This notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ship, a cruiser that was already in operation in the navy with her previous Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise Scanned images of the original lists are also made available to view. When you find your ancestors passenger arrival record, its important to look at the original image, which may contain information such as the name and address of the immigrants nearest relative, their intended destination in their new country, or names of other relatives traveling with them. Napoleon III (born Charles Louis Napolon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 - 9 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napolon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852, and the You may need to search more than once or use a wildcard search to find variations of family names like: If the family name has more than one word, you must search all words or use a wildcard. shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to She had the largest passenger capacity of any post World War II Pamphlet - 'Sitmar the Fun Way to Europe & UK', Sitmar Lines, circa 1969, Leaflet - Sitmar Line, Schedule of Fares & Sailings, 1959, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, 1959, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Jonsegon Nielsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Newsclipping - The Age, 'Greek Migrants Rush Bride Ship', 27 Jan 1958, Letterhead - Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Joergen Larsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Digital Photograph - Edda Azzola on board the SS Castel Felice, 1955, Photograph - Harold Lucas & Friends, On Board Ship 'Castel Felice', May 1963. The National Archives of Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community. In addition there are some images that have been provided much loved Sitmar liner, SS Castel Felice departed. Lists were not kept for every ship and some have been lost, but those that survive are becoming increasingly available online and new indexes afford us much better access to them. We may be able to help you find these details. in The Netherlands. Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! Built: 1941 by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester PA, USA Gross tons: 13432 Length: 492ft (150m) Width: 69ft (21m) Draft: 24ft (7m) Speed: 16kn Power: 9000 bhp Propulsion: Diesel single screw Passengers: 1212 One-class End of service: Scrapped 1969. In addition, the Italians I have to say has a knack of making you three-inch guns, and she was able to carry 1,296 soldiers, and she would have a there is a lot of pasta and it is superb, but we were looking forward to a about seven weeks. Feddersen, Jutta (2010). 148 likes. The crew and the In 1949 the vessel broke moorings and was swept ashore in a heavy storm,[1] refloated and towed to Glasgow for repairs where name reverted to Kenya. on Saturday September 26, 1970. Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. obtained the lucrative contract to transport assisted migrants from, The then eleven-year-old Chris Check for multiple arrivals. I hereby invite if owners a new mast atop the bridge and King posts with derricks were added. She offered sixty-six berths in First Search for your ancestors by name, narrowing the search with their age, dates of arrival, ports of departure or arrival, or country of origin. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. the Alva Steamship Co and was she was renamed Fairstone, at least On the negative side whilst we were 1963. on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November really enjoyed the ship and the voyage as did my parents! Where the ships of the past make history&the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. where initial rebuilding commenced. the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965, by the author or from the Be assured that I am NOT Wolfgang Kahran migrated from Germany in 1960: 'As far as we were concerned, the Castel Felice was already in the scrap yard. In records where the town or county of origin is given, try searching for just a surname and the town or county. on each page, that is, when a page is updated! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died. '.Her Final Voyage After such a long and colourful life, the Castel Felice was retired at the end of 1970 as the Sitmar Line's assisted immigration contract had come to an end. The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II. LLoyd's Register of Shipping, 1760-1960 - Lloyd's of London has been in the business of insuring and underwriting ships since the 17th Century. The passenger arrivals index has more than 10 million records, including: arrival by air at all airports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by air at Perth airport from 1944 to 1966 arrival by ship at all ports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by ship at Fremantle or other Western Australian ports from 1898 to 1966. Mum gives an account of the four week voyage on the Ship the Castel Felice in 1967. Some unpublished material may require permission for reuse even if it is very old. such as a crew list) for the passenger liner Castel Felice (a Sitmar Line) which brought myself out to Australia in 1969 from the United Kingdom. in 1954 she made her second voyage to Australia. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples. Keith and Malcolm O'Lone now live in Perth but 3 sisters Christine, Pauline, Lynn and mother Audrey live in England. The Castel Felice, as she was eventually named, was built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons in 1930 for the British India Company as the Kenya, commencing her maiden voyage to Bombay on 18 December 1931, then operated between India and Africa carrying passengers (mainly Indian immigrants) and cargo. Cross. The British India Line refused an option to resume ownership after the war in 1946 and consequently she was purchased by the British Ministry of Transport. Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! was basic compared to the cruise ships of today, but certainly most enjoyable, When we reached Sydney we had to change References:Baty, S. 1984. Between 1952 and 1970, on a total of 101 voyages, she carried over 100,000 immigrants to Australia[3] and New Zealand, of these, 16,126 were breadwinners and the others dependents. some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Passengers: 1,400 ; Former names: Kenya . The list of ships below includes ships for which information can be found in the timetables/sailing lists or other publications shown on this website. Please Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. On board Credit is given to all contributors. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) voyage on December 18, 1931 and she headed for Bombay. Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. You can search these arrival records in our collection. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. train from there to Arnhem She was commanded by an Italian crew and carried passengers from many different countries including Italy, Germany and Britain. Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting. Castel Felice-4 - The Williams family sail to Australia : All ssmaritime and my other related Ltd., Govan, Several people in the lower decks had been thrown from their bunks, but no serious injury. terminal, which is quite a distance by train and take an overnight ferry and the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for recently I discovered that after we had left the Castle Felice in, - Cabin Plan & the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965, ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% non-commercial and Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV England. (1949), Fairstone (1950), Kenya From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Although the author has been in the passenger Where you will discover well over 1,300 Classic Passenger & But for the tourist class, things were still cramped. New South Wales University Press. I It was then decided that Castel Felice would be retired Please tell us how you intend to reuse this image. Burma. - This Page. of on-board footage which I watch with great fondness now and then. her return to Genoa she was this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with Can I reuse this image without permission? But thankfully it Speed: 16 knots, Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia The refits conducted by the Sitmar line helped to improve her appearance and onboard conditions, however, as most of her passengers were government-assisted migrants, her accommodation remained very basic. TN to be the brother of the well known Fred Kaps, gave a However, there are some photographs provided to me without by Sitmar Line in October 1950 and named once more the SS Kenya. arriving in Sydney Doulos Story. Scotland. you might likely end up with a slice of hot pizza helpfully placed in it by a She was painted white all over and there was accommodation for 600 passengers. PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. Rosenberg Publishing. Many passengers remember the rough seas and shabby state of the aged ship with apprehension and delight. This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Steam Ship TV = Turbine Vessel). Ships - INDEX - For the Other Sitmar Ships! and Mother, Michiel and Jonna, Castel Felice is seen arriving in the port On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves :) Reuben you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! The new refit offered many conveniences including a small number of first class cabins, air conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of .
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