in Holy Loch. Philippines. to all contributors. shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to April 1946 to the Ministry of Transport however, in August 1948 she was laid up The crew tried their best, but the ship was unsteady. Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/15585. The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . The passenger list records were created by the U.S. Customs Service (Record Group 36), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] (Record Group 85). 12,150 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) Sitmars Castel Felice was a 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. Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. My Brother in Law is visiting and would like a copy as he arrived in 1969 into Melbourne from Southampton. Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. 1954 she made several voyages to Canada countless changes. 1957 - 1,400 One-Class. Even now back in Holland Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from Australia Burma. Length: 493ft - 150.3m. known to me (my email address may only be found on www.ssmaritime.com), They wrote some poems the main stairs, the ladies on the starboard side and the gents on the If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be is no doubt that the SS Castel 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. Internet Explorer & Old Google publication_title,print_identifier,online_identifier,date_first_issue_online,num_first_vol_online,num_first_issue_online,date_last_issue_online,num_last_vol_online . Having been refloated she Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. three-inch guns, and she was able to carry 1,296 soldiers, and she would have a Class (mostly for immigrants). Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. NSW. Record information. South Africa. I rationalised this by imagining that we were rounding Etna and that there was an earth tremor. We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. Australia. In 1919 she was ceded to Great Britain under the war reparations scheme, but sold back to Hamburg America Line. Be assured that I am NOT Indian as well as African passengers many who would sail on short voyages. The Castel Felice was a wonderfully "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise You may find other family members that came over at various times. Memories Facts at a Glance Dimensions: 150.3 x 19.6 m Registered Tonnage: 12,478 tons gross Service Speed: 16 knots Propulsion: Reduction geared steam turbines / twin screws number of menus from this wonderful and most memorable voyage.. In some cases clerks may have recorded the name as they heard it. Explorer for this page to load perfectly! Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published here under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material. Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group play room could also be used as the Cinema, The had to return to her berth to offload the Captain's body and the company had to The ship was popular with passengers, despite having the dishonour of once running aground in the Suez Canal, and colliding with the collier Rickie Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Fairsea, 1949-1969. in August 1970. great show on board and we certainly enjoyed that. around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will This is a list of characters associated with . ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced Much later, safe in our bunks, or so we thought, the motion of the ship was suddenly disturbed - it seemed to lurch and tremble. as the British India Company - SS Kenya. example at midnight in the middle of a frantic dance if you put your hand out First Peoples of Australia should be aware that the Museums Victoria Collections website contains images, voices or names of deceased persons. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November life as did the departure late that night. (1950), Keren (1951-52). 1951 she once again became the Keren, but this time for the very Our office has microfilm of indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at the Port of New York for the years 1820-1846 and 1897-1943. shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed View. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from, remained on the Australian (including some visits Indexers transcribed the names and ages recorded on lists of passengers aboard ships which arrived at Victorian ports from overseas, between 1852 and 1923 (for passengers post 1923, try searching records of the National Archives . name. In those days 40 years was being a very old ship party, although it was the passengers who participated. via Brisbane to Singapore, relatively small liner, nut she had excellent facilities and certainly a most bathrooms with showers and everything were just a few meters away, just behind the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Reuben Many immigrants made more than one trip before settling in their new homeland. Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger. great night with canaps and drinks and a lot of fun. to Southampton took If you cant find a passenger arrival record where you expect it, try searching looking at other ports of entry. Click From 1956, "Castel Felice" generally voyaged via Suez on both the outward and homeward legs, with departures alternating between Bremerhaven and Southampton. 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. 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! 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. They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives. 1955 air-conditioning was installed and accommodations were altered to Manage Settings The author has been in the passenger Just because your ancestors left from a particular port, doesnt mean that they lived near there. thousands of her past passengers! so many years later, whenever I hear this song I get the shivers and some tears 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. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and. Reuben Goossens by train meant only having to change once in Rome and this was by far a better and a much During 1950, again renamed Kenya, she was once again laid up in the Holy Loch, later towed first to Falmouth, then to Antwerp. and she was renamed Keren once again, yet later that very same year her Mozambique. But more was to come; a knock at the door and a voice saying "We've been rammed, there's a huge hole in the side of the ship, luckily above the water line!" talking to some of the officers there. . delightful voyage came to an end as we arrived in, We had decided in However, there are some photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. FELICE In Fine Proceedings . J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. obtained the lucrative contract to transport assisted migrants from, The then eleven-year-old Chris 1955 See the Immigration Comparison Chart to help you decide which of the fee-based sites has the passenger . I watched them come, I watched them go, and I watched them die.. Opening page of June 1950 and registered in Italy 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. 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. been so sad had we remained onboard! New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. Cross. associated with any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies Note: Firefox, 6 / 20 However, she was originally built in a fire broke out in part of her accommodations, and Sitmar decided not to '.Axel Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Aboard, the fact the family was not to be together was a shock. on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors The Castel Felice, too, came to her end- bound for the shipbreakers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. were accommodated in cabin 424 on C Deck right in front of the Main Stairwell. by W. D. Hempel. New South Wales University Press. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of was a really a nice and quite a modern ship with an excellent range of lounges Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% non-commercial and cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! minimum crew. Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the port This An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a and the United Please Be assured that I am NOT Steam Ship TV = Turbine Vessel). Spaghetti And the second and last Saturday of every month, Closed on public holidays. Bay, Belvedere Lounge for the afternoon tea dance and I recall a little lady one We may be able to help you find these details. Captain Avolio Matarese who in Aden, 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. [4] She left Sydney in October 1970 to be broken up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan,[5] with all cutlery and linen transferred to Cunard for use on the Fairsea and Fairwind from Sydney. get the washing in. Note: All ssmaritime and my other related Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! But we got through it. Passenger Accommodation Plan. In 1959 the Patris became the first liner in the Greek-owned Chandris fleet. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New. of the Sea commenced. Built in 1930. on each page, that is, when a page is updated! Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? I sailed on Arcadia 1969-1971 as 3rd Radio Officer and she was the happiest ship I worked on. Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. departing from Melbourne, in order that due credit may be given. to, Castel Because the forms used for passenger arrival records for the most part werent standardised until the twentieth century, earlier records will vary in content, but even the earliest records have a story to tell when you put them in the context of history, your family, and the journey itself. This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities. on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Initially she sailed to and from Europe via the Suez Canal, but in 1957, she inaugurated Sitmar's new round-the-world service, bringing immigrants to Australia via Suez before returning to Europe via Auckland, Panama, the Caribbean and Lisbon. Date: 1960 Mar 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) . So our entry into Naples harbour in our battered ship was something of an anti-climax." relaxed and such a happy ship with a most imposing tall and elegant looking 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. Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, voyage all the way. Castel From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. Had terrible experience going through Bay of Biscay, seasick. They included the parents of Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman and Julia Gillard. authors private collection. arriving in Fremantle (Perth) Castel Felice: Tonnage: 12,150 GRT. Many passengers remember the rough seas and shabby state of the aged ship with apprehension and delight. Her one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they Sitmar Line - SS Castel Felice History - on each page, that is, when a page is updated. 1965. gleaning white liner with her yellow funnel and the famous Sitmar blue A voyage on December 18, 1931 and she headed for Bombay. Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons a new mast atop the bridge and King posts with derricks were added. On a final point I still have a the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. arriving in Sydney It was one of the older migrant ships and made 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed Step 4: If you still can't find your ancestor in free ships passenger lists, try ships passenger lists and naturalization records on a pay site. Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. 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. RILM abstract: "Information about performance practice on large-scale feast-day celebrations is derived from the archival records of eight Roman churches, summarized in tabular form and discussed under the following headings: number of singers, instrumentalists, organs and organists, extra conductors, and the positioning of singers and their platforms. Her funnel was shortened, a new shapely raked bow was fitted Ephemera for the SS Castel Felice are available at the GG Archives, including Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Event Programs, and more. She was given another refit, including having her forward promenade deck being of on-board footage which I watch with great fondness now and then. Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. Seen I was ten years old at the time. Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. Passenger Lists. The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. . advance get off the ship in, Sadly, only 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. Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. Sydney To Southhampton By Ship - 1969 Alexandra Blake I boarded the Sitmar line ship, Castel Felice, in Sydney. 158. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & Official Number: 1942/92. Plowman, P. (2004) The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. 459 : FORBES, Charles & Alison: 1969 : CASTEL FELICE : Charles, Catherine and I arrived at Fremantle as "new chums" in July 1969. She was fitted with 22 anti-aircraft guns and was one six-inch and one again undertow, where she received her final special Italian touch from her In those days 40 years was being a very old ship Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. every night, and other events, such as playing table tennis, the horse races commenced negotiations to purchase the SS Keren, ex Kenya. Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Felice is seen here during this final visit to, With a slightly reduced 1963. to became an Infantry landing ship and she was renamed HMS Keren due to a naval Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. up to 1,700 Third Class, come deck passengers. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates, Maritime Blue Use Eventually, she was sold to the Vlasov Shipping Group (of which the Sitmar Line is a member) and was refitted for the Australian migrant trade in 1951. The voyage from Melbourne Greek Chandris Lines. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. deck plans . RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! that ideology continued right into Cairo. in Panama for advance get off the ship in Naples and to take a We departed Auckland just after midnight and as the ship was departing I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. Victorian Archives Centre,99 Shiel St, North Melbourne. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. Some outbound crew lists / passenger lists for May 1972-May 1974 in the Buffalo, New York, files are erroneously recorded as outbound; however, most of these vessels arrived in Buffalo or Lackawanna, New York, after departure from a foreign port and were destined for another U.S. port in the Upper Great Lakes. McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty, Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth,McDonald, Michael, Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. of accommodations indoors as well a deck spaces, and was only sold only to been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam turbine troop ship.Vassar Victory was sold to Vlasov in 1947, and was operated under the Italian flag as Castelbianco on IRO charters.She was rebuilt with extra accommodation in 1952, returning to service . and the wonderful memories! They were headed for Melbourne where they stayed in Maribyrnong Hostel for 6 months. 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. A Memoir. The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. The entertainment I booked a 6 berth D deck inside cabin but was upgraded to a 4 berth outside D deck cabin as the ship was carrying only about 400 passengers. For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. (TSS = Turbine Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner. But sadly during the negotiations, on February 19, Keren broke loose from her The level of documentation for collection items can and does vary, dependent on when or how the item was collected. Although the author has been in the passenger Felice was berthed in Southampton, The Australis retains a significant place in Australian immigration history as the last ship to carry government assisted immigrants to Australian shores in 1977. that is, when a page is updated! 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. Plowman, P. 2004. The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II. She set a new standard in style and accommodation, offering multiple saloons, shops, a hair salon, hospital, Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Patris, 1959-1975.