However, in 1933, she was given a comprehensive refit to become a One Class Liner, accommodating just 770 Tourist Class passengers and she was listed as being 14,983 GRT. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. I did have his Mandolin but at one point in my life I was really down and out and my Mom told me to sell it which I did now I wish I had kept it. 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. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. 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. Some are decorative and beautiful historical documents, others are more functional in their appearance. For example, in the 1890s passenger lists the city known as Jakarta was generally referred to as Batavia, so if you select the destination country Indonesia you will find that we have joined together these two names as Jakarta (Batavia) in the dropdown list of ports. Biographies of many transatlantic sea captains and commanders from the 1880s through the early 1900s. 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. Dull was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Pvt. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. London, Naples, via Suez Canal, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. Read tagging guidelines. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Cornelius of 132 South Hall street. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. On 6 Oct. 1918, during a heavy storm while carrying troops from America to Glasgow and Liverpool, HMS Otranto collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. The Hirt family have run a nursery and greenhouse business in Strongsville, Ohio since 1915 and they do business throughout the world. This means that you are likely to find what initially appear to be discrepancies when you click through to the image of the passenger list. Charles' body was recovered and buried in England. 1 from Fort Screven Georgia, and sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918. For example, if you search for William Lancaster and you type in William Lan*, your search will return a list of results that include names such as William Lane or William Landau - as well as William Lancaster. Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. These are contained within The National Archives' BT26 record series. 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. We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states: New Jersey New York Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Hours and Address Enlarge Directions Address One Bowling Green, Room 328 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-401-1620 Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 Fax: 212-401-1638 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov Hours Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, 1957 To Quebec and Montreal), includes sailings July 1957-March 1958: 1957: Sailings of Empress of Britain, Empress of England, Empress of France and Empress of Scotland: S: Sailings to and from Europe - Saint John Season 1957-1958, November 1957-April 1958: 1957 September 25th saw the Otranto leaving America with a full load of troops on which, would be her last trip across the Atlantic. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. Such duplicates were written out again by hand (not produced using carbon paper). According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. -The following American survivors of the Otranto, all of them privates, have been landed here: Charles E. Smithson, David R. Roberts, George S. Taylor, Earle Garver, Stewart Early [Early Steward], Noah Taylor, William Cooney, Robert F. Schaun, Thomas A. Kelly, Ben Smith, Robert Brown, Joseph S. Richards, William Richards, Emil Peterson, Joseph M. The American landsmen thought they would be safer on board the larger vessel than the small naval craft but this was to their undoing and explained why so many were lost. Pvt. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. Both were game-changers which popularized a new genre. His father, Henry J. Swadner, Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. crew, passengers, military. He enlisted 5 April, 1917 from Ottawa, Kansas. Berlin 1868, 2333 tons, 285ft x 39ft. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. 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 Roger Mary knows him. View the catalogue description for. Lisa recalls that Owen Tucker, her grandfather never spoke about the disaster but his brother Edward Tucker did only when he had a couple of drinks. They then boarded a train in Wilkes Barre and rode into Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Mrs. Martha McAfee, R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. (note: Jennings is shown as age 1 in this census, again a good indication that 1898 is correct) A family history article by Peggy Haywood Gregory is found on page 225 of The Heritage of Union County, North Carolina, 1842-1992, Vol. His mother, Mrs. Sam Smith, 348 Kilgore St., Cincinnati, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. However, if you know that a particular passenger left from a particular port, or are only interested in passengers sailing from a particular port, you can select (for instance) Southampton from the list. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. Pvt. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! Notes. Hirt was shared with me by Roy Pfundstein ( who was a friend of the family. 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. September Automatic Replacement Draft Unit No. Pearl B. Horn enlisted into the United States Army on May 4, 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, MO, did his basic training at Camp Hancock, Georgia, and then he went to Fort Dade, Florida for artillery duty. View all Works. We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden. It was a ruby with pearls around it. What do I need to know before I start? In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. The National Archives has passenger arrival records, sometimes called "ship passenger lists," for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). Paul F. Smith service number 793373 was killed during the sinking of the Otranto on 6 October, 1918. Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, Royal Navy Service Number 192409, was the son of Roger & Rebecca Goodwin and husband of Margaret. Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. Pvt. 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. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. I wrote you last Monday saying that I had landed safely. You can never know what it was like until you have been upon a storming sea. The Australian National Maritime Museum began collecting maritime artefacts long before it opened its doors in 1991. Soon the word was passed the another ship the Kashmir, had broke her rudder and her Captain was unable to control her hitting the Otranto amidships and bow on port side. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. 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). Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. McAfee was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Arrived at Faslane for scrapping by British Iron & Steel Corp. The passenger lists are arranged in chronological order of arrival of ships 1898-1963 and aircraft 1952-1963 interfiled (note: during 1945 a number of military flights ferried passengers and military personnel into Perth - these were usually Catalinas or Liberators which are denoted by a 5 letter call sign, e.g., G.AGUK, G.AGFM). Although Seattle was incorporated in 1869, relatively recently for an American city, it quickly became an important center for exporting the regions rich natural resources, and so the population relied on sea travel and trade. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. Dr. Bowden, surgeon-superintendent, reports them to be in a highly healthy state, no diseases but measles having exhibited itself. Pvt. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. However, given the size of the database, unless you are dealing with a rare or distinctive name, you may find that you need to select a country (or to work through a selection of counties one at a time) for your results to be manageable. I remember November 11, 1918 very well. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies Clifford was married to Aurelia Nell Parsons and had a daughter, Merle and a son, Hazen(?). A typical passenger list can be divided into three parts. see description line storage D28 144038857786 I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. Synopsis He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. In a letter to his mother, he tells in an interesting manner the story of the accident. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. However, two points need to be noted. Fremantle. Summary Menu 'At The Equator' published by the Orient Line for passengers travelling on the SS Otranto in 1954 and used for a child's birthday party. Your son, Finally, the islands of the Caribbean have been grouped together under a single West Indies heading, with the exception of the large islands of Cuba, Haiti/Dominican Republic and Jamaica, which have their own entries. 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 ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. FOR SALE! In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. Pvt. The passenger train was carrying 342 travellers and 10 crew, with two crew on the cargo train, Hellenic Train data showed. Norwegian Police Emigration Records (1867 - 1973). Pvt. Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. Pvt. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. Hirt was born in Strongsville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Strongsville, Ohio. It is important to note that wherever a voyage has one or more ports of call prior to its final destination, there may be a difference between where the ship is going and where a passenger on board is going: for instance, the ship may be sailing to Sydney, Australia but passengers may disembark at, for example, Bombay in India if that is one of the ports of call en route.
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