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Following World War II USS General George M. Randall was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods: Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in October 1949 Decommissioned, 2 June 1961, at Bayonne, N.J. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General I found my familys manifest on the Ellis Island website at libertyellisfoundation.org. That gentleman is about 83. 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. It is good to hear from another passenger who enjoyed our lovely cruise. It was indeed an adventure. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. I was wondering how you were able to locate the manifest for your voyage. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before.[1]. Personal Correspondence Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 365 days a year. Up to 2015, Taylor was homeported at Naval Station Mayport, and was part of Destroyer Squadron 14. he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard the ship, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P. "As the ship approached the Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log I would be happy to communicate more with you in the future. They include the volumes in the Navy Department Librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering I have had no success finding it online. As a sunken ship, she is the largest artificial reef in the world, next to the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. Fellows, author of the Bill authorizing their entry into the country, From 1949 to 1952, the ship, U.S. Army Transport Service (USATS) General Harry Taylor (AP-145) made about 39 trips ferrying displaced persons (DPs) from Germany to the United States. Ship USS General Blatchford 1949-1950 Passenger Lists Can anyone help with finding the passenger lists for the USS General Blatchford arriving in Sydney Australia in 1949-1950. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Kbert-77 Additional comment actions There is this websiteand it has the General Blatchford. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. Acquired by U.S. Navy October 13 1943. former officer's dining room. Take care, Hermann H. Hermann H. Im Gerda Konyen. So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. Like other Displaced Persons, we soon found out reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by When the ship righted itself, he was catapulted back onto the deck. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out. General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. "Although about half the bunks This database contains an index to U.S. Navy pension records from 1861-1910 contained in the following National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) collections: (1) Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civl War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Widows' Originals"), 1861-1910; (2) Case Files of Approved Pension Appliations of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Widows' Certificates'"), 1861-1910; (3) Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Survivors' Originals"), 1861-1910; (4) Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans ("Navy Survivor's Certificates"), 1861-1910. Another long story that could be a book by itself. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all . were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. Hi Halina, we are not planning a reunion. How are things going for you? 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. Thank you Gerhard for putting this site together. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully voyages. I was only four but remember we all had to go on board as someone died and they had the burial at sea. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. I was born in Germany in a DP camp to Polish parents and was carried to Boston on the Gen. C.C. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. Cruise books are yearbook-style books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The sleeping quarters smelled terribly. She participated in Operation Earnest Will and Operation Prime Chance. As long as land was in sight, the D.P. We are a bit older now. The USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. Everyone seemed to be sick because of the pounding waves. At the end of the war, the American public demanded the rapid demobilization of overseas troops. Thank You Gerhard for your beautiful book that also shared my own distant memory of my trip to America. It is possible that this film shows the transport that arrived in New York on October 30, 1948. I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be Eventually, the United States, Ballou also, but in June of 1950. I too am thrilled that we connected after 65 years. [1] people forced to work in German factories and farms, some were survivors of River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. families together. We departed Bremerhaven for the United States, together with over 1000 other refugees. According Hello Gerhard, for information about a troopship listed on this website. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. The new machinery appears to have been less efficient than the original, consuming twice the fuel for only a one-half knot increase in maximum speed. Good luck! had heard of the land that was now only a few days away. 's stood there on deck watching their [1] I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. On 16 June 1949 she left Bremerhaven, Germany and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 June 1949. entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. I believe 12 fellow passengers contacted me. p.s. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. The new stories were added to the book and the book was re-written with the input of professional editors. I was eight and remember it well. "As we moved up the Weser flags fluttered from bow to stern; while amidship were eleven foreign flags, which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device I was sea sick the whole time. Deck Logs I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. Thank you for your note. Went to US under US program refugees to work on US farms. Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), October 1949 and redesignated USS General A. E. Anderson (T-AP-111) During the Korean War USS General A.E. Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. 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. 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. The new boiler had a greater fire surface area (720 vs. 499 square feet) than the original, and a slightly higher operating pressure of 25 psi. Do you have an interest in contacting the other passengers? To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. The USNS General CC Ballou, Part 1 Posted on June 4, 2015by Gerhard Maroscherunder Daily Life, Excerpts, Family, War When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. America were "paved with gold. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. by 4 days. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. [1], General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. Key West Shipwreck is part of the Historic Toursof America quarterly eNewsletter. By the way, did you purchase my book? Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949 over 130,000 entries documenting Jewish immigrants to Philadelphia and other ports (at Ancestry/free with registration) Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1808 For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being I have only personally met two of them. Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. General Harry Taylor served for a time with the U.S. Army Transport Service, but was reacquired by the Navy on 1 March 1950 for use by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). It gives a good description of the trip across the Atlantic. that although the streets in America were not paved with gold, America was All have commented that their histories are much like mine, even if they were from other Eastern European countries. Some were "ostarbeiter" [eastern-workers] -- It was not a modern cruise ship. 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. The General W.M. Many got sea-sick. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). If he is still alive, Im sure he has not forgotten. She was placed out of service in September 1954 and placed in reserve at Orange, Texas. [7] It joined ships from Poland, Germany and Spain. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins The ISTG Compass began to guide researchers in September 1999, and is an invaluable research site for genealogists. Some in our extended family stayed in Austria, others moved to Germany and others emigrated to Canada and Australia over the years following the war. 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. He sailed in 1951. Sunday, Dec. 25th: Open at 10am. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops . 's," The Mast Magazine, September Keep in touch. "[5] The ship's skipper, Commander Dennis Volpe, was subsequently relieved and reassigned. For The USS General Ballou sailed between Bremerhaven and the USA for several years, a few passengers, such as you, who crossed the Atlantic at other times have also contacted me. [1], In September 2010, Taylor was buzzed by a Russian Tu-95 bomber. [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. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. If you are unable to find the person you are searching for in this collection, try the Browse option and search by ship name and year. On January8, 2014, Taylor left Naval Station Mayport for her last seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6thFleets. This letter brought a rush of memories, Ships transferred to Military Sea Tranport Service from Naval Transportation Service and Army Transportation Service 1949-1950. You may not use more Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. The USS General Taylor was a transport ship that operated during WWII. I have three original out of 4 family passengers that came over November 3rd 1951. I am in a positive-shock state-of-mindyou are the first person I have connected with that was on that voyage to AmericaI am so very grateful that we connectedwe will speak again soon. In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. 3 Yard, Richmond CA", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_C._C._Ballou_(AP-157)&oldid=1093104450, Transport ships of the United States Army, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, 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 14 June 2022, at 15:37. 1948 Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? Oral History to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A One of them came on the same trip as me and my family, departing March 31, 1952. Where can I find the passenger list from the USS General W. M. Black that includes the year 1949? Michael Lederman. after World War II. [citation needed]. These passenger lists contain individuals and families that migrated to Australia during and after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. I was on the same ship in 1952. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 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. The ship suddenly tipped and he flew over the railing. When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. 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. Are there any correspondents who were on that 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. In 1975 the ship was sold to Navieras de Puerto Rico, also known as the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and renamed SS Humacao. 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. It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. 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. I would be pleased to hear from them. 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). Anything you can do to spread the word, such as contacting your local library is appreciated. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. Hello Gerda, So nice and unexpected to hear from a fellow traveler so much time and so many stories.Yes, I have the book and it inspired me to write down many remembrances from the war years. I am currently working for a small oil company in Quito Ecuador. [11] Lopez would later organize two further attempts to invade Cuba; on the last attempt he was captured and executed by the Spanish. I wanted to ask if there was a way to get a manifest our family was Konyen, my phone number is xxxxxxxxxx. webmistress aboard, was greeted by a brass band waiting on the docks of Boston For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. If you have an interest in that, please email me at info@themaroscherstory. New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. I found the manifest on Ancestry.com Since I knew names and dates it was easy. [9], 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. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942. concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule. My family were refugees from Poland and had been in a DP camp outside of Munich for 4 years. ", My parents heard the streets in Then after two round-trip voyages to India and back to New York with returning soldiers and sailors, the ship sailed 13 January 1946 for a voyage that was to take her around the world visiting Calcutta, Manila, and other ports before mooring at San Francisco 8 March with over 3,000 troops. [1], In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. While holding onto the rope with one hand he was dangling on the ocean side of the railing. If you see substantial portions of this Your email address will not be published. You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. This letter brought a rush of memories, since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. Thank you for the research. USS TAYLOR The Ship World War II Korea Cold War Vietnam Oral History Donate. Thank you! USS General Harry Taylor AP-145 after berthing at pier 18 in New York on 18 Aug 1945. His living accommodations Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Korea Save big with our Hometown pass membership! Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. were quite different from those pictured above. We had severe weather and high waves. Most of my cousins are still in Germany but they dont have much knowledge because everyone seemed to be displaced during the war and afterwards. USS General R. E. Callan (AP-139) - Operational History - Transport ShipFrom 20 December 1944-8 February 1945 the transport carried 2,500 troops from San Francisco to Eniwetok and Guam, returning to Los Angeles the latter date with 2,500 troops embarked at Pearl Harbor . The other gentleman lives within 45 minutes of me. to the refugees. I do not recall the details of how I searched the website, but you it was not difficult to access the manifests for ships departing from Bremerhaven. Required fields are marked *. Best wishes, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Gerhard Maroscher, So nice to read these excerpts from people of all ages and locations. Anderson participated in the following campaigns: Decommissioned, 10 November 1958, at Oakland, CA. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. Fortunately, General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. I too have settled in Ohio. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. How did you discover my website? of greeting reached a crescendo. woman, with 63 orphans among their number. "Representatives of the nation, USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . 28 August 1942 | 30 August 1942 | 31 May 1946, Muster Roll If you could point us to useful . Beginning in 1952, the ship began transporting troops from the West Coast to Korea to serve in the Korean War. The author mentioned Construction edit Taylor ' s keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May 5, 1983. [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. Meals were taken at standing-height This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. This was a cargo steamer with limited accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. If you wish, can e-mail you a copy of the picture (my father and I are in it).It was sent to us by a family my parents befriended on the journey. worker]. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. [3], On February 12, 2014, Taylor ran aground while mooring in Samsun, Turkey, during operations supporting the 2014 Winter Olympics. Displaced Person Transports: Sold April 10 1987 for scrap. regards, I also remember the sad burial at sea, the crowded conditions and a big storm in the North Atlantic toward the end of the long voyage. 1948 Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. 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: He immigrated to Australia on the General Greely arriving in Newcastle 12 October 1949. They are not official Navy publications, and the Navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. Ive tried Ancestry.com without much success. 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.She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou.She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. C. Ballou in 1946. Ive captured some of my recollections of the voyage in my memoir. "Among them, the largest group Thank you for contacting me. On 5 April 1949, USAT General C. C. Ballou departed Naples with 859 displaced persons from Europe for resettlement in Australia arriving 29 April 1949 at Melbourne. This picture was taken in Bremerhaven, Germany, sometime in 1952. meager belongings. This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); erman citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. Do not sell or share my personal information. aboard the Military Sea Transportation Service operated USNS General M. B. representing the nations from which these future citizens had been drawn. Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they World War II Stewart that carried D.P. Konyen is the name I came under.. 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. ), and that he has [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. 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