John Elder. 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). These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. I am sure if he was lost you will hear it from Washington before you get this letter. Variations of spelling have been standardised as far as possible to avoid confusion and to ease searching. When the destroyer reached port he was virtually frozen stiff to the railings and they had difficulty prying him loose.. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. Ft. Screven, American Ex. He worked hard at home to regain strength and range of motion and was far more successful that had been predicted by his surgeon. Victor Morris Perrin passed away in 1967 in Naples, Florida. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. It will be quite well in a few days and I will be able to leave here. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. The first was a 1909 passenger liner that in 1914 became the armed merchant cruiser HMSOtranto and in 1918 was lost as a result of a collision. He had served 16 years in the navy prior to the war and was called up again in August 1914. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. Pvt. Your ancestor may have arrived as an individual or with family. Hudson was from Jakin, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven. FOR SALE! Pvt. Passenger List Page - Irish Genealogical Society - MN. Like rival Dutch shipping company Nederland Line's passenger ship Oranje, the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd's William Ruys served the Netherlands-Indonesia route after the war, having been built in 1947 for that purpose. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. For instance, in the South African dropdown list there are the important ports of Durban (Port Natal) and Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay). Again, lots of love to all. Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee about 1894 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 615 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. I lived with my maternal grandparents most of my growing up years." He could never finish telling the events of the sinking, as he would be come very upset. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. Embarking at Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Colombo, Naples, Toulon, Gibraltar, Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. Applications for any other use should be made to. Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in England. Pvt. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Cornelius of 132 South Hall street. His letter follows: Royal Victoria Hospital, 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. Men were lashed to guns on the deck of the Mounsey and was getting crowded and she was leaking, the pumps were going all the time but they were still waist deep in ice cold seawater and did not expect to see land again. John was born in Allentown on 19 January, 1884. 1954 Nov 12. For instance, Curacao (West Indies) and Caracas (Venezuela) can look extremely similar and it is not always possible to be confident that you have identified the correct place (not least because a single voyage to the Caribbean could conceivably call at both places). Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. This story of Pvt. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. We could see, over the right, a great high cliff of rocks, not more than a half-mile away, but no hope there, as we knew we would be dashed to death against the rocks. There is a memorial tombstone for him erected in the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia that says: "Lost at sea on the Otranto off the coast of Scotland". 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. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. 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. For example, if there are no sailings from Ramsgate in Kent, there is no point in a researcher typing Ramsgate in a search field. This will allow you to view all of the voyages that a ship undertook from the UK, between 1890 and 1960. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. The Orient Line, along with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, were the two British based shipping lines that pioneered and dominated the passage of migrants by sea to Australia and other colonial outposts in the Orient, such as India, Malaysia and Hong Kong since the 1850s. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. Oct. 13, 1918. 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. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. privacy policy, Need more context? Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. Arthur Harmon, No. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. New York Passengers (1820-1891) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers up to 1891 in One Step New York Passengers (1925-1957) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers from 1925 onward in One Step All NY Ship Lists (1820-1957) - familysearch: Searching for Ships in all New York Microfilms in One Step He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. 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. What do I need to know before I start? His father, Frank Kish of 2885 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. As well as giving you additional information, sea departure cards give you a chance to view a person's signature. When World War II broke out in 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Otranto and had her converted into a troop ship. His detachment was sailing aboard the Otranto and Sgt. Westfal Larsen. Replacement Unit #1, was being transported aboard the Otranto. 718867. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. ORIENT LINE PASSENGER LIST RMS ORONTES Australia service 1953 EMIGRANTS - $97.58. GGA Image ID # 12e0a9f329. He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. Paul F. Smith service number 793373 was killed during the sinking of the Otranto on 6 October, 1918. 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. They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. The Persian Gulf is included under Iran but a voyage marked as heading for that destination might of course have called at ports on the opposite side of the Gulf: you need to search under Iran to cover this possibility. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. C1E 8B0. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. In 1953 the two rival vessels clashed at sea and almost come to grief. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. Firstly, the simple calculation ignores the date of voyage within the year: for instance, a passenger who was aged 21 and who travelled on 1st January 1911 is more likely to have been born in 1889, while a passenger of the same age who travelled on 31st December 1911 is much more likely to have been born in 1890, yet both will displayed in your results with the calculated year of birth of 1890. Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. L. Baldry. The Ship Hope, 1733 List A - The Captain's list List B - The signers of the Oath of Alligiance List C - The signers of the Oath of Abjuration. He was 20 years old at the time he enlisted and was born in Montgomery, Alabama and lived at the home of his father George W. Smith, at 1111 E. Lurna St. in Pensacola, Florida at the time he enlisted. If you wish to search by country, simply select the country but leave the destination port dropdown at its default 'all ports within destination country' setting. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. The names of wives and children were often not included. He helps Isabella escape from the castle during Manfred's suspenseful pursuit, while also attracting the . The Battle of Coronel took place on 1 November 1914 with the loss of the British ships HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth with very heavy loss of life. For instance, a person living in Scotland is more likely to have sailed from Glasgow or one of the other Scottish ports. Geoffrey already had three brothers living in Australia. He said that he had to spend a couple days in the hospital (did not say where, but from articles, it may have been Belfast) and then on to England for final training before being sent over to France. Paul Horn continues, What I recall from my conversation with my dad, was the story of having to go to the "front" area and with many others from those units in the rear, having to pickup the dead soldiers left on the field. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. Edward was assigned to Fort Screvena, Georgia to train for war. I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. 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. Both were game-changers which popularized a new genre. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. Later in life Pearl B. Horn did not talk much about the war in an detail, but one day many years ago, he told his son, Paul Horn, a few things about that time and his limited experience in the last battle of WWI, Meuse-Argonne Offensive. 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). passenger list: [noun] a list of the passengers on a ship that is submitted by the master to customs officials at ports visited. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. 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. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. Names have also been standardised where they appear variously as one or two words, e.g., Ionic Star and Ionicstar. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. Thomas and Margaret Goodwin had a son named Charles Goodwin who served in the Scottish Rifles and was killed in action during WWI just two years earlier at the Battle of the Somme when only 19-years of age and he is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. S.S. Kronprinz This was started by Paul's father, Samuel Hirt. My hopes and prayers are that he may yet survive. 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. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. In the Second World War the second Otranto was converted into a troop ship and a Landing ship, infantry. Sgt. Bennett was from Woodeliff, Georgia and took basic training at Ft. Screven. These are digitised records from two. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. Date. Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. Twentieth century lists include even more details and can give the town or county of origin, as well as the names of other family members, destination, physical description, and . From the Obituary section of The Allentown Morning Call, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Private John C. Geiger, up to the time of enlistment last August, employed by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company as their travelling freightagent, perished on the transport Otranto when in a collision off the Irish Coast she was beached and battered to pieces causing a loss of over 200 soldiers, Private Geiger was 33 years of age, and was known by all as a good fellow, genial, always wearing a smile and ready to do a good turn for anyone. - In Lists B & C, the marks of the individuals are indicated within the parenthesis.. Contributor Richard C. Gethmann Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals In the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to . The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. However, in a few minutes we got orders to go up on C deck with life preservers, which we did in a calm manner. Corporal Toy C. Dilts was in the US Army Coast Artillery and on October 6th was on the Troopship Otranto when she collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. LOC 2018696845. The men on the Otranto were instructed to remain calm and 15-20 minutes later were again instructed to get on deck as quickly as possible. Cuzco. Many of the deaths of drowned men came from the C. A. C. September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven, Georgia, as the Otranto was carrying this unit when the shik sank on October 6, 1918. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. It was the lookouts from the Otranto that first spotted the German fleet. By 11:00 am it was all over the Otranto was gone with many men and those who survived were taken to Belfast, Ireland. example: 1847 passenger list . It is not necessary to select a destination country before searching. These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. He was drowned during the sinking. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, BT - Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies, Division within BT - Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments, BT 26 - Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, Subseries within BT 26 - Inwards passenger lists, 1929, Available to view free at The National Archives, About our BT - Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies Division within BT - Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments BT 26 - Board of Trade:. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. Newsome was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. Pvt. Redirecting to https://www.shf.org.au/archives-research/ephemera/ephemera-otranto. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Deutschland 1866, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40ft. We did not suffer any damages, but the schooner was sent to the bottom. [7], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Otranto_(1925)&oldid=1124982995, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 15:49. Pearl B. Horn passed away in 1969. I was under water for the third time. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. His service number was 213177 and died while serving on the ship on 26 March 1918. Born November 27, 1893 in Poplar, London. The lifeboats were useless, as they had been crushed to pieces. Pvt. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Roy C. Dilts was most likely in the same unit from Ft. Screven, Georgia as Cpl. He tried to time his jump to the destroyer so he would land on the destroyer as it was at its wave peak or at least just starting back down. 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. Please note that the A-Z drop-down list of countries includes larger and less precise entities such as Africa, Antarctica, Far East, Mediterranean Ports and South America, for cases where more specific information is not available. Otranto then resumed her pre-war role as a passenger liner, now refitted to carry 1,412 tourist-class passengers. 61541: Wayne. This is an incomplete list of American and British men who were killed during the sinking: Pvt. Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft. Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft. Sgt. see: Immigration and Ships Passenger List Research Guide Section 4: Research in the Years 1820-1892; Information on the lists:name of ship, name of master, port of embarkation, age, sex, occupation and nationality. 56 corrugated furnaces with a combined grate surface area of 2,688 square feet (250m2) heated her boilers. Generally, in our experience, cards give more biographical information than their matching lists. Arthur Harmon was badly injured when he leaped from the deck of the sinking ship to that of a destroyer and recovered in the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast, Ireland. Ascension is included under St Helena. Analysis. 406 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Men were beginning to jump off the Otranto and onto the Mounsey some timing the jumps right and making it to the Mounsey and others were crushed as the two ships slammed together. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Passengers For New England, pg 407. Some are typed, others are handwritten; some record only a minimum of detail about the passengers, others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. Dont worry about me Im all right, and if you dont hear from me regularly dont worry for you know the mails are so uncertain. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. I remember my Grandmother complaining there was no white flour only brown, I remember seeing maple syrup in cans shaped like a log cabin with the chimney a pouring spout, that was used in place of sugar. Passenger Lists From Ireland - 1803 - #1 Passenger List From Ireland - 1803 - #2 Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 1839 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 Kashmir also carring American troops, in Machir Bay off the North coast of Islay, Scotland, drifted ashore and became a total wreck. McAfee was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Herbert A. Dodd listed above. Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, Royal Navy Service Number 192409, was the son of Roger & Rebecca Goodwin and husband of Margaret. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. Pvt. [1], In 1926 Otranto was slightly damaged when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece during a heavy rainstorm. As well as searching for your ancestors in the passenger lists by their name it is also possible to browse by ship. Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. 1942 Nov.: Fitted out as an assault ship. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants His mother, Mrs. Martha McAfee, R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. He is buried in the Chatham Naval Memorial, grave reference 28. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. crew, passengers, military. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting emigrants to America. Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for each immigrant's name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin, but not the city or town of origin. Date of Departure: 30 June 1903. His family came to see him off in New York before he left, signing a $10,000 life insurance before he left. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. The author of the preface, "William Marshal, Gent.," claims that he found a 1529 copy of The Castle of Otranto in its original Italian in the library of an ancient Catholic family in northern England. Names of places have been standardised in the port dropdown list, of course, but also in the transcriptions. In May 1932 she played a small part in the rescue of the passengers and crew of the French ocean liner Georges Philippar in the Gulf of Aden. If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge.
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