She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. Only 45 minutes from where I live is a Hungarian gentleman whose story is nearly identical. 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. Joe Kwapisz. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. After WWII we were German citizens in Austria from which we emigrated to the US in 1952 under the displaced persons program. Construction edit Taylor ' s keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on May 5, 1983. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Thank you! Black carried several thousand displaced persons from Europe to ports in Venezuela, Australia, Brazil, and New York from 1948 to 1949. This data collection contains U.S. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. [2] This voyage was one of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships taking refugees of World War II to Australia. I was eleven and I had to be with the adults. I dont think it helped. It is good to hear from another passenger who enjoyed our lovely cruise. It was indeed an adventure. 1947USAT General Stuart Heintzelman 28 November, 1948USAT General Stewart 14 February USAT General Black 27 AprilSS Maetsuycker 27 JuneSS Svalbard 30 JuneSS Wooster Victory 6 SeptemberSS Charlton Sovereign 29 SeptemberProtea 29 SeptemberSS Kanimbla 11 OctoberSS Napoli 15 OctoberSS Svalbard 29 OctoberSS Wooster Victory 17 NovemberSS Toscana 21 DecemberProtea 22 December, 1949SS Svalbard 15 JanuarySS Napoli 19 JanuarySS Partizanka 4 FebruarySS Volendam 4 FebruarySS Ugolino Vivaldi 9 FebruarySS Nea Hellas 23 FebruarySS Wooster Victory 15 MarchProtea 18 MarchCastel Bianco 20 MarchUSAT General Omar Bundy 20 MarchSS Partizanka 29 MarchSS Toscana 8 AprilUSAT General Stewart 13 AprilSS Dundalk Bay 16 AprilSS Svalbard 20 AprilSS Amarapoora 21 AprilUSAT General Ballou 29 AprilSS Mozaffari 21 MaySS Ugolino Vivaldi 24 MaySS Wooster Victory 24 MayCastel Bianco 17 MaySS Oxfordshire 25 MaySS Luciano Manara 29 MaySS Skaugum 31 MayProtea 6 JuneFairsea 8 JuneSS Surriento 16 JuneUSAT General Langfitt 17 JuneAnna Salen 22 JuneSS Goya 23 JuneUSAT General Black 25 JuneSS Svalbard 27 JuneUSAT General Omar Bundy 8 JulySS Toscana 25 JulySS Amarapoora 28 JulySS Skaugum 28 JulySS Wooster Victory 1 AugustSS Castel Bianco 3 AugustSS Napoli 10 AugustSS Oxfordshire 11 AugustFairsea 19 AugustSS Sebastiano Caboto 22 AugustSS Anna Salen 24 AugustSS Surriento 6 SeptemberSS Dundalk Bay 14 SeptemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 19 SeptemberUSAT General Langfitt 22 SeptemberSS Skaugum 28 SeptemberSS Wooster Victory 5 OctoberSS Svalbard 8 OctoberUSAT General Greely 12 OctoberCanberra 16 OctoberFairsea 19 OctoberAmarapoora 20 OctoberCastel Bianco 24 OctoberSS Anna Salen 25 OctoberSS Toscana 7 NovemberUSAT General Blatchford 11 NovemberUSAT General Haan 15 NovemberSS Dundalk Bay 21 NovemberSS Oxfordshire 22 NovemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 22 NovemberSS Surriento 26 NovemberUSAT General Hersey 6 DecemberUSAT General Black 13 DecemberUSAT General Howse 17 DecemberSS Castel Bianco 29 DecemberFairsea 31 December, 1950SS Skaugum 6 JanuarySS Volendam 19 JanuarySS Toscana 20 JanuarySS Sebastiano Caboto 23 JanuarySS Sydney 7 FebruarySS Surriento 10 FebruaryUSAT General C. Langfitt 14 FebruarySS Ugolino Vivaldi 23 FebruarySS Cyrenia 2 MarchSS Fairsea 2 MarchSS Oxfordshire 6 MarchSS Dundalk Bay 29 MarchSS Nicol Bay 29 MarchSS Sebastiano Caboto 16 AprilSS Surriento 28 AprilSS Sibajak 15 MaySS Toscana 16 MaySS Castel Bianco 17 MaySS Napoli 28 MaySS Ugolino Vivaldi 8 JuneSS Nelly 12 JuneSS Oxfordshire 16 JuneSS Surriento 12 JulySS Skaugum 14 JulySS Sebastiano Caboto 16 JulySS Sibajak 17 AugustSS Skaugum 29 SeptemberSS Ugolino Vivaldi 29 SeptemberSS Surriento 4 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 13 OctoberSS Toscana 14 OctoberSS Sebastiano Caboto 24 OctoberUSAT General M.L. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. Hello Gerhard, from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". On February5, 2014, Taylor was scheduled to enter the Black Sea along with Mount Whitney in support of the Sochi Olympics. 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. Oldenbarnevelt 3 NovemberSS Surriento 10 NovemberSS Neptunia 13 NovemberSS Groote Beer 20 NovemberSS Sydney 30 NovemberSS Australia 4 DecemberSS Waterman 10 DecemberSS Castel Felice 24 December, 1956SS Sibajak 10 JanuarySS Toscanelli 19 JanuarySS Roma 21 JanuarySS Surriento 29 JanuarySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 13 FebruarySS Australia 19 FebruarySS Castel Felice 24 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 3 MarchSS Sydney 16 MarchSS Fairsea 18 MarchSS Oceania 18 MarchSS Sibajak 10 AprilSS Surriento 10 AprilSS Neptunia 16 AprilSS Australia 7 MaySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 8 MaySS Toscanelli 18 MaySS Sydney 25 MaySS Surriento 26 JuneSS Neptunia 1 JulySS Australia 30 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 11 AugustSS Sydney 18 AugustSS Oceania 25 AugustSS Surriento 22 SeptemberSS Australia 14 OctoberSS Sydney 25 OctoberSS Neptunia 8 December, 1957SS Australia 9 JanuarySS Sydney 20 JanuarySS Neptunia 3 MarchSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 17 MarchSS Oceania 27 AprilSS Zuiderkruis 1 JuneSS Waterman 7 SeptemberSS Begona 23 SeptemberSS Australia 25 NovemberSS Oceania 15 December, 1958SS Australia 10 FebruarySS Sydney 30 MarchSS Iberia 5 AprilSS Toscana 10 AprilSS Neptunia 21 JulySS Australia 18 AugustSS Sydney 8 SeptemberSS Neptunia 6 OctoberSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 27 OctoberSS Australia 3 NovemberSS Zuiderkruis 13 NovemberSS Oceania 24 November, 1959SS Australia 6 AprilSS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 AprilSS Neptunia 25 MaySS Australia 27 JuneSS Roma 10 JulySS JV Oldenbarnevelt 24 JulySS Oceania 11 AugustSS Sydney 24 AugustSS Neptunia 17 SeptemberSS Roma 19 SeptemberSS Australia 28 SeptemberSS Oceania 26 OctoberSS Sydney 1 NovemberSS Neptunia 23 NovemberSS Roma 26 NovemberSS Australia 11 December, 1960SS Sydney 8 JanuarySS Oceania 11 JanuarySS Roma 2 FebruarySS Neptunia 8 FebruarySS Australia 29 FebruarySS Sydney 16 MarchSS Oceania 28 MarchSS Neptunia 27 AprilSS Australia 20 MaySS Sydney 24 MaySS Oceania 13 JuneSS Roma 20 JuneSS Neptunia 11 JulySS Castel Felice 12 JulySS Monte Udala 23 JulySS Sydney 1 AugustSS Australia 3 AugustSS Aurelia 6 AugustSS Oceania 30 AugustSS Roma 10 SeptemberSS Zuiderkruis 12 SeptemberSS Neptunia 26 SeptemberSS Sydney 9 OctoberSS Australia 17 OctoberSS Toscana 17 OctoberSS Waterman 16 NovemberSS Roma 18 NovemberSS Neptunia 12 DecemberSS Sydney 21 December, 1961SS Australia 2 JanuarySS Conte Grande 6 JanuarySS Zuiderkruis 23 JanuarySS Roma 30 JanuarySS Sydney 27 FebruarySS Neptunia 16 MarchSS Australia 20 MarchSS Oceania 17 AprilSS Sydney 14 JuneSS Oceania 3 JulySS Neptunia 31 JulySS Australia 21 AugustSS Roma 24 AugustSS Oceania 18 SeptemberSS Sydney 21 SeptemberSS Neptunia 16 OctoberSS Australia 6 NovemberSS Groote Beer 17 NovemberSS Oceania 4 DecemberSS Sydney 8 December, 1962SS Neptunia 1 JanuarySS Australia 22 JanuarySS Sydney 15 FebruarySS Oceania 20 FebruarySS Zuiderkruis 24 FebruarySS Neptunia 19 MarchSS Roma 19 MarchSS Australia 9 AprilSS Sydney 25 AprilSS Neptunia 5 JuneSS Australia 25 JuneSS Sydney 3 JulySS Oceania 25 JulySS Aurelia 10 AugustSS Neptunia 20 AugustSS Australia 11 SeptemberSS Oceania 8 OctoberSS Roma 16 OctoberSS Flavia 31 OctoberSS Groote Beer 7 NovemberSS Aurelia 11 NovemberSS Australia 26 NovemberSS Oceania 24 DecemberSS Roma 26 December, 1963SS Neptunia 21 JanuarySS Sydney 31 JanuarySS Australia 10 FebruarySS Waterman 13 FebruarySS Roma 6 MarchSS Oceania 10 MarchSS Neptunia 6 AprilSS Sydney 9 AprilSS Galileo Galilei 3 MaySS Roma 13 MaySS Sydney 18 JuneSS Neptunia 20 JuneSS Galileo Galilei 12 JulySS Roma 22 JulySS Aurelia 11 AugustSS Galileo Galilei 20 SeptemberSS Sydney 3 NovemberSS Marconi 5 December, 1964SS Sydney 11 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 30 JanuarySS Marconi 27 FebruarySS Galileo Galilei 2 AprilSS Marconi 7 MaySS Galileo Galilei 11 JuneSS Marconi 9 JulySS Galileo Galilei 13 AugustSS Marconi 10 SeptemberSS Galileo Galilei 15 OctoberSS Aurelia 23 OctoberSS Galileo Galilei 15 December, 1965SS Marconi 21 JanuarySS Galileo Galilei 19 FebruarySS Marconi 18 March. p.s. Taylor was sponsored by Barbara A. Taylor, the widow of the ship's namesake, and Diane Taylor-Oeland as matron of honor. Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. The General W.M. 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. 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. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. Now living in Northern California learning Spanish. I was only four but remember we all had to go on board as someone died and they had the burial at sea. The General R. L. Howze, with your USS General Harry Taylor AP-145 after berthing at pier 18 in New York on 18 Aug 1945. Korea Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966. USS GENERAL W. A. MANN AP-112. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. 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. Many got sea-sick. It gives a good description of the trip across the Atlantic. Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles We use cookies to give you the best experience. I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December Thank you for the research. USS Washington was a schooner named Endeavor acquired by Gen. Washington in October 1775, renamed Washington, and re-rigged as a brigantine. 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). [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. harbor on an Easter Sunday. USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. World War II families together. General Harry Taylor to US Navy USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145) General Hugh J. Gaffey to US Navy USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121) General J. H. McRae to US Navy USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149) General John McE. USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . The ship deployed to Northern Europe as part of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic in 1987, and the Persian Gulf in 1988 and 1990. 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). ", My parents heard the streets in Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. I reside in Bucks Co, PA. Gerhard Maroscher, So nice to read these excerpts from people of all ages and locations. Gerhard Maroscher This letter brought a rush of memories, The Ship Dear Gerhard General H. W. Butner arrived San Diego 24 April, and on 10 May made another Pacific cruise which lasted until her return to the West Coast 12 June. When the ship righted itself, he was catapulted back onto the deck. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. At the end of the war, the American public demanded the rapid demobilization of overseas troops. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. You were too young to remember the 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. General C. C. Ballou received five battle stars for Korean War service. I believe my family was also on this ship from Germany in 1952. Research for the original information found in the ISTG COMPASS was conducted by Harriet Rosch and the late Donna Jackson. I would be happy to communicate more with you in the future. 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. flags fluttered from bow to stern; while amidship were eleven foreign flags, Deck Logs The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (1925-1965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War . Do you have an interest in contacting the other passengers? Eventually, the United States, She was launched in August 1776. I too have settled in Ohio. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before.[1]. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. In July 1844, General Taylor was used to convey abolitionist Jonathan Walker from Key West to the Pensacola Navy Yard, where he was handed over to local authorities and charged with slave stealing. to retrieve any portion of the site. For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. 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. Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. 6 January 1955 to 29 March 1956, Anchor Log She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped some time after 1981.[1]. The transport decommissioned at Hoboken, New Jersey, 17 May, was returned to the Maritime Commission, and eventually served as a transport for Army Transportation Service. He sailed in 1951. How did you discover my website? Anneliese I remember the burial at sea also. 's to sift I remember the huge waves. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. Are you a Key West local? page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. 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. 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