Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. 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 . In August 2008, Taylor entered the Black Sea conducting a pre-planned routine visit to the region to interact and exercise with NATO partners Romania and Bulgaria. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. We were originally from Austria-Hungary our area (Buchenland / Bukovina) became part of Romania after the breakup of A.-H. after WWI. According USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. If you could point us to useful . This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. 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She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). The paddlewheel diameter was also enlarged by a foot, and the number of paddles reduced by one to thirteen. When the ship righted itself, he was catapulted back onto the deck. [2] The single-cylinder, 98hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. It is good to hear from another passenger who enjoyed our lovely cruise. It was indeed an adventure. Like other Displaced Persons, we soon found out 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 Anneliese I remember the burial at sea also. Author talk: Cleveland Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons. In fact, a group of banks and financiers right here in Key West bought the USS General Taylor and it was docked for a time at the East Quay Pier of the Key West Harbor. Research for the original information found in the ISTG COMPASS was conducted by Harriet Rosch and the late Donna Jackson. She participated in Operation Earnest Will and Operation Prime Chance. out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies All have commented that their histories are much like mine, even if they were from other Eastern European countries. They realized How are things going for you? 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). during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage Harry Taylor, born on 26 June 1862 in Tilton, N.H., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1884, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineerson 15 June. Best wishes, The crossing was [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. I still always see that image, but knew later it had to be done. We use cookies to give you the best experience. It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. [6], Taylor was decommissioned on May 8, 2015, and subsequently transferred to Taiwan,[7][8] where the ship was commissioned by the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Ming-chuan (, PFG-1112) on November8, 2018. I have had no success finding it online. 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. Army Transport Service and its successor, Military Sea Transportation Service, Sunday, Jan. 1st: Open at 10am, last entry at 2:30pm. from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. 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. Also remember that the men and women were separated and I hardly saw my dad, as we were in the womens section of the vessel. We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 31, 1952. 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. 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. We are a bit older now. 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. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. I think because I wasnt born in the USA they are unable to gather much information from Europe. of Troopships of World War II Do not sell or share my personal information. General Taylor had a length of 105 feet (32m), a beam of 17feet 6inches (5.33m), a draft of 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and a hold depth of 8feet 6inches (2.59m). I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. USAT General Haan. I was sea sick the whole time. They include the volumes in the Navy Department Librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. In the picture, the expressions on the faces are fascinating. I have three original out of 4 family passengers that came over November 3rd 1951. I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. Gerda Konyen (Wickett). The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. [citation needed]. This resulted in Operation Magic Carpet. USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. Ships transferred to Military Sea Transport Service from . 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. World War II I also left Bremerhaven on the General CC Ballou, on Mary 31, 1952, arriving New York June 10. former officer's dining room. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully On 16 March 1950 USNS General C. H. Muir arrived in Sydney with 1,278 displaced persons from Europe. This was a cargo steamer with limited accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. Vietnam General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. By the way, this May I published a second edition of my book. concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule. people forced to work in German factories and farms, some were survivors of It joined ships from Poland, Germany and Spain. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the [11] Our trip took about 10 days. Donate, U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969, Active Service in World War II, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War, info@usstaylor468.org | 2023 USS Taylor Reunion Association. Thank you for the research. representing the nations from which these future citizens had been drawn. Later delivered to the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Texas, she was struck from the Navy List 1 July 1960, and remained in reserve until sold for commercial use under the MARAD Ship Exchange Program in 1968[4] to Sea-Land Service, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log of greeting reached a crescendo. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. My memory of the trip is quite good since I was almost nine. A picture capturing the sinking of the USS General Taylor. I still have the postcard photo of the ship. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old 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. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. C. Ballou in 1946. Hello Gerhard, When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. He grabbed overhead safety rope just in time. the land of golden opportunities. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. Do you have an interest in contacting the other passengers? 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: In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. Keep in touch. The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. [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. [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. taken "many cruises on some of the world's biggest cruise ships, but 1948 Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm 365 days a year. For In that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and . [9] The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, [2] The single-cylinder, 98 hp, 23 rpm engine was of the square crosshead type, with a 25.3 inch bore and 6-foot stroke. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. out Communists and other subversives." My mothers and my cots were very close to the bow. I have looked online to find more information for years. The ship suddenly tipped and he flew over the railing. We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. [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. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 [7], In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. 1948 Gerda Konyen (Wickett), Michigan. Following shakedown off San Diego, General C. C. Ballou departed San Pedro 29 July 1945 for France via the Panama Canal. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service "[5] The ship's skipper, Commander Dennis Volpe, was subsequently relieved and reassigned. After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International Maybe we saw each other? Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List Fortunately, General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. The records include name of registrant, age, birth date, birthplace, residence, employer information, and physical description. As long as land was in sight, the D.P. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Departure Date: 14 Sep 1949 Arrival Port: Newcastle - Australia Arrival Date: 12 Oct 1949. . "Among them, the largest group This data collection contains U.S. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. worker]. Separately I sent you email address. We learned to avoid being downwind I remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. Refugees from many countries were on board. 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. Run," L. N. Mermer, The Mast Magazine, July 1948 She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. 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). Many got sea-sick. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. Keep in touch. Are there any correspondents who were on that voyage? The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. Thank you! Because I can speak German, lived in Germany, and taught German in my second career, most people who know me think I was German. Joe Kwapisz. 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). General Taylor was employed as a dispatch vessel at the Navy Yard until April 1852, when, needing extensive repairs, she was sold at public auction at Pensacola for $3,000. 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. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. - 2002. 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. Key West Shipwreck is part of the Historic Toursof America quarterly eNewsletter. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, 1 25.3 in bore, 6 ft stroke single-cylinder. he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. His homeland was Romania. to the refugees. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. men were given clean-up assignments on deck or in the engine room. [I guess I passed the test.]. of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. 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. 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. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. [1], General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others After reading some of the other comments I just wanted to add some also. They also came to the US on the USNS Ballou from Bremerhaven to New York City in Dec 1950. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. That gentleman is about 83. The GALILEO was a 2,990 gross ton ship, length 350.7ft x beam 41.2ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. USS Washington was a schooner named Endeavor acquired by Gen. Washington in October 1775, renamed Washington, and re-rigged as a brigantine. In 1947, USAT General S. D. Sturgis aboard the Military Sea Transportation Service operated USNS General M. B. They left Bremerhaven, Germany on March 27, 1949 and arrived in New York City on April 6, 1949. She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. 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. I was eight and remember it well. Reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950, General C. H. Muir began operations under MSTS and was re-designated T-AP-142. Sorry it took so long to answer as lots of stuff has been going on. By the way, did you purchase my book? Sunday, Dec. 25th: Open at 10am. I was on this same vessel with my parents. 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. For the operation, General Taylor was equipped with a single 6-pounder cannon, and her crew issued with small arms. I keep thinking another voyage like that would really help me lose weight. Hi Stephanie, the name of my ship was the USS General Ballou. America were "paved with gold. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be to retrieve any portion of the site. If you remember from my previous email I was four when we landed in NY on April 12, 1952. 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. Ballou also, but in June of 1950. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops . [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. Displaced Person Transports: 's and 17,000 orphans would be permitted 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 General R. L. Howze, with your together. Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. The list of fellow passengers on the USS General Ballou is growing. Walker later testified that for most of the voyage aboard General Taylor, in spite of being seriously ill, he was kept chained hand and foot in "filthy"[4] and oppressively hot conditions in or near the engine room of the steamer's hold,[5] apart from brief periods of a few hours a day when he was allowed on deck. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins Fresh air seemed helpful being sick and I stayed on deck as much as I could. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. In October 1949 she was transferred to MSTS and in 1950 continued her West Coast-Orient travels. Representative Frank Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being After WWII we were German citizens in Austria from which we emigrated to the US in 1952 under the displaced persons program. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. 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. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. I would be happy to communicate more with you in the future. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. Visit Taylor Sailors. 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. The author mentioned I was eleven and I had to be with the adults. [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries Assigned to MSTS October 1949. USS TAYLOR The Ship World War II Korea Cold War Vietnam Oral History Donate. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War. One lives 45 minutes away and we are good friends. My family were refugees from Poland and had been in a DP camp outside of Munich for 4 years. The more you know about your departure and arrival dates the easier the search will be. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? [1] There was Attorney My parents, Erika and Rudolf Haffner, and I at age 12 (Hermann) were on that ship voyage to the US. She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped some time after 1981.[1]. How did you discover my website? meager belongings. 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