USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. His homeland was Romania. Another long story that could be a book by itself. I once saw an about 14 year old boy nearly fall into the angry ocean. I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. Thank you! [3], On February 12, 2014, Taylor ran aground while mooring in Samsun, Turkey, during operations supporting the 2014 Winter Olympics. USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . I reside in Bucks Co, PA. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops . Fresh air seemed helpful being sick and I stayed on deck as much as I could. entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. I live in Ludington, Michigan. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old 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. I too saw the burial and the wailing of relatives in New York when they found out. Many got sea-sick. On 16 March 1950 USNS General C. H. Muir arrived in Sydney with 1,278 displaced persons from Europe. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles USAT General Haan. If you have any additional info on him we would love to hear from you. "Although about half the bunks "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. [1], General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. I was eight and remember it well. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes USS Taylor Anchor Log 1942-1955 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. C. Ballou in 1946. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being Thank you for the research. They realized Reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950, General C. H. Muir began operations under MSTS and was re-designated T-AP-142. 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. The author mentioned It is possible that this film shows the transport that arrived in New York on October 30, 1948. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by How are things going for you? [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. I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. 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. 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. General Tom Clark to convey a message to them from President Truman. In July 1948, the U. S. Immigration Ive tried Ancestry.com without much success. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942. 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. Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully Fortunately, General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. My friends homeland was Hungary. 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. Take care, Hermann H. Hermann H. Im Gerda Konyen. 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. "[5] The ship's skipper, Commander Dennis Volpe, was subsequently relieved and reassigned. Went to US under US program refugees to work on US farms. The General W.M. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. 's," The Mast Magazine, September reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Eastern Light left Kobe, Japan on 24 December 1981 to steam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan where she was scrapped.[1][5][6]. That gentleman is about 83. Ballou also, but in June of 1950. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. Representative Frank Keep in touch. Cruise books are created for private distribution. I'm not sure which port they arrived at, but I know they didn't go through Ellis Island. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means I remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. If you see substantial portions of this at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, A picture capturing the sinking of the USS General Taylor. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be This collection is searchable by ship name, ship ID, year, and name of crew member. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick I keep thinking another voyage like that would really help me lose weight. Up to 2015, Taylor was homeported at Naval Station Mayport, and was part of Destroyer Squadron 14. board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P. How did you discover my website? I remember the huge waves. I have had no success finding it online. [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. I think because I wasnt born in the USA they are unable to gather much information from Europe. [11] We learned to avoid being downwind Following the armistice, General C. C. Ballou continued to sail to Japan and Korea on troop rotation duty. Sold April 10 1987 for scrap. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. Sorry it took so long to answer as lots of stuff has been going on. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); erman citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. 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. to retrieve any portion of the site. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. The ship deployed to Northern Europe as part of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic in 1987, and the Persian Gulf in 1988 and 1990. When the ship righted itself, he was catapulted back onto the deck. 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. reserved for the aged and for mothers with small children.". 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. Gerhard Maroscher, So nice to read these excerpts from people of all ages and locations. left via Italy or Shanghai. Korea In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Hello! Hi Stephanie, the name of my ship was the USS General Ballou. If you have an interest in that, please email me at info@themaroscherstory. After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. 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. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. [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. If you remember from my previous email I was four when we landed in NY on April 12, 1952. Black carried several thousand displaced persons from Europe to ports in Venezuela, Australia, Brazil, and New York from 1948 to 1949. So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! 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. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. [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. Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. Displaced Person Transports: Anderson participated in the following campaigns: Decommissioned, 10 November 1958, at Oakland, CA. 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. 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. 11 December 1951 to 26 March 1954, Personnel Diary After her Seminole War service, she played a cameo role in the notorious trial and sentencing of abolitionist Jonathan Walker. I was on this same vessel with my parents. spend on deck. 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. worker]. Hi Anneliese, By the way, did you purchase my book? Keep in touch. Your email address will not be published. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. [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. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. Gerhard M. contacted me and I sent a picture of the burial at sea which could be used in his books second edition publication. Gerda Konyen (Wickett). On January8, 2014, Taylor left Naval Station Mayport for her last seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6thFleets. 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. Where can I find the passenger list from the USS General W. M. Black that includes the year 1949? The ship suddenly tipped and he flew over the railing. If he is still alive, Im sure he has not forgotten. Good luck. There were many things in there past that they never wanted to discuss. Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. I was born in Germany in a DP camp to Polish parents and was carried to Boston on the Gen. C.C. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service We made the trip on the same ship and the same time I am so happy that we connected with Gerhard Maroscher and he wrote that great book Im 72 years old what a long trip it has been.wonderful to hear from you.be well. 3 December 1951 to 2 October 1954, Anchor Log This was a cargo steamer with limited accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. 4 April 1954 to 20 August 1955, USS Taylor Anchor Log 19421955 Governor Dewey, too, sent a welcome through his representative, while Mayor About eight others, who sailed on the USS General Ballou at other times, also contacted me. 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). Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. flags fluttered from bow to stern; while amidship were eleven foreign flags, Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles My memory of the trip is quite good since I was almost nine. - 2002. General C. C. Ballou completed her voyage by transiting the Panama Canal, arriving New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico 1 May. R. L. Howze. Stewart that carried D.P. I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. The manifest shows we werent German citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. p.s. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Meals were taken at standing-height This picture was taken in Bremerhaven, Germany, sometime in 1952. Most were heading to America; for some the final destination was Canada. Gerda Konyen (Wickett), Michigan. 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. We went to a farm near East St. Louis (Prairie DuRoche) Illinois, but only stayed there til Memorial Day 1952. She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. As a sunken ship, she is the largest artificial reef in the world, next to the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. Seeing our names on the inbound (to NY) passenger manifest is quite exciting. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. We are getting to be a large, if somewhat old, club. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, 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. [1] Benjamin F. Isherwood, later Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the American Civil War, served on General Taylor in 184647. 's stood there on deck watching their 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 It was a lovely trip, although most passengers got sea sick. ", My parents heard the streets in On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955, USS TAYLOR I still always see that image, but knew later it had to be done. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means In October 1949 she was transferred to MSTS and in 1950 continued her West Coast-Orient travels. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949. The crossing was Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. 28 August 1942 to 7 November 1945, Deck Logs Thank you for your note. Our trip took about 10 days. Our ship, loaded with cargo and immigrants, was the USNS General C. C. Ballou. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before.[1]. [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. We were originally from Austria-Hungary our area (Buchenland / Bukovina) became part of Romania after the breakup of A.-H. after WWI. Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? The Ship According USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum - Passenger Lists for 1949 USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) See other topics in USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) Forum Thank you for using Forum Jar. The more you know about your departure and arrival dates the easier the search will be. Many passengers were seasick. Are you a Key West local? out Communists and other subversives." 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 . USNS GENERAL W. A. MANN T-AP-112. The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. I have been contacted by mostly fellow passengers on my voyage. Deck Logs regards, I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. 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. Maybe we saw each other? Michael Lederman. 's to sift Major General Muir retired in 1924 and died 8 December 1933 at Baltimore, MD. 1948 Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [7] America were "paved with gold. 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 possible that through Ellis Island Foundation it might be cheaper or free. New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be Donate, U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969, Active Service in World War II, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War, [email protected] | 2023 USS Taylor Reunion Association. 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. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log How great to hear from a fellow traveler on our luxury cruise. food was probably not great, but is was the best we had eaten in years. The list of fellow passengers on the USS General Ballou is growing. Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; past fade into oblivion" wrote a member of the crew on one of these 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. operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. Steam was supplied by an iron flue boiler at an average working pressure of 20 psi. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American [1] His story and my story are similar. 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. Vietnam The way I got the manifest was through a friend who took a trip to Germany several years ago, and while there visited the newly decorated Museum in Bremerhaven where she has family and got me a copy. Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. My family were refugees from Poland and had been in a DP camp outside of Munich for 4 years. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries We were from Germany, Rathmannsdorf inititially later near Hannover, Refugees. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General [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. 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. [11] Lopez would later organize two further attempts to invade Cuba; on the last attempt he was captured and executed by the Spanish. We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 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. meager belongings. after World War II. Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship. On February5, 2014, Taylor was scheduled to enter the Black Sea along with Mount Whitney in support of the Sochi Olympics. You were too young to remember the voyage. "Among them, the largest group "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 Hello Gerhard, Good luck! Ive captured some of my recollections of the voyage in my memoir. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. 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). Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. [3], General C. C. Ballou was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 for MSTS and for nearly 2 years sailed between Europe and the United States with refugees. of greeting reached a crescendo. Do you have a copy of that wonderful book that Gerhard Maroscher wrote ? Seemingly without effort, I quickly learned English in the middle of hot humid Georgia. He immigrated to Australia on the General Greely arriving in Newcastle 12 October 1949. [1] I believe 12 fellow passengers contacted me. Alfons, or as we knew him Alc, is listed as passenger 264. The paddlewheel diameter was also enlarged by a foot, and the number of paddles reduced by one to thirteen. 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