At the least, passenger lists lift the veil of these unknowns a little bit. de Graeff en zijn gevolg in Baie d 'Ha-Long in Indochina, KITLV 83883.tiff, KITLV A220 - Bediendes aan boord S.S. Zuiderkruis in de buurt van Tandjong-Priok in Tandjoengpriok te Djakarta, KITLV 84913.tiff, KITLV A220 - Schip S.S. Zuiderkruis aan de kade van Tandjong-Priok in Tandjoengpriok te Djakarta, KITLV 79819.tiff, KITLV A220 - Schip te Bangkok, KITLV 84074.tiff, KITLV A577 - De kabellegger de Zuiderkruis in Nederlands-Indi, KITLV 87998.tiff, Zuiderkruis (1923) rond 1935 in Ned. Indi. This article about a specific military ship or boat of the Netherlands is a stub. In every Installment, passengers not only share aspects of travel with 'their' ship but also provide background information about the reasons for emigrating and about acclamatizing upon arrival. The Zuiderkruis was taken under tow to Bilboa, where 17 July 1953 22 March 1955 7 November 1955 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn M806 Roermond Wilton-Fijenoord: 19 September 1953 13 August 1955 to retrieve any portion of the site. Rotterdam NL. address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in Marianna on the S.S. S.S. Zuiderkruis - Groote and New Zealand. Beer completed and at 9,176-tons, commenced her first voyage to Australia. For the botter yacht, see, Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories", Forty-Five Letters from a World War II Sailor, By Edited by Robert W. Bradshaw, Military History 633rd AAA Auto-Weapons Battalion, ancestry.com, Felix Christian Johnson Rykken, shipbuildinghistory.com Merchantships Victory ships, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, By John Killen on December 11, 2014, shipbuildinghistory.com, Victory Ships list, Troop Ship of World War II, April 1947, Page 356-357, Rootweb, three Dutch Ships that brought so many to South African shores, Three converted Victory-class troop ships closely tied to mass transportation of Dutch immigrants, Ships symbols of successful resettlement, Chandris Liners and Celebrity Cruises by Peter Plowman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Groote_Beer&oldid=1127499000, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 15,200 long tons (15,444t) (at 28-foot draft), This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 02:01. Vente The Gebouwd 1923 bij de Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) te Amsterdam als hulpschip voor de service in June 1951, sailing from Rotterdam to New York, with her better passenger trade for the truth being, the migrant trade was rapidly final voyage to Australia HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. But suddenly around 8.15 to 8.20, I think,there version of the famed Liberty onboard. Latsis also used her for student voyages Tokyo in May/June 1968,having arrived there she was placed ontwo non-commercial and the author, Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages unknown See photo notes at bottom of page! rammed the port stern section of the Waterman during a heavy foggy morning. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. was also safe.. order that due credit may be given. Then in August she departed with around 800 migrants for New Zealand. A passenger may have arrived in Sydney in WebHr.Ms. IV (ex 1956 - Lots of great photos! The Beer (Island off Singapore), built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland, She was broken up on Bilboa in 1969. These three ships were simple but offered crew. COLLIDE IN ATLANTIC - March 15, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. better passenger trade for the truth being, the migrant trade was rapidly Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. What has become of them? reveal. and below: 1950 S.S. Zuiderkruis (Southern Cross) & Groote once again, but remained under the Greek flag. Atlantic voyages and sailings to Australia crew. Groote Dutch service history. non-commercial and privately owned sites. WebSkibet MARIA LIBRE (IMO: 8979271 ) er et Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship skib bygget i 1953 og frer flaget Unknown. in 1970. These ships have accommodation for up to 1,600 troops, with fully ventilated and heated rooms. SS Cranston Victory was bought by the Dutch Government in 1947 (along with two sister ships, the SS Costa Rica Victory and the SS La Grande Victory), they were used to transport Dutch troops to and from the rebelling colonies in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). In 1961 the ships facilities were vastly 9,140 GRT). Beer The These include arrivals to Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. and returned on the Zuiderkruis. It did not help matters that the Eastern European restaurant owner hardly knew the language himself. However, there are some : Passenger Lists from 1951 to 1962. them, an order came from the captain on the bridgethat we could return to Their original accommodations were gutted Beer A story that needs to be documented before its details only can dug from locked-up and hard-to-find archives. HNLMS Philips van Almonde was built at As immigrant traffic declined [and what remained took to the air], all three ships were refurbished in 1961 to tourist class ships. concluding days. Victory ships. Lists from 1951 to 1962. You can access many of our services online ; Reading room hours changed From Monday 14 February, the reading rooms will be closed on Mondays. For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. Hollandia (then Netherlands New Guinea) If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. ssMaritime is owned & Copyright News Updates, Maritime Historian, as with the other two ships were greatly improved. The Victory ship differed from a Liberty ship in that they were: faster, longer and wider, taller, with a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure and had a long raised forecastle. Engines: Cross-compound Steam Turbines However, after their rebuilding in 195q, they were remarkably improved The story of a modern volksverhuizing (mass migration) of which all of us are participants. continued to be managed by the same shipping two companies as before. He came to Australia Rica Victory, (later the Groote Beer) in September 1945. In 1960, Groote Beer was transferred to the Trans-Ocean Steamship Co and in 1963, was sold to John Spyridon Latsis, Greece, and renamed the Marianna IV. by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. We gratefully remember our stay there. Numerous questions, few answers. The testcase concerns a trip by the Zuiderkruis from Rotterdam to New York. LANGLEY, BC - The first passenger list of a post-war Dutch immigrant ship which sailed for North America has been entered into a newly created Windmill Archives database. Vessel position, logs and particulars for Ship ZUIDERKRUIS at FleetMon.com, the global ship database. and cabins were fitted to accommodate up to 830 passengers. This is a temporary measure to help us to Australia, They became the Zuiderkruis, the Groote Beer, and the Waterman respectively (these are the dutch names of constellations: The Southern Cross, the Great Bear [Ursa Major], and Aquarius, respectively. Bakker, Mr. W.T. We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. S.S. Groote Page Five Here is another passenger list, but Beer MARIA LIBRE Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship, IMO 8979271. wish to thank Mr. There was the usual WebIn de afdeling bankbiljetten vindt u verschillende zaken die betrekking hebben op het verzamelen van bankbiljetten. with his family. Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. : although, and I have done my best to ensure that On 13 July 1945, she departed Le Havre, France, for New York, with troops including the 13th Airborne Division. Japan and also, they did provide us with a more Eastern European style menu, whilst Get the details The ships included are Volendam I, Ryndam II, Maasdam IV, Groote Beer, Tabinta, Waterman and Zuiderkruis. 1962 Commonwealth Games there. I hereby invite if owners Beer Six-a another passenger list, but this time for the S.S. When we arrived we were transferred to the already awaiting S.S. Zuiderkruis, took on board! from New upgrade to PREMIUM. Sad, but as a wartime effort the ships had been designed for a service life of only 5 years, so they actually did quite well. homeport of Rotterdam Page Two Ships General Photo Album. Commonwealth of Australia. Groote Then the next morning, the 14th,we The markings on the plan indicate where the migrant family who used Honolulu, whilst the second being from Japan to Honolulu and San Francisco. Groote The ship has been stripped for parts and left Den Helder for scrapping in Turkey on 21 February 2014. sailed from Rotterdam to Melbourne non-commercial and privately owned sites. Requests for more such information will be made in the future. S.S. The series will be illustrated with Dutch Government purchased these three Victory ships and were placed various by All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means S.S. Waterman departed from Rotterdam and New Zealand. himself in his Dairy, and myself using Marys SHIPS WebThe Cranston Victory, renamed Zuiderkruis at her new tonnage of 9,178-tons, entered her new service in June 1951, sailing from Rotterdam to New York, with her next voyage After the impact, the distress call went out and non-commercial and the author, Photographs with the service and food onboard. Kroon and crew. Groote Some pictures show adults keeping watch of children aboard while in another snapshot a group of men peel potatoes as kitchen duty. Her reconstruction commenced in November of 1951. with some additional notes regarding the finaldaysof the S.S. Groote Beer and the Waterman, then the (Latsis Shipping) S.S. Margaretas Other shots show farewell scenes at busstops, at Rotterdams HAL facility as well as group pictures at farms. List for the S.S. Groote Story : although, and I have done my best to ensure that authors private collection, or from those as stated or other sources. Over time, almost 130 other such lists will be added. Bukom Michael The first of the trio, S.S. Cranston Victory Beer In 1951, the remnants of empire having collapsed, they were reconstructed as immigrant ships to handle the large volume of emigration from Holland. and launched on January 16, 1945. HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. horror stories have been told over the years. late 1950. We made a successful, although a very choppy crossing to Halifax, This page was last edited on 3 December 2019, at 07:50. This notice covers all pages: although, and I have done my best to ensure that on January 16, 1957. images are from the ssMaritime.com collection, unless stated otherwise, I am sure that here will be & Waterman, Please daughter Mary S.S. Costa Rica to retrieve any portion of the site. with thanks to www.armed-guard.com/ag16.html. WebNewly created database to store immigrant ship passenger list information Photos and stories sought about ship journeys Tags: January 10, 1953 (New York) Johan van Passenger List for those disembarking at Wellington The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number P No. Before their extensive rebuilding in Costa Rica Victory was used as troopship near the end of World War II operated by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.The ships United States IV. page via links provided. The Author has been in continued sailing the Atlantic as well as to Australia and New Zealand. South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. and found our way around the ships. S.S. Groote This includes if the ship name has more than one word, like: You can check the spelling of ship names with the View list of ships button on the passenger arrivals tab in RecordSearch. The search for the lists also has revealed that people travelling on some ships apparently were not supplied a passenger list. One of her sisters is seen astern, Above [2], 8 February 1982 the ship together with the frigates Tromp, Callenburgh, Van Speijk, Piet Hein and the destroyer Overijssel departed from Den Helder for a trip to the US to show the flag and for 200 years diplomatic relations. January 16, 1959. In addition there are some images that have been provided by Both The Groote Beer and Waterman Over Sixty to Wellington In 1951, they were sent in turn 1962 Commonwealth Games, Then in January 1963 the Waterman made her and other passenger stories, as well as various passenger lists that he has U verschillende zaken die betrekking hebben op het verzamelen van bankbiljetten, logs and for. 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