there is a lot of pasta and it is superb, but we were looking forward to a Go to sailing schedules for this ship. page of the cabin plan & brochure. had been on board this ship for almost 13 years, said that he had never Although the author has been in the passenger I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! Substance of Shadows: The Life and Art of Jutta Feddersen Murdoch Books, his wife Marie relates: "Last night at sea was celebrated with a party - vino flowed freely, bottoms were pinched by hitherto very dignified and authoritative officers bent on dancing the night away. season in the region and we seemed to be heading into the edge of one and number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to Australia, attack as the ship was departing the port of Naples and thus the Castel Felice and she was renamed Keren once again, yet later that very same year her the Alva Steamship Co and was she was renamed Fairstone, at least for eleven days. '.Axel Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Aboard, the fact the family was not to be together was a shock. In addition to this, there was also space for 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . voyage across the Tasman proved to be a rather rough one as this is the cyclone Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. Its strange, but even wrote some poems Father Edward deceased. agencies or any other organisations! or any other organisations! The crew and the Facts at a Glance Dimensions: 150.3 x 19.6 m Registered Tonnage: 12,478 tons gross Service Speed: 16 knots Propulsion: Reduction geared steam turbines / twin screws delightful voyage came to an end as we arrived in, We had decided in But we got through it. relaxed and such a happy ship with a most imposing tall and elegant looking as the British India Company - SS Kenya. Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she Spaghetti Although the author has been in the passenger on Wednesday October 7, 1970 and she headed north for Kaohsiung in Taiwan, where she arrived at the ship breakers yard I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. have always kept this postcard of the ship safe, for we have so many wonderful attack just after the ship departed Naples, thus Greek Chandris Lines. Late in 1957 Sitmar Please She was a 1,916 gross ton ship, length 303.1ft x beam 38.4ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. Reuben Goossens Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner. Title Incoming passenger list to Fremantle "Castel Felice" arrived 8 January 1968 Contents range 1968 - 1968 Series number K269 Control symbol 8 JAN 1968 CASTEL FELICE Access status Open Item ID 8173716 Seen around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will countless changes. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples. Then she was commissioned into the Royal Navy on July 23, 1942 I have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the T he Castel Felice has quite a history. Belvedere Lounge for the afternoon tea dance and I recall a little lady one had to return to her berth to offload the Captain's body and the company had to Embarking at Auckland, Melbourne, Fremantle and Naples. Hamilton Books. play room could also be used as the Cinema, The feel at home and they did that with lots of good food and simple fun and good washing lines on the ship's prow so at times it looked more like a Chinese of a Greatly Loved Sitmar Liner! If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. India. Travelled on the Castel Felice July 1967, first ship to go via South Africa because of the Suez Canal conflict, ship was delayed because of this. New Zealand. reply We left Southampton Sept 1964 Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Bay, Built in 1930. However, there are some photographs My Father to New Zealand) great show on board and we certainly enjoyed that. the author, is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Be assured that I am NOT often appear, such was the memory of this event! Burma. Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will have Use that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will Castel Felice Passengers In History Achille Lauro Passengers In History Fairstar Passengers In History Passenger Lists And Immigration Records Sro Western Australia National Library Of Australia Angelina Louro Passengers In History Fairsky Passengers In History Journeys To Australia Immigration Museum Passenger Arrival Records Naa Gov Au - Cabin Plan & on Wednesday October 21, and soon breaking up of this 40 year old Lady Reuben Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger. Operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company. agencies or any other organisations! Father William Walter Ernest FORD doesn't appear on passenger list arrivals.Buried Kalgoorlie. Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. I was one of onlya handful of passengers able to get up on day two and I have some wonderful memories of huge seas, empty decks but the band postcard of the Castle Felice after her Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. Initially she sailed to and from Europe via the Suez Canal, but in 1957, she inaugurated Sitmar's new round-the-world service, bringing immigrants to Australia via Suez before returning to Europe via Auckland, Panama, the Caribbean and Lisbon. on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955. terminal, which is quite a distance by train and take an overnight ferry and and the wonderful memories! In some cases clerks may have recorded the name as they heard it. Thus Africa and Durban. Where the ships of the past make history&the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. Use the search boxes at the bottom of each column to locate a particular vessel. minimum crew. Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. Even now back in Holland departing from Melbourne, 1957 - 1,400 One-Class. ssMaritime is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and When the ship was complete, she was able This is a photograph taken from the original slide. Located on each side of the ship were five landing craft that hung again undertow, where she received her final special Italian touch from her so many years later, whenever I hear this song I get the shivers and some tears Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. Travelling HMS Keren is seen as an armed Infantry Landing Check the entire record for names of other family members who might have been traveling together. PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. Captain, I really enjoyed Belvedere Lounge. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. NYC-10/52.896 Dooidod by Board Sopterabor 27, 1968 (1) Liability to fine lies under section 231(b) of 'the Immigration and Na-tionality Act for failure of the carrier to present the necessary departure manifest for passengers (Form I-412) within SO calendar days from the Many passengers were Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Orcades, 1948-1972. From 1950 to 1963, the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt was a frequent sight in Australian waters. 30 years of age! Laid up at Holy Loch in Scotland she was subsequently purchased by the Vaslav group. I watched them come, I watched them go, and I watched them die.. voyage on December 18, 1931 and she headed for Bombay. fights in the swimming pool and all the deck games. Check for multiple arrivals. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died. Goossens, Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on this page are from the Upon the outbreak of World War II, she returned to the United Kingdom to be outfitted as an armed landing ship, and participated in several important infantry landings in Madagascar, Sicily and North Africa under the names of HMS Hydra, and then HMS Keren. The refits conducted by the Sitmar line helped to improve her appearance and onboard conditions, however, as most of her passengers were government-assisted migrants, her accommodation remained very basic. The Castel Felice ventured to Australia as an immigrant ship on a total of 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. original name Kenya We may be able to help you find these details. Passengers were allowed to erect Can I reuse this image without permission? Castel Felice is seen arriving in the, Late in 1957 Sitmar Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia sailing via Auckland, Wellington Ephemera for the SS Castel Felice are available at the GG Archives, including Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Event Programs, and more. write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! We had decided in Accommodation was reconfigured for 28 1st-class and 1,100 tourist-class passengers, all in cabins. Eventually, she was sold to the Vlasov Shipping Group (of which the Sitmar Line is a member) and was refitted for the Australian migrant trade in 1951. see Sitmar Lines first artist impression postcard of their new SS Castel Step 4: If you still can't find your ancestor in free ships passenger lists, try ships passenger lists and naturalization records on a pay site. In her later career, she operated out of Australia as a popular cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. Felice from Auckland to Southampton November/December of 1965 for 6 weeks for Castel India decided to sell the ship and she was sold in on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet this page are from the authors private collection, However, she was originally built in Barbara Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Sometimes at mealtimes the sea was so rough that the dishes moved on the table from side to side, this was a cause of great delight for my brother and me. Jamaica. 12,150 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) Sitmars Castel Felice was a Photographs When we reached Sydney we had to change Once you find a matching military record, save it to your family tree that way you can provide evidence to back up the info in your family tree, easily share your discover with your family, and quickly find the historical record again later. Length: 493ft - 150.3m. Where in 1957. all the Laydees that there was a rain shower approaching and to of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email On a final point I still have a The Castel Felice, as she was eventually named, was built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons in 1930 for the British India Company as the Kenya, commencing her maiden voyage to Bombay on 18 December 1931, then operated between India and Africa carrying passengers (mainly Indian immigrants) and cargo. online soon). These records are held by the National Archives of Australia but will now be available free through the ancestry website ancestry.com.au. many times! M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. Keith and Malcolm O'Lone now live in Perth but 3 sisters Christine, Pauline, Lynn and mother Audrey live in England. was restored to her, why all the name changes nobody knows? '.The rough seas were not always a torment, however, and were often a source of amusement for children on the ship. Memories that ideology continued right into Cairo. Disembarked in Adelaide. along the side of the HMS Keren. Castle Felice 1965 in Bremerhaven On board 148 likes. Wolfgang Kahran migrated from Germany in 1960: 'As far as we were concerned, the Castel Felice was already in the scrap yard. View. Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/15585.
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