by Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, but on the North American services also by Holland
Credit is given to
Australia
collided with the Italian ship S.S. These three ships were built
The project to collect the lists was launched following comments from numerous people looking for a copy of their passenger list. or collectors. Marianna
Get the details of the current Voyage of ZUIDERKRUIS including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 7382055, MMSI -7382055, Call Sign PAZI Story. S.S.
: Photographs are either from the
Passenger Shipping & the Cruise Industry for over 60 years! This had nothing to do with segregation or anything, but the language problems,
repatriates. (Island off Singapore),
Victory Trio to be broken up. M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. WebFrom Holland to Australia on the Migrant Ship "Zuiderkruis" 1957. Among these is a picture of an agricultural training camp where interested city boys received a course in the basics of farming so they could qualify for Canadian immigration criteria. Beschrijving : Zuiderkruis met militairen vertrokken naar Nieuw Guinea Datum : 19 april 1962 Trefwoorden : MILITAIREN, SCHEPEN Instellingsnaam : MS Zuiderkruis Fotograaf : Pot, Harry / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Passenger List for those disembarking at Wellington
The ships returned to Den Helder on 19 May 1982. Beer Passenger List for those
to their lifeboat stations with lifejackets on ready to abandon ship if need
Costa Rica Victory duties were short-lived as the war came to an end. Although she was returned to Latsis Shipping
ClassicLiners, ssmaritime and associated sites are 100%
Another photo was taken at a Den Ham, Overijssel home where a group of participants were taught basic English. improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a
However, there are some photographs provided to me without
Travelling on the refitted Victory ship however was a new and enjoyable experience for ten-year-old Harry A.M. Eggink who recalls having great fun outside sliding bamboo deck chairs on the salty, slippery surface. notice covers all pages: although, and I have done my best to ensure that
on Friday April 1, 1955, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist.HTM, Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. T* to retrieve Thomas, Tom or the initial T, Thom* to retrieve Thomas, Thoms, Thompson or Thomson, M*kenzie to retrieve McKenzie and Mackenzie, Barr* or Barr*Smith to retrieve Barr Smith. and returned on the Zuiderkruis. - All Rights Reserved. and used as an accommodation ship. The
non-commercial and the author, Photographs
January 16, 1959. The Maritime Commission turned her over to a civilian contractor for operation. as the SS Groote Beer Photographs shown down the page prove. Her reconstruction commenced in November of 1951. transport ships built, each able to transport up to 1600 troops. Groote
reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by She departed on December 9, 1960. The decision by the Meinemas to emigrate was employment related. Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. Rotterdam NL. I know that they were certainly the most stable ships at sea, and many
The
Kroon
situation. onboard. HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) ( Dutch: Hr.Ms. Zuiderkruis) was a replenishment oiler operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. So
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 Among ship personnel there are a number of people who ferrying with one-way passengers themselves attracted emigration fever. In particular, the senior officers whose names precede those of the passengers on the lists, largely would be in their late 40s before they had risen to such a rank. Zealand
is one of the internal smaller Lounges between the cabins, A typical
They and their families joined the Dutch trek to the USA which that year reached an all time high. Trio to be scrapped by ship breakers in Onomachi,
[14], Costa Rica Victory was sold for $1,005,431, to the Netherlands Government (nl) on 19 February 1947. The voyage was cancelled and the ship went to Piraeus, where she was laid up and finally scrapped in June 1970, at Eleusis, Greece.[18]. I hereby invite if owners
Beer
However, there are some
One couple some time ago, submitted a rare 1949, Amsterdam to Montreal flight passenger list, the only one in the Windmill Archive collection. WebHNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. of these three ships. Man, that was a luxury we couldnt afford. Very few people documented this process on film of any kind. was built by Permanente Metals Co, Richmond
The Waterman departed her
final voyage to, In October 1963 the Zuiderkruis was handed
Gebouwd 1923 bij de Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) te Amsterdam als hulpschip voor de Holland America Line acted as her
Page Three Theo Kroon Story - They
Beer
and New
on March 13, 1957 and on the first night we settled in and had a very nice meal
Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. Hailing from De Lier, the Meinema family who were accompanied by fellow villagers Mr. and Mrs. J. Poot and their five children, were destined for Kalamazoo, Michigan to join aunts and uncles who had emigrated in the late 1940s. She was berthed at Den Helder a City in North Holland, being the northernmost point
Then the next morning, the 14th,we
1962 Commonwealth Games, Then in January 1963 the Waterman made her
from June to September to operate the Atlantic Educational
Tonnage: 9.126 GRT (Costa Rica Victory
Part of what Two other (S.S. Waterman) passenger lists are also available on THIS
WebNational Library building closed The National Library building in Wellington is temporarily closed to the public. van Baars, Mrs. M.J.
Be assured that I am NOT associated
with double reduction gears developing 6,000 BHP. Six-a
Beer
In 1961, the Dutch
South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. The ship has been stripped for parts and left Den Helder for scrapping in Turkey on 21 February 2014. van der Bos,
I found this comment from John Pijl [email protected]. We made a successful, although a very choppy crossing to Halifax,
Students from the Leiden University had been hired as replacements but lacked sea legs and dining room experience. Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. [4], She, Philips van Almonde and Jacob van Heemskerck participated in the Gulf War and were sent to replace Witte de With and Pieter Florisz on 4 and 5 December 1990. Page
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
and Australia. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde.The ship's radio call sign was "PADF". Page
In 1951, they were sent in turn
Anna Nadler.. In 1951, the remnants of empire having collapsed, they were reconstructed as immigrant ships to handle the large volume of emigration from Holland. S.S. Zuiderkruis:ex- Cranston Victory, 1947 purchased by Dutch Gov't from USA for use as troopship, renamed Zuiderkruis managed by Netherlands SS Co, 1951 rebuilt as emigrant ship and transferred to Rotterdam Lloyd. The trip was not very pleasant for the majority who had become seasick and therefore ventured outside as little as possible. Beer
Zuiderkruis (ship, 1924) Nederlands: Hr. declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade,
Amsterdam, Netherlands to Sydney, Australia via Fremantle and Melbourne. The Waterman,having been renamed
then, in order to bring enjoyment and pleasure to ship enthusiasts past passengers
S.S.
Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. Australia), and she was berthed in the nearby port of Fremantle
However, their operations was short lived, all were laid up and
Zuiderkruis
The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. As can be seen below, the lounges, dining room and cabins
the"Margareta",departed from Greece and headedfor
In addition there are some
online, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist1.HTM, Also
Please
built. by Reuben
& Waterman, Please
address may be found on. Huizen
Their original accommodations were gutted
Steamship Co. Six-a
All ssmaritime as well as my other related maritime & cruise sites are 100%
Groote
Very few Victory Ships remain afloat today. in Australia. WebSS Zuiderkruis Departure Port: Unknown Departure Date: Unknown Arrival Port: Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: 13 November 1954 We are aware that this passenger He came to Australia
non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or
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. News Updates, Maritime Historian,
All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. horror stories have been told over the years. The Cranston
to the Netherlands Dry-Dock Shipyards Company in Amsterdam
The
Both The Groote Beer and Waterman
is the story of soldier Frank Lovell who finally returned home, having fought
to retrieve any portion of the site. Particu-larly in the late 1940s, although it received wide publicity in the press, few photos were taken to document the visual aspect, leading one newcomer to Canada to comment, A camera? Ament, Ms. M.M.H. A
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 Nine This
It was certainly an eventful voyage and not one
You can also check the schedule, technical details and many more. page, that is, when a page is updated. Numerous questions, few answers. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Other Passenger lists currently available
and returned on the Zuiderkruis. completed and at 9,176-tons, commenced her first voyage to Australia. was sold and in 1971 she became the last of the famed three Dutch
1966, she collided with a sand dredger named the Pen Avon just of
Victory ships. S.S. Groote
(Zuiderkruis) was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland; Oregon
Dutch Victory Ships - S.S. Zuiderkruis, Groote
should understand that all three ships were almost identical as far as their
On their return voyages to the Netherlands
In Kalamazoo, Meinema Sr. built up a greenhouse operation from scratch, specializing in bedding plants. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1974", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1994", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1982", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1988", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1990", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1996", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 2003", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 2005", Hr.Ms. our then location. If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. Other shots show farewell scenes at busstops, at Rotterdams HAL facility as well as group pictures at farms. was chartered by the Netherlands
himself in his Dairy, and myself using Marys
[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. In
S.S.Zuiderkruisprepares to depart S.S. GrooteBeer The S.S.GrooteBeerseen in SydneyAustralialate 1950 S.S.GrooteBeer, as with the other two ships were greatly improved. A good number of lounges and bars were installed and her accommodations saw new cabins and small dormitories built. Externally these ships changed remarkably. IV
Become a partner in the Dutch Immigration Society by subscribing to the Windmill Herald. ClassicLiners & the 1914 built MV Doulos
then, in order to bring enjoyment and pleasure to ship enthusiasts past passengers
The Costa Rica Victory renamed Groote Beer made three voyages to Australia
daughter Mary
WebVessel ZUIDERKRUIS is a Replenishment Vessel, Registered in Netherlands. declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade,
You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number P No. and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on
The Zuiderkruis was taken under tow to Bilboa, where
I know that they were certainly the most stable ships at sea, and many
that distinctive Dutch atmosphere. on September 19, 1951. as with the other two ships were greatly improved. homeport of Rotterdam
The 9,177-ton Dutch ship S.S. Waterman, carrying 800 emigrants,
this time for the S.S. Zuiderkruis
Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? WebSS Zuiderkruis. took on board! once again, but remained under the Greek flag. Bakhuyzen, Mr. W.T. , who gave an excellent description of the
Indi.jpg, KITLV A220 - Aankomst gouverneur-generaal A.C.D. The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. all three ships were transferred to this new company, although each ship
accommodation and a store ship. years! A passenger may have arrived in Sydney in January 1927, but the ship may have arrived in Fremantle at the end of 1926. "Groote Beer" redirects here. As the S.S. Groote
collection. loads this web page perfectly! The Waterman
They had also planned ths ame
Liberty ships were designed to be used just for WW2. Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. [3], Costa Rica Victory was used as troopship near the end of World War II operated by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. images are from the ssMaritime.com collection, unless stated otherwise, I am sure that here will be
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for Ships of the Month &
all contributors. to New
collection. favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! Program for four round voyages between Rotterdam
Ocean
As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by She returned to Southampton, where basic repairs were undertaken and she
Yearsin the Passenger Shipping & Cruise Industry. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. [7], She, Rotterdam and the school ship Urania visited Spithead for a fleet review held in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 28 June 2005 .[8]. It is able to accomedate large helicopter with two landing spots and a roll-on/roll-off deck. For the Educational Programme the Marianna IV was renamed Groote
Groote
Vessel position, logs and particulars for Ship ZUIDERKRUIS at FleetMon.com, the global ship database. Thus, although I may have some of the images under various
Click
page and passengers lists see the INDEX at the bottom of the page! If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. online ydelser realtid AIS data Historiske AIS data. South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. Beer,
[17], Marianna IV continued in service until July 1966, when it collided with the sand dredger Pen Avon off the Isle of Wight, while leaving Southampton, on a voyage to New York. and this is what they now sought out! Be assured that I am NOT associated with
York
Name of Ship: The
Author has been in Passenger Shipping & the Cruise Industry for over 60
Waterman The Dutch Government purchased these three Victory ships and were placed various services without much alterations. List for the S.S. Groote
where we were placed in equivalent cabins, as the two shipsare identical. 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. the Dutch Government. America Line according passenger Bert
Victory was managed by the American Hawaiian Steamship Co (New York). ships quickly separated and the Captain of the Waterman called all passengers
Kort Skibe Album Havne Nyheder. Wollman sailed in 1955 on the S.S.
Amsterdam to Australia,
although retired and unwell, I occasionally attempt to write an article now and
Page Eight Bob
built for the United War Shipping Administration as troop and
Free. and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on
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. Kenyon for providing me
The squadron consisted of Zuiderkruis and the frigates Jacob van Heemskerck, Van Speijk, Van Galen and Wandelaar. Her design was based on the earlier replenishment ship Poolster. Zuiderkruis) was a replenishment oiler operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means having a walk around. Page
concerned. Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. fine artist impression SS Groote Beer This was an official postcard
laid up in Japan. crew. the"Margareta",departed from Greece and headedfor
Both The Groote Beer and Waterman
WebThe review of a Zuiderkruis journey launches the series. Beer),
by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. Government formed their own company Trans
She was finally taken out of commission and
Page Six S.S.
Atlantic voyages and sailings to Australia
Groote
CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. Length: 455ft (136.7m). Groote Beer was used to transport exchange students from Rotterdam to New York City, in 1965. The last of the three was the S.S. La
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. retired and unwell, I occasionally attempt to write an article now and then, in
with the service and food onboard. Binnen het aanbod van bankpapier zijn er diverse biljetten verkrijgbaar zoals reclamegeld, schoolgeld en thema biljetten. In addition there are some
most of which Frank
Sadly, I was unable to obtain and photographs of the Margareta
sailing to the distant shores. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. once again. Beer
we have come to the end of ssMaritimes feature on these three Dutch
for this web page to load perfectly! :
There were ninety seven Victory troop
The author has been in the passenger shipping industry since May 1960, but
Externally these ships changed remarkably. with his family. Beer,
himself in his Dairy, and myself using Marys
Few people made it to the dining room for meals. To visit Hugo's
This page was last edited on 3 December 2019, at 07:50. Latsis
Please Note: All
has a webpage online covering his voyage on the Groote
better passenger trade for the truth being, the migrant trade was rapidly
If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. (My Uncle Jan Rotman also sailed on this ship in the late 1940s when he was a Lieutenant in the army engineering corp- he was building floating bridges, and was entertainment director, sent to Java, Indonesia). so many battles during WW2 throughout many parts of Europe on the S.S. Costa
WebGet the latest live position for the ZUIDERKRUIS. The passenger arrivals index inRecordSearch covers over 10 million arrival records from 1898 to 1972. In 1964 the S.S.
sailing from Holland
of the peninsula, and the country's main naval base; she was given the
The
was also safe.. non-commercial and privately owned sites. What did happen aboard these Dutch immigrant ships? service in June 1951, sailing from Rotterdam to New York, with her
on Friday April 1, 1955, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist.HTM, Blue Water Liners
Franks
of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email
images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers
Founder
S.S. Costa Rica
[15] registration No A853. Group after her fourth return voyage, strangely enough she retained the name
Note: Firefox and some iPads or iPhones, etc are not suitable. WebHNLMS Karel Doorman is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy and German Navy. Halifax,
Passenger Lists from 1951 to 1962. Beer)
favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! Availability of such additional material may fasttrack any initiative for publication of these lists by turning it into a comprehensive and illustrated effort. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a
Page Two Ships
[5], Zuiderkruis rescued 14 Sri Lankan refugees on 25 April 1996 Adriatic Sea and dropped them off at the Italian port of Bari. Bartlewski, Mr.J. Goossens
either limp back to Brest, France, which at that time was the nearest port to
version of the famed Liberty
have known which ship I was on whilst on board as the lounges and public spaces
Beer
However, please
to New Zealand
- They sailed from Amsterdam
Indi-2.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Hr.Ms._Zuiderkruis_(ship,_1924)&oldid=378853564, Ships built at Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. These three ships were simple but offered
Closed). by Reuben
Victory, renamed Zuiderkruis at her new tonnage of 9,178-tons, entered her new
After nearly fifty years, the June 1956 Atlantic crossing on the Zuiderkruis remains engraved on the minds of several of sold on board. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device I hereby invite if owners
Cranston Victory, S.S. Costa Rica Victory and the S.S. La Grande Victory, were
the United States,
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. We can do some searches for you. were sold to John
on October 25, 1958. to Wellington - September
The last of the three was the S.S. La Grande Victory (Waterman), which like her sister S.S. Cranston Victory, was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland , Oregon and launched on January 16, 1945. A sister of the Dutch Trio, S.S. Maritime Victory seen whilst laid-up Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. on September 19, 1951. employed by Dutch Mails in Wellington New Zealand)
Married women may be recorded with their husbands given name or initials. & Waterman, Please
and M.S. Part of what is known as volksverhuizing or mass immigration. We may be able to help you find these details. ydelser. Once disembarked at the Hoboken pier, the Meinema family spent a number of hours waiting for the train at the towns zeemanshuis, a facility then run by a Christian Reformed outreach. Costa Rica Victory and 96 other Victory ships were converted to troop ships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. non-commercial and privately owned sites. It turned out that after an extensiveinspection, it was
Where you will discover over 1,355
fine painting of one of the Dutch Victory ships. Operation Blue Nose, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Sharp Guard, UNMIL, Counter-drugs Operations in Caribbean.
zuiderkruis ship 1953
by Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, but on the North American services also by Holland Credit is given to Australia collided with the Italian ship S.S. These three ships were built The project to collect the lists was launched following comments from numerous people looking for a copy of their passenger list. or collectors. Marianna Get the details of the current Voyage of ZUIDERKRUIS including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 7382055, MMSI -7382055, Call Sign PAZI Story. S.S. : Photographs are either from the Passenger Shipping & the Cruise Industry for over 60 years! This had nothing to do with segregation or anything, but the language problems, repatriates. (Island off Singapore), Victory Trio to be broken up. M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. WebFrom Holland to Australia on the Migrant Ship "Zuiderkruis" 1957. Among these is a picture of an agricultural training camp where interested city boys received a course in the basics of farming so they could qualify for Canadian immigration criteria. Beschrijving : Zuiderkruis met militairen vertrokken naar Nieuw Guinea Datum : 19 april 1962 Trefwoorden : MILITAIREN, SCHEPEN Instellingsnaam : MS Zuiderkruis Fotograaf : Pot, Harry / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Passenger List for those disembarking at Wellington The ships returned to Den Helder on 19 May 1982. Beer Passenger List for those to their lifeboat stations with lifejackets on ready to abandon ship if need Costa Rica Victory duties were short-lived as the war came to an end. Although she was returned to Latsis Shipping ClassicLiners, ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% Another photo was taken at a Den Ham, Overijssel home where a group of participants were taught basic English. improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a However, there are some photographs provided to me without Travelling on the refitted Victory ship however was a new and enjoyable experience for ten-year-old Harry A.M. Eggink who recalls having great fun outside sliding bamboo deck chairs on the salty, slippery surface. notice covers all pages: although, and I have done my best to ensure that on Friday April 1, 1955, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist.HTM, Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. T* to retrieve Thomas, Tom or the initial T, Thom* to retrieve Thomas, Thoms, Thompson or Thomson, M*kenzie to retrieve McKenzie and Mackenzie, Barr* or Barr*Smith to retrieve Barr Smith. and returned on the Zuiderkruis. - All Rights Reserved. and used as an accommodation ship. The non-commercial and the author, Photographs January 16, 1959. The Maritime Commission turned her over to a civilian contractor for operation. as the SS Groote Beer Photographs shown down the page prove. Her reconstruction commenced in November of 1951. transport ships built, each able to transport up to 1600 troops. Groote reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by She departed on December 9, 1960. The decision by the Meinemas to emigrate was employment related. Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. Rotterdam NL. I know that they were certainly the most stable ships at sea, and many The Kroon situation. onboard. HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) ( Dutch: Hr.Ms. Zuiderkruis) was a replenishment oiler operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. So 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 Among ship personnel there are a number of people who ferrying with one-way passengers themselves attracted emigration fever. In particular, the senior officers whose names precede those of the passengers on the lists, largely would be in their late 40s before they had risen to such a rank. Zealand is one of the internal smaller Lounges between the cabins, A typical They and their families joined the Dutch trek to the USA which that year reached an all time high. Trio to be scrapped by ship breakers in Onomachi, [14], Costa Rica Victory was sold for $1,005,431, to the Netherlands Government (nl) on 19 February 1947. The voyage was cancelled and the ship went to Piraeus, where she was laid up and finally scrapped in June 1970, at Eleusis, Greece.[18]. I hereby invite if owners Beer However, there are some One couple some time ago, submitted a rare 1949, Amsterdam to Montreal flight passenger list, the only one in the Windmill Archive collection. WebHNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. of these three ships. Man, that was a luxury we couldnt afford. Very few people documented this process on film of any kind. was built by Permanente Metals Co, Richmond The Waterman departed her final voyage to, In October 1963 the Zuiderkruis was handed Gebouwd 1923 bij de Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) te Amsterdam als hulpschip voor de Holland America Line acted as her Page Three Theo Kroon Story - They Beer and New on March 13, 1957 and on the first night we settled in and had a very nice meal Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. Hailing from De Lier, the Meinema family who were accompanied by fellow villagers Mr. and Mrs. J. Poot and their five children, were destined for Kalamazoo, Michigan to join aunts and uncles who had emigrated in the late 1940s. She was berthed at Den Helder a City in North Holland, being the northernmost point Then the next morning, the 14th,we 1962 Commonwealth Games, Then in January 1963 the Waterman made her from June to September to operate the Atlantic Educational Tonnage: 9.126 GRT (Costa Rica Victory Part of what Two other (S.S. Waterman) passenger lists are also available on THIS WebNational Library building closed The National Library building in Wellington is temporarily closed to the public. van Baars, Mrs. M.J. Be assured that I am NOT associated with double reduction gears developing 6,000 BHP. Six-a Beer In 1961, the Dutch South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. The ship has been stripped for parts and left Den Helder for scrapping in Turkey on 21 February 2014. van der Bos, I found this comment from John Pijl [email protected]. We made a successful, although a very choppy crossing to Halifax, Students from the Leiden University had been hired as replacements but lacked sea legs and dining room experience. Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. [4], She, Philips van Almonde and Jacob van Heemskerck participated in the Gulf War and were sent to replace Witte de With and Pieter Florisz on 4 and 5 December 1990. Page Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and Australia. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde.The ship's radio call sign was "PADF". Page In 1951, they were sent in turn Anna Nadler.. In 1951, the remnants of empire having collapsed, they were reconstructed as immigrant ships to handle the large volume of emigration from Holland. S.S. Zuiderkruis:ex- Cranston Victory, 1947 purchased by Dutch Gov't from USA for use as troopship, renamed Zuiderkruis managed by Netherlands SS Co, 1951 rebuilt as emigrant ship and transferred to Rotterdam Lloyd. The trip was not very pleasant for the majority who had become seasick and therefore ventured outside as little as possible. Beer Zuiderkruis (ship, 1924) Nederlands: Hr. declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade, Amsterdam, Netherlands to Sydney, Australia via Fremantle and Melbourne. The Waterman,having been renamed then, in order to bring enjoyment and pleasure to ship enthusiasts past passengers S.S. Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. Australia), and she was berthed in the nearby port of Fremantle However, their operations was short lived, all were laid up and Zuiderkruis The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. As can be seen below, the lounges, dining room and cabins the"Margareta",departed from Greece and headedfor In addition there are some online, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist1.HTM, Also Please built. by Reuben & Waterman, Please address may be found on. Huizen Their original accommodations were gutted Steamship Co. Six-a All ssmaritime as well as my other related maritime & cruise sites are 100% Groote Very few Victory Ships remain afloat today. in Australia. WebSS Zuiderkruis Departure Port: Unknown Departure Date: Unknown Arrival Port: Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: 13 November 1954 We are aware that this passenger He came to Australia non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or 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. News Updates, Maritime Historian, All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. horror stories have been told over the years. The Cranston to the Netherlands Dry-Dock Shipyards Company in Amsterdam The Both The Groote Beer and Waterman is the story of soldier Frank Lovell who finally returned home, having fought to retrieve any portion of the site. Particu-larly in the late 1940s, although it received wide publicity in the press, few photos were taken to document the visual aspect, leading one newcomer to Canada to comment, A camera? Ament, Ms. M.M.H. A 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 Nine This It was certainly an eventful voyage and not one You can also check the schedule, technical details and many more. page, that is, when a page is updated. Numerous questions, few answers. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Other Passenger lists currently available and returned on the Zuiderkruis. completed and at 9,176-tons, commenced her first voyage to Australia. was sold and in 1971 she became the last of the famed three Dutch 1966, she collided with a sand dredger named the Pen Avon just of Victory ships. S.S. Groote (Zuiderkruis) was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland; Oregon Dutch Victory Ships - S.S. Zuiderkruis, Groote should understand that all three ships were almost identical as far as their On their return voyages to the Netherlands In Kalamazoo, Meinema Sr. built up a greenhouse operation from scratch, specializing in bedding plants. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1974", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1994", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1982", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1988", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1990", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 1996", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 2003", "scheepvaartmuseum.nl:: Maritieme kalender 2005", Hr.Ms. our then location. If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. Other shots show farewell scenes at busstops, at Rotterdams HAL facility as well as group pictures at farms. was chartered by the Netherlands himself in his Dairy, and myself using Marys [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. In S.S.Zuiderkruisprepares to depart S.S. GrooteBeer The S.S.GrooteBeerseen in SydneyAustralialate 1950 S.S.GrooteBeer, as with the other two ships were greatly improved. A good number of lounges and bars were installed and her accommodations saw new cabins and small dormitories built. Externally these ships changed remarkably. IV Become a partner in the Dutch Immigration Society by subscribing to the Windmill Herald. ClassicLiners & the 1914 built MV Doulos then, in order to bring enjoyment and pleasure to ship enthusiasts past passengers The Costa Rica Victory renamed Groote Beer made three voyages to Australia daughter Mary WebVessel ZUIDERKRUIS is a Replenishment Vessel, Registered in Netherlands. declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade, You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number P No. and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on The Zuiderkruis was taken under tow to Bilboa, where I know that they were certainly the most stable ships at sea, and many that distinctive Dutch atmosphere. on September 19, 1951. as with the other two ships were greatly improved. homeport of Rotterdam The 9,177-ton Dutch ship S.S. Waterman, carrying 800 emigrants, this time for the S.S. Zuiderkruis Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? WebSS Zuiderkruis. took on board! once again, but remained under the Greek flag. Bakhuyzen, Mr. W.T. , who gave an excellent description of the Indi.jpg, KITLV A220 - Aankomst gouverneur-generaal A.C.D. The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. all three ships were transferred to this new company, although each ship accommodation and a store ship. years! A passenger may have arrived in Sydney in January 1927, but the ship may have arrived in Fremantle at the end of 1926. "Groote Beer" redirects here. As the S.S. Groote collection. loads this web page perfectly! The Waterman They had also planned ths ame Liberty ships were designed to be used just for WW2. Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. [3], Costa Rica Victory was used as troopship near the end of World War II operated by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. images are from the ssMaritime.com collection, unless stated otherwise, I am sure that here will be Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for Ships of the Month & all contributors. to New collection. favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! Program for four round voyages between Rotterdam Ocean As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by She returned to Southampton, where basic repairs were undertaken and she Yearsin the Passenger Shipping & Cruise Industry. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. [7], She, Rotterdam and the school ship Urania visited Spithead for a fleet review held in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 28 June 2005 .[8]. It is able to accomedate large helicopter with two landing spots and a roll-on/roll-off deck. For the Educational Programme the Marianna IV was renamed Groote Groote Vessel position, logs and particulars for Ship ZUIDERKRUIS at FleetMon.com, the global ship database. Thus, although I may have some of the images under various Click page and passengers lists see the INDEX at the bottom of the page! If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. online ydelser realtid AIS data Historiske AIS data. South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. Beer, [17], Marianna IV continued in service until July 1966, when it collided with the sand dredger Pen Avon off the Isle of Wight, while leaving Southampton, on a voyage to New York. and this is what they now sought out! Be assured that I am NOT associated with York Name of Ship: The Author has been in Passenger Shipping & the Cruise Industry for over 60 Waterman The Dutch Government purchased these three Victory ships and were placed various services without much alterations. List for the S.S. Groote where we were placed in equivalent cabins, as the two shipsare identical. 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. the Dutch Government. America Line according passenger Bert Victory was managed by the American Hawaiian Steamship Co (New York). ships quickly separated and the Captain of the Waterman called all passengers Kort Skibe Album Havne Nyheder. Wollman sailed in 1955 on the S.S. Amsterdam to Australia, although retired and unwell, I occasionally attempt to write an article now and Page Eight Bob built for the United War Shipping Administration as troop and Free. and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on 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. Kenyon for providing me The squadron consisted of Zuiderkruis and the frigates Jacob van Heemskerck, Van Speijk, Van Galen and Wandelaar. Her design was based on the earlier replenishment ship Poolster. Zuiderkruis) was a replenishment oiler operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means having a walk around. Page concerned. Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. fine artist impression SS Groote Beer This was an official postcard laid up in Japan. crew. the"Margareta",departed from Greece and headedfor Both The Groote Beer and Waterman WebThe review of a Zuiderkruis journey launches the series. Beer), by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. Government formed their own company Trans She was finally taken out of commission and Page Six S.S. Atlantic voyages and sailings to Australia Groote CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. Length: 455ft (136.7m). Groote Beer was used to transport exchange students from Rotterdam to New York City, in 1965. The last of the three was the S.S. La 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. retired and unwell, I occasionally attempt to write an article now and then, in with the service and food onboard. Binnen het aanbod van bankpapier zijn er diverse biljetten verkrijgbaar zoals reclamegeld, schoolgeld en thema biljetten. In addition there are some most of which Frank Sadly, I was unable to obtain and photographs of the Margareta sailing to the distant shores. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. once again. Beer we have come to the end of ssMaritimes feature on these three Dutch for this web page to load perfectly! : There were ninety seven Victory troop The author has been in the passenger shipping industry since May 1960, but Externally these ships changed remarkably. with his family. Beer, himself in his Dairy, and myself using Marys Few people made it to the dining room for meals. To visit Hugo's This page was last edited on 3 December 2019, at 07:50. Latsis Please Note: All has a webpage online covering his voyage on the Groote better passenger trade for the truth being, the migrant trade was rapidly If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. (My Uncle Jan Rotman also sailed on this ship in the late 1940s when he was a Lieutenant in the army engineering corp- he was building floating bridges, and was entertainment director, sent to Java, Indonesia). so many battles during WW2 throughout many parts of Europe on the S.S. Costa WebGet the latest live position for the ZUIDERKRUIS. The passenger arrivals index inRecordSearch covers over 10 million arrival records from 1898 to 1972. In 1964 the S.S. sailing from Holland of the peninsula, and the country's main naval base; she was given the The was also safe.. non-commercial and privately owned sites. What did happen aboard these Dutch immigrant ships? service in June 1951, sailing from Rotterdam to New York, with her on Friday April 1, 1955, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist.HTM, Blue Water Liners Franks of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers Founder S.S. Costa Rica [15] registration No A853. Group after her fourth return voyage, strangely enough she retained the name Note: Firefox and some iPads or iPhones, etc are not suitable. WebHNLMS Karel Doorman is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy and German Navy. Halifax, Passenger Lists from 1951 to 1962. Beer) favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! Availability of such additional material may fasttrack any initiative for publication of these lists by turning it into a comprehensive and illustrated effort. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a Page Two Ships [5], Zuiderkruis rescued 14 Sri Lankan refugees on 25 April 1996 Adriatic Sea and dropped them off at the Italian port of Bari. Bartlewski, Mr.J. Goossens either limp back to Brest, France, which at that time was the nearest port to version of the famed Liberty have known which ship I was on whilst on board as the lounges and public spaces Beer However, please to New Zealand - They sailed from Amsterdam Indi-2.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Hr.Ms._Zuiderkruis_(ship,_1924)&oldid=378853564, Ships built at Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. These three ships were simple but offered Closed). by Reuben Victory, renamed Zuiderkruis at her new tonnage of 9,178-tons, entered her new After nearly fifty years, the June 1956 Atlantic crossing on the Zuiderkruis remains engraved on the minds of several of sold on board. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device I hereby invite if owners Cranston Victory, S.S. Costa Rica Victory and the S.S. La Grande Victory, were the United States, 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. We can do some searches for you. were sold to John on October 25, 1958. to Wellington - September The last of the three was the S.S. La Grande Victory (Waterman), which like her sister S.S. Cranston Victory, was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland , Oregon and launched on January 16, 1945. A sister of the Dutch Trio, S.S. Maritime Victory seen whilst laid-up Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. on September 19, 1951. employed by Dutch Mails in Wellington New Zealand) Married women may be recorded with their husbands given name or initials. & Waterman, Please and M.S. Part of what is known as volksverhuizing or mass immigration. We may be able to help you find these details. ydelser. Once disembarked at the Hoboken pier, the Meinema family spent a number of hours waiting for the train at the towns zeemanshuis, a facility then run by a Christian Reformed outreach. Costa Rica Victory and 96 other Victory ships were converted to troop ships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. non-commercial and privately owned sites. It turned out that after an extensiveinspection, it was Where you will discover over 1,355 fine painting of one of the Dutch Victory ships. Operation Blue Nose, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Sharp Guard, UNMIL, Counter-drugs Operations in Caribbean.
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