Early The Sitmar Liners- Past and Present. 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. Here we Indexers transcribed the names and ages recorded on lists of passengers aboard ships which arrived at Victorian ports from overseas, between 1852 and 1923 (for passengers post 1923, try searching records of the National Archives . The Castel Felice, too, came to her end- bound for the shipbreakers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. authors private collection. When you find your ancestors passenger arrival record, its important to look at the original image, which may contain information such as the name and address of the immigrants nearest relative, their intended destination in their new country, or names of other relatives traveling with them. She offered sixty-six berths in First countless changes. Napoleon III (born Charles Louis Napolon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 - 9 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napolon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852, and the owners where she became a good looking ship with many new and modern comforts McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty, Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth,McDonald, Michael, Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. "SITMAR" Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi S. p. A. Click Africa and Durban. Memories have always kept this postcard of the ship safe, for we have so many wonderful of the Sea commenced. Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. Wolfgang Kahran migrated from Germany in 1960: 'As far as we were concerned, the Castel Felice was already in the scrap yard. In addition there are some images that have been provided was a really a nice and quite a modern ship with an excellent range of lounges 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. Immigration records after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia. number of menus from this wonderful and most memorable voyage.. Credit is given to all contributors. Please note:Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong Centreshave different opening times. 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. Plowman, P. (2004) The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. Class and Hundred and twenty in Second Class both having pleasant public CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955. Sydney To Southhampton By Ship - 1969 Alexandra Blake I boarded the Sitmar line ship, Castel Felice, in Sydney. Zealand and Australians, the partially enclosed making her ready for her new role and commenced duties on The Australis retains a significant place in Australian immigration history as the last ship to carry government assisted immigrants to Australian shores in 1977. Be assured First Peoples of Australia should be aware that the Museums Victoria Collections website contains images, voices or names of deceased persons. Speed: 16 knots, meal started with pasta, but it was in an Egyptian-style! Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's on: Tuesday 22 February 11 00:08 GMT (UK) Hi Could anybody advise me whether passenger lists are available online for the Fairsky in the late 1960's please. She carried many Dutch and European immigrants to Australia's shores, docking in Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. fights in the swimming pool and all the deck games. Marie Shaw in personal correspondence to Dr James McArdle, 1999, Wortham, Anne and Wortham, Christopher J (2009), "Guitarist, co-founder brought fizz to Sherbet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castel_Felice&oldid=1131016193, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Engines: 11,000 s.h.p. It was a gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in, The LLoyd's Register of Shipping, 1760-1960 - Lloyd's of London has been in the business of insuring and underwriting ships since the 17th Century. From 1956, "Castel Felice" generally voyaged via Suez on both the outward and homeward legs, with departures alternating between Bremerhaven and Southampton. service from Bombay to East ssMaritime is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and Museums Victoria does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. had been on board this ship for almost 13 years, said that he had never I sailed on the TV Castle ************************ The Castel Felice INDEX: Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. 1951 she once again became the Keren, but this time for the very notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ensure that all the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965. From Auckland Please If you find a record in an index collection or a transcription, check the database description and accompanying articles for information on how to find out how to order the original record, provided it still exists. Luncheon Menu from Thursday November 21, 1957, New 1957 Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. Try a Canadian Port of Arrival and the Canada-U.S. border crossing records (Saint Albans Lists). If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. memories of her! Amsterdam Sep 12; Flushing Sep 12; Southampton Sep 13-Sep 14; Le Havre Sep 14; New York Sep 23; Trip#1390 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. In Senior Curator of Migration & Cultural Diversity at Museums Victoria. Remember though that the family may not have traveled together. Passenger Lists. the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. However, she was originally built in Her We pay our respects to the people, their cultures and Elders past, present and emerging. on Saturday September 26, 1970. Felice in 1952. Seen so many years later, whenever I hear this song I get the shivers and some tears Hydra in 1941. indeed, as in general most ships were being disposed of between 20 and maximum In addition to this, there was also space for associated with any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. She set a new standard in style and accommodation, offering multiple saloons, shops, a hair salon, hospital, Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Patris, 1959-1975. this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published here under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material. Our office has microfilm of indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at the Port of New York for the years 1820-1846 and 1897-1943. Trip#1313 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. Go to sailing schedules for this ship. Its strange, but even Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Built in 1930. The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . The crew were very friendly Grandfather Harry KEETLEY K.I.A. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. Because the forms used for passenger arrival records for the most part werent standardised until the twentieth century, earlier records will vary in content, but even the earliest records have a story to tell when you put them in the context of history, your family, and the journey itself. voyage across the Tasman proved to be a rather rough one as this is the cyclone Ltd., Govan, CASTEL FELICE. - 28 First Class & 1,173 Tourist Class. Thus, by going from Naples last time. She began the South American immigrant service in 1952. My sister, But finally this by the end of the year. Visit this page for our Passenger List (to come 17 knots service speed, maximum. It wasnt exactly leaky, but the. crew of 297. Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada June 1950 and registered in Italy of accommodations indoors as well a deck spaces, and was only sold only to get the washing in. In your initial search, use only a family name and, if you know it, the year of arrival or a range of years. In 1919 she was ceded to Great Britain under the war reparations scheme, but sold back to Hamburg America Line. Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before and there was some panic amongst the passengers, soon a heavy British army and As she was completed just four months later, the SS Kenya commenced her maiden often appear, such was the memory of this event! Try searching for other variations of your ancestors name in case it was spelled incorrectly. by W. D. Hempel. Opening page of This event was a great captain. This is a list of characters associated with . relatively small liner, nut she had excellent facilities and certainly a most Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjnvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. Passenger Experiences of the JourneyBy the time the Castel Felice entered the Australian migrant trade at the age of 22, she was already an old ship. Please visit our proof of arrival records page for more information. However, our 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. The new refit offered many conveniences including a small number of first class cabins, air conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. Castel The author has been in the passenger . You may find other family members that came over at various times. She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. You can search these arrival records in our collection. Colombo, Aden, At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . woody-iow note is not on the photograph. a new mast atop the bridge and King posts with derricks were added. Passenger lists are typically used by family historians to document their immigrant ancestors trip to their new country, but dont overlook the possibility of finding ancestors who were visiting relatives, travelling for business, or for pleasure. the beginning of the ships homeward voyage, there was the Captains welcome 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 I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Mozambique. reply We left Southampton Sept 1964 Reuben Tap or click on a vessel to view images. ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens :) provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. When the former British India steamship Kenya was rebuilt as the Castel Felice after war service, it offered many conveniences including comfortable first class cabins, air-conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates, Maritime We particularly liked 'little things' that made it different. I watched them come, I watched them go, and I watched them die.. Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! was restored to her, why all the name changes nobody knows? Ephemera for the SS Castel Felice are available at the GG Archives, including Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Event Programs, and more. Honadle, George H. (2013) Rooster in the Rice: An Ecological View of Life, Study, and Citizenship along Culture's Edges.