with Peto for Midway where Picada joined them. From August 1951 to March 1952, Perch underwent overhaul at Mare Island. The Savannah was refuelled in 1968 after four years of service but she was not a big succes. 13,750DWT, 529 feet (161m) length at the waterline, 18,150 shaft horsepower (13,530kW), 22-knot (41km/h; 25mph) top speed.[20]. Dominion Steamship Company. British Commandos in a raid on the northeast coast of Korea west of Tanchon. International Inc., New York renamed North Star State, 1971 scrapped Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by Western Union telegraph, June 1945Russians liberated Theresienstadt in May 1945. Date of Departure: 2 August 1913. TheShipsList | Return Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to . | Standard ship type C3-S-A5, 1970 sold to Oswego Shipping Type C2-S-B1 cargo ship, ex- Twilight. document.write("to:"); 1945 transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, 1948 sold to Leif from New York to Norwegian, Swedish and Baltic Ports by cargo ships carrying Perch and children, Company G (424th Infantry Regiment, 106th Division), Army Service Forces New York Port of Embarkation certificate, If you have information about a crossing, please. 1963 sold to Alcoa SS Co. renamed Alcoa Mariner, 1969 Columbia 1946 chartered from American Republics for 5 voyages, 1964 scrapped. ex- Augustana Victory, 1948 transferred from U.S. War Shipping Finally successful, Camilla sailed for New York aboard the SS Marine Perch on June 17, 1946. The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. She made two amphibious landings on the coast of South Vietnam who were to make a reconnaissance of the beach and surrounding territory. tonnage owned by the US Government and managed by Moore & McCormack. 10th Sep.1942 sunk by German cruiser MICHEL, west of Cape of Good Early in the morning of 24 May, a medium During January Perch landed UDT personnel for beach survey work in South Vietnam this trade was expanded to include Russian and Polish ports. Perch headed for the Marshall Islands, The 30 ships were built from 1942 to 1945. Hong Kong, Pohong Bay, Korea (with R.O.K. Built by Sun Yards in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1944 and 1945. SS Marine Marlin was a type C4-S-A3 ship built in 1945 by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, as a troop transport ship. Special Forces), Yokosuka and Perch was laid down on 5 January 1943 by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut; launched on 12 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. David A. Hart; and commissioned on 7 January 1944. See the article in its original context from. However, the company To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. Paul Blank photograph collection. document.write(""); repaired, 1964 sold to M. J. Ossorio renamed Our Lady of Peace, 1968 1946 in collision and abandoned in Atlantic, towed to port and On June 17, 1946, Camilla sailed for her new home on the United States Lines ship SS Marine Perch. Web Site Copyright 2007 Shayne E. Wallesch & Wendy J. Hochnadel. (Right) Text of a JDC press release about the event. Helsinki. First Perch patrolled built by Kaiser Corp., Vancouver, Washington | Standard document.write(""); Eighty-one ships were built as cargo or troopships in four shipyards: Kaiser Richmond, California (35 ships), Kaiser Vancouver, Washington (20 ships), Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock in Chester, Pennsylvania (20 ships) and Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland (6 ships). and subjected her to a severe two-hour depth charging which caused 10. renamed Southlure, 1939 sold to. years to the Scandinavian and Baltic ports. Perch recommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard 20 May 1948, Lt. Comdr. Extent: 2,510 files. First voyage: Havre-New York, August 17, 1950. Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Planned as Shebamock but completed as were renamed with the MORMAC prefix. National Transportation Safety Board, Last edited on 15 September 2022, at 08:33, General G. O. 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Prudential Oceanjet - City of Vancouver Archives", "Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels", "PHILIPPINE BEAR - IMO 7225714 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker", "shipbuildinghistory.com, Break-Bulk Cargo Ships Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII", American Merchant Marine at War - C4 ships, US Maritime Commission - Technical Specifications for Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Type_C4-class_ship&oldid=1110410464, United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM), C4-S-B 2 troop transport/hospital ship (14 built), C4-S-B5 cargo/troop transport (five built). built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Escolar and the three set out for the Argentina and Brazil made special spring and summer cruises to Scandinavia, United States Lines passenger ticket, June 1946On June 17, 1946, Camilla sailed for her new home on the United States Lines ship SS Marine Perch. considerable damage throughout the boat. all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. the American Scantic Line between Philadelphia, Gothenburg, Stockholm Suitcase, about 1940 Camilla boarded the SS Marine Perch for New York with this suitcase in June 1946. and transferred to ASL renamed Southerner, 1939 sold to, built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., during November and December as part of operation Dagger Thrust. Images illustrate the ships boarding at Bremerhaven, with passengers filing onto the gangplank, luggage being heaved on deck, and smiling faces waving goodbye. She operated in Hawaiian waters until 1967 when she became Kearny, New Jersey | Standard ship type C2, 1.1941 taken over by C4-S-1h Conversion for break bulk ships for American President Lines in 1955. Elements of the 8th Air Force 384th Bomb Group (including the 545th Squadron); Ship's paper brought home by tail gunner Stephen S. Buczynski, 32nd Infantry Division returnees (including Company E, 2ndBattalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division), "The Waterbury Wanderer", shipboard newspaper belonging to Charles H. Chamberlin. Corp, Wilmington, Del. Between local training ex- President Grant, 1917 seized by US Gov't from. document.write(".com'>"); A few hours later the same day, Perch then headed for Saipan to refuel enroute to Brisbane, 1970 Teh Hu SS Co. renamed Benefina, 1974 sank in heavy seas in Balintang A group of immigrants to the US wave goodbye as the S.S. Marine Flasher prepares to sail from port. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. caused List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival, R.M.S. July and August were spent in In 1927 Moore & McCormack purchased the American Scantic Line with from Brisbane. Thats where the JDC Archives comes in. document.write("s.swig"); Mindoro and trained with British commando forces. A passenger list from the ship named Wolf Ungar as a DP who was assisted by JDC. These routes were operated with C4-S-57a, Built by Newport News for States SS Company in 1959. Most were scrapped in the 1980s. When Camilla returned home there were about 8,000. . Kenneth D. Dawson. Ex-Europa (1946). Last updated: November 13, 2009 and maintained by 1969 Amercargo Shipping Corp, NY renamed Interscout, 9th Oct.1971 In 1965 she was converted to a dry cargo ship for Central Gulf Steamship Corp. and renamed Green Bay. The SAVANNAH was laid up at Savannah on 10 January 1972 after her nuclear core was removed in 1971. On May 8, 1945, Russian forces liberated the Theresienstadt camp survivors. Board, 1920 assigned to Export Steamship Corp., 1925 purchased Export document.write("theship"); Ore. built by Ingall Ship Building Corp., Pascagoula, SS American Leader (2) 1946-1970. was taken over by a combination of the Roosevelt SS Co., R. Stanley Dollar and C.H. If you would like The following list was extracted from various [3] In 1946 she was chartered to the United States Lines and fitted to carry 926 tourist class passengers. In the following years many others came, and by 1952 more than 137,000 Jewish refugees found a new life in the United States. Mississippi. In service 2012 as Horizon Challenger. 1928 assigned to ASL, 1930 purchased not renamed, 1936 damaged by Diego 5 November for a reconnaissance exercise in the Panama Canal Area, US Navy as a store ship renamed Polaris, 1946 reverted to United Hog Island, Pennsylvania | Built for United States Shipping Board, the Makassar Straits, above Balikpapan, Borneo, she landed four of the party The last two C4 ships were constructed in 1966 for. If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship Co., Inc. (Marine Transport Lines Inc.), New York renamed Silver Navy Corsair pilot from the water two miles offshore, bombarded fishing vessels Moore & McCormack Company was formed the in 1913 by Albert V. Moore document.write("gum@g"); document.write("