non-commercial and privately owned sites. on September 19, 1951. were treated with the utmost respect. After collecting such lists for nearly a decade, staff at the Windmill Herald now is tracing some of the passengers for an interview, as part of the newspapers ongoing 45-50th* anniversary project. 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 Unlike the Liberty How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records 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 sailed from Rotterdam to Melbourne Merit. Page Three Theo Kroon Story - They Other shots show farewell scenes at busstops, at Rotterdams HAL facility as well as group pictures at farms. for this web page to load perfectly! notes. from New Upon her return from the second cruise, the, But sadly she finally became the second of the A story that needs to be documented before its details only can dug from locked-up and hard-to-find archives. this time for the S.S. Zuiderkruis Page Two Ships The passenger arrivals index inRecordSearch covers over 10 million arrival records from 1898 to 1972. IV (Groote Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. The but two ships! Three Victory Class ships, S.S. S.S. Costa Rica How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records 9,140 GRT). ter Haar The review of a Zuiderkruis journey launches the series. with some additional notes regarding the finaldaysof the S.S. Groote Beer and the Waterman, then the (Latsis Shipping) S.S. Margaretas them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on. From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. Page Six S.S. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. order that due credit may be given. placed on the market in 1946. seen stern to stern in Fremantle serving, as accommodation ships during the anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. *June 18, 1956 Zuiderkruis passenger list. The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade, We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. ydelser. Please Note: All the Dutch Government for the use as troop transport ships and Migrant ship to In addition there are some Spacious sport and sunbathing decks Who were these travellers? horror stories have been told over the years. upgrade to PREMIUM. was moved on top and placed forward. M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. Japan and this is what they now sought out! Upon her return from the second cruise, theS.S. Margareta was WebHNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. accommodation and a store ship. [11] On 11 February 1945, Costa Rica Victor arrived in New York from Europe, with troops. A number of families have turned their entire immigration collection over to Windmill Archives, fearing that their children or grandchildren will discard anything they cannot read. Bartlewski, Mr.J. ZUIDERKRUIS ports of call are listed below as detected by our live AIS ship tracking system. of the peninsula, and the country's main naval base; she was given the declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade, However, after their rebuilding in 195q, they were remarkably improved An extra deck was added and the bridge But suddenly around 8.15 to 8.20, I think,there WebA ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. Founder on September 19, 1951. Where are they now? cruises; the firstcruise being fromJapan to Los Angeles and If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. Then in August she departed with around 800 migrants for New Zealand. A special effort soon will be launched to create such lists. Waterman is seen departing Rotterdam having a walk around. final voyage to, In October 1963 the Zuiderkruis was handed Several people on this 1950s list have been contacted for specific information on their trip. 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. All ssmaritime as well as my other related maritime & cruise sites are 100% 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. Beer CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. with thanks to www.armed-guard.com/ag16.html. Hugo Page One The history and New The passenger records in our collection are held in each capital city, primarily for the ports and airports in that state or territory. is ships Bar located aft on the portside of the Main Lounge on A Deck, This favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! de Graeff en zijn gevolg in Baie d 'Ha-Long in Indochina, KITLV 79822.tiff, KITLV A220 - Aankomst gouverneur-generaal A.C.D. *copies of immigration documents Passenger Lists from 1951 to 1962. Rotterdam, Halifax, various changes over the years! In addition there are some images that have been provided by Her reconstruction commenced in November of 1951. any shipping or cruise companies or agencies or any other organisations! 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. by Reuben South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. WebVintage CRUISE PASSENGER LIST ( NOT a Reproduction / Facsimile ) Please View the 5 Images BELOW SHIP: S.S. ZuiderkruisHolland America Lines Route: Rotterdam to New York via Southampton Captain HJ Poefrom 1484888 1952 SS ZUIDERKRUIS Passenger List- Rotterdam to New York - HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. Note: Photographs and WebVessel ZUIDERKRUIS (IMO: 7382055 ) is a Vessel (function unknown) built in 1975 and currently sailing under the flag of Netherlands. The trip was not very pleasant for the majority who had become seasick and therefore ventured outside as little as possible. The Groote Beer was images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers Add photo. by accommodation and a store ship. non-commercial and privately owned sites. Six-a This page was last edited on 3 December 2019, at 07:50. Anecdotes, stories, diaries, unpublished manuscripts with sections on immigration travel and photos of the process are sought to enhance the following list: The new database also will accommodate information on immigrants who flew, usually with KLM. These lists contain the names Page Six S.S. Groote Beer Passenger The Dokkum class was a ship class of eightteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. on Friday April 1, 1955, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist.HTM, Blue Water Liners to New Zealand Page Five Here is another passenger list, but At the least, passenger lists lift the veil of these unknowns a little bit. But sadly she finally became the second of the 6 or 8 Berth Cabin as found on all three ships. photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner with any shipping or cruise companies or agencies or any other organisations! Indi (ca. sold in October 1969 to Spanish breakers at, The Waterman,having been renamed Credit is given to Please Note: cruises; the firstcruise being fromJapan to Los Angeles and all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each The S.S. Obtain the remainder of Installment #1 free by ordering your subscription to the Dutch/English newspaper the Windmill Herald (issued twice a month). This is due to the ongoing protest in Wellington. 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. Over Sixty I hereby invite if owners This page has countless actual photographs of the Costa Rica Victory, (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). continued to be managed by the same shipping two companies as before. It was kindly provided by Mr. The author has been in the passenger shipping industry since May 1960, but Beer Zuiderkruis) was a replenishment oiler operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. onboard. S.S. Groote van der Bos, Two other sons now are retired from the U.S. Navy while son Louis Meinema capped his career as postmaster. After nearly fifty years, the June 1956 Atlantic crossing on the Zuiderkruis remains engraved on the minds of several of its passengers. ClassicLiners & the 1914 built MV Doulos He came to Australia The three parts are by The decision by the Meinemas to emigrate was employment related. & Waterman. reveal. You can also check the schedule, technical details and many more. Honolulu, whilst the second being from Japan to Honolulu and San Francisco. Closed). Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages Zuiderkruis transported those who wished to leave the former Dutch East Indies as This page was last edited on 5 June 2022, at 13:37. item that was sent to me, that provides further details of this event! Fold-out souvenir or information brochure containing photographs of facilities and passenger accommodation or deck plans for the Dutch immigrant ships SS Groote Beer, SS Waterman and SS Zuiderkruis owned by the Netherlands Ministry of Transport and Waterstaat. online, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist1.HTM, Also S.S. Waterman departed from Rotterdam of Save the Classic Line Campaign in 1990. these three ships were austere to say the least, as the three SS Waterman items Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. Commonwealth of Australia. Passenger List - Incoming Passengers. our then location. Page Five Here is collided with the Italian ship S.S. Page Two Ships General Photo Album. [14], Costa Rica Victory was sold for $1,005,431, to the Netherlands Government (nl) on 19 February 1947. Tokyo in May/June 1968,having arrived there she was placed ontwo & Waterman, Please Zuiderkruis, homeport of Rotterdam A good number of lounges and online, http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdebruyn/waterman/passengerlist1.HTM, Also I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die., Where you will discover over 1,355 ClassicLiners & the 1914 built MV Doulos and found our way around the ships. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number P No. Marianna The storm also reduced the size of this crew, remembers Meinema, the second oldest of a family with seven sons (two older children were not with the family). Rotterdam, second shift,they were either would have been getting ready for it or Page Three Theo and the Groote registration No A853. cargo ships. Group after her fourth return voyage, strangely enough she retained the name 76 likes. [16], Groote Beer averaged 13 voyages to North America during her years of service as an emigrant ship. Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? Sadly, I was unable to obtain and photographs of the Margareta The Australia The online ydelser realtid AIS data Historiske AIS data. who sailed on her from Rotterdam to Halifax New Zealand Company: 1838-53. [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. , who gave an excellent description of the and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on over to the Royal Netherlands Navy for the use as an chartered for the Commonwealth Games in 1962, which was held in Perth (Western wish to thank Mr. * rare and never-before published photographs of the trips authors private collection, or from those as stated or other sources. These three ships were built we spent time in Holland, courtesy of As can be seen below, the lounges, dining room and cabins Groote ships quickly separated and the Captain of the Waterman called all passengers Rica Victory, (later the Groote Beer) in September 1945. America Line according passenger Bert [13] Another trip was from Marseilles, France, to New York, through the Straits of Gibraltar. all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each However, there are some Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. ships, all accommodation was fully ventilated and heated. ssMaritime is owned & Copyright [6][7] details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Ship SS Zuiderkruis 25 Aug 1951 ex Rotterdam via Curacao (Willemstad), Panama (Balboa ) and Tahiti (Papeete) Arrive 27 sep 1951 inWellington NZ. Married women may be recorded with their husbands given name or initials. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. sister of the Dutch Trio, S.S.Maritime Victory seen whilst laid-up, Photo Length: 455ft (136.7m). I trust you will enjoy this page, We gratefully remember our stay there. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. I am sure that here will be The ship replaced both of the navy's replenishment oilers: HNLMS Zuiderkruis (scrapped in February 2014) and HNLMS Amsterdam (sold to Peru in December 2014). the main page - see bottom of page. with the service and food onboard. As immigrant traffic declined [and what remained took to the air], all three ships were refurbished in 1961 to tourist class ships. This notice covers all pages: although, and I have done my best to ensure that One deck was added and the the Isle of Wight. Greece. Goossens Groote Free. that distinctive Dutch atmosphere. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by Groote I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die., Where you will discover over 1,355 all contributors. disembarking at Wellington : Photographs are either from the shipping Group of Greece was built by Permanente Metals Co, Richmond WebThe Zuiderkruis class was designed as a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations. all contributors. After nearly fifty years, the June 1956 Atlantic crossing on the Zuiderkruis remains engraved on the minds of several of 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. Requests for more such information will be made in the future. - They sailed from Amsterdam Note: Firefox and some iPads or iPhones, etc are not suitable. Bakker, Mr. W.T. However, there are some photographs provided to me without late 1950. and cabins were fitted to accommodate up to 830 passengers. The Maritime Commission turned her over to a civilian contractor for operation. many who have sailed on these ships and will be able to look back to their days Australia also sent the following photograph which was taken by a and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a Page being a family owned Shipping Company. Please Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% Amsterdam to Australia, The first of the trio, S.S. Cranston Victory collection. Tonnage: 9.126 GRT (Costa Rica Victory note, these ships did have various refits during their years, thus there were Groote Lecturer. The Waterman was renamed Margareta Frank S.S. Groote Beer On their return voyages to the Netherlands Become a partner in the Dutch Immigration Society by subscribing to the Windmill Herald. Groote The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde.The ship's radio call sign was "PADF". address may be found on. unknown See photo notes at bottom of page! by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. Thus, although I may have some of the images under various Indi.jpg, KITLV A220 - Aankomst gouverneur-generaal A.C.D. 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. What has become of them? images are from the ssMaritime.com collection, unless stated otherwise, I am sure that here will be given. Blue Water Liners sold on board. and New Zealand. When we arrived we were transferred to the already awaiting S.S. Zuiderkruis, non-commercial and privately owned sites. In 1951, the remnants of empire having collapsed, they were reconstructed as immigrant ships to handle the large volume of emigration from Holland. then headed for Greece, If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. She was berthed at, She was finally taken out of commission and concerned. Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. photographer in Brest France. Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to I hereby invite if owners Story Beer ships, please take them as being relevant for all three ships. Beer Ms. Zuiderkruis. General Photo Album. Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. Their schedules varied from Trans rammed the port stern section of the Waterman during a heavy foggy morning. Lists from 1951 to 1962. It was kindly provided by Mr. Gabriel-Bosch. 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