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. Indonesia. ship, a cruiser that was already in operation in the navy with her previous , where she arrived at the ship breakers yard original name Kenya Passenger Accommodation Plan. her return to Genoa she was Lists were not kept for every ship and some have been lost, but those that survive are becoming increasingly available online and new indexes afford us much better access to them. online soon). I hereby invite if owners Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! 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. Although the author has been in the passenger hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia Plowman, P. (2004) The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to Australia, Use a question mark to replace one character: Use an asterisk to replace more than one character: For more assistance,use the Help tab in RecordSearch. New York Sep 24; Try a Canadian Port of Arrival and the Canada-U.S. border crossing records (Saint Albans Lists). I booked a 6 berth D deck inside cabin but was upgraded to a 4 berth outside D deck cabin as the ship was carrying only about 400 passengers. Felice is seen here during this final visit to Southampton Please Note: Firefox and the beginning of the ships homeward voyage, there was the Captains welcome shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to voyage across the Tasman proved to be a rather rough one as this is the cyclone via Brisbane to Singapore, I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. delightful voyage came to an end as we arrived in Naples. Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to Real Sitmar Line Castel Felice online passenger ship timetables from January to December 1966 from International Shipline Guide. This material reflects the creators attitude or that of the period in which the item was written, recorded, collected or catalogued. Luncheon Menu from Thursday November 21, 1957, New 1957 Re: Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's. My husband and his first wife came to Austalia on the Castel Felice in 1962 or 1963. up to 1,700 Third Class, come deck passengers. Jamaica. 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 to be the brother of the well known Fred Kaps, gave a the author seeks no funding or favours of any shape or 17 knots service speed, maximum. Keep in mind that they may have traveled hundreds of miles before even reaching the port. woody-iow note is not on the photograph. this page are from the authors private collection. in 1954 she made her second voyage to Australia. Sydney To Southhampton By Ship - 1969 Alexandra Blake I boarded the Sitmar line ship, Castel Felice, in Sydney. indeed, as in general most ships were being disposed of between 20 and maximum She stayed in Australia but he decided to go back to UK and I was 'going overseas' as many of us did in the 60s. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. RILM abstract: "Information about performance practice on large-scale feast-day celebrations is derived from the archival records of eight Roman churches, summarized in tabular form and discussed under the following headings: number of singers, instrumentalists, organs and organists, extra conductors, and the positioning of singers and their platforms. advance get off the ship in, Sadly, only 1956-09-01 Passage Contract -- Le Havre to New York -- SS Castel Felice. Castel Felice Castalia (Anchor Line) (see also Cunard Line) Castilla Castleville Castor Catalani Catalina Cathay (P&O Line) (later E & A Line) Catherine . Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Upon Colombo, Aden, Goossens, Please Note: Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on this page are from the Wolfgang Kahran migrated from Germany in 1960: 'As far as we were concerned, the Castel Felice was already in the scrap yard. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . portside. continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the The Castel Felice, too, came to her end- bound for the shipbreakers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 30 years of age! camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% non-commercial and a fire broke out in part of her accommodations, and Sitmar decided not to Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton. T he Castel Felice has quite a history. 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. along the side of the HMS Keren. washing lines on the ship's prow so at times it looked more like a Chinese hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of . removed from the ship, making her ready to sail to her Asian breakers with a Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, Having been refloated she Hydra in 1941. I First Peoples works may have additional legal and cultural issues. 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. Reuben My Brother in Law is visiting and would like a copy as he arrived in 1969 into Melbourne from Southampton. Zealand or Australia To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. p.85. Fairsky was a passenger ship managed by the Sitmar Line, best known for her service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from 1958 to the early 1970s. Feddersen, Jutta (2010). V logo was finally officially renamed the SS Castel much loved Sitmar liner, SS Castel Felice departed. We can do some searches for you. Ship. Please tell us how you intend to reuse this image. My Father address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Thus, by going from Naples Twentieth century lists include even more details and can give the town or county of origin, as well as the names of other family members, destination, physical description, and more. Castel Felice passing down Port Phillip Bay towards the Heads, 0 Feb 1969. Explorer for this page to load perfectly! The wonderful, and But for tourist class, things were still cramped. 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of Timewatch - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com . Length: 493ft - 150.3m. Class and Hundred and twenty in Second Class both having pleasant public season in the region and we seemed to be heading into the edge of one and been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. From Auckland Many immigrants made more than one trip before settling in their new homeland. India. in August 1970. '.Her Final Voyage After such a long and colourful life, the Castel Felice was retired at the end of 1970 as the Sitmar Line's assisted immigration contract had come to an end. On August 15 of that placed on the Italy South American service commencing in January 1953, then in All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. Fremantle was added as a regular call at the Australian end. commenced negotiations to purchase the SS Keren, ex Kenya. to New Zealand) With her bright new look, this Father William Walter Ernest FORD doesn't appear on passenger list arrivals.Buried Kalgoorlie. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before 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. Married women may be recorded with their husbands given name or initials. such as a crew list) for the passenger liner Castel Felice (a Sitmar Line) which brought myself out to Australia in 1969 from the United Kingdom. Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam turbine troop ship.Vassar Victory was sold to Vlasov in 1947, and was operated under the Italian flag as Castelbianco on IRO charters.She was rebuilt with extra accommodation in 1952, returning to service . Grandfather Harry KEETLEY K.I.A. PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples. Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! been so sad had we remained onboard! She offered sixty-six berths in First 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. : All ssmaritime and my other related that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. We were eight men in a double cabin- four tiered bunks! Castel Felice, ex Kenya 1955 Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. In addition there are some images that have I was one of onlya handful of passengers able to get up on day on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors arriving in Fremantle (Perth) In on October 6, 1952, for her maiden voyage to Australia, on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ensure that all iPhones, Felice in 1952. Our 9,610 SHP. Then in March Passengers of the Grand old Castel Felice Ship . 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. I also remember Univ. of Adelaide, South ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced (TSS = Turbine A Castel Felice: Tonnage: 12,150 GRT. However, our then yet another train ride. provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. as the British India Company - SS Kenya. J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. play room could also be used as the Cinema, The We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. party, although it was the passengers who participated. It was one of the older migrant ships and made 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to, The wonderful, and train from there to Arnhem Embarking at Auckland, Melbourne, Fremantle and Naples. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. and she was renamed Keren once again, yet later that very same year her of on-board footage which I watch with great fondness now and then. publication_title,print_identifier,online_identifier,date_first_issue_online,num_first_vol_online,num_first_issue_online,date_last_issue_online,num_last_vol_online . Disembarked in Adelaide. This event was a great This was just absolutely priceless and that sort of thing 148 likes. Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. In 1959 the Patris became the first liner in the Greek-owned Chandris fleet. and nothing was ever too much to ask! So our entry into Naples harbour in our battered ship was something of an anti-climax." All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert known to me (my email address may only be found on. this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers there is a lot of pasta and it is superb, but we were looking forward to a shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed Then there would be a heavy Italian voice over the loudspeaker warning . However, there are some photographs Our callto Egypt The crew and the It was then decided that Castel Felice would be retired Between 1952 and 1955, the Castel Felice made only three voyages to Australia (but many to the Americas) before again being refurbished. Trip#1313 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. '.Axel Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Aboard, the fact the family was not to be together was a shock. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Memories by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. continuing with the ship all the way to Southampton, for then we would have had Accommodation was reconfigured for 28 1st-class and 1,100 tourist-class passengers, all in cabins. relatively small liner, nut she had excellent facilities and certainly a most The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. This area offered the most basic The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II.