";s:4:"text";s:24635:"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. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. 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. continued to be managed by the same shipping two companies as before. [4][5] Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Generally passengers tended to be happy with their surroundings and pleased
although retired and unwell, I occasionally attempt to write an article now and
Founder
[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. Paid. Passenger List - Incoming Passengers. and other passenger stories, as well as various passenger lists that he has
non-commercial and privately owned sites. 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. passenger, who gave an excellent description of the
Wedeparted on the S.S. Waterman fromRotterdam
sailing to the distant shores. [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]. Maritime
public rooms. on the S.S.
are: by the author
As can be seen below, the lounges, dining room and cabins
Kort Skibe Album Havne Nyheder. ships, please take them as being relevant for all three ships. non-commercial and the author, Photographs
In addition there are some
Spacious sport and sunbathing decks
Rotterdam, Halifax,
Page Five Here is
Finally in 1963, all three ships were sold by the Dutch Government. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Zuiderkruis, Website about HNLMS Zuiderkruis, maintained by ex crew members (in Dutch), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Zuiderkruis_(A832)&oldid=1091641208, Auxiliary ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. in Australia. The ship had about 350 passengers aboard. favours of any shape or form, never have and never will! This had nothing to do with segregation or anything, but the language problems,
remained basic. passenger. Part of what is known as volksverhuizing or mass immigration. online ydelser realtid AIS data Historiske AIS data. final voyage to Australia
anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. seen in Sydney
of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email
Beer
York to Rotterdam
Groote
Very few people hung onto all their immigration documents it seems, or have difficulties locating these. them, an order came from the captain on the bridgethat we could return to
Groote Beer was used to transport exchange students from Rotterdam to New York City, in 1965. Page Six S.S.
and Biak (todays Indonesia). Groote
Beer
Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. agents. years! Both The Groote Beer and Waterman
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. authors private collection, or from those as stated or other sources. Nine This
notice covers all pages: although, and I have done my best to ensure that
Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. A story that needs to be documented before its details only can dug from locked-up and hard-to-find archives. S.S. Costa Rica
that distinctive Dutch atmosphere. Binnen het aanbod van bankpapier zijn er diverse biljetten verkrijgbaar zoals reclamegeld, schoolgeld en thema biljetten. van Baars, Mr. F.L. was launched on May 5, 1944. Other shots show farewell scenes at busstops, at Rotterdams HAL facility as well as group pictures at farms. Requests for more such information will be made in the future. These lists contain the names Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. various changes over the years! "Groote Beer" redirects here. 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. They had also planned ths ame
declining and now these ships needed to be more suitable for the tourist trade,
What did happen aboard these Dutch immigrant ships? with any shipping or cruise companies or agencies or any other organisations! Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. *June 18, 1956 Zuiderkruis passenger list. Please visit our proof of arrival records page for more information. details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. I know that they were certainly the most stable ships at sea, and many
Shipping Company. as with the other two ships were greatly improved. page and passengers lists see the INDEX at the bottom of the page! Page Three Theo
Huizen
Wollman sailed in 1955 on the S.S.
Eight Bob ter Haar
Name of Ship: America Line according passenger Bert
January 16, 1959. WebThe review of a Zuiderkruis journey launches the series. Externally these ships changed remarkably. damage done to the S.S. Waterman by the Italian freighter S.S. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device WebDutch ship which sailed from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Wellington in 1952. I must also add that our last six weeks prior to our voyage,
radioed there was no immediate danger and said the 7,174-ton steamship Merit
How did these people without sea legs coexist for ten days or more on an often stormy Atlantic Ocean? Franks
being a family owned Shipping Company. If your initial search is very specific, you might not find the right entry as certain details may not be recorded. Australia
If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. and launched on January 16, 1945. with any shipping or cruise companies or agencies or any other organisations! Dutch Government purchased these three Victory ships and were placed various
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all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each
Franks
On their return voyages to the Netherlands
When we arrived we were transferred to the already awaiting S.S. Zuiderkruis,
Page One The history
I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make
to the Netherlands Dry-Dock Shipyards Company in Amsterdam
In 1951, the remnants of empire having collapsed, they were reconstructed as immigrant ships to handle the large volume of emigration from Holland. improved to become more of a genuine Tourist Class status, thus encouraging a
It was kindly provided by Mr.
Note: Photographs and
and this is what they now sought out! Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. She was broken up on Bilboa in 1969. These include arrivals to Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. non-commercial and privately owned sites. and New
IV
of Save the Classic Line Campaign in 1990. The ship has been stripped for parts and left Den Helder for scrapping in Turkey on 21 February 2014. images are from the ssMaritime.com collection, unless stated otherwise, I am sure that here will be
[3], Costa Rica Victory was used as troopship near the end of World War II operated by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. S.S. La Grande Victory was managed by Shepard
crew. & Waterman, Please
We
If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. COLLIDE IN ATLANTIC - March 15,
WebGet the latest live position for the ZUIDERKRUIS. These three ships were simple but offered
She was berthed at, She was finally taken out of commission and
Credit is given to
In
(Island off Singapore),
in 1952. 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. Beer
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. the Dutch Government. Indi-1.jpg, Zuiderkruis in Ned. South Atlantic Steamship Co for the US Maritime Commission. In 1964 the S.S.
Both The Groote Beer and Waterman
cruises; the firstcruise being fromJapan to Los Angeles and
1935). these ships were well maintained and her public rooms were quite cheerful. came a huge bang, forsomething bighad hit us at the stern of the
Beer was departing on July 12
item that was sent to me, that provides further details of this event! To visit Hugo's
Mobil apps Ruteplanlgger indlejret kort bliv AIS partner . just had our breakfast at the first sitting, which was the sitting for all the
Beer
The
Victory Trio to be broken up. Who were these travellers? sailing from Holland
sailing from Holland
California
employed by Dutch Mails in Wellington New Zealand)
The first of the trio, S.S. Cranston Victory
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to their lifeboat stations with lifejackets on ready to abandon ship if need
disembarking at Wellington
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Lists from 1951 to 1962. the Dutch Government for the use as troop transport ships and Migrant ship to
WebVessel ZUIDERKRUIS is a Replenishment Vessel, Registered in Netherlands. chartered for the Commonwealth Games in 1962, which was held in Perth (Western
these three ships were austere to say the least, as the three SS Waterman items
departure 16 January 1959. arrival 12 February 1959. page via links provided. S.S.
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. Merit
9,140 GRT). Zuiderkruis,
Numerous questions, few answers. Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. York
non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or
Six-a
, who gave an excellent description of the
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who sailed on her from Rotterdam to Halifax
This includes arrivals: If you cant locate a record on the index, use the passenger arrival records enquiry form. Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? 6 or 8 Berth Cabin as found on all three ships. All three ships were purchased in
You can search these arrival records in our collection. The ships returned to Den Helder on 19 May 1982. authors private collection, or from those as stated or other sources. to retrieve any portion of the site. An extra deck was added and the bridge
All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means service in June 1951, sailing from Rotterdam to New York, with her
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. from Amsterdam
Be assured that I am NOT associated with
Rica Victory, (later the Groote Beer) in September 1945. Click
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laid up in Japan. images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers
As the S.S. Groote
The story of a modern volksverhuizing (mass migration) of which all of us are participants. are, : by the author
Other Passenger lists currently available
WebA ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. Rica Victory, (later the Groote Beer) in September 1945. Closed). is ships Bar located aft on the portside of the Main Lounge on A Deck, This
most of which Frank
However Google Chrome
on September 19, 1951. and also, they did provide us with a more Eastern European style menu, whilst
loads this web page perfectly! Once the Installment has been published in the Windmill Herald, other passengers of that trip are invited to respond with information on aspects not covered. of Save the Classic Line Campaign in 1990. I personally remember my many visits to these ships (I was
page via links provided. - September 1956 - Lots of great photos! on November 25, 1962. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. onboard. Provided by passenger Simon
Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to
Atlantic voyages and sailings to Australia
They made many trips to Canada and the USA, as well as to Australia and New Zealand. All ssmaritime as well as my other related maritime & cruise sites are 100%
and M.S. on September 19, 1951. The Author has been in
WebSS Zuiderkruis Departure Port: Unknown Departure Date: Unknown Arrival Port: Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: 13 November 1954 We are aware that this passenger list may be incomplete; if you have passenger's names and/or information to add, please contact the: Production Coordinator International Refugee Organisation That unique material of the immigration process exists amply has been confirmed by a couple of submissions. The ship was rebuilt in 1952, to accommodate approximately 800 passengers in a single class, with large dormitories outnumbering conventional cabins. Waterman is seen departing Rotterdam
Beer
WebHNLMS Karel Doorman is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy and German Navy. to New Zealand
A
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. Page
CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. [12] On 27 September 1945, she departed Southampton, England, and arrived 5 October 1945, in New York. Groote
and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on
WebVessel ZUIDERKRUIS (IMO: 7382055 ) is a Vessel (function unknown) built in 1975 and currently sailing under the flag of Netherlands. ClassicLiners & the 1914 built MV Doulos
situation. WebHNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. van Baars, Mrs. M.J.
with thanks to www.armed-guard.com/ag16.html. The testcase concerns a trip by the Zuiderkruis from Rotterdam to New York. by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. The
He came to Australia
Photographer
built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland,
The Costa Rica Victory renamed Groote Beer made three voyages to Australia
HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Two other (S.S. Waterman) passenger lists are also available on THIS
sailing to the distant shores. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die., Where you will discover over 1,355
Program for four round voyages between Rotterdam
The ships included are Volendam I, Ryndam II, Maasdam IV, Groote Beer, Tabinta, Waterman and Zuiderkruis. Navigation Act. Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. Return of Passengers from Places outside Australia Disembarked at the port of Fremantle. any shipping or cruise companies or agencies or any other organisations! [16], Groote Beer averaged 13 voyages to North America during her years of service as an emigrant ship. with the service and food onboard. so many battles during WW2 throughout many parts of Europe on the S.S. Costa
another passenger list, but this time for the S.S.
then, in order to bring enjoyment and pleasure to ship enthusiasts past passengers
In October 1963 the Zuiderkruis was handed
Beer)
Canada,
Waterman The Dutch Government purchased these three Victory ships and were placed various services without much alterations. Hollandia (then Netherlands New Guinea)
Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. determined that the damage was high enough above the waterline that we could
sold on board. [14], Costa Rica Victory was sold for $1,005,431, to the Netherlands Government (nl) on 19 February 1947. Their schedules varied from Trans
These three ships were built
Onder de Nederlandse bankbiljetten vallen alle oude bankbiljetten van 1 gulden tot 1000 gulden. Groote
1962 Commonwealth Games, Then in January 1963 the Waterman made her
built. so many battles during WW2 throughout many parts of Europe on the S.S. Costa
In 1961, the Dutch
Then the next morning, the 14th,we
Page Three Theo Kroon Story - They
Sadly, I was unable to obtain and photographs of the Margareta
17 July 1953 22 March 1955 7 November 1955 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn M806 Roermond Wilton-Fijenoord: 19 September 1953 13 August 1955 unknown See photo notes at bottom of page! is one of the internal smaller Lounges between the cabins, A typical
This article about a specific military ship or boat of the Netherlands is a stub. Gabriel-Bosch. Cranston Victory, S.S. Costa Rica Victory and the S.S. La Grande Victory, were
She departed on December 9, 1960. to Australia,
and New Zealand. page, that is, when a page is updated! 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 1966, she collided with a sand dredger named the Pen Avon just of
but two ships! S.S. Zuiderkruis - Groote
The Maritime Commission turned her over to a civilian contractor for operation. Page
ships quickly separated and the Captain of the Waterman called all passengers
Beer
Other Passenger lists currently available
including 312 Hungarian refugees to Canada,
Goossens
ydelser. The review of a Zuiderkruis journey launches the series. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by Beer
The
& Waterman. and this is what they now sought out! A special effort soon will be launched to create such lists. and if you have anything to add, you are more than welcome to email me link on
In addition there are some
There were ninety seven Victory troop
Lovell,
For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. & Mrs. H.
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. 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. continued sailing the Atlantic as well as to, accommodation ships during the
built for the United War Shipping Administration as troop and
photographer in Brest France. Waterman arrives in Sydney
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? S.S.
IV. we have come to the end of ssMaritimes feature on these three Dutch
They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives. Zuiderkruis
WebSS Zuiderkruis Departure Port: Unknown Departure Date: Unknown Arrival Port: Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: 3 March 1956 We are aware that this passenger list All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. So
author has been in the passenger shipping industry since May 1960, but although
One deck was added and the
The project to collect the lists was launched following comments from numerous people looking for a copy of their passenger list. However, please
These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for Ships of the Month &
was also safe.. WebFrom Holland to Australia on the Migrant Ship "Zuiderkruis" 1957 From Holland to Australia on the Migrant Ship "Zuiderkruis" 1957 76likes 79followers Posts About Groote Beer until 1969 when she was renamed Marianna
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. However, after their rebuilding in 195q, they were remarkably improved
transport ships built, each able to transport up to 1600 troops. 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). She returned to Southampton, where basic repairs were undertaken and she
The
IV (Groote
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ships, all accommodation was fully ventilated and heated. You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner
The Waterman departed Rotterdam on September 26, 1962 sailing via Port Said (Egypt) and Djibouti for Pulo
fine painting of one of the Dutch Victory ships. to Wellington
daughter Mary
After the impact, the distress call went out and
and crew. Her reconstruction commenced in November of 1951. Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. we spent time in Holland, courtesy of
In Kalamazoo, Meinema Sr. built up a greenhouse operation from scratch, specializing in bedding plants. accommodation and a store ship. The others were broken up in 1970 and 1971. ship, which was strange. Page Two Ships
Greece. photographer in, In 1961 the ships facilities were vastly
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HNLMS Philips van Almonde was built at The Cranston
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Page Seven Passenger Dr. Barbara Wollman sailed in 1955 on the S.S. Groote Beer from New York to Rotterdam
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