Her maiden voyage from Antwerp to New York started on 7th Dec.1889 and her last voyage on this service started on 10th Jan.1903. BESSIE ZEMSER immigrated to the US in January 1908. ), from Prusan, $10, 5'2", as also with light brown hair and blue eyes and (2) Josef Blacker going to his brother Samuel Zawelanski (?) Bonsor, vol.3, p.1356; vol.4, p.1511-12] [South Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. 6,757 gross tons, 419.6ft x 54.5ft, single screw, speed 12 knots, accommodation for 50-1st and 900-3rd class passengers. Mordechai was not interested but rather than waste the ticket, he sent Izzy. 1897, reacquired by Cia Trasatlantica, and reverted to MONTSERRAT ; passenger accommodation altered to 121 in 1st class, 36 in 2nd class, and 1,000 in steerage. BASCHA CHAYIE (Rebeccah) RUBIN-RADISCH MAY HAVE immigrated to the US as "Riwke Ruben" on 18 Jul 1903. diameter respectively. Her last Antwerp - New York voyage started 27th Mar.1902 and her last Philadelphia - Antwerp on 23rd Sep.1903. (Blacker is the name Henry Block and Rachel Safer-Block used upon immigration), Built in 1896 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast as the ARABIA for the Hamburg America Line, her details were - 5,446 gross tons, length 398.3ft x beam 49ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Eighth and last sailing on this service May 1899. While en route from New York to Liverpool, the Carmania intercepted an SOS call from the emigrant ship Volturno. But it was not yet clear how they would be able to reach the 24.5-knot average speed required. In 1912, just five years after Juliannas voyage, the ship rescued 710 surviving passengers from the RMS Titanic, announcing the disaster to the world as they returned with the survivors to New York. solving the mystery of a familys history starts with one great source. The ship lists were originally published in the weekly newspaper Allgemeine Auswanderungs-Zeitung; contains a surname index. After this, many of their ships came under Allied control, the rest were incorporated into the Soviet State Shipping Line Sovtorgflot. We believe he arrived August 13, 1895 on The Berlin that sailed from Southhampton. The POTSDAM was a 12,606 gross ton ship, built in 1899 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg for the Holland-America Line. Line (ex-Arawa, Shaw, Saville & Albion), Lake Simcoe 1884, Beaver Line (ex-Ems, North German Lloyd), Manhatten, United States She was a 24,149 gross ton ship, length 650.5ft x beam 77.4ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. document.write("slist@g"); Based on that we have found an immigration record for "Leie Sokolski", ethnicity Russian, Hebrew, last place of residence "Wijsoki", married, age 27 who arrived in the US on July 16, 1903 on the AMSTERDAM that sailed from Rotterdam. The ship sailed from the Adriatic Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar, arriving at Ellis Island on May 7, 1907. USA. On 3rd Aug.1917 she was again damaged by a mine and was then laid up for the duration of the war. pictured standing on Ellis Island looking over New York Harbor, surveying their 1906. and he was Russian and Hebrew. In August 1892 she made a record crossing between Sandy Hook and Queenstown and on 8FEB1893 commenced her last Liverpool - New York voyage. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was launched for Hamburg America Line on 10th Sep.1896. Scrapped in Holland in 1929. She sailed on the South American run to Brazil and Argentina - Chaia listed her brother "Izik Safer" as her closest relative back home. Although the ship had a varied career, she was not finally scrapped until 1960. As a shoemaker, Johann knew that his trade was in high demand in the New World and he decided to move his family to America. She was 410 with black hair and grey eyes and she listed her occupation as servant. Although she was torpedoed off France in 1917, Finland survived both that attack and the rest of the war, and returned to service in 1920. You will find in-depth studies concerning the emigration process, statistics and facts, and information about the immigration processing centers line Castle Garden and Ellis Island. All in all, this ship had a short career. Forced draught. The Russia was equipped with the distinctive clipper bow and the sleek and streamlined look made the Russia appear a very powerful vessel. genealogical information, providing, in this 2020 Edition, the profiles of 112,000 Cunard made sure that lifeboat accommodation was provided for all those on board, in the light of the Titanic disaster. Her US contact was her brother: "J. Weler" living on 237 E. 113 or 115 St., NYC. This section contains articles describing the transatlantic voyage, the condition of the steerage accommodations and the experience of an ocean travel on an emigrant ship. WebFree databases on TheShipsList, where you can find passenger lists, fleet lists, pictures, ship pictures, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other information not found elsewhere. On 23rd Jun.1914 she stranded on the Gunnar Rocks, Scilly Isles, was towed off after three days & was repaired at Southampton. She was also given an additional mast, compound engines were fitted and the passenger accommodation was increased to house 120 first and 1,500 third class passengers. We know he made at least one trip to the US before this one. In 1914, she took refuge in New York and on August 4th, was interned at Hoboken. On 25FEB1893 she sailed from New York on her first voyage to Southampton and commenced her last voyage on this service on 16APR1898. --------- Adapted from the Cunard Archives. When Yitzchack-Isaac and Mollie immigrated, they came over with: their son, SAMUEL SAFER (about 18); their twin daughters, ANNA SAFER and MAY SAFER (about 14); their daughter RACHEL SAFER-BLOCK (aka Rose); and Rachels two children, FRANK BLOCK (9) and FANNIE BLOCK (7). The voyage to Baltimore in 1913 was her only sailing to North America. Launched: 1913 (as the German Columbus); Later it was also used to carry the wives and children of Canadian servicemen over to Canada . Accommodation for 60-2nd and 1,660-3rd class passengers. document.write("S. Swiggum"); WebFree databases on TheShipsList, where you can find passenger lists, fleet lists, pictures, ship pictures, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other information The manifest states they were all going to David Pomeransky on 47 Lewis Street in NYC (the Lower East Side). When the Great War finally came to an end, the Carmania and Caronia were kept on to return Canadian soldiers to their home country. STEPHENS & SONS in Glasgow, and carry the Uniten States and European Mails. On 24th Sep.1902 she rescued the crew of 13 from the sinking Norwegian barque BOTHNIA who had been fighting against rising water for 17 days. The awning deck steamers of They lived and worked in Texas and then Missouri before settling in New Jersey. document.write("