Registered Tonnage) 18,152 GRT in 1941 as a trooper. The troops were just doing their jobs, but the people of the liberated regions felt very favorable toward them. Specifications - SS Malolo as built in 1927 & rebuilt SS Matsonia 1937: Built by: W. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia 1927. old, his birthday is 11-22-1925. So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous. A no doubt very scarce Zippo World War II era S.S. Mariposa Matson Lines Ocean Liner/troop transport cigarette lighter. In 1926 the Oceanic Steamship Company was bought
headed for Kaohsiung, where she arrived on January 29, 1974, at the Nan Feng
The men were focused on doing their particular assignment rather than seeing all that was going on. 1946 Australia/New Zealand dependent voyages from Australia[18]. Food was served twice a day and boiled in the English manner. experience with their winter cruise operations, which had proved to be highly
Various shots crowd of women, many have small children, all are War Brides destined to spend future lives in USA. 2 February 1942 arrived for a brief stop in Melbourne then on to Perth, 19 March 1942 left San Francisco for Australia in a convoy that included, 28 May 1942 left Charleston, South Carolina stopping in Freetown for a week and Cape Town for a short stay before heading for Karachi, 21 December 1942 left Newport News, Virginia unescorted carrying 5,000 military passengers, 3 January 1943: Overnight refueling at Rio de Janeiro, 26 January 1943: Aden for overnight refueling, 27 January 1943 disembarked outside Massawa. If you have information about a crossing, please submit your information. derricks and hold, as well as her funnel caps were removed. She was some 90
In 1964 she replaced the SS Italia to steam on the regular run between New York and Nassau, Bahamas, though she in turn was shortly replaced by SSOceanic. It gave a good view of long distance targets. for a formal evening, These
of New York
The original was built in the 1930s and operated by Matson Lines as one of its White Fleet, the others being the SS Malolo, SS Mariposa and the SS Lurline. This turned out
Gorman's father served in World War 1, so he was not shocked when his son went into the service. feature was that the aft funnel was slightly shorter than the forward one, thus
Germans were swimming the river to avoid capture by the Russians. Mariposa: Operator: Matson Lines; Home Lines; Port of registry: Los Angeles: Builder: Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation: Launched: 18 July 1931: Completed: December 1931: Maiden voyage: 16 January 1932: In service: 1932, as Mariposa; 1953, as Homeric; Identification: US official number 231312; Code letters MJPN (until 1933 . Your email address will not be published. had three floor to ceiling windows each, just like her two slightly newer
Class Dining Room, which made dinning in the humid climates of the South
|, Mariposa sails from LA to Honolulu on Dec 25, 1932 with several Green Bay Packer football players, Location of service is wrong for the time encompassing 1971, North American military history task force, United States military history task force, http://www.ssmaritime.com/matson-mariposa-monterey-2.htm, http://www.lastoceanliners.com/cgi/lolline.pl, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:SS_Mariposa_(1931)&oldid=1142298185, This article has been checked against the following, [[Horsepower#Nominal (or rated) horsepower|NHP]] The anchor (#Nominal (or rated) horsepower) has been, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:53. 18 April 1942: She left Melbourne, Australia, for the US, carrying Dutch military personnel who had evacuated Java after the loss to the Japanese Imperial Army; she arrived 3 May 1942 in San Francisco. SS
She was later renamed SS Homeric. Tonnage:????????????????????????????? It then delivered the troops, don't have exact date of troop deployment. Connie and Jim were married in 1945 when Jim came home from the war in Europe. Monterey
She was laid up side by side with her sister the. years of superb service, including her war duties, but less her lay ups, A
In 1947 the ship was mothballed for six years at Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard in Alameda, California. Bill to take legal courses but his grades were not to his satisfaction. photo of the Homeric in Taiwan,
Engines:?????????????????????????????? The Mariposa survived WWII unscathed and in 1946 ferried Australian dependents of US military personnel (Warbrides and their children) from Brisbane and Sydney to the USA. address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be
Robert Gorman was inducted [Annotator's Note: into the Army] at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour during the winter months she would operate cruises to the Caribbean cruises out
deck. Click here to view a site map. Downloading a new browser will make internet browsing safer as well as more enjoyable. 501st Military Police Battalion; 124th AAA GN BN MBL, 689th Field Artillery Battalion; paratroopers, Headquarters Battery 404th Field Artillery Group; field artillery units; others, discharge and map of Lloyd Hardy (404th FA) via, War diary of Peter Richard Kullen (via Jim Kullen), 143rd Anti-aircraft Artillery (AAA) Gun Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment; 358th Field Artillery Battalion; 359th Field Artillery Battalion; 360th Field Artillery Battalion; 320th Medical Battalion (all units of the 95th Infantry Division), The rest of the units of the 95th Infantry Division not carried on, 520th Quartermaster Railhead Company and many other troops; nurses on an upper deck, 195 troops of 978th Engineer Maintenance Company, 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, Returnees, mostly Purple Hearts (ship manned by British Navy), 413th Infantry Regiment; HQ & HQ Battery 104th Infantry Division Artillery; 385th Field Artillery Battalion (all from, 414th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Bn (415th Infantry Regiment), 386th & 929th Field Artillery Battalions, 104th HQ Co, 104th Quartermaster Co, 804th Ordnance Co, 329th Medical Battalion (, 26th Infantry Division web sites & US Army Military History book, 101st Infantry Regiment (26th Infantry Division), Discharge papers & unit report of Gerald Ringelberg, 5,000 Troops of many Army Units including a group of 50 Detached Service Engineers, 105 Port Marine Maintenance Company; Replacements. Her maiden voyage began 16 January 1932 in New York City, where she sailed to Havana, transited the Panama Canal, and berthed in the Port of Los Angeles before continuing on to tour 10 more countries in the south and west Pacific. years, but, more often than not the Tasman will be as smooth as silk, for the
He worked for them until his death in 1972 and he worked the pacific far east and Australia routes. In 1954 she was sold, and her details are on this page below. Weve also outlined the history of Jewellery, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Corsetry and Underwear manipulation of the body silhouette. Screws:??????????????????????????????? It took ten or 12 days to get to Scotland. There was heavy shelling overnight before the crossing. well as other ships in the White Fleet. Sadly not a great number
Gorman dealt with the transition without having difficulties. He missed the jump the night before D-Day on Sainte-Mre-Eglise. The Americans played volleyball with them. Money did not become the big thing as much as taking care of the family. The other consideration was the lack of funds to go outside camp. Service peed: 21 knots. The unit was told that they would remain together throughout the war. collection. My Late father when returning to the UK in late 1943 was on the Maniposa when it was being used by the United staes Army Transport from Sydney to San Francisco (I have a document date 12/11.1943 at 14:02 PST to frove this. It was a new experience for him. details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Meanwhile, the German Army would hole up in those towns. His wife tried to visit him, but he shipped out before they could meet. in 1974, at the breakers yards note her aft funnel is gone, Photograph by & ? arriving there on 21 February and departed the next day. 2
Length: 582ft - 177.3m. The magnificent SS
Administration of the National Historical Park. Shipyard, Trieste
Screw steamer of 14812 tons, built in 1953 by the Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts. Copyright www.fashion-era.com2006-8. It was later renamed the SS Homeric. "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." Their design was based in part upon the German SA Daggers.Some of the prominent design features of all SS daggers include the distinctive . / 78th US.Infantry Division Both circumstances were exciting. The Mariposa, Monterey and Lurline were all Matson Liners used to transport war brides from Australia to the US, although Liberty ships were used as well. out by Matson Line and it became a full subsidiary. Wuert Englemann just two below.? The trip was made on the SS Dominion Monarch. in 1987. 22 knots. Dr. E. Mellis Master Mellis German resistance was very light. deck. Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. That did not work out. The 557th had been sent home from Europe with the knowledge that they would be going to Japan. During this mission, the battery was using a new armor piercing shell and fuse. Gorman fought in the war because he knew he had to go. Preparations for the fight in Japan included supply of the Long Tom modern gun for their vehicles. Mariposas career was cut short late in 1941 as she had been
Her registered length was 604.0ft (184.1m), her beam was 79.3ft (24.2m), and her depth was 30.5ft (9.3m). He was rejected again because of his dentures. maiden voyage at an average spewed of 22 knots she proved that she and her two
Source: ww2db.com The trip across the English Channel was rough aboard the SS Charles Hall. Discover events and exhibitions on now at the museum or explore our vast online resources to entertain you from home - there's something for everyone! The SS Monterey seen on Hawaii Five-0 was not the original ship of that name. His father had just gotten a 500 gallon allocation and he sold it without any rationing controls. Beam:????????????????????????????????? The ships reached Melbourne on 1 February and left for Perth on 2 February bound for India, but were sent straight to San Francisco from Perth as the Japanese attack on the Philippines intensified and Australia became the most important staging post for American personnel and equipment. The gun they were using was the 155mm gun mounted on a tank [Annotator's Note: the M12 Gun Motor Carriage was a self propelled 155mm gun mounted on an M3 Lee/Grant tank chassis]. voyage. . - http://global-mariner.com/index113ShipFerries.html, Another
Watches and other valuables were taken from the captives. superstructure and her two beautifully placed funnels combined with her slim
fine view of the ships stern, a good way to remember the first of the Matson
Gorman hesitated because, other than family funerals, he had never seen death before. Mid-November 1943: Left Sydney Harbour bound for San Francisco, for a 16-day cruise. very best any ship could offer, and whenever she became a one class ship during
Computations were very important to the correct targeting of the enemy. In 1957 she made her first voyage from Le Havre to Montreal, and occasionally Cuxhaven to Montreal. All cabins on Upper, Main and half of those on A deck
Having made her deep-sea trial successfully she
In World War II she operated under the War Shipping Administration[1] with allocation and close association with the U.S. Army, though not officially a U.S. Army Transport (U.S.A.T. On 18 August 1956, Homeric's bow struck the side of the Greek Line ship Columbia in fog in Quebec. Yard:?????????????????????????????????? deck, with the pool aft one deck lower. But overall she still looked very much a Matson ship
Each man was pretty smart. She was later renamed SS Homeric. United States and have her cruising there on a full time basis, as
1938, and no not by a British ship, or another American ship, but believe it or
SS Mariposa was designed for service in the Pacific Ocean including regular stops in ports along the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. 23rd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd reconnaissance troop, 2nd Quartermaster Company, Division Headquarters Company, Military Police Platoon (all of 2nd Infantry. Americans had fallen in love with this elegant and luxury liner! My aunt Connie had known Jim before he went to war. Later the service was extended as far as New Zealand
1904 Edwardian Wedding Dress Picture. on January 24, 1955 bound for New York, and there is no doubt,
2015/09/25 - Goldensissy Pinterest ! This decentralization of ordnance storage avoided any mass destruction of ammunition collected in a large, consolidated ammunition dump. Ultimately, the destination was Belgium. The food was C rations, canned food and crackers. I need the name of the Where
Gorman was very impressed with the scope of activity on the one beach he saw in Normandy. Unit names are spelled out when they fit (but not always); so search for the unit number - e.g., "106" or "106th" for the 106th Infantry Division. Class Dining Room, which made dinning in the humid climates of the South
C/U of Mrs. Elva Collins,. proving to be successful after an extensive refit, the company was looking for
days, menus are in plastic covers and are not dates as most are used over and
Other changes were that her aft
ship, she was one of the best around! Passengers. If anyone knows him or what happened to him, please contact me. Bunks were two or three high with some troops sleeping in the lounges above. It was common practice in those days to play exhibition games in addition to the regular football schedule. ships! 475 First Class. Building Corporation, Quincy,
Through various innovations in the construction of the hull the 'Mariposa' was the safest ship in the world. In those early days of ocean travel was the new idea of
popular, thus many Australians and New Zealanders would sail on
Late into the war, the pattern was used by Waffen SS soldiers up until the end of the war. MARIPOSA served in all war theaters. Home Lines operated her beginning 24 January 1955 for liner service between ports in the north Atlantic. SS Mariposa was launched in 1931 by the Matson Line to carry 700 passengers in luxury across the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney. sisters were indeed a force to recon with! I will show
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The following site indicates what I know is correct, that the Mariposa was in service with Matson Lines in the Pacific at that time. 410ggg-2. and her passenger complement was reduced to just 700. This means only the smaller unit is known to have been on board; the larger unit is included, since people may be searching on that. seen laid together awaiting conversion for war duties, Mariposa
However, there are some photographs provided to me without
Home Lines operated her beginning 24 January 1955 for liner service between ports in the north Atlantic. He now creates and manages the museums USA Programs which explore the maritime relationship between Australia and the USA and are funded by the 1988 USA Bicentennial Gift to Australia. A
The troops had the opportunity to shower and refresh themselves during this period. There was no doubt that both classes offered the
Mariposa, like all Matson liners
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