Comments on: MV Italia

By: Hank Offhaus

Hank Offhaus — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:27:20 +0000

I came from Hamburg,Germany! Sorry left that out.

By: Hank Offhaus

Hank Offhaus — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:24:37 +0000

I came over on the M.S. Italia, arrived in NY on May 31, 1955. I am trying to find a passenger list, can anyone help.

By: Jason Page

Jason Page — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:07:14 +0000

I just found a ships manifest from the M.S. Italia from 28 Nov 1952. My mother and her family emegrated to Canada on that ship. The ship stopped in New York 10 Dec and then 12 Dec Halifax. If anyone has pictures, video, or anything from that time frame I would love to get a copy of them. I will be making a copy of the manifest on my computer this week if anyone wants a copy. I am putting together a presentation for my mothers 65th Birth Day so if you could help that would be great. The family names were. Herber and Erika Guse (Grandparents) and Ingrid and Rotraud Gusa (my Aunt and Mother) I am looking for pictures as well. If I find any I will also scan them if anyone is interested.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:17:33 +0000

I have my father’s old ‘Shellback’ document (crossing the equator as I’m sure you know) that he received on his way to Guadacanal via New Zealand aboard the John Ericsson dated July 1st, 1942. I have been hunting down this ship and thanks to Bing and you I have found her. Thanks for posting her, my brothers and sis will be delighted as am I. Thanks again, Rick Dale

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:52:48 +0000

My mother and I along with my 2 younger sisters sailed on this ship July 1957 on the £10 assisted passage scheme to emigrate to Canada. We landed at Halifax – Nova Scotia and onward to Toronto to join our Dad who had gone out earlier to get a job etc. Great memories of this ship. We were nor really used to 3 sitdown meals in such oppulance.

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:18:55 +0000

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the 1955 voyage manifest from Hamburg to NY? My mother in law was on that ship and would love to get a copy for her. Thank you.

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:57:25 +0000

EV, sorry to be elusive, but if I entered my email address like normal: xxxx@yyyy.com, the spam robots would harvest it, and I’d end up getting lots of spam.

So if I write it in a way that robots can’t understand but you can, the robots won’t get me and I’ll get less junk mail.

So you get my email address by typing the word “mail” (without the quotes) then pressing the “@” button then typing “ShipWatcher.com” (without the quotes).

The other way I can explain it is if you remove the XXXXX’s from the email address below youi’ll end up with my email address: mailXXXXX@ShipXXXXXXwatcher.com

By: EV

EV — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:33:29 +0000

Okay, When did my lights go out – but I don’t understand – it’s probably so simple, yet “nichts versteh” that’s German for don’t understand how to get that pic to you. What do you mean mail-at-shipwatcher-dot com I really feel like — excuse the pun I missed the boat.

Thanks

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:29:47 +0000

please send the image to mail-at-shipwatcher-dot-com along with any links, credits, or comments that you’d like me to add, and I’ll upload it

By: EV

EV — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:20:56 +0000

After reading the two sites you indicated – sounds like it could be the same ship. Now, I’d like to send a scanned picture, but how do I do this on this site?