Canadian War Bride passenger lists from 1946-47 are available on line from a number of reliable sources. Ten minutes to abandon ship! Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Her career was however not over, she was re-converted to a transport ship reverting to her old name ‘USAT Saturnia’ and was used to bring back troops and war brides from Europe to the United States. After 5 long trips which took her from New York to Southampton and Cherbourg, the ship was taken out of service and decommissioned on 7 Jan 46. Be forewarned: Canadian lists from travel during the war years up to December, 1945, are, for the most part, not transcribed and are only available on microfilm … The records for war brides of the Second World War, held by Library and Archives Canada, are more extensive due to the departments and programs established to handle the care and transport of soldiers' dependents. WWII 1945 Australian War Brides and Babies My Mother was an Australian War Bride and she gave birth to my sister in Sydney on March 30th, 1944. War brides came from more than 50 countries. On September 3, 1939 a few hours after Britain declared war on Germany, the SS Athenia , a British passenger ship, was torpedoed by U-30. The ship was returned to the Italian Government late 1946. My American Army Air Force Father was shipped back to the US from New Guinea a month later, never getting a chance at seeing his daughter in Australia. It told the stories of Australian war brides, their experiences in Australia and America and the extraordinary tale of the bride ships that carried thousands of brides … SS Washington in Stand-Off With U-Boat! She was launched on 21 April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 30 May 1914. She was designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Adding to the diversity of American society were the war brides arriving after the War. RMS Aquitania was a British ocean liner of the Cunard Line in service from 1914 to 1950. SS Washington in Stand-Off With U-Boat! Second World War. We have only scattered reports on the numbers of marriages involved. Mar 23, 2013 - World War II Army Hospital Ship the Wisteria model ship built by Master Model Builders. American soldiers married local women in the various countries where they were stationed. Stay safe and healthy. They were concentrated, however, in a relatively small number of countries. The interviews were part of research done for an exhibition in the museum’s USA Gallery called “Operation War Bride”.