Great African Cruise
Depart New York 12 January 1950
Ship's Officers
- Master
- Donald W. Sorrell
- Staff Captain
- James F. Drake, OBE, RD, RNR
- Chief Officer
- Richard Conway, OBE, RD, RNR
- Chief Engineer
- Douglas Horsburgh
- Staff Chief Engineer
- James Molyneux
- Principal Medical Officer
- George A. Goolden, BA, MRCS, LRCP
- Surgeon
- Arthur C.K. Yates, DSC, MB, ChM, FRCS
- Purser
- Ralph H. Newcombe
- Staff Purser
- Colin .G. Bellamy
- Senior Assistant Purser
- Derek N. Parker
- Chief Radio Officer
- George Parsons
- Chief Steward
- Albert W. Beebe
- Second Steward
- Thomas Amer
Cruise Staff
- Cruise Director
- Mr. Ross Skinner
- Cruise Staff
- Mr. Herman Holtberg
Mr. William Richards
Mr. David Roy
Mr. Peter Wright - Social Directresses
- Mrs. Claire J. Rice
Mrs. Margaret Northrup - Lecturer
- Mr. Eugene Van Wyk F.R.G.S.
- Excursions Staff
- Mr. Hugh V. Hartley (Manager)
Mr. Norman L. Crowley (Asst. Manager) - Staff
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Mr. Thomas F. Bartlett
Mr. Thomas S. Chatsworth
Mr. Charles A. Cuccinello
Mr. Daniel M. Farrell
Mr. Sheridan H. Garth
Mr. John Hughes
Mr. L. Mifsud
Mr. Francis Minor
Mr. J. Muller
Mr. Ernest Nehring
Mr. J. Rebstock
Mr. Charles Stack
Mr. Charles A. Stearns
Mr. Clyde C. Walton - Chaplain
- Rev. Walter Mesk
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List of Passengers
This page is a full-text transcript of the Passenger List from the Great African Cruise starting from New York on 12 January 1950 with 561 passengers, plus Cruise Staff. It is transcribed from combining the Cunard published list with the manifest prepared for British Immigration. It is divided into those ending their cruise at Cherbourg or earlier, and at Southampton.
Notes
- Passengers shown to have disembarked at Cherbourg could have left an earlier port
- Passengers with a ∏ suffix have an entry in the Addendum
- Passengers with a ¶ suffix are listed here, but for reasons not given, their Manifest entry has been crossed through. This could be for any number of reasons, including disembarking elsewhere, or even becoming deceased. They are counted within the total. The lists would have been prepared several days ahead of arrival
- Several of the Cruise Staff names are crossed through on the British Manifest, hinting that maybe they were on a tour abroad or were to head straight back to New York from Cherbourg. Their numbers are counted within the total
- The return fare to the USA would have been part of this cruise and as the Southampton numbers are so few, it looks like the ship transfer arrangements for this happened during the call at Cherbourg. None of the Manifest entries show a ship-to-ship transfer and 2 shipping clerks returned to Britain on board Caronia
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