First Class Passenger List
Westbound Transatlantic Crossing
From Southampton
Sat, 06 August 1955
Arrive New York 13 August 1955
- Arrival Summary
- 13 August 1955
- First Class Passengers
- 459
- Cabin Class Passengers
- 321
- Total Passengers
- 780
- Crew Total
- 596
- Total souls on board
- 1,376 (including Master)
Ship's Officers
- Master
- John W. Caunce, RD, RNR
- Staff Captain
- Phillips A. Read, DSC, RD, RNR
- Chief Engineer
- James B. Johnstone
- Staff Chief Engineer
- Thomas E. Williams
- Chief Officer
- Leslie K. Goodier
- Surgeon
- John T. Patton, MRCS, LRCP
- Purser
- Robert H. Owen
- Staff Purser
- Desmond A.J. Wilcox
- Cabin Purser
- Allan H. Peden
- Chief Steward
- Owen J. Curtis
- Chief Cabin Steward
- James L. Grace
List of Passengers
This page is a full-text transcript of the First Class Passenger List for Caronia's Westbound transatlantic crossing from Southampton and Le Havre on 06 August 1955. It is constructed from original New York Immigration records.
Many of the passengers would be returning to the USA having enjoyed Caronia's 1955 North Cape Cruise after a brief 4-day interlude in the UK or on the European Continent. Those in a hurry could return on one of the Cunard Queens.
Probably being able to have the same cabins and stewards would make the return seem like a continuation of the cruise. It also meant that luggage and trunks could remain securely on board and would only need handling upon arrival in New York.
Important Notes
- As with crew lists assembled from this source, not all the information, such as age or place of birth, has been transcribed
- Because no titles or decorations were recorded at source, only Mr., Mrs., Miss or Mstr. could be used here
- With no marital status being shown, annotations of title for women travelling alone may be incorrect
- Both place of embarkation and U.S. destination are shown in this list
- corrected entries carry a ¶ prefix with an addendum entry
- Immigration manifests provide reliable information about who actually travelled
Accuracy
No guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed spelling of names. In some cases the original documents are very difficult to accurately read, even under magnification. Any proven corrections will be gladly accepted.
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